Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-11
IN ANNUAL SESSION.
THE sAPTIsTs AND DISCIPLES TO
OPEN THEIR MEETINGS TONIGHT.
ss,ststers, Conference at Leteh-strsci
Church Thfs sfornine-Some Who
Have Arrived.


Association OF Virginia will open at
l~ieh-Street church this morning at 10
o'clock.
This session will probably last two or
three hours, and there will be another
one tomorrow morning ut the same
time.
A programme embracing many inter
esting subjects for discussion has been
arranged and some Of the ablest men IN
attendance will take part in the debates.
The list OF topics was published a few
weeks ago.
THE ASSOCIATION.
The opcning session of the General
Association will be held in the same
church nj 1870 O'Clock tonight.
Or. Hatcher will call the meeting to
order. after which the election OF officers
will follow. Rev. DIR. L. G. Jones, OF
Norfolk, win preach the Introductory
sermon Immediately after the election OF
officers. unless it is decided 10 post
pone this until tomorrow. II Is
customary to have tho sermon
al the first session.
DIR. Frost will deliver the address OF
welcome on the part of the church and
the people generally. The ASSOCIATION
will be in session until Friday night.
MAKING PREPARATIONS.
Tho local committees were hard at
work the whole Of yesterday preparing
for tho association. The church was the
scene of busy action, as It's finishing
touches were being given. AS fast as the
delegates arrived and reported at the
store Of Secretary II. NJ. Starke they
were taken in charge by the Reception
Committee and shown to the homes as
signed them
The evening trains brought them in by
scores and they will come by tho hun
dred this morning. The attendance Will
doubtless be larger than ever before.
Most of the delegates will stop at pri-
yate residences but some few will be at
boarding houses.
SOME WHO HAVE ARRIVED.
Among those who arrived yesterday
were the following Rev. A. 1. Lynn
of Mountain View Rev. Q. Il. Herndon'
of Leesburg, Va. Rev. +. i. Berkleey'
OF Culpeper Rev. Q. X. Crrnksha ms
of Hanover Rev. w. {. Iyree, OF mar
risonburg; Rev. w. @. McCown OF Cor
donsyille Rev. T. G. Goggen, BEDFORD
county; Rev. J. w. Couch, OF Lerrlg,
Va. Rev. c. @. Jones, OF Lynch
burc Rev. f. II. Jones, Of Chatham.
Messrs. c. n. Williams, b. L. Adams,
Paramount II. II. Seay, of Blackstone;
g. r. Towson, Saluda Professor o. Il.
Stern. Salem; G. G.. Snead, Fork Union
Marcellus Snead, Bethel, I'll. IL. Sand
ridge. Crozet Il. Z. Robinson, Martins
hnrg. w. Va: b. G. Booker, Orange
Courthouse. and W. Il. Nelson, Amiss-
vile.
EXPECTED TO-DAY.
General r. i. T. Beale, of Westmore-
land county, will arrive in the city to-
Dr. Henry Mcdonald, formerly pastor
of tho Second church, Is expected to-
day.
Professor S. d. Jones, principal of
Glade Spring Female Academy, will also
reach the city to-day.
Colonel q. h. Griggs, general super
intendent Of the Danville and New RIVER
railroad. is one of the delegates to the
meeting, and will probably reach Rich
mond to-day.
Rev. C. G. Biting. d. D.. Professor
Charles L. Cooke, of Hollins Institute
Rev. Andrew Broaddus Rev. L. /.
Eaton, of Louisville. Ky. Hon. ).
II. Borum, OF Norfolk ; Rev. X. w.
Cridlin, Southside Institute, Burkeville;
Rev. J. William Jones, OF Atlanta; Ut.
George b. Taylor, of Virginia Military
Institute Professor Noah X. DAVIS,
University of Virginia, and Rev. William
Il. WYATT, Of Gloucester county, will he
among the visitors during the associa-
ton.
WITH THEIR FRIENDS.
DIR. G.. W. McCown, OF Reidsville, n.
c.; DIR. /. Il. Lake, of Upperville. and
DR.. A, f.. Owen, of Portsmouth, are the
guests OF Rev. DIR. William +. Hatcher.
The following are the guests of Mr..
John +. Kagiand, No. 903 Floyd ave-
nue.: Samuel ID. Jones, principal oil
Glade Spring Female Institute, and wife
Hon. J. b. L. Mills, of Big Stone Gap
Rev. ]. NJ. McManaway and wife, OF
Big Stone Gap; Rev. q. t. james. ID.
d.. OF Allegheny Institute; Mr.. Robert
Adams, OF Luray, Va. W. Nj. Young,
Of Big Stone Gap.
The Disciples Convention.
Every train arriving in Richmond to
day is expected to bring delegates to th'
Disciples Convention. There will b'
no session Of the body until tomorrow
but the committees and boards will NEE
ats O'Clock tonight at Seventh-Stree
90 Il. a. oo,noal tnOafhnr
complete their reports.
The Christian Woman's Board OF Mis-
sions will assemble at s o'clock to-nlgh
nt the Lutheran church, corner Seventh
and Grace streets, for preliminary ant
social meeting.
delegates will on their arrival &
straight to the Seventh Street church
where the Committee on Entertainment
will be in waiting to assign them homes
sUNpAY.scHooL DAY.
Tomorrow is Sunday-School day, an
Che following is the programme for tn
morning session, which will begin at tn
Seventh Street church at 10 o'clock
Devotional exercises, by Il. W. Val
hook, Danville, Va. opening exercise:
by F. L. Bullard enrolment Of dele
gates appointment Oh SoI1lhilUees
Credentials, Resolutions, Plan of Worl
Ways and Means, and Nominations.
Essay" What Methods of Co-operi
zion will Increase Interest and Eflicienc
IA Our Sundsy-School Work IN th
State ply Il. IL. Bagby.
Five minute speeches on Sunday
school work hy l.. NJ. Omer, Clifto
Forge Il. W. Berry. Green Bay Pete
Ainslie, Newport News B. A. Abbot
Charlottesville I: +. +. Billiard, Lyncl
burg.
Reports Of committees, new business
offerings 10 the association, adjourn
ment.
CHRISTIAN woMAS's BOARD.
This board. Of which Miss Ellen Ken
OF Louisa, is president, and Miss Gill
Cary, OF this city, secretary, will Ia,