The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-07
MACH|N|STS STRIKE
NOT YET SETTLED
PROSPECTS ron END POOR on AC.
CoSN or al TSTDE DEMAND
FOR WORKERS
MANY CONVERSIONS
SCORES TAKEN INTO METHODIST
AND BAPTIST IHt RCRbN
ny EVANGELIST
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PETERSBURG. VA, April cit
was stated last night that there is APP
parently no prospect Of the nach,nts'
strike. which has been ON here for
mere than "a week being SETTLE IS.
There are twenty nlachtnist and help
srS. who are demanding an increase
wages and uine-hour day ID
said that il Is almost lUUos~i bi"
T. bring men here 10 I'll their places
because of the demand for rachln-
SITS in ether parts Of the country. A
citizen who until recently was prom
inen1 in city politics with the Demo
cratic party. but has since identified
himself with the Socialist forces, had
a letter yesterday from "a Socialist
leader in Norfolk asking advice upon
the situation, ana stating that he had
inquiries from m3chinists in Penn
sylvania. He replied that his jmme-
d1ate advice would he to them TO stay
away
Not in many days has Petersburg
been so thoroughly awakened with
revival spirit AS It ls today Last sun
day morning in the Second Baptist
church Rev. Walt Holcomh. Of Nash
vile, Tenn, leGan TWO week series
II revival meetings under the au-
spices of several churches of tine Zap
list ard Methodist denomination. Two
services are being hold daily, at the
Second Baptist at 1880 clock in the
morning ard IN Washington street
NJ r church at S O'Clock AT every
service the churches have been we'll
filled, and or several occasion stand
Jag room has been hard To get
Last night Mr. HolComb preached
to large audience at Washington
Street church un ']cll' An audi
ence of any siz" rarely ever attends
Saturday night church service. hut
there is not place Of amusement
in the city that did not feel the force
Of Air TIolcomb's influence last night.
In dealing with his subject the preach
or did not apologize for eXertiug this
influence, but with gloves OFF, dis
cussed Heir from the old orthodox
point Of view. tie held that the
words of Jesus concerning "Helr' are
literal and not fgurative. and that
the sinner dying without Christ is
doomed To eternal punishment.
NJ the Sunday school.
MFR Holcomb addressed the Sunday
school 1t the Second church this
morning, there were more than 500
present and when the invitation was
extended several professed conversion
The pastor Rev. +. w. Moore preach
ed to a large congregation at ] I
o'clock. At the close of the service
the doors Of the church were opened,
and twenty-five We're received for
church membership. MIR Holcomb
preached al High Street VI r. church
AT II O'Clock To a large audience. At
the close Of this service there We're
fourteen conversions and reClama
tfons. Dr. George r. Booker, the pas
tor, preached to another large au-
dience at Washington Street church
at II o'clock nj which there were
about twenty-five conversions and
reclamations The service concluded
with an old-ume Handwriting. A
conseeTated old gentleman who has
worshipped with the congregation for
Two score years says he has never
seen a better meeting
Mr.. n elconb preached again ut 2
o'clock his afternoon to men only al
Washington Street church on David
That Awful sinner"