The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-16

THREE HTNDRED DIILGiILs
10 M PRESENT.
Tabb-strcot Methodist Church In Peters
burg the Place Where Members OF
the y. VI. e. 4. VIII Gather.

or Virginia. which will be held IN Peters /
burg in the Tabb-Street Methodist church /
from February 2ith 10 the 18th. promises
10 Doe "A highly interesting and instructive
gathering I. Is expected that nearly
three hundred delegates viii be In attend
auce and the citizens of Petersburg will
DO an i'm their power TO make the stay IN
their city as pleasant as possible for the
visitors.
one of the features Of the convention
Will bee the singing By a large male chorus
I'm charge OF Rev. T.. +. Dadmun, OF Dan
vile.
The following is the programme as map
ped out for the five days Of the con-
yention
Wednesday night. February 2i-90o.
Prayer service. 9:l5. Appointment Of
Nominating Committee.
THURSDAY.
Thursday morning. February $3.50
Praise and Prayer $50. Organization:
1900 Words of Welcome. 10l5. Bible
Study THE Personal Relationships Of
the Holy Spirit" Rev. G.. l. Scoeheld. -.
D.. Northnod Mass; HOO Review of the
Field. ll.45. How to Develop Practical and
Progressive Bible Study Among Young
Men. W. J. McNair, University of Nir-
gnia.
Thursday Afternoon-3:30 Song Service:
3.f5. Bible study. Tho Holy Spirit and the
Believers Experience DR. Scoiield. i:3O
District Work How Made Profitable to
Local and State Work, d. S. Bennett
Richmond.
Thursday Night-745. Song Service; sis
Report of State Committee S.35. Address
"Watchword for the Year" Roy. George
Cooper. u. D.. pastor First Baptist
church. Richmond.
FRIDAY
Friday morning. February $3.50 Song
Service. 9.fj Bible Study. Christ In the
! old Testament" DR. Scoheld. 1880, The
| Representative College Association az
/ Work. c. VI. Smith. William and Mary
| College. 11:l5 Address, Purpose and Pos
siblities of our Educational Department
| Dr. w. W. Smith. president of Randolph
Macon College. llA5 The Railroad De-
partmeut: How Increased I'm Efficiency?
(a) I'm Bringing Men 10 the Rooms. Ihos.
/ T. Wood Bluehed; OBJ I'm Attracting
Men 20 Christ J. r. Traylor. Roanoke.
! Friday afternoon - 315-515 Delegates
| from Railroad and city Associations. I'm
open session. 3.l5. Song Service. 1888 Tho
| Nineteenth Century Boy; The Associa-
| TONS Responsibility; How Shall 1t be
/ Metz Ambrose Page. Norfolk. 400 What
| Business Methods Should Prevail in the
/ Conduct Of the Association? +. T. Shelf
/ fey Lynchburg; 4.i0 open Parliament
/ Questions Relating 10 Railroad Work. r.
/ T.. Hamilton. Chicago. 3l5-5.l3 Conference
Of Delegates from College Associations
Rev. r. j. McBrydc. u. D., Lexington.
president: 3lj Devotional Exercises. 1870
| open Parliament ON College Work +. =
! Brockman. Atlanta.
Friday night-I:G Praise Service Sl5
1 Address. "A Bird's-Eyo View Of the Col
lego Field" f. S. Br0ckman College Sec
rotary, International Committee; $50 Ad-
dress. "1ne Holy Spirit and the Be
levers Service" Dr. scoicld
SATURDAY.
Saturday Morning. February 2.-9.3O
| Promises ana Praise, 9.h Bible study
| "Fishors of Men, Dr. Scohold, l0.M Plans
! for 1871: 1875 Tho Symmetrical Develop
| mout or the Association Idea, y. n. New
| man. Richmond.
Saturday Aftornoon-2'o Song Service
o.G Address. Dr. McBrydo. Lexington,
Ais Important Questions.
Saturday Nieht-1.5 Song Service S.l5
Address present Condition and Future
| Possibilities of the Railroad Work u. j."
Hamilton. Railroad secretary lntcrna-
lionel Committee. N.i5 Gospel Train run
by Men in Railroad Service.
SUNDAY.
Sunday. February 2.-s.20 \. VI. Spe-
cial Service for Delegates and Members
Of the Local Association. 1900 j. NJ. Meet
ing for Ladies. 4.00 =. VI. Meeting for
Rove. i.0 p. NJ. Meeting for Mon. Wos-
ton y. Gales. Of Roanoke i.o T. NJ.
Platform Meeting i'm the Churches. Adj
dresses by Delegates; 9a0 =. NJ. Farewell
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS.
Rov. O. 7. scofoId. Of Mortified Mass.
man with deep knowledge Of the Word
OF God. and one of the best Bible teachers
I'm tho country. will give Bible read
ing or address az the morning or evening
sessions of the convention each day. Dr.
ScoGold writes for men. "The Heart 81
the Lesson" which shows something OF
the deep thought and spiritual nature OF
tho man.
Rev. George Cooper. D. d.. pastor OF
the First Baptist church, Richmond, VIII
make tho opening address OF Thursda'
nieht. Or. Cooper IS too well known AS
thinker and speaker TO need any intro
duction through these columns.
Dr. Cooper will speak on "The Watch'
word for the Year" and will use as his
text one Sir George Williams used last
year I'm addressing the Associations OF tn'
world: Watch and pray lest you enter
into tomptation.'
GROWTH or THE ORGANIZATIONS
Tho Association was founded by George
Williams I'm 1874 in London. He. with sew
dry goods house. became interested Do tn'
spiritual welfare of their associates. an'
Organized a little band Of men when "e
came the nucleus Of this great Work
Though only hfey-thrce years oi4 the
Young Mems Christian Association h"'
been marked in It's history 1v mar'e..oo'
growth. There are to-day n ibis coInir!
more than 2io0O young mo- VINO ai'
members Of the organization; 3A nr.,-lns
are owned and used by the Association
the total net r,.uati0n OF proDefu
reaches the sum OF N>.000oo. .oao Of tn
striking fcatu. - 4 tie Association wofl
is its marvellous aaaptahiiity 20 al
classes of Young men. I'm the ,niohnini
centres our great cities. the .vili's
| places. az railroad division points an
i'm the colleges auc universities. u Ia
been successfully organized, ar thu
| has become mighty agency OF III
church 10 young men.
The work in Virginia has Kept pac
with that Of the whole country am
perhaDs leads the Southern States to-da
in development The report Of the stat
Committee 10 bo read az PETERSBURG WI
show how the work has been wondfousl
blessed in this state the past year.
> THE coon KOADS COAGREsS.