The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-19
RECOMMEND CALL
TO DR.. |. N. ROPER
sUBCOMMITTEE OF FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH OF PETERSBURG
TO DECIDE.
CONGREGATION TO ACT
ANSWER EXPECTED SOON AS TO
WHETHER DIR. MCCLURE WILL
COME TO SECOND PRES
BNTERIAN.
CONGREGATION TO ACT
Virginian Bureau,
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| general committee appointed by TIE
| congregation of the First Baptist
| church several weeks ago to select a
| pastor to succeed Dr. w e. Taylor
/ met this afternoon at 3 o'clock at
| the church and heard the report of
| a subcommittee. which had the spe-
/ cial duty of naming ii pastor This
! subcommittee recommended that Or.
/ L.. NJ. Roper, of Spartanburg, S. =,
| be called TO the pastorate of the
church, and the name of Dr. Roper
| will be presented to the congregation
next Sunday at IA congregational meet
| ing.
| Rev. Or. j. A. Mcclure. of Hender-
! son. \. c.. who has under considera-
ton a call to the paStoratc OF the
! Second p, sbyterian church in this
J city. prea .hed in that church at both
services to-day. and was heard by
large congI egations. in spite OF the
threatening weather. DIR. Mcclure
will announce his decision in a few
days, and it Is hoped that ne will
accept the call.
Special sermons.
Rev. George G. Zeigler. pastor Of
Washington Street Christian church,
this morning preached the first OF u
series of sermons upon The Rela-
tionship of the Church to Christ" and
| was heard by a large audience.
DR.. George f. Booker preached a
special sermon at Washington Street
NJ. f. church tonight on The Knight
~ Graces of Pythianism and Chris
tianity." The lodges of Pythians and
Pythian sisters in this city attended
In a body.
DR.. George II. spooner. pastor Of
Market Street Methodist church,
preached this morning upon the sub
ject. Americas Greatest Citizen, >"
the sermon being appropriate to the
anniversary of Washington's Birth
day. which occurs this week Or.
Spooner was heard by a large con-
gregation.
Wedding To Take Place.
A pretty home wedding will take
place at the residence of MIR. and Mrs.
Charles f.. Plummer. In Liberty
street, at noon on Wednesday, Feb
ruary %. when Mr.. Pummer's sister.
Miss Ethel. will become the bride Of
Elihu Green Davis. Of Henderson. \.
c. The wedding Will he a quiet one.
Bishop Randolph, of the Southern
Diocese of Virginia. administered con-
firmation to a class at st. Johns Epis-
copal church this morning at II
o clock.
>uccunbs To His Injuries.
guard, who was murderousiy assault
ed by three eonvicts at the road
camp in Chesterfield county on Jan
uary -. died yesterday morning in
the Petersburg Hospital.
Mr.. Belcher was employed as
guard OF the conVicts at work on the
Hickory road in Chesterfield county
ON January % last William Price and
. John TorlY of Prince George county,
: and William Smith. of Northampton
county. three negro conyicts, made
com bned assault upon MIR. Belcher,
clubbing him into uncoRsciousness
robbing him of his gun and pistol,
and making their escape. Two Of them
were Subsequently recaptGred and are
now in the penitentiary. and will be
tried for murder. The third escaped.
MIR. Belcher was years Of age
and is survived by his wife and ten
children.
Brothcrs-in-Law Die.
George Washington Lee and George
Washington TAYLOR, brotherssinla law.
died yesterday morning at their resi-
dence, 22S Grove avenue. Their
deaths occurred within a few hours
of each other. The funeral, double
funeral. took place from old Street
Presbyterian church this afternoon at
$40 o'clock. and was largely attend
ed The burial was in Blandford
Cemetery.
The funeral of the late Arthur ".
Davis took place yesterday afternoon
from West Street NJ f. church. Rev.
l.. G. Moore officiating The burial
was in Blandford Cemetery.
Ladies to Give Entertainment.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Main
Street Baptist church will give an en-
tertainment at that church next
Thursday night, February %, at
o'clock There will he vocal and in
strumental music. humorous and pa
thetic Rotations. and n pleasant eve
ming is assured all who attend. The
admission will be only 10 cents, and
II is hoped that the public will lib
ST sAiAg PA Esss ,s.s.s ID
SUNDAY " School Association.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Methodist Sunday-school Association
of Petersburg and vicinity was held in
Ettrick Methodist church this after
noon at $3.50 O'clock, and was we'll
attended in spite OF the bad weather.
The reports from the different
schools were read as follows:
Washington, street--Average reg
istered. 2S6: average attendance. 2o3;
per cent 80: collections. ss3.15.
Market Streei--Axerag registered,
g53, average alteHuduCe. ISfr pei
cent. rs: collections. s26.42.
High Street-Average registered.
$50: average attendance, 4ol; per
cent. S4: collections. Sails.
Ettrick-Average registered, FL
average attendance, 15s; per cent.
76; collections. $1s.ll.
Matoaca-Average registered. 1877;
average attendance. 1873; per cent. "a:
collections. $11,S6.
West Street-average registered.
ais: average attendance. 22S; per
cent, So; collections, $17.S9.
The total register was 1,6lS, the
per cent. of attendance. rs. and the
collections, $149.5S. No reports were
submitted by the Wesley and Bland
ford schools.
The speaker of the occasion was Mr..
Jacob Unlauf, of Richmond. who was
introduced by President Smithey, and
who spoke efa the value of Sunday
school training. An attractive musical
program was also rendered.
George s. Bernard. prominent
member ofthe local bar is seriously
i'll with pneumonia.
w. f. Williamson continues III at
his residence. in High street
Rev. Father Koenock. of Prince
George county. IL in Asheviile. n. c..
undergoing medical treatment.
The case Of Avery. ct ais. vs. Tartte.
ct ais. will be resumed in the Hastings
Court tomorrow morning. Judge West.
of Sussex, presiding.