The Washington times., 1894-07-21
DEAcoNEss' CONVENTION.
National Gathering VIII Meet At Ocean
Grove August 8 and 7-Many Wash.

National Gathering VIII Meet At Ocean
Grove August 8 and 7-Many Wash.
ingtonians ON the Programme.
A convention Of more than usual local in
terest will be held at Ocean Grove. n j., on
August and7. 1t is the National Deaconess'
Convention Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
in the United States, and among the promi-
nent names on the programme are the follow
ing Washingtonians: DIR. and Mrs. J. N. Dolly,
Mrs. Senator H. NJ. Teller, DR.. d. B. Street,
Miss Miner, Mrs. Christine B. Dickenson, Mrs.
W. Burris. Col. Luther Caldwell, and Mrs.
Clara J.. Roach.
The session will be held in Thornley, Chapel
on Monday and Tuesday. There Will bs
three sessions each day. at q m. 2 and 7.3o
p. m.
The programme in full is as follows: Monday.
August q, a IN. devotional service, led by Rev.
Bishop psnne .,
Robinson and Henry Wade Rogers; appoints
ments of committees; miscellaneous business;
forming OF seminaries committees Of instruo.
tions for discussion Of aspects Of the work. for
superintendents, care Of DIR. and MrsL j. NDalby;
for deaconesses, Miss l. A Gaddis, Miss Ids
Miner, and Miss Bonita; for board Of direction,
Dr. ". w. Clark, DR.. Wheeler. and George O.
Robinson; methods Of support. Mira y. A. Minsrd
and Mrs Frances Hamilton; courses Of instruc.
w. H
Walden, Mrs II. W Rogers and Dr. j. n. Dalby.
lO3O m, reports from the boards Of man
agement Verbal reports Of i've minutes each
from board Of management Of homes repre-.
sented
AFTERNOON SESSION. 4
p m, meeting of the deaconesses .. m,
Mrs. II. Teller presiding Training of the nurse
deaconesses: what Shall Be Its Extent?' DR.
D. B. Street and Mrs Churchwell; .Does 1t Need
to be as Prolonged as That Of the Regular
Trained Nurse." Miss May Comisky Bliss,
Discussion. 4p. m. 1ospisais i and Their s RsIa.
ton to deaconess' work Rev Dr. Oldham, rep.
Iesenting Pittsburg Deaconess' Home Miss,Hen.
rietta Downing, representing Brooklyn Deacon-
ess' Home. Report from institution at Portlsnd(
Greg. Discussion
MONDAY EVENING.
7.2o p. m--Reception.
TUESDAY, AUGUST Z.
sa m.-Young peoples meeting. Descones
topics II possible. 9a. devotional ex xercise
Miss Miner and otherA ~ a m--Bishop Thoma,
ganization of homes connected with W.
L. NJ. s Detroit plan, Mr.. George o.
Robinson. Philadelphia plan. Mrs W; L Bos-
and Mrs NJ. c. Hickman. 10.30 q m, Expert.
ence from practical work of the Deaconesses
Five minutes talk by DeacoEesses from the
several Homes represented. II. 81 a m, The
National Training School Addresses. Mrs Jane
Bancroft Robinson, Mrs. Christine B. Dickenson,
Preceptress, and Mrs Angela h DaviA
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2p. NJ, private meetings Of the seminarisA
Q 30 p. m, devotional exercises, Mrs w. Burria
3 y. IT.. Mrs. Clinton B. Fisk, presiding The
conference board Of nine: It's relation TO dea.
coness' work. Mrs. d. r. Rust Discussion. ais
D. m dsaconess' homes: How shall they bc SUP.
ported Mr.. Samuel Hamilton. Discussion
Five-minufe talks by representatives Of differ
ent homes on deconess homes. how shall they
be supported? 4p. m., Sibley Hospital, MIRA
W. Burris; Its relation TO National Training
School. Col Luther Caldwell The deaconess
and her value in city mission work. Address by
Rev. DR.. Hanlon- Ten-minute talks on
deaconesses as helpers for pastors; dea.
coness homes, advantage Of small homes
near the field Of labor: slum work in cities.
q 80 P. M-Bishop J. NJ Walden presiding. Ad.
dress bybi shop, 'Dsaconesses in This Country
as Home Missionaries Address by DR.. Edwin
A. ScheI. The Deaconess Work and the EpworIh
Leagae A call for Deaconess volunteers by the
" Dalby and Mrs C. L Roach Adjournment
In addition to those already mentioned the
persons will go from Washington:
Miss NJ arian Fowler. Mrs. W. Burris, Mrs. 4.
t. Stuart, and Miss Ida Miner.
At the close Of the Deaconess' convention,
on Wednesday, August 8, thre will be eele-
bration of the Woman's Home Missionary
society. of the Methodist Episcopal church in
the United States The exercises will be held
morning, afternoon and evening in the Ocean
Grove Auditorium. and will include ad-
dresses by several Washingtonians and
bishops Of the Methodist church. Represen-
tatives from the boards of management, con.
ference boards, superintendents and deacon-
ssses representing the several homes will bs
present and participate in the meetings. The
anniversary programme is not yet complete,
but will pe exceedingly interesting. including
reports from different branches of the work
and conference societies.