Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-27
FROM ALEXANDRIA.
Religious Notes-PersonaI Items
Alexandria. Va. Feb. p. 1909.

Editor The Planet. Richmond Va.
Mr.. w W. RaUck. real estate bro
ker and fiscal agent OF The Alhambra
Realty Company, of Philadelphia.
was a visitor in the city last week.
visit 70 the revival of the Mount
Zion Baptist church last week awak-
ened sweet memories Of old times.
On the banks Of the Potomac river.
far removed from al other churches
as If communicated. responses the
little Mt. Zion Baptist church It's
walls are of plain hand made brick
perhaps the steeple Is not so high
and the benches or pews within are
arranged in old fashion order. The
organ is not a pipe organ, and the
seats of the choir members are not
upholstered. The chandeliers are
plain simple gas lights. and the table
on which the offerings are laid hasn't
any marble top. But Jesus is there.
! was struct with admiration when
the plain-weedej crowd began TO
gather. Ny admiration was much in
creased when little fourteen year
old girl began 20 sing an old time
Georcia Camn Meeting song. after
which she called the house 20 prayer
and led the prayer herself This
prayer was followed by two or three
others from mere children. Five lit
tie girls and boys were at the old
time mourner's bench during the en-
tire service. seemingly deeply moved
To- become Christians. Rev. o. TT.
Wood. OF Washington. preached the
sermon He may have been q Doc
tor. but hc certainly laid aside the
dignity Of most Doctors and preached
au oid-fashiou sermon. when ne got
through. The mournors bench was
crowded. Rev. Johnson. che pastor.
is an old war horse. and is unGoubt-
eddy much loved 10y his people.
We had occasion to visit r. ~
Brooks coal and coke yard this week
ON Sonth Columbia Street. f12. MT
Brooks sells stove coal at 2S To
cents bushol. and by the ton. ten
cents cheaper than 10 can be bought
any whore in the city. He is doing
a fourishing business.
The devin's Cook Kitchen. q NOV
ing picture show exhibited nc the
Beulah Baptist church last week by
Rev. n. c. Pope. OF Washington. was
very interesting, so We learn from
one present.
The pastor OF the Shiloh Baptist
church is Arranging for "A musical
program Co bee rendered In the main
auditorium Of that church on the
fourth Sunday.
The funeral services of the infant
OF MIR. and Mrs. Eddie Johnson was
conducted by Rev LOvings. TIE
statement in q recent issue OF the New
were conducted by Rev Truett. was
"a mistake. Rev. Truett assisted
Rev Loving
His Holiness. Father Cutler. of
Peyton Street Roman Catholic
church. conducted the funeral rights
according 20 that church over the
remains OF Mrs. Mary Johnson.
member of that church. on February
ninth. Mrs. Johnson lived az 500
South Fairfax Street where she died
Feb. sixth OF Pneumonia She was
hfty-three years old. and leaves three
sons and two daughters 10 mourn
their loss. Her friends and neigh
bors say they viii miss her. not as a
disturber OF the peace, but rather
her motherly council and Christian
walks When Queen Victoria died.
ia less than thirty minutes the whole
world knew IL; when President Nc
kinley died. every little child could
tell how il all happened: their ex-
cellencies being spread on the pages
OF every known news medium in the
land. But in the death OF Mrs. John
son we feel safe in saying that
hero has fallen. Her works. are be-
fore us. She endured. She toiled
through slavery and through those
darker days that followed IT, She
reared a family, and lived TO see
them grown men and women able
to take care OF themselves. She en-
dured hardships unnecessary to list
here. She fought we'll the battle of
life and conquered. Being weary.
God called her TO rest. for There
remaineth a rest for the people of
God.
Mrs. Jennie Travers. a seamstress
OF 307 Gibbon Street, will return to
Washington March the third to re-
sumo work at that place.
The congregation Of the Saint John
Baptist near Arlington is much
pleased with the excellent service
Rev. Mr.. Ross, b. D., OF this city Is
giving them. They have a lovely edi-
fee, and the church is strong finan-
cially. religiously and spiritually. I
wouldn't be surprised II they called
Rev. Ross 70 the pastorate. Being
a son OF Howard. he is well equipped
for the high calling.
The owners and proprietors OF the
Hotel Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
son. are preparing the large and
roomy three story building to enter
tain all visitors who chance TO stop
over here for the Inauguration. The
building is an old historical one.
and is located near the Union Station
at 1900 West King Street. The
Washington inter-urban cars stop
nearly ir front of this building. and
a car can be had for WASHINGTON
every ten miautes or less. Accommo-
dalton can be had either on the
American or European plan. and the
rates are very cheap. Richmonders
viii find Mrs. Jackson an amiabIe
hostess. and The Hotel Jackson a
home
We wish 10 announce that after
March third the main ofHoo ~ fIohhfe