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

| ROANOKE, VA, September c.
! Last Sunday was II high day in Mt.
!, Zion. a full Sunday School in
! which there were four conversions.
| At II y. NJ. DR.. Hatcher spoke on,
!, The Word Made FlcshS John 1:li.
! This was a great sermon, IL plea for
! the conSccrat:on of our bodies. souls
| and spirits to be surrendered TO Jesus
| AZ s p. NJ. Rev. J. ID. David of
! West Virginia preached. after which
; Rev. Masons, Bishop Of the Sancti..
I fled Church spoke tu our cdiiicat: ION.
! About 200 persons communcd and
the total Offering for the day was
over $50. We have 81 members
in our Tith;ng Band and il is grow
ing. More than so tithcrS contribu-
ted Sunday, reporting $12S.l5. Kind
friend. begin tithing today. 1t is
Gods plan.
! Monday night DR.. Hatcher lccturcd
in Salem and the First Baptist
Church. Thursday night he lccturcd
at 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 a communicate
at Mt. Zion Sunday. She addressed
| tho missionary meeting Tuesday
! evening. About 40 members were
! present.
| There was a union prayer meeting
at ILin 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
cral days with her sister. Miss
! Maggie Dchavcn, 30S Rutherford
! Avenue. N. w.
! In attendance to the Grand Lodge
! Of Odd Fellows recently was Ill. John
| Barnes, Of Portsmouth, Va. OK Grand
| Master OF Virginia and the Deputy
Of the Valley Of Virginia of the A.
a. S. r. Masons and member Of
| the 33rd. Noble w. w. TibhS of
| Aladdin Temple Of RoaOkc, a. Il.
A. o OF N. NJ. S. entertained Il
| few friends in honor of III. Barnes
| al his home, corner Fifth Avenue and
, Gainsbaro Thursday night when a
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
.Hawlcy. Portsmouth, Maj. w. H.
Skinner, Alexandria,; II II w. Tas-
| we'll Portsmouth and Mobiles w. #.
| Hughes, II. G.. johnson, Charles r.
| Stultz, a. S. TopScy. Everett Gid
dings and tho Toastmastcr Brigadier
| General w. b. f. Crowcll, the Pc
| tentate OF Aladdin Tcmple 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
| tor presided. The meeting WAS very
! enthusiastic and helpful. Reports
were made by Mrs. Kate T. Boland
| corresponding secretary; Mrs. II
b. Benjamin, treasurer; Mrs. J. s.
Hatcher. superintendent of Youngl
Peoples Department. The five districts
| were given to the following Churches
Norfolk District. St. John; Ports
| mouth District, Emanuel; Richmond
District, Bethel A. M. E.: Roanoke
District, Mt, Zion; Staunton District
Winchester.
Miss Mason, OF Liberia Africa, a;
graduate of NittreN College and Of
Wilberforcc spoke in tho afternoon
session. She Is planning to return
| to her homeland "a missionary
| worker, The convention will sus
| tadn her. Over $1,000 was raised
| 1t was wonderful meeting, for God
and humanity.
Miss Henrietta Meyer Of All 4th
| Street N. w. and Mt. Lonney Hoov
/ er of this city we're united in tho
bonds of holly matrimony August 81
! 1921 at 1880 p. NJ. at the homo
Of tho bride. Rev. D. r., Powell
| OF the Hin 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 tine in
the city Mt the home of her niece,
| Mrs. Lucy Pittman. 40 4th St.
M9ssrs. Richard Faulkner and A.
Richard Stanfleld spent five weeks in
| Halifax County, building new
| Churdh edHice, where once stood the
Church of their childhood and about
! the first Church of the A. NJ. E.
! connection in that section. They are
| spending few days with Their fam
| lilies before returning to Harmony
| in few days to complete the work
| Miss Martha Winfrce of Boston,
Mass. is in the city spending Some
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 Ben, Of Seventh Avenue.
| N. w., who has been sick for four
| CT five weeks is much improved.
Mrs. Maggie G. Briggs returned
from Atlantic City, N. J., where she
| spent SIX weeks most pleasantly,
.Brigadicr w. B. Il. Crowou at.
tended the District Colored Rcpubli-
| can Convention at Lynhburg. on the