Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-09-18
BLACKSTONE NOTES.

! Blackstone, Va, Sept. 14.-'Twcnty.
three candidates were baptized at
Shiloh Baptist Church Sunday morn
ing and another that night, making
O total addition to the membership
OF twentyfour. Before baptizing them
Rev. Ashburn, the pastor, instructed
item as to their duties as Christians
a large gathering was present to wit
ness tho washing away Of their sins
: ii those who had decided to throw
aside satan and his dcaly poison, and
to give the remainder of their days to
the Master,
AT o'clock Sunday afternoon at
SHILOH, Mr.. Walter l.. Tucker son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tucker delivered
J a trial sermon before worry apprc.
ciatiUe audience. The church was
nearly filled, thus showing the inter
6st taken in this youth. Mr.. Tucker
after explaining his visions, and read
ing some OF the passages of the
scripture which the Lord had direct
ca him to, chose for his subject:
Here | am" which is n portion of
the Sth verse Of the 3rd chapter of
lSt Samuel. Everyone who heard this
sermon was delighted at the splendid
start and ccort the young man is put
ting forth to preach the gospcl of tho
gospel OF the Lord and Saviour ,Jcsua
christ. lilo is only a youth about nino
teen years old and he expects to enter
va. Theological Seminary and Col
Icge this Fall to prepare himself for
Mes work, which tho Lord has com
mandud him to do. For this purpose
the amount Of $4,000 was taken nm
alter mis- sermon rs 4 free will offer.
ll'H from those present more o fthe
NFuhg men and some of the older men
ana ladies gave 81 90 some as high M
H4.oO. BcSidcS this the Shiloh Sunday
School has voted unanimously TO do.
hSlc TO Mr.. Tucker one months tuit-
ION ana board. This all goes to show
Observation-Disclosures of the pastor of
Shlloh who has at all times done
what he could for the uplifL OF tho
people of the community and the race
IN general, the deacons and tho church
and community rs whole. While MIR
tucker is member OF this Sunday
School, he is not Il member of his
cnurch, and 1t is expected that his
church. Spring Hill, will do oven
mere for him than has this church.
BESIDES the above amount, Mr.. TucI,
or has received several donations
on inc streets from friends who did
not DO this at the church Sunday.
Miss Artelia l.. Gillian of New
YORK has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Giles Gillian, Sir, left
here Saturday afternoon to return 10
her post OF duty. Miss Lillian Is a
graduate nurse. holding diplomas
from two N. Y. Institutions. She has
Tor some time been head nurse in ono
or the public schools OF TINT city
and was scheduled to return to that
position OH Monday, the 18th. The
many friends Of Miss Gillian hero
arc indeed proud OF the SUCCESS with
which she has met since leaving here.
Prior to going to New York to take I'D
nursing she was n teacher In the pub
lie schools OF this county, having
graduated from Hartshorn College,
Richmond, few years ago.
In Nottoway Circuit Court last
week, Eddie Robertson was sentenced
to five years in the State Penitentiary
for shooting and killing his father on
the morning Of August 2Sth. Tho yer
dict OF the jury was eight years, but
owing to the evidence, Judge Southall
reduced the sentence to five years as
above stated
Mrs. Leila Black left Friday for New
York and Philadelphia where she will
visit relatives. She has sisters in both
places. Her many friends hope for her
most delightful stay
: Mrs. Sarah B. Pollard who was con
fined to her home last week on ac-
&c
to the qualification of her many
friends.
Miss Irene Anderson who is to be a
member Of the faculty OF Nottoway
framing School this session, was in
town the past week ON business.
Mr.. Robert Thornton son of Mr..
Leo Thornton. ST., who is in the Navy
spent a few hours In town with his
parents and family n few days ago
while here he received a telegram
from hs ship to report at once as it
was expecting to sail for China.
Messrs. Andrew and Joe Palmer. of
Charlotte, motored down Saturday to
spend the weekend with their parents
MI. and Mrs. James Palmer. rear
town.
=: Mr.. Thomas Hawkes. Of Baltimore
MADE flying visit to relatives and
friends here few days ago.
Miss Martha Taylor daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Taylor, who has
been spending the summer i'm Norfolk
has returned to her home here. where
shc expects to resume her studies at
Noltoway Traing School which is
scheduled to open Thursday the 1Gth.
y MIS-. Jennie V. Jackson attended
the conVocation of the Southern Do
cese or Virginia, which was in SEES.
sion at Lawrencevlle the past weeck
] Rev. S. W. Grice preached at Epiph
any Episcopal church last Sunday.
Rev Grice states that he has been
away from home practically all sum-
mer. thus was unable to get up here
has been spending few days in the
MRS. Matilda Lockett of Mannboro
las bee Impending few days in the
home Of her niece, Mrs. Mary Fit
gerald.