Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-24

| President-Jabez Hall, Virginia
I Vfce-Presidents--w. Chenault. Kansas;
! J. G. b. Stevins. Pennsylvania; c. r.
Williamson. Georgia.
Recording Secretaries-B. l.. Smith.
| Kansas; J. II. Gilliand. Illinois. and W..
| c. Payne. Pennsylvania.
Corresponding Secretary,-J. II. Hardin.
| Cincinnati.
Treasurer-E. r. Tingley. Cincinnati.
| Auditor-Challen Fillmore. Cincinnati.
! Board OF Managers. A. Lord. s. NJ.
/ Cooper. w. s. Dickinson. II. T. Atkins. A.
| l.. Chapman, "a. r. Ogden. Il. w. Wes-
son. Russell Errett. II. r. LOOMS. w. F.
| Groom. George -. Ranshaw, all Of Gin
| cinnati, and G.. w. Anderson. OF Ken
| lucky.
| Board OF Church ExtensIon-J. p. Haley,
| l.. Bacon, ID. o. Smart. W. +. Richardson.
| j. r. Bryan, r. H. Waggoner. Fletcher
| Cowherd, all OF Kansas City. and W.
| Chenault. OF Topeka.
| Board of Negro Evangeization and
| Education-E. 4. Powell. II. l.. Stone, $.
| II. Thomson. J. p. Turbett. w. ]. Loos.
w. :. Gitner. George Daren. and w. c.
| Grinstead. all Of Kentucky; Corresponding
Secretary, c. c. Smith. Of Ohio.
THE NEXT CONVENTION.
Tho Committee on Time and Place re-
| ported. though its chairman. J. z. Tyler.
that the time be the usual time in Octo-
Der. and that ST. Louis be the place.
| This was received with applause. Imme-
diately Mr.. w. H. Wright. OF Texas.
| moved that Dallas. Texas. be substituted
| Tor 81. Louis. This brought to his feet
Mr.. W. Is. Holman, OF Dallas. editor of
| the Christian Courier. who made one of
| the happest hits OF the convention. He
was constantly interrupted by applause
as he pictured the greatness of Texas
and the earnest desire OF the brethren
ana citizens OF Dallas generally On the
| close of his splendid effort the vote was
taken, and Mr.. Wrights motion was
carried amidst great enthusiasm SO
io' for Dallas. Texas!' is the cry for
me next year. After due announcements
| inc session of the morning closed with
the benediction by DR.. W. *. Pendleton,
OF Florida.
The convention met promptly at 2
O'Clock. thus showing that business is the
watchword. After a song and prayer by
J. II. Hardin and T. p. Haley, c. W
Muckley, corresponding secretary of the
Board of Church Extension. presented
the report OF the board which was most
gratifying. The summary shows:
Total notes, secured and unse-
cured, October ]. 1Si...........S s., 1864
Total resources in hand OF trea-
Surer OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1903 -
Fivc-year pledges considered sure 10000 90
Total resources October /, 1884,. 207. 059 Is
Total collections for past year.. 81. 2O4 81
Net gain for the year,. ........ 1860 %
Thirty-seven churches have been helped
this year. There are forty-seven loans
| promised, aggregatng s26,225. There are
over 1000 organizations that have written
To the board during the past five years
indicating that they would build If they
had a little help.
CHRISTIAN UNITY.
At the close of the reading of the report
Dr. Tyler Of New York. came forward
and presented DR.. w T.. Hatcher. of
Richmond. who, with Drs. Eager Of Ala
bama; kerfoot. OF Kentucky: Carroll OF
Texas, and J. Il. Hawthorne. of Georgia,
were appointed n committee at the late
Southern Baptist Convention at Dallas.
Tex. 10 take into consideration the ques-
tan OF Christian union. The Doctor read
a carefully-prepared paper on this SUBJ
Ject, which was referred. on motion of
Or. .Pendleton. to the standing committee
which the Disciples have had for years on
the question Of Christian union. and this
committee was requested to suggest to
the next annual convention of the Dis
clples committee Of conference. who are
to meet similar committee from the
southern Baptist churches
At the conclusion of Or. Pendleton's
remarks. DR. y. Il. Tyler made one OF
MS Characteristic speeches, which swept
like wild-fire over the audience as he
pathetically declared that the first ser
mon which he ever penned, now old and
yellow, and locked in a safety vault in
New York, was on the subject of Chris
tian Union" He also affirmed that II he
knew when he was 10 die he would be
glad that his last utterance should be on
the subject of Christian union. He was
sometimes called lobbyist but. be that
as II might. he would willingly live and
die In attempting 10 bring about that
union for which his Master had so
earnestly prayed. Dr. Tyler's address
was received with tumultuOus applause
by the large audience.
\ very interesting feature Of the after
Moons service was a symposium on
Church Extension" led by T. L. Smith,
OF Kansas. and participated in by F.. NJ
Rains, W. j. Loos, g. \. Abbott. w. f.
Richardson, W. @. Payne, \. A. Buxton.
7. II. Bryan. and W. X. IIoman. These
speeches We're heartfelt and thoughtful,
and well received.
EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
a long series Of resolutions, containing
thanks TO the press Of the city for faith
lhi T. ports, TO inc failfO10S Tor the re-
duced rates given. to the religious press
for courtesies shown. and to the citizens
and friends Of Richmond for their gener-
GUS hospitality extended TO the convention
Resolutions were adopted endorsing the
Christian EndeavOr movement, and espe-
cially its missionary extension feature,
endorsing temperance. and expressing
strong and answering hostility to the
liquor traffic, commencing the work Of
Christian union now so prominently
being discussed and cornplimenting the
secretary Of the board and the board for
their faithfulness In the past year
The temperance resolution was most
heartily applauded.
n report on education embracing some
very practical suggestions, was made by
Professor II. L. Willett and adopted
After the doXology the convention ad-
j0urned TO 100 =. NJ.
The Evenings Service.
The Introductory services last night
were led by G. T. Williamson. Of At
lanta, and were participated in by quite
a number of delegates 4 most touching
prayer was offered by Rev }. 5. Lamar,
Of NaldoSta in behalf Of G.. a. Hoffman,
Of Missouri, who was taken suddenly II!
in the afternoon session of the conven-
ton.
After this prayer and very beautiful
solo by a. a. Buxton. of Missouri. the
address of the evening was delivered by
DR.. George II. Combs of Kansas city.
who although quite a young man, is
one OF the strongest young ministers of
the Christian Church. and occupies one
of the strongest churches OF Kansas City.
THE ADDRESS.
The subject of the address was "Open
Doors" The speaker began by showing
that the world is tired of human creeds-
but little for them, ami, In truth. ignorant
OF them. He showed that Unitarianism
was the logical swing Of the pendulum,
and that reader than ever before Is the
East for the simple Gospel OF Jesus
Christ. The speaker spoke eloquently OF
the new South, and of its possibilities,
Of its new hopes and new spirit and new
purposes. He then showed how ripe and
ready was the great West for the spread
OF the Gospel; that the possibilities OF
that section are without any ability TO
compute. The West accepts everything.
1t has eastern pedagogues and bloom
ers." Partisan art, thistle exterminators,
Boston literati, rainmakers. theoso-
phists, and grasshoppers; women polti-
clans, ana potato-bugs. While this is
true. and the West has It's faults and it,
failings, 1t also has already won its
greatest victories. and yet greater vic
tories still wait upon the tomorrow. The
West is ready for our plea. Do but let