The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-04
passed around. This was followed by
prayer aud the meeting dispersed at

P"oocu oiOuuu' 1nlS was followed by q
prayer aud the meeting dispersed at a
late hour.
That the reader may the better realize
the appearance Of the dining hall dur
ing their ceremonies 1t would be we'll to
add that the women in their white
caps and regulation dress sat by them
selves on the north side, whilst the
brethren were seated together on the
south eide, the brethren and sisters oc-
curying about half the building. All
the ceremonies observed by the brethren
we're carried out in like manner By the
sisters.
1t was with considerable difficulty
shat many visitors reached the electric
cars that night, for the work had been
30 hot and heavy during the day that
many teams had gone home or had
broken down from overwork and some
OF the drivers Of those .hatsremained,
taking advantage of the helplessness of
some OF the public charged, all:the way
from hfty cents to two dollars head to
carry the people the three miles be-
tween the Brubaker farm and the Roa-
noke Street Railway.
Yesterday the regular services took
place during the day until $3.50 D. M,
when 1t was announced that there would
be no more preaching but that Tuesday
would be devoted to the business of the
meeting. At dinner shortly afterwards
various requests we're pu blicly made re-
garding brethren who expected to leave
for their homes Tuesday, so that it
would seem as though the meeting
would be closed this afternoon.
In the morning at the breakfast table
the announcement was made that the
messengers or delegates sent by the
churches from the various States we're
requested to assemble at school house
near by to organize for the business
conference on Tuesday morning. Nearly
Ioo congregations were represented at
the school house by bishops and minis
ters One OF the Oldest bishops pro-
ceeded to call for the names OF the
bishops that were sent as delegates and
every delegate was requested to take
list of them.
All the States where the brethren are,
were called. This being done, the
delegates were requested to withdraw
to private places and instructed to &C..
lect from the list OF bishops twelve
names to be voted for as standing
committee for the business conference.
This was done with great caution, and
delegates were requested to make their
selection, asking Divine aid. But be-
fore proceeding to this, FIVE bishops, W no
were not sent as messengers, were nom
mated and approved to constitute a
committee on election of standing com
mittee.
This committee at once organized
Itself and preceded to receive the ballots
OF the delegates who OF she same time
time handed over to them business
papers and letters of greeting from the
various churches. After this WAS done
the committee reported who were elected
as the standing committee and to these
twelve brethren all papers were en-
trusted and they at once organized.
Yesterday the following presiding elders
or bishops were elected to conduct the
business meeting to-day: Aaron FrAntz,
OF Ohio, foreman; Henry CARRIER, OF
Ohio, reading clerk; Samuel Murray, Of
California, writing clerk. These three
officers and the following constitute the
standing committee: j D. Musselman n,
Joshua Kessler, j. M Mohler, G. V.
Siler. w. Csssel, A. Crumpecker, Elias
Bruoaker, Elijah Freshman and George
Long.