The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-09
SPEAKERS ARE GREETED
BY LARGE AUDIENCES
logical Congress Reach Every
Section of City.
RICHARD HAMILTON is STABBED.
John johnson Under Arrest, Charged
With Offcnse-Bapti st sunday
School Association Make Excellent
Reports.

TeterSDurg, va. Oct. S.-RepreSent-
atiyes of the Southern Sociological
Congress reached practically every
section of Petersburg today through
addresses In many churches, in the
Young Mems Christian Association
and other public places.
Large gatherings greeted the
speakers, as follows:
$3.50 A. M.--Miss Mary Brown ad-
dressed a capacity audience at the
High-Street Methodist Sunday School
rally.
IL A. MIR. Leighton williams,
First Baptist; DR.. J T. Mastfn, Cen
trail Presbyterian; Mrs. f. B. Trout
man. First Baptist; DR.. w. A. Plecll-
er, West End Baptist; DIR. J. E Nc
Culloch. Grace Episcopal; DR.. r A.
Matthews. Grove Avenue Baptist.
p. M.-Mass meeting at the Y. NJ.
C. A. for men only. Drs. J. F.. Nc
Culloch and j. T. Mastin.
p. M.-Mass meeting at Tabb-
Street Presbyterian Church, women
only, Miss Mary Brown.
p. MIR. r. A Matthews. Sec
ond Baptist; DIR. J, r. Mastin. High
Street Methodist; DIR. w. A. Picker,
| Monumental Baptist; DIR. ]. E. Nc
Culloch, Washington-Street Method
ist; Mr.. J. F. Terrence. Central Pres
byterian
AT 3 o'clock this afternoon Drs Nc
Culloch and Mastn addressed a mass
meeting of colored men at the Har-
rison-Street Baptist Church
Mrs. Troutman Speaks.
| Mrs. E. b. Troutman and Miss
Bisby spoke to a large gathering of
colored women in the Gilfeld Baptist
Church at 4 O'Clock this afternoon.
Much interest Is being manifested
in the work OF the congress by the
much good IS expected to result
The work of the conference will
continue throughout this week In Pc
| tersburg. according to announcement
made by Secretary McCulloch last
night. Among others who will ar
rive here early this week to aid in
the work OF the conference are
Surgeon 3, w. Brown, Of the United
States Public Health Service; DIR.
John Ihlder. former secretary of the
National Housing Association, and
DR.. Richard B. Watrous, of the
American Civic Association.
| White Man Stabbed.
/ John johnson, Familiarity known as
Monk Johnson, was placed under ar
rest about noon today upon warrant
Ciidi ing MIN with slADDtnS ana
wounding Richard Hamilton. in a per-
sonal difficulty, in front of the latter s
home On Rome Street last night The
condition of Hamilton is reported as
serious. johnson claims that the cut
ting was done in self-defense. He was
| looked up to answer the charge in
| Police Court as soon as Hamilton can
appear.
/ Stab May Prove Fatal
! Lillian Williams. colored. was prob
ably mortally stabbed by a man she
claims to be her husband but who
gave the name of Charles Quarles.
The stabbing occurred in the rear OF
! 2S7a High Street, where the woman is
employed. between 10 and II o'clock
last night. Quarles used a butcher
knife and the woman will probably
| die He was arrested today and is be-
mans injuries
Candy Kid" Arrested.
Edward c. Sickle. alias Candy
| Kid white. was placed under arres,
today upon a warrant charging him
with highway robbery In the West
End last night. Sickle has been In
trouble here before. When he was
taken to police headquarters today and
searched. both morphine and cocaine
were found on his person. A needle
used for injecting the drugs into the
body was also found on him. He was
locked up to await a hearing in Po-
lice Court tomorrow.
! baptist schools Report.
! The regular monthly meeting OF tine
Baptist Sunday School Association OF
| Petersburg and vicinity, was held
with the First Church School at 80
| o'clock this afternoon. President j
Robert Sutherland. presiding.
| A feature OF the meeting was an
| address by DR.. Jamss T, Watts. OF
Richmond. secretary OF the Baptist
Sunday School Board. upon Sunday
School work.
| The committee composed OF the SUI
| perintendents of the several schools
composing the association. met DR..
Watts at 3 O'Clock. to discuss the prop
| osition to hold a training school for
teachers here in the near future. Az
ter going fully into the details OF the
training the committee unanimously
adoptd a resolution to hold the train
| ing school. January 5-11. next and so
reported to the association.
| Reports from the schools were read
AS follows: