The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-01
|TO HEAR SERMON
/ BY COREAh PRINCE.
Petersburg Will Be Told Of Mis-
sionary Work in Hermit
Kingdom.
MAN CHURCH MEETINGS
Enthusiastic Revivals Order of
Day-Other News Of the
Town.

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PETERSBURG. VA. April BE
ginning April 10, the First Baptist
OF this city. will commence
revival services. Dr. w. &. Taylor,
the pastor, will be assisted by Or.
w. h. Hatcher, OF Richmond. The
meetings promise to be Of great In
terest. ~
Corean WIN Preach.
Under the auspices of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement, Prince Yum
and Rev. c. K. Houndsheil, a Corea,
will preach IN the Methodist churches
in Petersburg Sunday morning. az
ternoon and night
In the morning Mr.. Hundshell will
preach in High Street. lille Prince
Yum will speak in Washington street.
In the afternoon, at the Washington
Street Methodist church, In q mass
meeting for men. both will make AL
dresses, and at the Market Street
Methodist church in the evening the
two viii conduct the services.
Sunday morning Mr.. Houndshell.
who has been missionary to Corea
for many years, will address the
Sunday schools of the Second Pres
byterian church, this being mission
airy day in the school. To this meet
ing the members of Old Street and
Westminster Sunday schools have
been invited.
Prince Yum and Mr.. Houndshell
are thoroughly acquainted with con-
ditions In Corea, and their addresses
are looked forward to with pleasure.
COnfederates to Meet.
Commander p. II. Drewry has cali
ed a meeting Of A. p. Hill Camp.
Sons OF Confederate Veterans. for to-
night At this meeting delegates to
the reunion are to be elected az well
as officers for the ensuing year.
Name Executive Committee.
The Walnut Hill Corporation, re-
Gently organized for the development
OF a suburban piece Of property
known as Walnut Hill. has appointed
the following as members of their
executive committed: Messrs. T. r.
Heath, w. g. McCabe. Jr., OF this
city, and w. Guy Davis, of Norfolk.
The Walnut Hill property com
prisas about ESQ acres of beautifully
located land adjacent to Petersburg.
Forest fires have devastated q
large stretch of wooded land be-
the line Of the Virginia Railway and
Development Company.
Spencer Gibson. colored, was ar
rested in Petersburg Wednesday nigh
for the Dinwiddie authorities, and he
will be delivered to the county off,
GERS. Gibson IL suspected Of having
| set fire to house.
A narrow escape from accident oc-
| CURED Thursday night at 1915
o'clock, when a rapidly driven horse
sn my CO.. "a. .s,. w.
OF bank ana sycamose see.s Inc
orlVer escaped "iehout injury
Health Omcers Report
DIR. r. A. Martin. health officer for
| PETERSBURG has given the following
report for month ending March IS;
The total numbers of deaths. 90.
OF which IS are white and 81 colored.
OF the total number Of deaths. 1s
were under FIVE years of age and 4
were over eighty years OF age.
+ Three white and nix colored people
| died OF pneumonia.
During the month twelve bodies
were brought to the city for inter-
ment and fifteen were removed from
the city.
The rate Of mortality: Whole popu-
lation, 20 per 1000 per nnnum; white
population. 12.71: colored, 34.16.
Births reported during the month:
White males, 10; females. IL: colored
males, Ia: females. IL. Total births.
| 90.
Revival Services.
Tonight Rev. W. T. Hall will begin
a series of revival services at the
| Grove Avenue baptist chapel, which
will be continued every night. includ-
ing Saturday night and Sunday at
ternoon. discussing the following SUBJ
jects:
/ Friday night--"God Lost"
| Saturday night-"Enthusiasm for