The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11

A long, fiat wall covered with sheet
iron is used for frying. Large, square
pans are used to fry potatoes, eggs,
bread, etc. Long spoons and turner's
are used to stir and turn over the food.
There are pipes carrying hot and cold
water through the kitchen. The Sis
tiers attend to the cooking.
THE TABERNACLE.
The roof of the grand stand through
out the entire length has been extend
ed to the track, forming a tabernacle.
Seats have been built on the steps and
benches on the tan walk with q plat
form in the centre, against the track,
for the officers of the convention.
Electric lights have been strung
from the roof. The seating capacity
has been estimated at 5000. The
acoustic properties are fair, for the
building Is open on three sides.
FIRST DAYS BUSINESS MEETING.
Raw and chill Indeed was the air,
the rain driving down and the ground
wet aud muddy when the hour fol-
opening the annual meeting struck.
Thousands undismayed bv the disa.
greeable weather thronged the taber-
nacle and waited. Promptly at nine
O'Clock the standing committee-the
executive body of the church-con-
sisting of thirty-five members, entered
tine tabernacle by way of the centre
aisle and seated themselves ON the plat.
form, with large number of elders,
delegates and sisters.
The tabernacle was well filled by this
time, with some 1900 or 5000, repre-
senting their churches throughout the
United States.
Elder l.. w. Teeter said, 1--WE are
heIe this morning, brethren and sisters,
as representatives of the whole church
on earth" -
Elder Henry France then announced
the following officers made by the
standing committee:
l.. w. Teeter, Ind, Foreman or
Moderator; Daniel Hayes, Va, Read
ing Clerk; J. H. Moore, ILL.,, Writing
Clerk; J. B. Light. Ohio, Door-keeper.
read scriptural selection Acts chapter
XIV, then the rules governing the ses-
sion.
l. All queries for discussion with
their answers shall be read by the
clerk, after which the moderator shall
declare the same open for discussion.
2. The reading of any question may
be called for the second tune, but not
oftener, il there be objection made.
8. No one shall speak without first
addressing the moderator and Being
recognized by him.
4. No brother shall have the privi-
lege of making more than two speeches
on the same subject, unless by COM
mon consent of the meeting, and the
first shall not be longer than 10 and
the last not more than minutes.
5. The moderator shall require every
brother when speaking to confine his
remarks to the subject before the
meeting.
6. Any brother using personalities
in his speech shall be called to order
by the moderator. and if he persists,
he shall be told to take his seat.
s. The moderator shall decide who
has right to the floor, and when his
time expires.
s. The moderator shall decide when
the discussion on each subject shall
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put on its final passage. But if objec-
ton be made to his ruling, then the
standing committee must unite with
him in deciding the matter.
8. 1t snail be the duty of the moder-
ator to keep order in the congregation,
and for this purpose he may call to his
assistance other brethren, or the stand
ing committee may call brother to
keep order.
10. No question shall be put upon
its passage before the delegate present
ing the question may have an oppor
tunity to explain it.
IL. Motions or amendments to the
answers in papers that are presented
to the annual meeting shall not he en-
teItaiued by the moderator until the
one presenting the paper has opportu-
nifty to explain it, aud its merits are
discussed by the meeting, then, ifthere
is not union of sentiment Ia the
meeting, the moderator may entertain
amendments to the answers.
IL. All members present shall have
the right to participate in the discus
sious Of all the questions before the
meeting, and in case any query or que