The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-30
SPECIAL CHURCH .
. SERVICES TODAY
Tcrecntcnay of King James
Version Of Bible Will BE
Conlmenorated.
Times Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore Street,


centenary Of the King James Version
of the Sacred Scriptures will be held
In the Second Presbyterian Church In
this city tomorrow morning. An elabo-
rate program has been prepared, but
all who attend are expected to bring
Bible. The sermon By tho Rev. ID.
II. Ralston VIII set forth some of the
benefits that have como through this
version of the Scriptures.
Bishop IIoss to preach.
Bishop lIoss. of Texas, who ha 8
been attending the church extension
board meeting in Richmond. will
spend Sunday in Petersburg. In tho
morning no Will preach in Washing
ton Street Church. and at night in
Market Street Church
A Growing Order.
During the past few months
many camps of tho Order of Wood :
men of the World. haze been organ
lied In the counties around Peters
burg, and this month four. additional
camps. with charter membership eX-
ceeding 100. have been Instituted by
District Deputy II, Z. Mayes The In
crease in the number of camps and in
membership has been very rapid.
The oldest Lodge.
1t Is claimed on behalf of Blnndford
Lodge, No 3. a.. Il. 6. a. NJ, that # Is
the oldest lodge In the State, and one
or the oldest in the country. 1t received
It's charter from the Grand Lodge OF
Scotland in 1t5T, and has been work.
ing under that charter without lansc,
ever since. Blandford Lodge was dnc
of the lodgest TO aid in the organiza
ton of the Grand Lodge of Virginia
Norfolk Lodge was chartered by tho
Grand Lodge of Scotland in l7,l but 1,
Is reported 10 have become dormant
and when the Grand Lodge of Vir-
Einta was organized surrendered its
charter and was granted a new one
The matter of ago and consecutive
Years of work and organization of the
lodges of the state Is causing interest
among the members of the ancient and
honored order IN Petersburg
M The Wednesday Music CIub.
The Wednesday Music Club met this
week with Mrs, Cleveland Wright on
Slarket street. and rendered n delight
ful program, the selections being
mainly from tho works OF Russian
composers. At the conclusion of the
program tho Members OF the club and
their guests wero Hospitality enter
talned.
This was the last meeting OF The
season. and 1t closed the thirteenth
year of the clubs organization. The
programs In the past have embraced
the choicest selections of all the emf.
nent composers, foreign and domestic
and the entertainments have been n
source of great enjoyment and i'm
provement to the cultured members OF
the club. but Of pleasure to the many
who have been the guests The Of
ficcrs of the club arc: President Mrs.
G.. D. Witherspoon: Vice President.
Miss Mary T. Patteson: Secretary and
Treasure. Miss BESSIE Mann
PetcrsbmrR's Tobacco Sales.
Supervisor j., B. McCulloch furnishes
the following official figures OF tho
sales of loose tobacco in Petersburg:
Sales this week. 65,ol5 pounds; sales
for April. 120,S00 pounds: sales for the
season to date. s,54o.io5 pounds The
market Is active and strong on all
grades. and the average price for some
time has been 91-3 to 10 cents per
pound
National Cemeteries.
There arc two national cemeteries
near Petersburg-one at City Point. in
which are buried the remains of about
5000 Federal and $50 or more confed-
crate soldiers. and one at Poplar Grove,
in Dinwiddie county. in which are the
remains of 5000 or 1000 Federal sol
dters. Both are we'll kept and receive
the constant attention OF n keeper. The
government has been urged at times
TO build a good road to the Dlnwiddic
cemetery, hut has not yet dono so.
Died in Hospital.
III w. ONeal Burkctt, n citizen OF sum
ter. S. c., who was stricken with pa :
ralysls at Butterworth In Dinwiddic
county. few days ago, died evening
before last In tho Petersburg hospital.
The body was sent last night to his
home In Sumter for burial.
Memorial Day! Orator.
Rev. George IL. Booker D. D., pastor
of Washington Street NJ. Il. Church, has
been invited by tho Ladies' Memorial
Association to deliver the address on
Confederate Memorial Day, Juno .. in
Blandford Cemetery. and Will probably
accept
Successful Rcyivnla.
The special revival services which
have been conducted at West End Bap-
list Church by the pastor. tho Rey. q.
R.I.ove. VIII close Sunday night There
were conversions Mt every service, and
many PERSONS wero received by rcstora-
alton and letter, The pastor baptized
twenty-nlne persons last night, and
others arc set to be baptized
Twenty persona profcsscd CONVEX
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