Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-13
PREACHERS TO MEET.
A Hundred Expected to Attend . Meeting
Here Tomorrow.


Hamline Church is being prepared today
for the series OF meetings which viii begin
tomorrow morning and continue through
Tuesday OF next week The members OF the
National Association OF Local Preachers
OF the M. T. Church have begun to arrive In
the city. As soon as they report at the
church. Rev John r. WrghtD. D.. chair
man OF the committee Of entertainment
gives them a card containing the address Of
the person who win entertain them during
their stay in this city. The congregation Of
Hamline Church shares this duty of hos
pitality with the other Methodist congrega-
tons In the city. II Is expected about 100
delegates viii be present many Of whom
will be accompanied by their wives. Homes
have been found for all. In addition. dur
Ing the session. the ladies OF the Methodist
churches VIII provide a lunch each day In
the lecture room of the church
The association has no legislative func-
ions put It's objects are mainly religious
and social II has been In existence for
thirty -six years and this will be the thirty
sixth annual meeting
Preachers Coming.
Among those who are expected to attend
the meeting are the following:
T. c. Reide. ID. d., president Taylor UNI
versity, Upland. Ind; c. b. Jones, H At
kin. Philadelphia: Chas. A Foster, Wilmington.
Del: Chas. p. whittecar. Philadelphia: Rich
ard Copf. NewYork: J.walter Hackney, Bal
timore: George p. Wright, Easton. Pa Isaac
Cook. Phfllipsburg. Pa; Thomas Harrison.
the boy preacher: b. ID. Kinsey, New York;
Robert Carr. New York: E. Davies. BostonI
Philadelphia; J. H. simms. M. D.. VIII
mfngton, Del: A. L. Kilburn Baltimore;
A. H. Zimmerman. Baltimore; J. w. Unkle.
c. r. Dankworth. Philadelphia: Louis
Johnson. D.T.McFarian. New York: VIVA
Owen. New York; Jacob Hobert. Harris
burg; j. c. Halbert Harrisburg; John HUI
ton. Dover. Del; J. +. Hutchinson. Clayton.
land: Rev. NJ. corbett VIM. Smith. Eng
land: c. c. Leigh. Brooklyn; ]. s. whiting
ton. Baltimore: Lucius Hawkins. Philadel-
phia: ID. s. Clark. @. W. Powell. Camden
McWilliams. Harrisburg, Pa: ID. b. Green.
Camden. n. j.; ID. II. Eeary. Philadelphia:
7. Cherry. Philadelphia: ID. Green. Newport
Emery. Atlantic Highlands. n J.: w. H.
H McAllister. Maine. J. B. Oldershaw.
Baltimore;J. w. T. Seitz. Baltimore; Vim
cent Nichols. Chester. Pa: Thomas MALTA
w. Finlaw. Camden. n. J.: @. w. Evans.
Ocean Grove. n. J.; q. w. Greenfield, Bal
timore: Geo. w; Myer. New York: Prof. r.
HUDSON Ssx Alli 1nrs on n,;o G. W. Mooney;
Bangor. Pa: ]. ID. Fay. Eastontown.
Fort Wayne. Ind: J. R Dill Wllminston.
North, Baltimore: r. L. Dickey. Baltimore:
VIM. ]. Virgins. Baltimore; Geo. T. Leech.
Baltimore; c. Sickler. Ocean Grove n. j.:
Wright Bals , J.; z: ingrim, Bslu.
VIM. Lambright Baltimore: VIM. L. Mac
cubbin. Baltimore: John Tearie. England.
The Program.
The president Of the association IN Rev.
John r. Wright ID. D.. Of this city. De-
votional exercises viii he held at 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning. after which there
will be an informal reception OF dele
gates and the calling or the roll and other
preliminary business transacted The an
| nual address Of the president viii be de-
| livered at the session beginning at O'Clock.
and the other officers win make their re-
will be announced. At $50 there viii be Q
| song service in charge OF Prof. R. E. Hud-
| son OF Alliance, Ohio. The presiding elder
OF this district. Rev. DIR. Naylor. win de.
liver address OF welcome on behalf OF
the district. and Rev. DIR. Todd the pastor
OF Hamline. viii extend a welcome on the
part Of his compensation. Responses win
be made by Rev DIR. Geo. b. Jones OF the
Philadelphia conference and by Rev. DIR.
Geo. W. Mooney OF the Christian Herald
On Sunday there will be almost q contin-
la prayer meeting: at II O'Clock preaching
| by Rev. John Tearle. delegate from Eng
land. at pm, the sacrament Of the Lords
Supper viii be observed. followed by q gem
erai love feast. in charge Of the president.
In the evening there will be preaching by
Rev. VIM. Smith. delegate from England.
| followed by revival services
| The morning session on Monday. which
| will begin at 3 O'Clock with devotional ex-
| ercises, will be devoted mainly 70 hearing
| reports from committees and reading e.
| says. At the afternoon session memorial
| services will be held The evening session
| will be preceded by a song service. con-
Quoted by Prof. Hudson. A reception OF
Fraternal Delegates Rev. John Tearle and
Rev. William Smith OF England. from thu
Wesleyan Methodist Local Preachers Asso-
i citation Of England. will be held. The re-
i sponses will be by Rev. Chauncey Shaffer,
IL. D.. New York east conference and
| Rev. c. B. Stemen. N. D., LIZ D.. OF Fort
| Wayne, Ind.
There will be three sessions on Tuesday.
| which will be mainly devoted TO transact
/ ing the business OF the assoc alton. and the
closing meeting In the evening win consist
of farewell services.