The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Heard and Seen
III Public Places


ms other people, 1t ever your churcl,
slnrts oft to build Il nov sanctuary or
TO extensively repair the old one, yu,t
don't want to seek n place on tho bult-
ling committee, TINT Is not Unless you
fl,nve the patience Of job, the bravery of
Spdul md tho rIety OF all Che, Apostles
put together have been through the
experience and know what I a,il talks
Ing about. I. have beer on stcll n coli,-
Elilttee and lido not expect tlils side Of
tho grave to hear the last OF the SUCCESS
tioiis as to what ought to have been
done. A majority or tho women and Ill \
the men in the congregation have told
me It'd every other member Of tho conf
finttec some other way something ought
TO have been fixed nrd am inclined to
think Tint thing Is going to be kept
until our church Is old enough to DO
Iinoss-covered or ut least, until Ill tho
members Of the building committee hnYo
ever seen TINT beautiful carpet In our
church--it ishn beauty Isn't it2 Well, Two 4
kept tab since 1t was put down, and
up TO date over n hundred complaints
have been filed. If we could got In II MI
Tho tnts necessary to satisfy every
body TINT beautiful carpet would put
Joscphs cont and your Ernndmothtrs
crazy Quit clean out Of business as cx-
amples Of picturesque variety I have
lust been talking with n good sister VINO
wants tho color 81 the backs OF the seats
changed and sho wants 1t done ut once.
I notice thnt all these suggestive folks
qdhpt their suggestions to themselves
while the work wna going, whom 1t was
7 possible, perhnps,i forth builders to hnvo
profitcd BY some sof them" THUS spoke
d most niniabc cliurchnnn to the en-
gnccr OF the "lfenrd and Seen" colt1nln
yesterday. III
when Mr.. James Jnmison Hickey gets
TO talking about tho beauties and tho
advantage of old Virginia he becomes
almost as earnest and us eloquent as
was the grand pulpit orator for whom no
was named. An amiable Englishmnn who
landed In America for the first time ono
dny last week. came direct from New y
York to Richmond on business with the
Imperial Tobacco Company. Mr.. Hickey
has been exhibiting the beauties and
the historical points OF Richmond to this I
gentleman and UP to Saturday morning
he never lost a favorable opportunity TO
expatiate on the glorlously shlubiouH
climate Of Virginia. He grew SO eloquent
over the bright mild winters and tho
early springs, which he declared never
failed to como In right on schedule time,
bringing the grass to the hillsides AMI
the blushlng bud to the trees, that tho
Englishman became enchanted and was
almost upon tho point of giving up that
dear old England and the chilly London
fogs and settling down here to forever
enjoy the glorious climate OF Virginia.
But alas! Saturday morning came, and
with It the two day snow storm. me
EnglIshman was disenchanted and de-
clares he has the laugh on Mr.. Hickey.
The latter has ;decIdcd to bottle up his
glorious climatic eioquenco until about
the middle Of May.
From the old copy OF the Richmond
Christian Advocate bearing 'a.e ontoher
1880, which was sent in by or. RACK
WELL tho following local Item:
~ few OF our. prct hren soma time
since undertook III. crccl.Dn ON small
chanel at the eastern end OF the city
for the purpose Of extending the means
OF grace rs established In the Methodist
Church, to those living N mat ne, . =.
borhood The edifice was pletcd last
week, ana solemnly consecratcd to tho
service Of Almighty God on the after 4
noon OF Sunday the eth Fult. Tho weather
was rat her Funfavornblc, yet tho congre-
cation was large. attentive and serious.
Tho building is on n considerable emin-
ence. and commands q very extensive
prospect. It is WE'LL even tnstefully fin
shed, although exceedingly plain. About
$50 to 400 may DO comfortably seated. At
ter the sermon. n collection was taken
up amounting to sG2. 1t Is contemplated
to form Sunday school forsYith and 70
establish regular public worship, With
thn intimate object OF forming a district
society composed OF those living in the
vicinity. The hope of doing good to the
souls OF tho residents ut Rockets. and
tho seamen Visiting the port OF Rich.
mond were the first objects aimed ut
In It's erection; and the prospect OF sue
cess is encouraging.
Will some church historian inform tho
enquirer OF tho Heard and Seen" column
what ultimately grew out 0 fthis mission
enterprise?