The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-10

Seventeenth Annual Convention OF the
Virginia Christian soce'y

/ CNurch yesterday morning AT IL CLOCK.
/ The convention was opened with Scripture
I reading and prayer by II. V. Omer. Of
Louisa. Judge w s, Gooch. OF Roanoke.
president OF the Society, made an able
address, thanking the brotherhood for
! the honor conferred upon him for the past
/ five years. lie emphasized the fact that
/ this is the most important convention In
! the history OF the brotherhood In Virginia.
The committee on enrolment reported
| ninety delegates present, and sixty
churches represented. This was only
! partial report. since II was made early In
the proceedings, and quite number OF
delegates have not arrived.
Mr. J. j. Hi. the efficient secretary,
made a full report OF the work during the
year The report was accepted and re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means.
After the appointment Of various COM
mittees the convention adjourned to din
ner i'm the basement room OF the church.
The ladies Of the churches OF this city
and Manchester deserve hearty conGratu-
lations for the splendid manner in which
they attended to this part Of the pro-
gramme.
The convention reassembled at o'clock,
/ and. after a brief devotional service, the
regular order Of business was resumed.
The Sunday-school and colpOrtage COM
mittee recommended that one man be
employed as agent for the State paper.
combining the office with that OF Sunday
/ school evangelist and cOlporteur After
some discussion. the report was adopted.
The report Of the committee on nOmina-
/ lions was recommitted TO the committee.
Colonel J. b. Cary, chairman Of the
seminary committee made a partial re-
port, a fuller report Oe made at a
later time
The Lynchburg Church asked that the
interest on money owed by that church
TO the State board be RENTED for two
years, promising that the entire debt
! be liquidated at the expiration Of that
time.
Visiting brethren and ministers Of other
churches In the city were invited TO seats
in the convention.
A. r. Moore Of Richmond, ]. d. Hama
/ ker of Strasburg and II. e. Garrison Of
Roanoke were appointed as delegates
from the State Convention TO the Nation
al Convention 10 be held in Chicago in
September, 1893 these delegates to have
authority TO appoint their own alternates.
The convention was delayed for short
time in it's proceedings in order to give
time for two important committees 70
complete their reports. During the mean
time Mr.. S NJ. Cook. OF the church at
Harrodsburg Ky, and for eight years
supported by that church as a missionary
to Africa. entertained the convention in
talk on the work in that country.
The committee on nominations reported
the following: President. A. r. Moore;
First President. Colonel John b.
Cary: Second Vice-President II. f. Nc
Wane; Secretary, Thomas Clemmitt;
Treasurer. William NJ. Hill; Auditor, VIII
liam f. Fox. The report was adopted
BY this time the hour for supper had
arrived and 10 use the words OF Rev.
Jabez Hall, the ladies gave untiring at
tention to the comfort Of delegates"
At the evening session Mr.. A. Mclean,
Of Cincinnati corresponding secretary Of
the Foreign Christian Missionary Society,
delivered an able address.
At the close Of the address Mr.. Ainslie
took charge OF the meeting for the pur-
pose of raising the necessary funds for
the carrying on Of the State work dur
Ing the next year. He stated that the
sum of 81, 200 was required, and the con-
| vention responded very literally by rails
! ing the sum Of 81. 2SlGO
The convention then adjourned until
this morning at 10 o'clock. The pro-
/ gramme for to-day is as follows:
Five-minute talks on the question, us
! Il Necessary to Have a State Paper? II
so, How and When Shall it be Establish
| ed?'-L. a. Cutler. b. A. Abbott, r. w.
/ Vanhook, w J. Shelburne J. a. Spencer.
| Colonel e. +. Stickley. Colonel J. b.
/ Cary.
Christian Womans Board Of Missions,
| Thursday night session. s o'clock-Ad-
dress. Mrs. Persis Christian
At tho Lutheran Church.
The Christian Woman's Board OF Mis-
sions met in the Lutheran church, on
Seventh street yesterday, and was pre-
sided over by Mrs. p. /. Christian.
The session opened with devotional ex-
ercises. Mrs r. II. Duke president Of
the Seventh-street Church Auxiliary, de-
Ivered the welcome address, which was
responded to by Mrs. A. VI. Chamberlain,
of Newport News Reports were read by
delegates from the various churches In
the state a letter from Miss Farrar
who is being prepared for missionary
work at Bethany College, and paper by
Mrs A. NJ Chamberlain on "Our Mis-
siOns closed the morning session.
At the afternoon session several re-
ports were read. and the very important
report Of the ways and means committee
read and adopted. The exercises OF the
dav closed with a short talk from Mrs.
Christian, urging the auXiliaries to work
harder the coming year. and an excellent
paper was read by Miss Philips on IN
conscious Influence
Thursday night Mrs. p. L. Christian
will deliver at Sevcnth-street Christian
church an address Oh The Exodus OF an
Idea"
The meeting of the Christian Woman's
BOARD OF Missions will continue its eXer-
cises on FRIDAY morning, beginning at IL
o'clock, in the Lutheran church.