The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-12


efai secretary. Blueheld. Conversation:
rieid ana Opportunity FOR Railroad Work
ton.
Junior Department. w. L. RaScline.
Harrfsonburg. presiding. Paper: "What
nsencies Can the Association Employ 10
WIN 'he Boys9' George r. Tibbitts. gen.
TlM secretary. Lynchburg. QUESTION
1Ia"er on Boys Work, George A. OVER
" .U' general secretary. Hampton. Paper:
wise and Unwise Methods in Conduct OF
junior Work" A. J. Helbig, Washingt On
ana Lee University.
committees local and district. James y.
rush' Washington. n. C., presiding. Pa
per Necessary Steps in the Preparation
LOT Successful District Conference" r.
M Smith. Richmond. Conversations
what are the Most Fruitful Sources Of
weakness In our Committee Work." II. i.
Ahuei son, international secretary, Attain
"a Ga. Paper: THE Responsibility OF
,he committeeman for the Social and Spir-
ituol Life Of the Association" f. l.. Cleve-
iand' general secretary. Petersburg.
Presidents and Boards OF Directors Jas.
T. Borum, Portsmouth. presiding. Paper:
Does Membership I'm the Board Involve
responsibility? II SO, How Much?" Cap
tain H. NJ. McIlhany, Staunton. Conver-
satlon: THE Conduct OF a Board Of Di-
rcctors Meeting" John r. West Rich
mond. Paper: The Relation of Presi-
Cena and Of the Board to-(a) the Asocia-
lion; ,b) the General Secretary" +. w.
Phillips Hampton
On Friday evening after another praise
meeting, the reports Of the State execu-
tive committee and State secretaries will
be presented. whereupon addresses will
follow on The Supreme Need OF Our
COLLEGE ACCnpfa tim - nv
els ii. Smith. Of the University Of Vir-
ginia, and on "Thc College Work in all
Lands" G. X. Ober international secre-
tary, Of New York
On Saturday an early morning meeting
for prayer will be held at $50 o'clock
Later in the day the reports of the parlor
conferences will be received, and Mr. E.
f. Shelley. OF Lynchburg, will read a
paper on Personal Factor in Our Work:
How Cultivated"
In the afternoon a number OF questions
in regard to the work will be answered,
and a public examination OF the railroad
work will be held by l. T.. Brown, State
secretary of ilionis. while Mr. j. T. Cur
It's, OF the University of Virginia, will
read paper on THE Relation OF the
College TO the Local Work" business
meeting will bring the afternoon session
to n close
III tNt evening the TallTOdQ Work Will
be discussed as II is viewed by the bust
ness man, the professional man, the rail-
road man, the general secretary. the
State secretary. the international secre-
tary. Short addresses on the various sub
jects will be made by l.. l.. Marks OF
Petersburg: H. Thane Miller, of Cincin-
natl. o.: A. l.. Woody, of Crewe; j. 4.
Grubb. Of Shenandoah; /. r. Brown. OF
Illinois; II. =. Anderson, of Atlanta, Ga.
The closing address will be made by Mr..
Arthur w. Milbury secretary Of the
Industrial Christian Alliance In New
York His subject will be THE Young
Men in Our Cities: How Can we Reach
Them for Christi"
On Sunday morning a special prayer
service for delegates and members OF the
local Association will be held. In the
afternoon at o'clock a Bible study for
delegates will be held. An hour later
meetings for men. railroad men. ladies
and boys will be held in various places
OF worship. In the evening platform meet
ings will take place in the various
churches of Norfolk. when addresses will
be delivered by some Of the delegates. At
S:45 p. NJ. the farewell meeting will
be held in the First Presbyterian
church, when Mr.. c. X. Ober. interna-
tional secretary, OF New York. will deliver
an address on "Our Missionary Commit
tee"
1t is expected that about four hundred
delegates will attend the convention. and
all indications point to a very successful
gathering. The State secretaries and
members of the State committee have
been working without ceasing for weeks
to bring about good results. All the
railroad companies have granted reduced
rates for the round-trip from the various
points TO Norfolk, and the delegates will
during their stay in Norfolk be enter
fained by the residents of that city.