Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-24

hoped he will accomplish the desire
that the Lord will honor His labors
along this line. SO may it be.
Rev. James S. Hatcher, b. d.,
d. d., attended the commencement
exercises of Wilbcrforce. noting the
fifty-ninth annual commencement of
the oldest Negro institution of it's
kind in America. Two hundred and
fifty graduates from the academic de-
partmcnt this term, ending June,
1922, here met old classmates which
had not been seen for long period,
which brings joy and sadness that
comes under no other circumstances
to students. They arc carried back
to youth and brought forward to ma
ture age and service for which the
school fits one whose mind is stayed
on God. He received his degrees at
this session of the commencement at
Wilbcrforce, Ohio.
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on her at the above number.
There were very grand services at
the Hill Street Baptist Church last
preached to the people of Mt. Zion
from this text, "Keep Your Tongue
From Speaking Evil and Your Lips
From Speaking Guile" which were
quite timely and in place. So often
we speak without forethought as to
how injurious our expression may be
to the one spoken Of or spoken about.
Men have failed, gone down, we
learn, poisoned by the expression of
others who spoke some careless word
as regards their life and looked on by
others with disdain when they were
innocent Of even the dreams of such.
The collection was $174.O0 for the
day. The Lord honors the tithcrs,
AND all men who honors Him will
He honor. Try tithing and you will
discover something you have never
been able to see in your life.
Miss Vaughan, Of Norfolk, was
present Sunday night and was intro
duced to the audience, and after
wards was asked to say word. She
did so, and indeed she held the audi
ence spcllbound for while listening
to the wonderful experience of her
life battling for place and for power
to overcome the difficulties that con-
fronts a woman alone in life's path
way, especially the side of gossiping
by telling those who had secrets to
, tell her that they best keep them,
for she was unable to keep them.
The Summer Normal is in session
in Roanoke, and many of the teach
ers of the State are in attendance
preparatory to the coming fall term.
They arc always welcomed to Roa-
nokc by the hospitable people Of our
town of both races.
Remember, the old Planet agent,
M. Stanfield, will endeavor to- get
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You may send me 2G0 copies Of
, Planets this week.
Madison Shufald and Miss Georgia
Hairston, Of No. $50, corner of Tenth
Avenue and Fourth Street, left Mon
day for Petersburg, Va, to attend
the Summer Normal.
Mrs. Kate II. Boland left last week
for Hampton, attending the Summer
Normal
Quite number of the teachers are
away attending summer normals.
Miss Sophronia Pcllman, of No.
212 Seventh Avenue, left this week
: TO attend the Summer Normal at Pet
ersburg, Va.
Mrs. Ella Locklayer, Of Seventh
Avenue, and Mrs. Zenobia Banister,
of Seventh Avenue, are attending the
Grand Court at Bristol, Va, Of G. L.
K. of p.