Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-28
BRISTOL VA-TENN. NOTES

Inc Lee street baptist sunday
School will run a picnic car to River
Side Park Tuesday morning July 31st.
Everybody is invited to come and
go with us.
\ cor:mittce from the Sunday
School will sell tickets. Everybody is
urged to buy tickets from the Com
mittcc before getting on the street
car. Prices are soc and zoe. Com
mittce on arrangements: w. II.
l}ron, j. a. Smith, j. w. Davis, w.
}. Loman, c. G. Claborn, Rev G. Ii.
Johnson. ID. ID. Pastor, II. T.. Clay,
superintendent.
Mrs. Green from Knoxville, Tenncs-
sec stopped over in this city Sunday
night with her nephew Mr.. ]. A. Camp.
Dell S4l Lille and T.. State SITS. She
left this morning for Chilhowio. Va.
to be at the bedside of MIR. Campbclrs
brother who continues very i'll. We
hope she will find him much better,
MIR. w NJ. II. Brown one Of Bristol's
most progressive and business younp
men, has purchased a lovely car. We
nope for success.
MIR. Kyle Campbell is also making
good in his line of business. Those
VINO want fresh sea food, please call
to see him.
DIR. c. Fl. Johnson, pastor of the Lee
St, Baptist Church, preached a noble
sermon Sunday morning to q large
audience Of mostly women and chill
oren. Ills words were: MEN ough.
always pray and not faint" He i'm
pressed upon all to pray earnestly
and to not get tired CT pray;nc for
what you want the Lord to do for
YOU lie spoke about the widow how
she went to the king and asked him
10 aVcngc her Of her adversary and
how the old king would send her
away from him, SO she kept going to
him asking him to avcngc her of her
adversary, so at last he Just told her
something to get rid OF her. She had
some trouble was why she came to
nm so often He told her of how when
he was little boy he used to hear his
widowed mother grooming through the
liail ana would wonder, what was inc
1hattcr with mother and then would
see ne tears stealing down her cheeks
mat told him that mother was pray.
ing TO God, though she did not omen
her mouth. He said that he agrocod
win the poet that said:
prayer is the souls sincere dcsiro
unuttcrcd or expressed
a motion of hidden fire.
Ihat trcmbles in the breast
prayer is Il burden of a thought
a falling of a tear
Inc upward plaucin,r or -, o,-a
When none but God is near
lie closed his discourse with tbeso
words: "Mcn ought to ALWAYS nr,v
ana not ,aint"
me choir sang Il beautiful selection
which was enjoyed by all.
lion lion r; Il. Clay left today for
Abingdon, Va.
INC Negro business Glce Club sang
III liolston School Friday night, 70
d. large and appreciative, audience
ne Elec Club will sing at the Leo St
NJ, NJ church Monday night in f,is
cry ana also will sing at Kingsport
tennessee, Friday night.
M'Ss MABEL Miller came home Sun
uay, from Va, where she has boen
'lSitmg her uncle Clifford Miller,
- 80" :. ~ ~. .r,...,., 20,
MrS. Rosa Miller is much bettcr ot
Ems writing. She has been sick for
some time. OWN io'
Mr. f.. Hurtly from Norfolk, Va
WAS pleasant visitor in the CITY SIM
day. '''o city ouii-
MIS- Adlirc McClanahan IS ONT
again after several weeks illness
hf,. IL. Is. Macarthur has subscribed
ior inc Planet for one year 80
Gurus 5. w. Banks sends in his
Planet. 'o' ''o
Mrs. Rachel Wisdom Is lingering
nea"een IRE and death. She has been
yer! III Tor long time. The family
has our sympathy. ''''''
,,,! MIS- ,sachel Woods is very i'll. don't
'lii,k she Will recover. Much sym.
p"'hE Is extended to the family
VII. ana Mrs. James Matthews. liv.
ing at 949 Broad ST., Bristol Tonnes.
Hce nave made such a wonderful 70.
cora. lie is the owner of lar OF can
nea peaches 35 years old. They arc
just as fresh looking as they were
when canned.
MT. and Mrs. Matthews have ono
OIL the finest gardens in the state and
nave the finest vineyard of cranes or
any IN the city. We wish for them
great success.
Mr.. Edgar Wright left TO Roanoke.
Va, on business.
Call up Mrs. c. B Banks If Won want
the Richmond Planet.
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