Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-09-10
ROANOKE NEWS

ROANOKE, VA, September c.
Last Sunday was high day in Mt.
Zion. a fun Sunday School in
which there were four conversions.
| At II A. NJ. DR.. Hatcher spoke on,
The Word Made FleshS John 1:14.
This was a great sermon, Il plea for
tho consecratSon Of our bodies, souls
| and spirits to be surrendered to Jesus
! AZ 8 =. NJ. Rev. J. d. David Of
West Virginia preached, after which
, Rev. MaSons, Bishop of the Sancti.
fled Church spoke tn our ediflcat:on.
About 200 persons communed and
the total Offering for the day was
over $3.50. We have Sd members
in our Tithfng Band and it is grow.
ing. More than SO others contribu.
ted Sunday, reporting $12S.15. Kind
friend, begin tithing today. 1t is
! Gods plan.
Monday night DR.. Hatcher lecturcd
in Salem and the First Baptist
Church. Thursday night he lectured
ut Jerusalem Baptist Church.
| Mrs. Nora Taylor, who Is spend
ing some time here visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Elnora Shipp Of Sixth
Avenue, N. w. was n communicate
at Mt. Zion Sunday. She addressed
the missionary meeting Tuesday
evening.\ About 40 members were
| present.
There was a union prayer meeting
at. Hin Street Baptist Church last
Monday night, where the Holy Spirit
seemed to have filled the house.
Mrs. Sophia Powell and her friend
returned home last Friday after sew.
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Maggie Dchaven, sos Rutherford
! Avenue, N. w.
In attendance to the Grand Lodge
! of Odd Fellows recently was Ill. John
| Barnes, OF Portsmouth, Va. ex- Grand
Master OF Virginia and the Deputy
| of the Valley of Virginia Of the A.
A. S. r.. Masons and a member of
! tho 33rd. Noble w. w. Tibbs of
Aladdin Temple Of ROaoke, A. e.
A. o. Of N. M. S. entertained
| few friends in honor Of Ill. Barnes
! at his home, corner Fifth Avenue and
| Gainsboro Thursday night when
sure enough big Masonic time was
enjoyed by all present., Those
present and responding to toasts
were Mobiles Barnes, Of Portsmouth
and George Tynes Of Portsmouth,
| James S. Collins, Portsmouth, Luther
Hawley Portsmouth, Maj. w. Fl.
Skinner, Alexandria; II. H w. Tas-
| we'll, Portsmouth and Mobiles w. +.
Hughes, II. G. johnson, Charles r.
Stultz, A. S. Topsey, Bverett Gid
dings and the Toastmaster Brigadier
General w. 3. T.. CroweHl, the Po-
tentate of Aladdin Temple of this
CITY.
THE MITE MISSIONARY SOCIETY
The Mite Missionary Society con
| vened at Staunton, Va. August 31st
to September 3rd. Mrs. j., NJ. Hun
ter presided. The meeting was very
| enthusiastic and helpful. iReports
were made by Mrs. Kate T. Boland
corresponding secretary; Mrs. II
B. Benjamin, treasurer; Mrs. J. s
Hatcher. superintendent Of Youngt
Peoples Department. The Ave districts
were given to the following Churches
Norfolk District, st. John; Ports.
mouth District, Emanuel: Richmond
District, Bethel A. NJ. e.: Roanoke
District, Mt, Zion; Staunton District
Winchester.
Miss Mason, of Liberia Africa, aI
graduate of Nittrell College and Of
Wilberforce, spoke in the afternoon
session. She Is planning to return
to her homeland as missionary
tadn her. Over $1,000 was raised
1t was wonderful meeting for God
and humanity.
Miss Henrietta Meyer Of All 4thI
Street N. w. and Mr.. Lonney Hoov
er Of this city were united in tho
bonds of holly matrimony August I'll
1921 at 1880 p. NJ. at the homo
Of the bride. Rev. D. r., Powell
OF the Hill Street Baptist Church,
performed the ceremony. Family
| and friends witnessed the ceremony
Mrs. Sarah Lawrence of Bluefield
w. Va, who Is returning from tho
hospital, is spending some time in
the city at the home of her niece,
Mrs. Lucy Pfttman, 40 4th St.
M9ssrs. Richard Faulkner and A
Richard Stanfield spent five weeks in
aalifax County, building new
Churdh edtfice, where once stood the
Church of their childhood and about
the first Church of the A. M. f.
connection in that section. They are
spending few days with Their fam
lilies before returning to Harmony
In a few days to complete the work
Miss Martha Winfree Of Boston,
Mass. is in the city spending somo
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Lille Leo
Of Seventh Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Galloway,
of Eleventh Avenue. who spent two
weeks vacation In Atlantic City and
boston, Mass. returned last week,
having had pleasant trip.
Mr.. Joe Bell, of Seventh Avenue,
N. W., who has been sick for four
or five weeks Is much improved.
Mrs. Maggie c. Briggs returned
from Atlantic City, N. j., where she
spent SIX weeks most pleasantly.
.Brlgad1er w. B. II. Crowe!l at !
tended the District Colored Republi- |
can Convention at Lynhburg, on the !
Roth I.