Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-19
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
DELEGATES ARRIVING 70 THEIR con-
MENTIONS COMMENCING TO-DAY.
A uu.v Scene mt tho sevcnth-strect Chris.
tian Church Open Hearted Cor
Jia,ity-To-Day's Programme.

From now until next Thursday night
Richmond will bo the scene OF series
of interesting religious gatherlngs-the
ANNA, missionary conventions Of the Di-
ciples OF Christ
The delegates to these conventions
commonly called for convenience sake.
the Disciples Convention, VIII number
so,ne FIVE or ak hundred, and are from
all parts Of the country.
T-6a members CT TIE denomination In
,h,s city and Manchester have been for
weeks preparing to entertain the vlsi'ors'
and Yesterday the work OF assigning
them 10 homes commenced at the Sc
vonth-Strcet Christian church.
Ever train that come into the city
brought 4 number OF delegates Of both
ssxos and last night between 20 ana 80,
had arrived. The most Of these cane on
the late trains and repaired Immediately
,o the lecmre-room Of the church. where
n greetings and social meeting was
held. >.,,.,,
4 LARGE CROWD.
For several hours the lecture-room was
crowded. and what with the number OF
committeeman. the visitors. anu the IN IN
hers OF the Richmond ana Manchester
churches who assembled 10 we.come inc
latter. the church proper had 10 be
oneued to accommodate he overflow.
ono of the small rooms adjoining the
iortnre.room had been itted up as
cloak closet and post-oice. and in the
o,bsr Rev. Mr.. Moore, Rev. Mr. Omer.
and AIr. J. I.ud Hi. the Assignmc nj
Committee. were busy preparing thr
c,rds containing the addresses OF the
Hichmoul homes Of the delegates.
AZ f,st as the delegates arrived they
,,.r,. invited by tine ladies' committee
an Entertainment 70 refresh themselves
At 4 repast spread in the lectufe-Fo2m'
and then guided u tie accommodation
and given their cards.
GETTING ACQUAINTED.
Some ot the DELEGATES. weary with long
travel sought their homes almost I'M
medlat ". but the vast majority preierrrI
:, linper a while to interchange greetings
and get acquainted. This latter TASK was
not AT all difficult. The reception was
entirely Informal. and. for that reason az
The more successful III tA- Hld'''I "'
nal,in, everybody fee! privileged 10 speak
TO everybody else -
The home committees were unHrlnS IN
,,air attentions. not only to the dele
gates but 10 resident members OF othor
denominations who called. ana warm
hearted coriiality prevailed everywhere
EsueciaUv large delegations nave aireddy
arrived from Missouri and pennsylvania
though almost every State III the mon
WIS represented in the gathering last
night. ,,,,.,,.r
LADIES PREDOMINATE.
So far the lady delegates predominate'
and il is understood that many "t the
ministers viii not come until next week.
Tn. reason Of this IL that today anu
to-porrow will b. devoted to IN" con-
vertion ~ the Christian Woman's Board
az Missions. The programme FOR to-day
Is as follows: ., Reading OF scripture am
nrever. Mrs. A. VI. Atkinsoa. Indiana
,,esser4s $40 Announcements Of COM
nittecs: report Of corr spending score
tarv: report Of treasurer. l':D fresi-
dents address. lilo, Report OF l"hN-t
committee. Annie y. Morrison. Indiana.
II 20. praise service. Mrs. L. Dixon, Norm
Carolina.
Afternoon-l2o. Bib.e Reading and
PRAYER: $50 Young Peoples ana CAH-
dron's Work: @) Report OF National SUI
rerintendont. Mrs J. &. Black Indiana.
01 Address, Mrs. Cordie Il. knowles
New York: (c) Symposium; 800. Talks
lV Returned MlSSl)Nttlra' o'"'' i"''~
Service, Miss Bunnie Love, Georgia.
Evening-7:30. Praise Service. Mrs. q.
W. Yancey. kentucky; 500. Address,
Service" Mrs. Helen =. Moss. Kansas.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Monday the Convention Of the Foreign
Mission Society. Of which Rev. Charles
Louis Loos. president Of the Kentucky
University. Is president, will commence
its session. All the meetings OF the con-
ventions will be held in the Seventh
Street Christian church
Among the prominent delegates already
here are Rev. J. II. Garrison. OF ~.
Louis. II. j. Tyler OF New York; J. "a.
TYLER, OF Cleveland; W. r. Richardson.
Of Kansas city: :. T. Willis. OF Brook
Iyn: d. r.. Lucas. 81 Indianapolis: VI. NJ.
Davis. of Dallas. Tex; ". :. Priest. Of
Denver: A. -. Phuputt, az Philadelphia:
J. c. y. Stivers. Of Petersburg; Frank
Talmage. Of Palestine. Tex. and others.
| The discussions in the conventions VIII
embrace many questions bearing uron
| church work.
Several OF the Baptist and Methodist
ministers Of the city have offered their
pulpits to the Disciples FOR Sunday.