Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10
LEAVE FOR BUFFALO
THE VIRGINIA DELEGATION TO
START TOMORROW EVENING.
BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.
Their Convention One Of the Impor-
tant Religious Gatherings of the
Year-Movcment for Earlier Meet
ings-some Who Go from Richmond

| The Virginia delegates to the twelfth
annual and first international conven-
ton of the Brotherhood OF st. Andrew
will leave for Buffalo. N. Y, tomorrow
evening via tho Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac railroad. Among the
clergy who will go arc Rev. Thomas
semmes, Of St. Andrews. OF this city;
Rev. o. s. Bunting, Of ST. Paurs.
Petersburg; Rev. william ID. Smith. OF
st. Georges. Fredericksburg, and Rev.
A. S. Lloyd. OF st. Lukes, Norfolk. Mr..
Thomas Poindexter, secretary Of Rich
mond local council, and Mr.. W. w. Gill
lett. secretary Of Petersburg local coun-
ell, will be among the delegates.
The first convention of this order
was held in October, 1885, and wa, COM
posed OF delegates from twenty chapters
in eight dioceses. Since then IL has
spread to Canada. Scotland. England.
Australia, New Zealand, the West In
dies, and South America. There are
sixty chapters in Virginia. eleven of
which are in Richmond. The representa-
tive to Japan, Mr. Frank Il. Wood, will
be at the convention, as will also Messrs.
j. L. Houghtetng. silas McBee. w. C.
Sturgis, and other distinguished persons.
WANT TO MEET EARLIER.
The council has been frequently urged
TO appoint the annual convention for
July or August, instead of September or
October. At its last meeting resolu-
ton was adopted that the convention
OF 1898 should be held in one Of the first
named months. Immediately 1t is con-
fronted by serious difficulty. The one
city which had formally slgnihed its
desire to entertain the convention has
withdrawn It's invitation, and has re-
extended it with the proviso that the
COW ention meet In October. The rea-
sons for this action are, briefly, that the
heat Of midsummer is not conducive to
the spiritual effort which a brother
hood convention requires, and that the
absence I'm tho country OF large pro-
portion OF the people would make 1t i'm
possible for the convention to leave its
mark upon the life OF the community
TO the degree desired There would be a
further disadvantage next year in
summer convention, m that IT Is gene
raj convention year.
October days in Buffalo and other
northern cities are bracing and light
overcoats will be desirable. IT is the
wish OK the council that the headquar-
tiers ct the tennessee Hotel should be
used by all delegates, whether guests
Of the hotel or not. All officers and
members of the council Will be glad TO
see there every man who wishes to
make their Acquaintance, The Buffalo
committee is planning a trip 10 Niagara
Falls october 18th. II a sufficient num-
Der Of delegates signify their desire to
take the trip, arrangements have been
made for a special train from Buffalo
and a special train upon the Gorge road
at a total cost Of 50 cents for the round
trip.
Buffalo, the city selected for the con-
vention. Is in many respects one OF the
most attractive cities In the United
States. It's broad and shaded avenues
open up vistas Of natural beauty,
which are rarely seen In any city.
DELEGATES FROM RICHMOND.
1t is thought that Richmond will be
by seventeen delegates, !
some Of whom are Messrs Edwin B. |
Snead. Stewart NJ. Woodward, George |
" DtHSDu, W. MARRIOTT, Joseph |
II. Shepherd, and p. A Arthur.
Arrangements have been made in Buff |
falo for the accommodation OF the Vir- |
g.nia delegation ar Miss Armstrong; |
corner OF Delaware avenue and Mohawk |
street-only five minutes walk from ST. |
paul's church, where all the services are
10 be held. and ten minutes walk from
Music Hall, where all business sessions
are TO take place.
Right Rev. CORTLAND whitehead. d.
D., Bishop OF Pittsburg: Right Rev.
Henry b. Whpple, ID. D., Bishop Of MIN
lesota; Right Rev. John Dowden, ID.
D.. Lord Bishop OF Edinburgh Right
Rev. OH ". Whitaker ID. d., Bishop OF
Revs. James S. Stone, OF
Chicago; j. Charles Roper, OF Toronto;
William G. Sturgis. OF New Haven;
SIessrs. John Seeiy Ward, of New York;
Edwin Burritt Smith. OF Chicago. and
he Right Rev. Davis Sessums, d. D.,
Bishop OF Louisiana, with many other
uminaries, will participate.