The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-29
TROUBLE IN THE
B|ERK.L|.E'y CHURCH.
Eight Officers Resign As As Re-
st1ltSof Differences in the
a Congregation.
TIE AN7ILL " DETAINED
Held iii Quarantine and Feared
She Has Serious Sick
ness
ne ANT 1 1 DETAINED y Ed
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NORFOLK VA, September 2s-Eight
of the officials OF the Berkeley Avenue
Baptist Church, .Bcrkley, have resigned.
They arc r. CT Hough, treasurer; L. 3.
Allen. secretary three dcacons. two
members OF the Music Committee and
one trustee. Mr.. Hough also resigned
as superintendent OF the Sunday school.
& Dr.. ]. H. Costenbpder has been elected
secretary, and w. g. Prltchard, treas
1urer, but the trouble Is not over. There
was no reason assigned for; tho resigna.
lions, but$there has been friction in the
congregation for q long time because OF
the peculiar doctrines Of DR.. ]. c.. Ram.
FAY, tho pastor, as to the a condition of
santiflcation and holiness. When he
leaves, as he expects to do. 1t is expected
( that there Will be split In the church.
There are two factions IN the church.,
and those who resigned belong to one OF
these. 3sj st; & s s s5
THE SHIP is gDETA1NED.E5
X The first ship from Galveston to be
detained here was the British steamship
Antillian, Captain Howell which arr
Ilfbu llllS DIG lis D.
ship which sailed from Tamplco, septem-
Der 9Th. and from Galveston, septem-
Der 2lst, with cargo OF cotton. She
was held in quarantine after she entered
tho Virginia Capes, andiRtherefore. the
marine men here believe that she must
4 have serious sickness aboard IS n o. ship
from Galveston. an uninfected port, has
been held before. n. tg III
COAL BY#rIDEWATER RAILWAY
5$ Coal has begun to arrive here by Tie
Tidewaters Railway cars over the Chess
Sapeake and Ohio Railroad from the
lssLoup Greek mines on the deepwater
railway in West Virginia, thrty-five
+ milcs from Charleston. Shipments will
continue that way till the Underwater line
is extended here to Sewall's Point, the
Underwater terminus. The cars have
Underwater, painted on their red sides
in great letters. x
n The Duncan Williams Company, con-
Quoting big grocery business on Mar
ket Place, has made an assignment to
George C. Cabell, trustee. Lack of cap
#ital Ito continue business, Is stated as
the cause OF the failure. Members Of
the company place the liabilities at S. 700,
and think that the concerns assets will
amount to 5s12. 900. There are no preferre4
creditors The firm was incorporated
three years a go with a capital of $40, 900.
y55@ WOMAN NEARBY MURDERED.
Ida Marsh, coored woman, employed
at the residence Of Mr.. James Wilson. in
Portsmouth. was murderously assaulted
last night, by her husband John Marsh.
The couple separated some time ago, and
last night Marsh went to the house where
his wife was employed. h He met her at
the front door. and in his frenzy threw
2 her down, and with razor cut her
throat from the lett ear to the wlndpipe,
exposing the jugular vein. Marsh cut
4 his wife about the body and arms K and
would have killed her, but for the In
reference OF Mrs. Wilson, who went
\ 70 the assistance OF the woman. Marsh
escaped and has not yet been ca ptured,