The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-14
REVIVAL SERVICE
COMES To AN END
ONE OF THE GREATEST RELIGIOUS
MEETINGS IN PETERSBURG
rs CONCLUDED.
DUPLICATES SUCCESS
REV. HOLCoMB, OF NASHVILLE,
PREACHED THERE FIFTEEN
YEARS AGO AS THE
"BoY PREACHER"
DUPLICATES SUCCESS

PETERSBURG. VA. April 10
One of the most successful evange-
listic services ever conducted in this
city concluded with the nights SER
vice at Washington-Stree NJ. e.
church tonight. The services began
two weeks ago this morning with
Rev. Walt Holcomb, of Nashville.
Tenn, doing the preaching. The
meetings were under the auspices of
Washington-Street and High-Street
NJ. E. and the Second Bar tist
churches. Large crowds have been
attracted TO every service and at each
there have been conversions and
reclamations. which will number ap-
proximatsly ESQ. Mr.. Holcomb ia an
evangelist OF national reputation. He
handles sin In all it's phases with
gloves off, but never becomes abusive
TO any particular class of sinner
Mr.. Holcomb preached at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon at Washington Street
church to men on The Sins OF
Mem" using as his text Hebrews.
12th chapter, / and verses--"Let
us lay aside every weight and the
;sin which doth go easily bcset tvs.
ETC. This was one of the strongest
appeals Mr. Holcomb has yet made
to men, and in response 10 the invi-
tation there were several who pro-
lfessed conversion. Mr.. Holcomb has
endeared himself 10 thousands in this
city He conducted a series of ser
vices here Just fifteen years ago. and
was known then as the Boy Preach
err
". Archer Brown.
Mr. r, Archer Brown. aged fifty
two years, q well-known and highly
respected citizen died Mt the Central
State hospital near this city at 7:l6I
O'clock this morning Mr., Brown mad
been n valued employe Of the above
institution for twenty-one years, and
was taken suddenly Ill on Monday
last. An operation was found neces-
sary and Mr. Brown passed away
while on the operating table. De
ceased IL survived by his wife and
two daughters-Mrs. Herbert Burb-
hardt and Miss Esselle Brown. Of
this city; also by two sisters and two
brothers-Miss Sallie Brown. of this
city and Mrs. Alfred Davis. Of RicAr
Brown. Of this city, He was "a mem
her Of Hollywood camp. No. 101 4.
O. w. and Of Tippecanoe Tribe. /. q,
r. NJ. No. 62. The funeral will be
conducted from the residence in West
Pearl street. Tuesday afternoon st 4
O'Clock
To Give Benefit.
The ladies Of the Haiifax-street
Baptist chapel will give an entertain
ment in their chapel tomorrow night
for the benefit OF the improvement
fund. a varied program has been
arranged
lEyangeiistic Services.
Or l.. NJ Roper. pastor First Far-
fist church. Of this city. will conduct
a series Of evangeiistic services with
the Northside Baptist church, Of
Richmond, this week and next
Sunday school Association.
The Baptist sunday School Associa-
al
with the Ettrick Baptist church
school this afternoon, there was a
large attendance. and a splendid pro-
gram rendered by the school. with
several selections by the Ettrick NJ
r. church orchestra. Rev L.. r
Hall, a former pastor of Grove Ave .
nue. church. delivered a splendid ad-
dress ON The Personal Iife Of a Sun (
Gay School Teacher" The annual
election If officers was postponed I'M 4
I'll the next meeting
The following reports for the
month Of March were read
First Church, Enrolment $50;
average attendance. 500; percentage
OF attendance, 50; conversions. 3;
collections, $ST>73.
Second Church~~Tnrollment +25;
average attendance, 4oS; percentage
Of attendance. 80: conversions. &; col .
iections, s14s.67.
West End Church Enrolment,
T42: average attendance, SIS. per
centage of attendance, %; CONVEX
slons o: collections. s20Ts 81,
Grove Avenue Church Enrolment.
s3: average attendance. IL; precent~ +
age of attendance, SIS; conversions, O;
collections s253s.
Halifax Chapel-~nrolment, eo3: av~
erage attendance. So, conversions, q;
collections s2l.e2.
Main Street Chapei-~No report. 4
Ettrick--Enrollmen 1913; average (
attendance, 100; percentage of aver
age, So; conversions, 0; collections,
s334a
Matoaca-No report.
Woodlawn--No report
Totals: Enrolment 2,oo6; average +
attendance, 1888: percentage Of at
tendance. SO; conversions. Ii; collec
tons, s491.fs.
The report from the West End Bap
tist school deserves especial mention
in point Of attendance and collection.
This is the best report ever made by
any Baptist school and probably any
other in the school city.
Kid Elherfield. realizing that his
Chattanooga minor leaguers were i
certain to lose more Of the games
with the major league transformers. 4
adopted UNIQUE plan for shortening
the games He had his team bat
first which saved half an innings
time as the visiting teams already
had the game on ice when the last
of the ninth arrived u
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