The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS MEET
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION OF PETERS
BURG CROWDS GROVE AVE-
NUE. CHURCH.
FINE REPORTS MADE
QUESTION OF INSTITUTE LAID
OVER UNTIL NEXT MEET
ING-GRATIFYING
REPORTS.
FINE REPORTS MADE
Virginian Burea u.

Virginian Bureau.
Law Building. Phone 1916.
! Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.)
| PETERSBURG. VA, Feb. 1.-THE
regular monthly meeting of the Bap
/ list Sunday school Association of Pc
tersburg and vicinity was held in the
| Grove Avenue Baptist church this al
| ternoon at $50 o'clock, the church
being crowded to its capacity.
After hymn was sung. MIR. w. 7.
| Halves offered prayer. and then the
I reports of the different schools were
read as follows:
Second Baptist, average register.
| 372; average attendance, ESQ; per
| cent. so; collections. s27.59.
West End. average register. AIS;
! average attendance, 1852; per cent.
81: collections. Sass.
Ettrick, average register. liz; aver
age attendance. So; per cent, "a:
collections, 1857.
Grove Avenue, average register.
| SO: average attendance. 81: per cent.
! IS; collections, $lo.37.
81 Halifax-s a average ar. register, ter,
cent. So: collections. 1855.
The total register was 1880. the
| per cent. of attendance 81. and the
total collections $10i.s5. No reports
! were made by either the First Bap
! fist. Matoaca or Woodlawn schools.
| and President Sutherland promised to
! look into the matter. and see that
| these reports were submitted regular
| ~ hereafter. The schools making re-
| ports reported 1913 new scholars added
| during the past month. which was
| very gratifying.
| The question OF holding a Sunday
90 hnpi Institute in this eifV in NAV
| was laid over until the next meeting.
| and then Rev. A. r. Love, pastor OF
! West End Baptist church. delivered
/ the address OF the afternoon. his
| subject being Sunday School Train
/ ing" The musical part OF the pro-
/ gram was also much enjoyed.
| Rev. II. =. Dalton at First Baptist.
| Rev. II. F. Dalton, formerly OF this
| city. who graduated recently at the
| Union Theological Seminary in Louis
| vile. KY, preached in the First Bap
list church today. morning and night,
and was heard by large eoagrega-
! tons.
Cure For tho Blues.
| Rev. George f. Booker, pastor of
| Washington Street Methodist church,
| preached tonight upon the subject,
| An CnfaiIing Cure for The Blues, -
and was heard by large and appre-
| cia,ive audience.
| Charles Hall Davis Acquitted.
| Charles Hall Davis was acquitted in
the Hastings Court yesterday on an
! Indictment of le5 counts, alleging en-
| bezzlement of funds of the old APP
| pomattox Trust Company The point
was raised BY counsel for the defense
| that the accused could not commit
embezziement as he did not possess
| the funds OF the bank and Judge
] Mullen ruled in favor OF the defense
| stating that Davis had right to over
! draw his account il the board OF
| directors permitted him 10 do so. and
the fact that he was president of the
| bank did not increase his liability.
Following the acquittal of Davis,
/ G. r. Bishop. former cashier of the
! bank. who was Jointly indicted with
him, was freed of the charge. upon
| motion of Commonwealth Attorney
Mann.
| Both Messrs. Davis and Bishop will
be tried next Wednesday upon the
| charge of making a false report Of
| the condition of the Appomattox
Trust Company to the State Corpora
ton Commission. The drawing OF
! Jurors for this trial was begun yes
| terday afternoon. and Sheriff Evans
will begin summoning the witnesses
! tomorrow.
! Funeral of W. NJ. Spain.
The funeral of the late William NJ
Spain. well known citizen of this
place, who died yesterday morning in
| the Petersburg Hospital. took place
from the residence of his daughter.
| Mrs Kenneth Ledbetter, in Liberty
street, this afternoon at O'Clock.
and was largely attended. The burial
was in Blandford cemetery. The de-
| ceased is survived by his widow. six
sons and two daughters. W. e. r.
Lee. George L.. Charles H. Thomas
G. and II. Gibson Spain, Mrs. J. Allen
! Harris and Mrs. Kenneth Ledbetter.
| Mr.. Walter l.. Spain, of Richmond.
Is a brother OF the deceased.
George r. Porter's Funeral.
| The funeral of the late George T.
Porter. who died yesterday at his
Residence In Matnaea. took place
from MS resftTente tffts"+ afternoon sfrri'
the burial was in the Matoaca Gem
etery. The deceased was - years of
age and had been a resident OF Ma
toaca fifty years. He was highly re-
spected by all who knew him,
Miss jean Du Val.
| The funeral of the late Miss Jean
r. NJ, Du Val. who died in Baltimore
Friday. took place today at IL 20
o'clock from the chapel of J. T, Nor
riss & Son, and the burial was in
| Biandford Cemetery. The deceased is
survived by one sister. Miss Fannie
Du VAL of Baltimore, formerly OF
this city.
Sales OF Tobacco.
Sales OF tobacco in the warehouses
OF this city the past week were S1s.-
| $40 pounds. the total sales for the
season being 2.s61.s40 pounds.
Hold Dickens Reception.
| Following the Dickens Centenary
Of the past week. the Social Club OF
the Southern Female College last
night held a Dickens reception. and
all the students were dressed IN
Dickens costumes and characters. A
Dickens program Of unique interest
was rendered for the entertainment
OF the guests present. and all pres
ent had a most delightful time.
Letter Carrier Gets Drunk.
James Charity, colored rural
route carrier between Prince George
Courthouse and Spring Grove. got
drunk yesterday on his route. and
when ne reached Prince George
Courth ouse was not allowed to pro-
coed with the mail further, and an
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