Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-09-28
ROANOKE NEWS

father and mother at 1922 Gainsboro
avenue, left tho city for Pittsburgh
Sunday.
The annual grand rally Of Mt.
Lebanon A. NJ. Il. Church, Franklin
County, Va, Cave Springs Circuit OF
Roanoke District, held September Is
ended the Monday night following,
with Il grand total of $4,000, which
was quite a nice sum for one days
rallying, but this is only character
istic Of those people Of Franklin
County. The Hale Brothers and the
Wright Brothers and Joplins who
make up this great Church. The
Rev. j. E. Harris should feel honorcd
TO have the pleasure OF pastoring
such Il people who are noted for their
loyalty and unstintcd bcncvolencc
which the people of Cave Springs
Circuit have always shown to tho
pastor who serves them. Rev. Har-
ris has served thom three years. j.
II. Hale is secretary.
Sir w. Il. Bnnnistor, OF Seventh
avenue left tho city for an extended
trip to Chicago, III. Sunday evening,
September IL Ho will spend two
or three weeks vacation in that
Western city.
Mr.. l.. w. Sales, Of Ivanhoe, Va.
was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. w.
Howard, OF 302 Seventh avenue,
Tuesday evening, September %. Mr..
Sales was enroute homo to visit his
parent boforo entering school. He
has been at work ut DUPONT, Va.
Rev. J. w. Hicks, Of Mt Zion
Baptist Church. Roanoke, preached
at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Sun
day evening, 3 o'clock to Il large
audience from Roanoke and surround
ing country. Ilo used as text,
"Thcso all uied in faith not yet re-
cciving the promise" The occasion
was the Fifty-hfth Anniversary OF
tho Church. Many OF the elder
members had passed away into tho
dim unknown but retained the faith,
having left glorious legacy to their
Dosterity, the house OF worship whore
many had communcd the last time
with friends long gone. People
came from far and near to be present
at this grand meeting and am sure
that all who attended on these SER
vices were doubly paid for tho scr
mon was IL real spiritual uplift. We
will! make complete detail OF tho
entire days service i'll next issue.
Rov. Thomas G. Curtis, Of Vinton,
Va. has been in charge OF this
Church for seventeen years without
4 break.
Mr.. and Mrs Lighthurn Hale ar
rived in the city September II. from
Columbus, Ohio, visiting parents OF
Mrs. Hale, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen:y
Steward and other relatives Of Roam
okc and vicinity.
Mrs. ELLA B. Stanton, OF Pittsburgh
Pa. returned to Roanoke from Vera
near hppomattoX, Va, September II,
whore she reports having spent tho
most pleasant trip of her life with
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb, OF that part Of
Old Virginia.
Mrs. Mary Steel, Of dorado, W.
Va. arrived In the city Saturday,
September Is, visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Montrees, of 1872
Third avenue and Fourth street, n.
w. She had been away twelve
months in August.
The funeral OF the latc Mrs. Lean
IA Anderson, 600 Norman Road,
was held last Thursday, September
10. The funeral culogy was deliv-
cred by Rev. Gordon, of Jerusalem
Baptist Church. Mrs. Anderson
was n faithful member Of the Indc-
pendent Order of st. Lukcs. The
ccasod.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Ruckcr, of
Third avenue, N. w. left tho city
September 81, visiting relatives and
friends Of Amherst County for n
week.
Mrs. Emma Lowrey and daughter
arrived homo this week from very
pleasant visit to her daughters in
Pennsylvania. Mrs. Lowrcy is OF
1876 Third avenuo. N. w.
Miss Estell Mars, of Allegheny
Springs is visiting her cousin, Miss
Hclon Mars, Of 3G7 Fifth avenue, N.
w.
Private Walter Richardson is in
tho city from Camp Upton, N. Y,
spending Il fow days with his wife,
Mrs. Manuel Granger Richardson,
OF Gil Ninth avenue, N. e.
Rev. ]. d. Walker preached at Big
Hill Baptist Church, Sunday at II
O'Clock from Hebrews 1911. Sub
ject, "Christian Race" At s p. NJ.
no preached from Luke 1885. Ho
had a very splendid audience and a
most excellent service. We are be-
ginning q great battle here for our
| Lord and Master.
The Rev. George G. Taylor, Of Mt.
LlOH ~. vi. ~. CnuFCll Alleu HIS pul-
pit Sunday morning and delivered a
fine sermon to an appreciatiye aud
ience. There was full house at
tho eleven o'clock service. Tho col
lcctions were fairly good. At $3.50
the Doctor preached n very strong
sermon from that memorable text,
Nov faith is tho substance Of
things hoped for, the evidence Of
things not seen" The Reverend re-
minded his audience OF the innum-
CRADLE cloud Of witnesses that we are
surrounded with, which should be
all-suflicient proof for our wholly re-
Lying on Christ and the promises
found in His Word. He referred to
Abel, Noah, Abraham, Lot and q host
Of others as witnesses OF Christ as
our Great Deliverer from all tho
evils that may. be ours to come in
contact with in all ages Of tho world.
Misses Hattie and Bottle King, who
spent last month In New York, Phil
o1 al prnnlx1ur oh