The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-14
ANNUAL REPORTS
TO ASSOCIATION
Methodist Sunday-Schools in
Petersburg Have Good
Year.
RELIGIOUS CENSUS OF CITY
Two Negroes Held Up and
Robbed by Armed White
Tramp.
RELIGIOUS CENSUS OF CITY
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
Boll!nGbrook Street,
Phone itgS

Petersburg. Va. May IS.
Inc annual meeting OF the Methodist
sunday School Association wax held
yesterday afternoon In the Washing
Ton street church. The meeting was
held In conjunction with the sunday
School Institute which was being CON
Quoted by the Rev. Ii. VI. Hamill, y.
-. Superintendent OF the SUNDAY
School Training Work OF the Southern
Methodist Church. and the attendance
was large Dr. Iiamill made q forcefui
and Impressive address on "Th, Train.
cd Teacher and HIS Art"
The retiring president. Professor W
X Smithey. made "A short but stirring
report OF the work don, during the
past year Officers for the ensuing
year were elected aa follows: presi.
dent. George " James; Secretary
Eugene Vaughan: Assistant Secretary,
a. r. Minton; Treasurer. II. ii. OXEN
non. Reports of the various schools
were read. showing combined az.
past four Sundays of 1881: average
attendance, 1855: per cent. OF attend
ance. 10; money collected. s1i3.li.
Religious Census.
1t has been agreed among the
Protestant denomi n ationa to take a
religious census OF the community, and
II Is Understood that nesting Of
Sunday school superintendent and
committees appointed on behalf OF the
different churches Will soon be held
10 perfect plans for carrying out the
work. and 10 mako the census as COM
pieto as possible. The Information TO
be gained will be OF interest and i'm.
portance.
Negroes Robbcd by Tramp.
Two negroes were held up and robbed
Hers. IN Dinw!ddle county, yesterday
afternoon by an armed white tramp
who had Just al!ghtcd from freight
train. The tramp drew "A pisto! on
them and commanded than TO deliver
their goods. He got u pair OF shoes
from one. an overall from the other
and some money from both. and then.
giving them a little advice In the way
OF warning TO keep quiet. let them.
Death of Young Woman.
Miss Minnie Ophelia Smith. only
child OF Captain and Mrs. John Smith
died in the home OF her parents on
Wythe Street last evening. She was
in her twenty-ifth year. was a mem
ber Of the Episcopal Church OF the
Good Shepherd, and leaves many
friends.
TO lie Taken Home.
Young Hitchcock. telegraph operator
for the Seaboard Air Line Company. at
Burgess, IN Dinwiddie county, who
was very badly injured several weeks
ago by being run over by IA hand car
VIII be removed from the hospital in
this city TO his home in the county on
Wednesday by his father. W. f. Hitch
cock. The young mans back was
broken Ia the accident, and he is still
helpless. though his general health is
good. Mr.. Hitchcock WAS riLint, IN hfs
home on a hand car. TO his dinner.
when lie fell forward on the track and
was run over. He has been IN the
hospital here ever since.
Bricf General News
Harry l. Lewis. lately of Chicago.
now OF this city. and Miss Marie
Glawuhn, of Ridgeway. Pa. were mar
r!cd Saturday morning at the resi-
dence OF Row. T. ". Moore. the otnciat-
ing minister.
The Appomattox River Is consider
ably swollen to-day in consequence OF
the heavy rains OF the last several
days. and the water has been rising all
day. Nothing like the freshet of "A
few weeks ago. however, is an,icipat-
ed.
Tho Baptist Sunday School Asso-
citation. Mt the monthly meeting yes
terday afternoon. decided to hold n
Sunday school institute for the three
days in tho latter part of October.
Thomas B. Ivey. State council see
rotary Of the j. o. L. a NJ. left this
morning on business for the order. He
will visit number of councils and
deliver several public addresses. The
order numbers nearly 10000 members
in tho state.
Tho fortn Chilly dance at tho River