The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22
THE CHRISTIAN ENDEIPORERS
The Delegates From Kichmond-An Inter
osting Programme for the Occasion.

The Delegates From Richmond-An Inter
osting Programme for the Occasion.
The second annual Convention Of the
Christian Endeavor Societies OF Virginia
will assemble in the Freemason-street
Christian church, Norfolk, next Friday
evening and close Sunday evening. The
ARRANGEMENTS for the convention are being
made on q very comprehensive plan by
the Tidewater Christian Endeavor Union.
consisting of the societies OF Norfolk,
Portsmouth and Berkeley.
Delegates arriving before o'clock Fri
day are requested TO report at the Young
Mems Christian Association rooms, on
Main street where a reception committee
will meet them.
The several societies in this city have
elected delegates, but II is expected that
a considerable number will go not already
named. Those whose names have already
been given to the secretary are as follows:
Grace-street Presbyterian-Paui Pratt.
Centenary Methodist-Rev. II. n. Sledd.
u. d.. ira Mowery Mrs. NJ p. Murrell.
Fenton McBain and J. d. Murrell.
Seventh-street Christian-Rey. Jabez
Hall. Miss Annie Bates. Miss Blanche
Hall. Miss Lulu o. Philips. George S.
Crenshaw and ID. w. Durrett.
Third Christian-Miss Berthe Farrar and
j. Selden Taylor
Chuch of the Covenant Presbyterian)-
u. S. Bennett, w. Il. Clark, MISS Iurrel
and Miss Jessie Link.
Laurel-street Methodist-Aiiss Blanche
Whitmore
Notwithstanding Hester Wilkinson.
A new society will be formed at West
End Memorial church, in Manchester, next
Thursday night, and will probably send
delegates also.
Most of the sixty-five societies OF the
State have been heard from, and the at
tendance will be quite large.
The following interesting programme
has been published.
Friday Eyening-I:90, convention called
10 order; praise service, conducted by h.
Odend hal, Of Norfolk; greeting from
7:45. /. churches, Rev. Men. Simpson,
pastor Monumental Methodist Episcopal
church. Portsmouth; 8, 2, societies, by
Rev. George Z. Rutledge, pastor Disciples
church, Norfolk; S15. 8, city, by X. W..
Mallett, ex-city attorney; $3.50. responses
TO welcome; S:45, organization OF conven-
toni. appointment OF committees; z, en-
rollment Of delegates; 3, reports from
societies: address-"Our Keynote. or
What I am to Give and What ] am 10
Gain at this Convention" by Rev. X. n.
Sledd. ID. D.. pastor Centenary Methodist
Episcopal church, Richmond.
Saturday Morning.. sunrise prayer
meeting; $50, prayer and praise service;
IA, Eible reading. conducted by rev.
lanes I Vance pastor First Presbyterian
church. Norfolk, 10. report OF State Of
6cers: 1890, roll-call and reports from
presidents OF local unions; short address
How TO Further the Christian En-
deayor Cause in the State.
Saturday Afternoons. praise service;
a15 general business; free parliament,
hsIf hour. on committee work; confer
ence. our relations and relative duties
/. to pastor. pastors half hour. to be oc-
cunied by brief words from pastors; z, TO
Ch,rch. 4 10 Sabbath school; 4, to mis-
s,ons: 5. to temperance cause; 6, to as
ISOLATE members-to be occupied by dele
gates in five-minute addresses or papers
ON each topic; address-"Junior Societies
and Their Work." by Miss Lizzie Winston.
sunsrintendent junior work. Centenary
Methodist Episcopal church. Hchmono;
ssneral conference on ell Christian En-
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