Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-05-22
GRAND EXERCISES.
The sixteenth Annual Closing of the
Temperance, Industrial and Col
legiate Institute.


legiate Institute,
All debts paid. save about S45O.0OI
or $4,000 on the two school farms
the newly rebuilt odd Bagley Han
at a cost OF 50 500 or $4,000. every
teacher and an help paid up with the
closing of the school year. May Sth,
9th and 10th.
The sixteenth Annual Closing of
the Temperance. Industrial and Col
legiate Institute began May Sth. and
extended through May the 9th. 10th
and nth. Saturday. May Sth was
the day upon which the Institution
guest began 90 come in Rev. B. J
Richardson of Wayerly. Va. Rev. {.
v Richardson. Rockymount. y CT
Miss Esther Sanders. Smithfeld. y.
c.. Dr. p. h. Ramsey. Richmond, Va, .
Rev. A. A. Graham. phoebus. Va.
were present early during the closing
week and made strong speeches.
Rev. L. r. Keiser OF Petersburg
and the Rev. Mr.. Gardner of Newport
News and pastor OF the First Baptist
Church az Claremont both pastoring
large churches I'm Surry County. were
present sunday A. M. May 9th. with
many OF their people 90 hear the
Annual Sermon boy the Rev. b. !. Rich
srdson OF Waverly. Va.
Mr.. Richardson preached most
practical. eloquent and needed SER
mon and was followed and listened
20 with the greatest attention from
the time he took the stand until he
had completed his most remarkable
message of God 90 his fellow man.
without ostentation. yet beautiful
~ wrapped in earnestness the Rev.
Mr.. Gardner. Pastor Of the First
Baptist Church ClaremOnt. presided
az this most remarkable meeting
Mr.. Gardner made a most efficient
presiding officer. The newly rebuilt
assembly room of Bagley Han was
filled as Mt. Richardson commenced
his great sermon.
At $3.50 r. NJ. Sunday May eth
the Sixteenth Annual Review OF the
Bible study took place. at which time
the students showed their remark
able knowledge OF the Bible and Bible
history The Rev. c. Y. Richardson
OF Rockymount. ". G. and Dr p. r
Ramsey OF Richmond. delivered
strong speeches upon the Bible. Or
=. 3. Ramsey declaring that the
success OF the Temperance. Indus
trial and Collegiate Institute thus far
came from the fact that 60 was based
entirely upon the teachings of the
Bible"
Sunday. $50 p. NJ. the sixteenth
Annual Temperance Nass-Meetine
The Temperance songs and recita-
tons were said 20 Doe the best ever
rendered in the history OF the Insti- |
tuition. Miss Louise Tilton ~ Rich I
mond being the special Music Direc- 1
tress. Earnest Temperance speeches 7
were made boy Rev. b j. Richardson.
Waverly Va. Rev. G.. Y. Richardson. |
Rockymount. y. c.. Rev. l.. r. Kei-l
ser. OF Petersburg Va.
Monday, May 11th az 1880. thel
Advisory Board. Rev. J.. r. Keiser. |
Petersburg. Va. Chairman met |
Much important business was dis |
GUESSED. Among one the important
requests made by Chairman Keiser |
upon President Smallwood was that
DR.. Smallwood would permit this Ad- !
visory Board 90 appoint fifteen addi-l
tional Trustees. that this Trustee
Board would have the power 90 re-
wise the present Board. appoint "a |
Treasurer, Agents, employ Teachers
and elect their President
DR.. Smallwood made il plain that
business-like proposition. but wanted
these fifteen newly elected Trustees
TO assume the responsibility with his
Northern friends. the continued as
surance Of money. peace. harmony
and a continuation of q faithful oper-
alton of the Institution.
2:3O r. NJ. Monday. May 10th the
sixteenth Annual Farmers Congress
was held Many of the best land
owners in Surry and Prince George
Counties being present. Messrs.
Sampson Howell. Adam Boykins, p
Emmett Ellis. f. ID. Nelson. John "
Howell. James T. Howell. George W.
Taylor and other large land owners
made good speeches.
The Rev. A. A. Graham OF PhoebusI
Wa. made the Annual Address. IL
was the most mastery and cOnvin-I
cling speech ever listened 10 in East
ern Virginia before such an impOr-
tant body. OF our Negro land buyers
and farmers Mr.. Graham is un-I
doubtedly one Of the very few practi-
cal fearless Negro speakers. Rhe-I
torical. logical. polite. free from i'm
polite boldness. he made profound
impression upon all who heard him
Then came the very sensible, manly
speech OF Or. p. B. Ramsey. DR..
Ramsey made several speeches while
here. but none so forcible and help
ful as his speeches Monday at p.
NJ. and Monday night at S:45 p. M
1870 y. NJ. May 10th. Miss Lula
NJ. Clayton. High Gate won the First
Prize in the George W. Williams
Prize Contest. Miss Murtie Richard
son. ROckymount, y. c. won the Sc
cOnd Prize. Miss Gadore Bank of
Oyster Point, Va won honorary men
ton.
DR.. SmaliwoOd reports that this
has been the hardest, but the most
successful school year since 1892.