The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-14
DISCIPLES CONVENTION.
IT WILL BIZ HELD IN TIE SEVENTH
STREET CHRISTIAN CHURCH,
ANeut onx HupdrsA Delegates Expected -
Attend the National 6sthsripg-Ihs
esssion VIII Last Eight Days.


senfion OF the Disciples have been COM
pieted and after hard labor, the pastors
81 the four Christian churches oil hich-
nond and Manchester nave suc s,,raci,ye
prosramme. Letters nave been addressed
10 the ciergymen .. other denoi.hna
tions in this city, informing them OF 'ne
fact that the convention IL 10 DE, heiu ~
Richmond and any families who reel
disposed TO entertain delegates during
their stay In this city are requested 70
notify their pastors or any memper oi
the committee OF this fact
The sessions OF the convention, wnich
viii take up eight days. from oct lstn
to 2Stn, will be held in the SeVenth-Street
Christian church, which edi1ce has been
thoroughly overhauled and repaired for
this occasion The organ lott has been
transferred from the front OF the builaihg
10 the space over the pulpit, new organ
has been purchased and placed In posi-
ton and the entire interior OF the build
Ing has been reprinted and upholstereo.
II is thought That about 90 DELEGATES
Will be present and II Is also expected
that a number of missionaries Will be IN
The following is the official programme
arranged for the several bodies that
compose the convention:
woMAN's BOARD or MISSIONS
MISUNDERSTANDING: 1880, greeting and
social.
Friday-Mornlng: Q. reading OF Scrip
ture and prayer messages; 10. announce
ments of committees. report OF CORE.
spending secretary. report OF treasure
vice. Afternoon: 2. devotional service:
2:3o report of national superintendent OF
young peoples and children's WORK, ME-
j c. Black, 3. address by Mrs. Cordle rs Is;
Committee on Leaflets. Mrs. Harrison,
4:30 praise service. Evening: 1870 praise
service: s. address. Service" Mrs Helen
T. Moses, n. Topeka. Kan.
C.
ports OF committees: 10. talks by returned
missionaries; 1880, offerings. II 80, praise
service Afternoon: 2 devotions; 3, re-
ports Of committess-continued; $3.50, con-
secration services. Evening: 1880, thanks
giving services; s. address. Mrs. Persis
l.. Christian, Eureka Springs, AK.
sunday-Evening: 5. hour OF prayer
oKHEBAL MISSIONARY CONVENTION.
Monday-Forenoon 9 o'clock. devotional
exercises, b. q. Denham, Kansas city,
KAN s:So, presidents adaress com .; nN T S
10, reports. o. Board Of Managers, ~
treasurer, @) Committee on Education
II 10, address, w. ID. McClintock, uni
verslty OF Chicago. Afternoon: O'CLOCK
devotional exercises; 2:l5,, reports OF com com,
mittess--CD Ways and Means, tO New
Missions. go Foreign Populations, Miscei-
ianeous Business. Evening: 7:S9 O'CLOCK
lain House of Representatives, Washing
ton, D.. G.; s., address. A. b. Philputt'
Philadelphia. Pa.
Tuesday o'clock. DEVOTION
N. y; $3.50. report of the Board Of Negro
CHARACTERIZATION and Education, report
of Committee on Negro EvangeliZation
and Education, address by +. l.. Powell.
Louisville, Ky: 1045. reports from the
feld-text, "They rehearsed all things
that God had done with them" tActs
xiv. ~ This conference, will be under
the direction of j. II. Harden, correspond
ing secretary. and the following mission
aries will be expected to make short ad"
dresses: W. b. Craig. San Antonio. Tex;
g. G. Bs0Ten " hsc6 g. M h9arf%
knoxville. Tenn. J. VI. McGarvey, Jr,
Charleston. w. Va; T.. w. Darst, Boston,
Mass. and j. A. l.. Romig. II. 4. North
general evangelists; l:SO, reports of COM
mittees: ~ Enrolment. 60 Nominations,
60 place Of next meeting, 40 Resolutions.
Afternoon: o'clock, devotional exercises;
tension. report of thu Committee on on
j.. Smith, Topeka. Kan; report OF Com
mittee on City Evangelization, Evening:
son. Atlanta, Ga: s. address on Church
Extension" by George II. Combs. Kan
sas City, No; S:45, ten.minutes address
by g. W. Muckley, Kansas CITY. Mo.
votional exercises. W. u. Lloyd. Nash
Vile, Tenn; $3.50. reports OF standing com.
mitteeS. 1880, report OF superintendent
OF Christian Endeavor, j. u. Tyler, Cleve-
land. o.; unfinished business
yoBKIaN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
dnesday-Afternoon 2. devotional
exercises. led by Lloyd Darse: 2:30, APP |
pointment OF standing committees: 2:4O !
annual reports. 500, song: So address, !
The Glory of the Missionary Character"
w. ]. Lhamon; 4. adjournment. Evening: |
80 devotional exercises led by +. q. |
Conscience" A. II. Cobb: $50, song; S:35. |
address. The Love OF Christ Constrain- |
eth U.s. J. j. Spencer; 9:05, song. 9:l0,
adjournment.
Thursday Morning: 9. devotional ex-
ercises, n, II. Chamberlain; $40. report
OF Committee on Europe: $40. report
OF Committee on Turkey; 9:55, song; 10,
report OF Committee on Japan; 1920, ad-
dress, The Missionary Spirit i'm Our
Homes" Miss Susie Sublett: 1910. re-
port of Committee on China: II, address,
Worldwide Missions as a Motive to
Christian Union," j. II. Garrison; il 40
song and prayer; u, adjournment. After
noon: 2. devotional exercises. led by A.
nj. Growden; 2:20. report of Committee on
India; 2:i0. report of Committee on Nomi-
nations; 2:i5. report of Committee on En-
rolment; 2;So, address. our Journals
and Worldwide Missions" L. d. Power;
1920, -. Evening; 730, devotional ex-
THE Pulpit and Worldwide Missions"
Only once before in 1876 the Disciples
National Convention has met in This
city.