Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-09

The Virginia Disciples OF Christ VIII noiu
their fifteenth annual convention az
Seventh-street Christian church IN TINS
city. beginning Wednesday the 12tn, anu
will continue in session three days; c..
Wednesday will be devoted to the sun
day-Scnool Association and the Womens
Board: Thursday and Friday will be gwen
20 the State Missionary Society OF that re-
ligious body.
About 200 delegates have already report
cd 20 the secretaries that they viii come,
and the total number will probably be
nearly double % many. An advance IS ex,
pected in each of the three departments OF
the convention.
THE OFFICERS.
J. L. Hill, OF the J. L. Bill Printing
Company of this city, Is the aggressive,
jealous, and efficient corresponding seere-
tary and treasurer of the convention; hev:
L. +. Bullard, of Lynchburg, is president
Of the Sunday-School Association; Judge
w. S. Gooch, Of Roanoke, is president OF
the Missionary Convention; ana MISS
Ellen Kent, Of LOUISA, IS PRESIDENT
of the Women's Society. Miss Gillie Cary
of this CITY. Is corresponding secretary of
the society, and deserves much praise Tor
her zeal and good management. Inc Iaules
have raised more than twice as much
money this year as they did last. They are
highly gratihed at their progress. The
president and secretary have edited u
column every week IN the Missionary week
III. of this city, in the interest OF Their So
cietY, which has greatly helped 1t.
In addition to the women's auxiliaries
there are numerous children's bands CO.
operating with them.
MISS BROWN TO SPEAK.
Miss Jessie II. Brown, Of Cleveland, Ohio.
a lady of rare culture and fine authoress.
will deliver an address TO the Woman's
Society. The national board of this society,
which is on auxiliary, raised last year, 9oD,-
1851 and has 1900 members ana oS3
auxilia~ies. 1t is helping TO sustain both
home and foreign missions, having two
missions in Virginia. The progress this
year of the Missionary Society has been very
gratifying toits members. Il has sustained
wholly or partially twelve MISSION
aries for part of the year ana
four for the entire time. II has alded
missions in Danville. LynchburC, Roanoke,
Radford. Pulaski City, Clifton Forge,
Newport News, and Martinsvi1e. In con-
nection with the Women's Board the So
cety has raised through its agents IN the
| neighborhood of $4,000. The Dlsclpies
| have twelve district organizations WIN
separate secretaryships and treasures not
counted in the work of the society. -,
The Christian Fndeayor Society will
meet on Friday night and be addressed by
Rev. j. z. Tyler, of Cincinnati; who Is
prominent in EndcavOr work and was Tor
years the esteemed pastor OF Seventh
Street Christian church.
PROMINENT VISITORS.
Prominent visitors from other States VIII
be present. Rev. II. McDiarmid, editor
Cbr{sii1a Standard, of Cincinnati; Rev. D..
4. TYLER, Rev. L. ID. Power, Washington
CITY: Rev. O.. l.. Wharton, returned mis-
sionary from India; Rev. i. Is. Hall,
returned missionary from Japan; MISS JeS-
sic II. Brown, Cleveland. o.; Rev. W. u.
Jackson and Rev. ". h.. Apologize, OF
Pennsylvania; Rev. j. +, Mann, OF ONO;
Rev. Fred. V. Loos, of Missouri, and rev:
II. G. Bowen, corresponding secretary OF
the North Carolina Missionary Society.
There are 200 congregations of Disciples
in Virginia with II membership OF about
1900.
Annual Conference Of Virginia hetho-
dists.
The one-hundred-and-eig eighth session OF
the Virginia Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, will commence
I'M the city of Lynchburg on Wednesday,
November 18th. at o'clock A. Nj. Bishop
Robert X. Hargroye will preside. 81,
The attendance VIII be very large, as the
conference is composed of 223 clerical
members and about co lay delegates, but
the "Hill City" is famous for hospitality,
and there need be no fear Of all beng well
taken care of and made comfortable and
bappv during 1.-THE Conference week"
The members of the Virginia Conference
never fail TO have pleasant trlp and
week OF great social enjoyment. Not many
wears ago Young ministers who contem-
Mated wedlock would make arrangements
10 be married and take their bridal trip to
Conference. Even now this happens occa;
sionally, and 1t is rumOred that there Will
be at least two of the young ministers
there with their brides. A. newly-married
couple always receives warm Welco1Iihe
and many q blessing. PRAYER from the
patriarchsn is offered for the future hap
piness of the young people, and sometimes
thev receive a wonderful amount OF good,
sound advice from the warehouses" OF
the Conference, who have passed through
all the vicissitudes of a Methodist preach
ers arduous life.
THE PRESIDING BISHOP.
Bishop r. X. Hargrove, the seventeenth
bishop of the Methodist Church, South,
will be tho president Of the Virginia Con-
ference of 1880. He was born in Alabama
in 1929 of a Methodist family. After cole
eiate graduation he spent some years IN
the higher grade of classical teaching.
From teaching he entered the pastorate
and filed with marked ability some of the
most important positions in the work of
fine Church. At the time OF his election as
Bishop On 1892 he was presiding elder IN
the Tennessee Conference. He visited the
VIRGINIA Conference in 1888 when 1t was
| held in this city at Broad Street church,
and assisted the venerable Bishops haya.
naugh and Pierce in thor labors. His visit
| TO Virginia at this luncture Will be one OF
| deem interest There are some very Inn
nortant changes to be made in the districts
and form of organization, as well as many
| very important positions to I'LL IN both the
| stations and the circuits. Bishop Har-
| grove has all the GOODNESS OF judgment
| dignity of demeanor, and purity OF heart
| necessary TO guide the deliberations TO re
| sults that will upbuild Methodism III Nlr
ginia.
THE RICHMOND PULPrTs.
The LARGE body of Methodists CON-
rrising the membership Of the various
churches in this city very naturally feel
good deal Of anxiety ut tins time. The
| presiding elder of this district, Rev. D
Powell Garland, ID. D., has finished hl:
four years of labor. and viii retire by limi
tation of the law. He hold his last quar-
terlv conferences at the several stations
during the past two weeks, and has gather
ed from the leading members and oticia
boards OF stewards consensus OF opinion
in regard to the ACCESSIBILITY of return o
such pastors as are allowed by law to DO re
appointed. Among this number Will b'
found Rev. William 4. Judkins, pastor o
Centenary church; Rev. Jesse i. Whitley
pastor of Trinity church; Rev; William II
Atwill, of Clay-Street church; Rev. J
Wiley Bledsoe. Of Park Place; Rev. @. z
Wertenbaker, of Laurel-Street; Rev. X
IL. Bennett, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; Rev. J.
], Phaup, Of Towards Grove, and Rev. j
p. Woodward. of Denny-Street.
There is no objection TO any OF the above
named ministers, all of whom are well know
as pious, earnest, and able div.nes, ana TIA
Presiding Elder cannot err m regardin
the wishes OF the membership and urgin
the Bishop TO send them back to their RI
spectiye fields of labor for another year.
The Methodist ministers OF this city CO
always be found in the van OF any and o
movements for the good Of the Church an
the best interests of the community i
, which they live, advocating moral reforl
, In all public matters, as well as individui
, conservation 10 God, the Giyer and Pre-
moter of all COED.
= MUST BE CHANGED.
There is no law under which the Bisho