The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-14
METHOO|STSlEAO
IN PETERSBURG
Interesting Figures Are Shown
by Results of Recent
Church Census.
SMALL SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Not More Than Two-Thirds of
Children Have Been
Enrolled.
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
5 BolIingbrook street.


Telephone 1850
Petersburg, Va. October 1.-THE
tabuiated returns Of the religious CEN
sus Of the white population OF the city.
taken two weeks ago. show some in
teresting figures. In church prefer
ences the Methodists lead. with the
Baptists second. the Ep'scopalians
third, the Presbyterians fourth and the
Catholics fifth. There are 22s He
brews, forty-one Believers. thirty
nine ter-DaySsints. twenty Saliva
ton Army members. twelve Greek
Catholics. twelve Lutherans. eight
Christian Scientists and four ConEre.
gationalists. There Is one each OF
several minor sects, and one AgnoSttc.
High Street Methodist Church has
the largest mbership--a total OF
-s5s. West End Baptist Church comes
next with $50. The largest Episcopal
congregation is that of Grace Church.
with 500. The largest Presbyterian
congregation Is that Of the Second
ated with St. Josephs Church Numbers
SOB, and the congregation Of the
Christian Church numbers 800.
great many persons were listed
in the census as unclassified as to
churches. Baptists. SIS; Mehtodists.
1.l47: Episcopalians. 45S; Presbyteri-
ans. 32s.
The returns show a white population
OF 13,453. which will be increased to
13,500 by the enumeration Of fam
lilies now absent from the city.
The registration OF pupils at the
white schools show only about two
thirds OF the children who should be
at school.
Further details OF the census will
be given out later.
Kings Daughters Meet.
At the fall meeting Of the Kings
week. reports OF the charity work
done during the summer months were
made by Miss E. n. Salisbury the dis
trfct nurse. Many families were found
who were in need Of assistance. and
they were supplied with various deli
cacies and necessaries.
The nurse reported having had
sixty-eiGht cases on her sick list, and
as having paid thirty-three visits.
Oficers were elected as follows:
Leader. Mrs. Randolph Barksdale;
Vice-Leader. Mrs. e. L Baugh: Treas
urer. Miss E. NJ. SALISBURY; Recording
Secretary. Mrs. w. c. Powell; Assist
ant Secretary. Miss Mary Kinsey: Cor
responding Secretary. Miss NJ J. Camp:
Assistant Corresponding Secretary.
Mrs. I. n. Moon.
Site Selected.
The Health and Public Improvement
Committees Of the Council visited the
Almshouse farm several days ago and
selected a site for a new pesthou3e, to
be erected In place Of the one destroy
ed by Are two years ago. The new site
is some distance removed from the
old one, more elevated and susceptible
Of better sewerage. The Council re-
Gently appropriated $4,000 to erect the
new building, but it 10 expected that
more will be given to construct q brick
dreproof house. with granolithtc
and iron shutters-
Geaefal News Notes.
J. Gordon Bohannon. Democratic
elector for the Fourth District. will
speak at Lunenburg Courthouse to-
and will speak at Boydton
next Monday. Mr.. Bohannon has done
good service in behalf OF the Democra-
tic cause in this campaign
Mrs. Carrie Wick. wife Of d. A. Wick,
died yesterday at the Petersburg Hos
pitaL She was twenty-one years old.
and had been married less than a year.
The body was taken to Stoney Creek
for burial Besides her husband, Mrs.
Wick Is survived by her parents and
several brothers.
Arches to be illuminated during the
fair week have been erected at Boil
ingbrook and Second Streets. and on
the Chappell Street entrance to the
grounds. The grounds viii also be
well illuminated for the convenience Of
night visitorA
Pinkerton detectives will assist the
local police during fair week, in pro-
tecting the people from the depreda-
lions Of pickpockets and thieves. The
Pinkertons will look after the pro-
fessional crooks, and the police ate.
the smaller fry. Good work was done
In this way at last years fair.
The Greek residents Of Petersburg
on Saturday sent $751; to Greece to aid
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