The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-18
INTEREST IS GROWING
N REVIVAL SERVICES
Rev. John w. Ham La Attracting
Large Congregations i'm West
End Baptist Church.
POLICE HAVE LITTLE TO DO
Only a Few Arrests Made in Past Few
Days in Petersburg, While Few
Prisoners Are Being Held in City
Jail.


End Baptist Church. The evangelist
preached an able sermon last evenins
on the Love OF God Four Square
developing the fact OF the breadth
length. depth and height OF the love
OF God.
W. r. Belts, who is leading the
has organized two choirs fol
his work. This Is one Of the str one
features of the services and the solos
by Mr.. Belts are being talked of In
all sections Of the city.
Mr. Ham speaks with eas> and
rapidity. giving no time while he Il
preaching for ones mind to wander
to other subjects. He said last night:
II am giving you syrup. honey md
cakes. this week. About Sunday
am going to open with the dyna mite. II
Some of the evangelist's thoughts
are the one eternal law OF the uni
verse is love. Love is capable of max
ing a heaven or hell. Obey the Law
of love and heaven Is the result. Dis
obey it and hell Is the result
Ignorant Of Law.
At the second days session Of the
November term of the Hastings Court
today. Judge Mullen presiding. Ned
Hall. colored. charged with violation
of the prohibition law by Offering a
man drink OF whiskey. was dis
charged by the court. Hall stated to
the court that he WAS a Pennsylvanian
and that he was absolutely ignorant
OF the prohibition law.
Asked For Dismissal.
At the conclusion OF the evidence
in the case of the Commonwealth
against John Mallory, colored. indict-
ed for felonious cutting and wound
Of Vpnl
October - Comm onweath's Attorney
thinner stated 10 the court and to
the jury that he was not satisfied
OF the guilt OF the accused and asked
that verdict OF not guilty be rend-
cred. which the jury did and Mallory
was accordingly discharged.
Police Are Idle.
For the second time this week, the
Petersburg Police Court docket was
without a case for adjudication this
morning There is the smallest num-
Der OF prisoners In the city Jail now
than at any time during the past two
or three years, and with the fewest
arrests being made in the history OF
the city, IL is apparent that the city
Jail will eventually be closed and t1e
Police Department forced to take a
WIS. ItOSfHM 20 speak.
Mrs. Kate Langley Bosher, a wide
Unknown suffrage speaker. Will deliver
an address in the interest of equal
Young Mems Christian Association at
4;so O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, No
vember al
Elect Officers.
The annual meeting OF the Peters
burg Medical Faculty was held last
evening. and much business OF a
routine nature was transacted. Fol-
lowing the business meeting and cleo
ton OF officers, the annual banquet
was held at the Hotel Petersburg.
Officers and committees elected were
IS follows:
President-Dr. J. n. Osborne.
First Vice President-Dr. Claiborne
+. Jones.
Second Vice President--Dr. J. e.
Smith.
Secretary-Dr, L. s. Farley.
Corresponding Secretary-Dr. A. r.
Baghy
Court Medical-Drs w E. Har-
Wright. Charles J. Sawyer AMI E. l.
McGill.
Paper Cemmittee-prs. II. I. Leigh,
J. b. Jones and W r. Hoy,
Supper Committee-Dr II. A.
Burke. chairman; D. d. Wilcox and
]. f. Nixon.
Following the business meeting the
faculty sat down to banquet ut the
Petersburg Hotel.
Interesting Meeting Held.
The recent annual meeting OF the
Petersburg Hospital directors was one
OF the most interesting In recent years
The report OF the president. Miss
Mary Paul Roper, for the pest year,
showed that LBS patients had been
treated or a daily average OF forty
four. Deaths at the Institution dur
ing the year numbered nirety-nne
and contributions from the city
churches to the hospital totaied $3.50
Mrs. w. r. McKenney. president OF
the Chiid's Cot Association, reported
that seven patients were cared for dur
ing the year. three having operations
performed. and two deaths resulted.
full staff of officers was elected as
follows:
Board Of Managers-Presiden
Miss Mary Paul Roper: frst vice.
president. Mrs. E. A. Hartley; sec.
ond vice. president, Mrs. Edward Ell.
genhrun; secretary. Mrs. Robert w
Rainey: treasurer. Miss Mary d. Nc
Kenney; assistant treasurer, Mrs
Sidney Fischer; Mrs. VIM f. Beasley
Mrs. r.. T. Meade. Miss Mary Lewis
Mrs. Samuel Wilson, Mrs. ]. w
Seward. Mrs. Myer Saal, Mrs. VIM
A. Worth. Mrs Ashton Gray, Miss Ida
Friend.
Advisory Board--T. s. Beckwith.
Fortesque Whittle. DR.. w F. Drewry
G. c. Wright. Edward Eigenbrun, l.
A. Rosenstock. II, s. Seward, E. A.
Hartley. VIM. b. McIlwaine. A. D.
Hamilton.
Funeral services for John Thomas
Wilcox were conducted from the resi-
dence OF his daughter. Mrs Grace w
Moody, at $50 o'clock this afternoon
in the presence OF a large assemblage
including A. P. Hill Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans. The pastor. Rev. J.
B. winn, officiated.
r. l.. Davis. a former resident OF
Nottoway County. but late of 100 Pine
Street. this city. died quite suddenly
At the Dupont Hospital yesterday. Mr.
Davis was forty-seven years Of age
and Is survived by a widow and sew
eral children. The body was brought
here and prepared for burial by Nor
riss 4 Son and forwarded to his for.
mer home in Nottoway County for In
terment.