Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-04-05

from being people witho"t an
and without organization to being q
people with land flowing with milk
and honey and having organization
and laws upon which all civil and
religious organizations have been
built.
The Virginia Baptist State Sunday
School Convention will meet this year
in Richmond, Va, July 80, 1919. II
will be Il joint meeting OF tho General
Association Of Virginia, the Woman's
Educational and Missionary Convcn-
ton, the Virginia baptist State S. S.
Convention and the State Il. Y. p. L.
of Virginia and vii be held IN cclo
braion OF the 300dth anniversary of
the landing OF tho arst Negroes j.
America, and the 50th annivors.
the Virginia Baptist State Sunday
School Convention.
Further information will be given
at tho Union on the 18th OF April
p. II. Hilton, President; J. w Ian.
caster, Corresponding Secretary.
The sad and painful news Of the
death of Mrs. Mary &c. Hardy. OF
Brooklyn, N. Y. was received last
Wednesday by her sister, Mrs. Ida
b. Allen. The community goes out
III sympathy with ner.
Mr.. Arthur H. Daniel Of Philadcl-
phia, was tho guest o. his grand
mother, Mrs. Louisa Marshall for
several days last week.
Lieutenant Clarence O. Hilton Is
back from France with many inter
csting stories OF the battle front
The Lieutenant and his wife spent
several days in the city last week.
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IT. College stopped by for a few days.
enroute to Camp Lee.
Mr.. Joscnh Madden is I'm tho city
for a few days. y
Messrs. Lemuel c. Bland and Rich
''roads" at Humhles Hall. Lynchburf
last Tuesday night. The affair was
quite unique and they report having
had very good time.
Miss Violet Moore, OF Grove S
gave n few OF her friends a very rare
and surprise treat last SATURDAY.
BEULAH A. NJ. e. CHURCH.
Sunday was\ high time in Zion
at Beulah. At 1880 o'clock the
pastor preached splendid sermon
from st. Mark 1894, "My God. my
God, why hast Thou forsaken Me. .
camo to us from the First Baptist
Church, Rev. Wiley and his people
Rev. Wiley praeched from st. John
1913, "And I IL go away. will
como again." 1t was IN appropriate
text for the occasion rs our pastor
will soon leave for the seat of the
annual conference at Portsmouth, Va
DR.. Wiley and his good people and
~ biol
are exceedingly glad and grateful tc
dered. In his eloquent way he tolt
OF the toars and sadness caused by
tho parting OF good friends, but
hoped and prayed that Rev. Augustus
would como back to tho church and
friend and brother again for another
year.
Deacon Hill, after encouraging
remarks to pastor and members
lifted an offering of $11.39 which
was presented to Rev. j. r. Augustus
; to help on his conference claims Tho
pastor Of Beulah and the member.
thanked the good friends OF our sister
church for their handsome Offering
and especially their pastor, Rev
Wiley, who is endeavoring to show
! the Christian unity SO much needed
! today In every community.
At O'Clock wo had q great mis-
stonary mass meeting. Our good
friend, Mr.. Lemucl b and assisted by
Mrs. M. j. Augustus, president OF the
Missionary Society gave us splen-
did program for this occasion. An
appreciativo audience listened to the
recitations. songs,s olos and mission
, airy remarks from the best talent in
our town. The program was as fol
lows:
Opening hymn; prayer, Rev. J. r.
Augustus: Scripture lesson. Mrs. G .
Lanca3 tor; recitation, Miss Myrtle
Vaughan; select reading, Mrs. Sue
Bethel; solo, Mrs. Ermine Brown AL
len. accompanist, her daughter, Miss
Josephine Ellis Allen, both from
Prospect, Va; paper, Mr.. Purnell
Watkins; solo. Mrs. Pearl Madden !;
remarks by Deacon Weldon Scott
duet, Miss Merrill and Mr.. Lemuel
Bland. The offering was lifted by
Brethren John Brown and John
Deane. Remarks by Mrs. M J. Au-
gustus, President OF Missionary So
ciety and by the Pastor.