Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1927-02-26
ROANOKE LETTER.

ROANOKE, VA, February ~ -
There was an entertainment at the
Mt Zion Baptist Church. Tuesday
night entitled Martha Washington
Party. under the management OF
Mrs. Susie Early for the benefit OF
the above named church, Rev. w.
w. Hicks Pastor.
Mrs Catherine Stanfield will sup
NV YOU with the latest fashions in
millinery lines Cal, and examine
these goods.
Rev. w. R. Howerton, D. d.
delivered a very instructive sermon
Sunday morning at Mt. Zion A. NJ e.
E. Church. He painted wonderful
picture of Babylon. Local Preacher
/. B. Broadnax preached at night.
He preached a splendid sermon on
Fliiah's contest with the Prophets
OF Baal
Mrs Maria Nelson of Northwest
Seventh Avenue who has been crit
icallv i'll for a long while, is very
much improved.
Mrs. Jennie Hylton. of Northwest
EIGHTH Avenue, who has been quite
sick is much better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whiting Peters, or
Northwest Eighth Avenue have been
sick. They are reported as being
much improved at today's writing.
Mrs. Lydia Dennis of Eighth Ave
nue is indisposed.
Mrs. Matte Staples, 715 Park st.
n. w. has been indisposed with
Neuritis.
~ n y1yo1I-o,. 90 Community
Cafe who has been quite sick for
some time is much improved.
Sir James Kinley, is improving
from an attack of Neuritis.
Mr.. Andrew Croan and Master
Thomas Croan of Northeast Gregory
Avenue left for Columbus, Ohio.
Saturday morning to spend the holi
day with Miss Corine Cunningham
Mrs. Annie Bailey, Fifth Avenue
n. E. who has been indisposed, Is
much improved.
Mr. Peter Brooks of Northeast
Eleventh Avenue has been sick for
a long while.
Mrs. Dodd and Mrs. James Peters
are in the city this week.
Mrs. Abbott of Northeast Ninth
Avenue has been sick for three
weeks and IS slightly improved.
Call at The Planet Agents home
leave your subscriptions. old or new
and the price, 5000. The same will
receive prompt attention by Madison
Stanfeld While there you can get
some pills for your aches and Ills.
Mrs. Fannie NJ. Bell. 319 Wells
Avenue. N. w. has been quite sick
burt is much improved now.
Mrs. Mary Colvin AS Tenth Ave
nue. N. E. and her nephew Mr..
Douglass Colvin motored to Wythe
vile Sunday, February 18th and
returned the following afternoon.
They sDent the day with her sister,
Mrs. Bessie REYNOLDS Of Franklin
Street, Wytheville.
NEWS FROM EBENEzER A. M. E.
Rev. j. E. Harris. Pastor.
At the close of the Virginia Annual
Conference at Wytheyille va. IN
1926 L was assigned to Ebenezer
Church, West End Mission, Roanoke
| found worshipping there forty tVe
members in a small building sur
rounded by many difficulties and
near the Norfolk and Western Rail
road Shops l saw the condition OF
these good members and their place
OF worship.
L sought to remedy the condition
as | saw it. The church was very
small for worship, no parsonage, no
money with which to build and
members scattered here and there.
| began to organize my forces for
the conference year work.
The Lord blessed our efforts as we
put forth our plans for the advance
ment of His kingdom. Forty i've
Joined our church and our congre
gax!on Increased. The members
began to see with their pastor that
they needed a new church and
parsonage.
Through Divine Providence this
congregation has purchased the
edifce on the corner of Jefferson
Street and Wells Avenue North,
formerly known as Jefferson Street
Baptist Church, where we now wor
ship. This is one of the finest Negro
churches in Roanoke. When the
white congregation vacated the same
the Ebeneze- congregation took
possession.
In the time of need when the way
was dark, no light could be seen,
Ebenezer needed some one to come
to her rescue. The Lord sent Dr..
]. H. Pinkard with his great and
big heart and bought this church at
the price Of SEQ 900 and said TO
Ebenezer, go in and worship God
and give Him thanks for what He
has done for yCu." This deal means