The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-26
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Larger Attendance sof. Delegates
~ and Many Interesting III.
Addresses.
WHOLESALE lat Fir
Ant1iversaryso the Battlega;' at. Fort : OFT
Steadi1lan Recalls the he 1tlci-
dents 81 That Combat.
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0ffFfS (SDeClal TO g4uV IL s.gt{
ia pErDRsB ltIs q, VA. March 2o.---r 'f4
scntlng capacity OF washington Street
Methodist Church Is being taxed to ac-isS
Scommodato the crowds that attend every
session OF tho Epworth Lcag que Confer, i, =;
5encc Many more delegates have reached 1
the city since yesterday, r. and the rep-sS
Grcsentation at the secoEd days session
this morning was largely Increased d.
asThe devotional meeting was conducted
by Rev. George w. " Jones. Of Norfolk
and was q spiritual feast. This was fol-
lowed BY an address by REV. George p
Greene, Of BlackstoEe, on How Far 11lr iss
the Pastor Responsible for the Success
OF tho League n IL 4; gS5,75ss
sss Rev. j. VI G. Reed, D. D. J, presiding elder
81 the tynchburg district delivered q
neutrality-suspicious. oil5t.sThe Presiding Elder
and II Is Relations With the Lea ue.''' 53fS #
iS9 .niIs the Pledge OF Any Value ~ val
sthe subject ofSan8 interesting address by
Mr.. W. u. plngfield, y OF Clay Street
Church. Richmond. NJ 3HS {5sss
$5 MI. ". 6. ~ owens, l5of West Street
Church, ctcrsbnrg, spoke on tho sub,
Jcct t'How & to Develop Our Members
so as Al to Have Good Devotional Meet 4
.ings.''' 5ss n NJ :Esl
&sg Rev. r.. NJ. Alaxey, OF Richmond spoke
on What arc tho Weak Points n Ep-s
worth Lea que Work ~ and was followed 4
by the Rev. ]. Il Il a. linn, Of SyV cha
spreague; n Va, on the subj n The Ideal
EEpWorth eagueri'''5S II. III .5.1s a lS S3
HI Mrs. Do dge,f Of Kenwood, made 4 help
$fu address on the ibject. IA Can the Ep-S
worth League be q Success In the Coun-
try? s3} .5ls s8s n "a 81
,rhc reports OF the president and treas
2urer were submitted, showing that the
league Is in n flourishing condi ton.
Bishop Coke Smith was unable to at
tend tonight, Rev. ~. Sidney Peters,
League and Our a dvocat e. n
Prayer was offered f8 by Rev. B.
EBeauchamp u n Wports News. g nd nd. an
open parliament was conduct ted: by Rev.
u. n II. Rawlings. Of Danytl lie ;s
g WHOLESALE HATTERs.s
& or, May LIST Messrs. r. ii. Booth 9nd
w. =. Bishop, well know n and success
launch out into the wholesale hat BUSH
ness In this, city. Alarge warehouse near
tho Imperial Hotel will be used. and the
firm name will be- r. II. Booth and Conn
5pany. sS III y. y5
b Argument was heard to-day by Judge 4
j. . NJ Mullen on a titior OF Major
4 E.&P. Lea cenWorth, who asks for an IN
lJunCLlUn SJreStTuI!lllS Iltlo ~ ~ 5iiiAeA 80
{genger & ard Power Company from ems
&croaching upon his land In Dinwiddie
county. Il Is alleged that In. The con-.
Sstruction OF their improve nents 3 near
Petersburg the defendant company has
caused some Of Al MI jor8 LcayenWorth's#
spropertyto be impaired. ss
FORT STEADA1Al.3 Z
4 TO day is the thirty-rinth anniver-
snryB OF the battle OF Fort Steadman,
most desperate fight between the Union
and Confederate forces outside the city,
In Prince George county. The Con fed
crates, under General John 3. Gordon,
charged and captured the fort but were
able to ratain possession OF It only two
hours. Every Federal gun for miles
along tho line was trained on the fort,
and it was retaken after General Cor
don had lost most OF his men.
Rev. DR.. Broughton. OF Atlanta, Ga,
will conduct revival ERryices at the West
End Baptist Church in May.
a. B. Booth, formerly OF Clifton Forge
Va, is il. Petersburg, the guest OF his
Ebrothcr,aD DR.. J.. =. Booth, before entering
q Richmond school for the study Of
medicine. 5f fssS ,3s .5. 81 n