Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-10
RELIGIOUS BODIES.
VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
The METHODIST CHURCH.
Meeting Here This Week of the Missionary
Convention Of the Christian
Church.

The virrinia Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South. viii
convene in Broad-Street church, in this
city, on next Wednesday morning the 18th
at $50 o'clock.
Bishop A. w. Wilson, ID. d., OF Balti-
more, will preside.
Bishop Granbory, of st. Louis, will also
be in attendance.
This Conference comprises about one
half OF the State Of Virginia in area and IS
composed Of two hundred and twenty-five
ministers and forty Law delegates. This
does not include the laymen who are MEM
bors Of It's several boards and the young
preachers who are not. yet admitted into
full connection in the Conference.
HOMES.
About 40 of the members Of the body
will be assigned to homes AT Fords and the
st. Clair Hotels and at different board
lighthouses, in accordance with the new
plan of entertainment adopted at the last
session of the Conference.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES.
The special feature Of interest in this
session of the Conference will be the cleo
ton of delegates 10 the General Conference
which will meet in st. Louis next May.
Two of the delegates who usually were
sent 10 the General Conference have died
since its last session-Drs. Bennett ana
Blackwell. 1t is also possible that some
others may be left ont of the list who here
tofore have been elected.
PASTORAL APPOINTMENTS.
Only few changes in the passionate Will
be nccessitated by the expiration OF the
full term of the pastors, yet IN making
these changes a great many not forced to
move may be changed. IL IS not thought,
however. that there will be any changes III
the principal churches of Richmond and
Manchester, and it Is the general desire OF
the parties interested that Rev. j. Powell
Garland, ID. D.. the efficient presiding
elder, shall be returned to this district.
The Christian Convention.
The annual convention Of the Disciples
Of Christ of Virginia will begin Wednesday
at the Seventh-Street Christian church.
From the reports already in hand there
will be large attendance OF ministers and
delegates.
The Disciples in Virginia number about
10000, and have about 200 houses OF wor-
ship, with about one hundred preachers.
THE WORK TO BE DONE.
The convention is held each year in some
city conveniently situated and at the ses-
SlODN
appointed There will be about zoo dele
gates in attendance, and they will be cared
for by the members of the three Disciples
churches in this city.
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.
All the boards and committees will meet
on Tuesday evening at Seyenth-Street
church.
Revs. b. b. Tyler, of New York; F. D:
Power. of Washington II. c. Bowen and
j. J. Harper. Of North Carolina; w. 5.
Hovt. of Maryland and c. p. Williamson,
of Lexington Ky, will be among the vlsi-
tors from beyond the State.
THE OFFICERS.
The following are the present officers of
the Virginia Christian Missionary Society,
under the auspices of which the conven-
ton will be held:
Judge W. S. Gooch. Louisa, president.
Colonel John b. Cary, Richmond, first
vice-president.
Rev. ]. ). Spencer, Richmond, second
vice-presidcnt.
Thomas b. Henley. West Point, record
ing secretary.
j. l.. Hill, Richm ond, secretary and trea-
surer.