The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-11
THE CHRISTIANS
HAVE ADJOURNED
Most Successful Meeting Ever Held
in Virginia.
WILL COME AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
Several of the Mini,ters Will Remain
Over and Preach at the Rich
mond and Manchester
Churches To-Morrow.

fllN .IleEINlldl1 0plAiAf N1h az ~
President Dearborn promptly at . o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Devotional exercises
were conducted hy Rev. Peter Ainsley, OF
Baltimore, who CAV "a very helpful ak
on the Christians Freedom"
On resuming the routine business, no
committees being ready to report, Mr..
| Cooke made d short talk and read a paper
referring 10 a movement inaugurated by
the ". c. T. L.. petitloning The Legs
lature 10 enact a law making II obligatory
upon public schools To teach the evil or
| intemperance-the evil effects upon the
human system OF alcoholic drinks and
other narcotics I'm connection with phys
iology and hygiene.
This paper. in the form Of resolutions
and petitions. was heartily received, and
on motion this body put itself on rec
ord as joining heart and hand with the
W. G.. T.. L., and by motion OF Judge
Garnet. the Baptists and Methodists. to
meet shortly I'm annual convention, were
asked 10 join IN the petition.
MEET HERE NEXT YEAR.
l.. NJ. owen. chairman of Committee on
Time and Place. read the report which
| nominated TUESDAY after the second sun
day I'm N0vember. 1850. as the time. and
recommended thu the place be left to- ihe
discretion OF tie State Board. Report
adopted.
BIucdeld. w. Va. Piedmont Assembly,
/ Glrduusvlle. Scventn-Strcet church, and
Third church, Of Richmond. all EXTENDED
Invitations for neSt meeting. 10 Is safe
Go say that the next meeting VIII be in
| Richmond.
! Mr.. Herbert Miicy, of Woodstock, state
| superintendent. submitted quite a lengthy
ID. 90 HL. aa.HL. BE-. Ella. State .#IUD. md
that some progress had been made in
this line OF work during the year. Mr..
| M.ioy gave the allowing statistics. and
made some timely suggestions and recon-
mcndati0ns:
Societies on present roll. H-2l reported;
/ GA active members; associate member
/ ship. NJ: total 100. Cain IN membership,
lo4: loss g. net gain. "a; number Of con-
/ versions from societies. 123. Money raised
[ for all purposes, SZ5220, from 10 societies
reporting on finance.
ADMIRABLE ADDRESS.
The speech of the afternoon and by
many thought TO be the speech OF ne
/ convention was delivered by Brrris a.
| Jenkins. president of the University of In
/ |dianauoiis. on Christian Endeavor Work
Following Mr.. jenkins. Prof. Young.
who has been before this meeting several
times. ana who is always listened 10 with
deepest interest by those who love 90 study
tho old Book. gave an address on the
Bible Work az the Universities
In the course Of his remarks, Prof.
Young said: In 1872 the Board Of visitors
Of the University. az the suggestion OF
Thomas Jefferson. invited the various re-
lieious denominations To- establish theology
cal schools on the confines OF the Jniver-
sity. This invitation was rot accepted
The DISCIPLES of Christ 10 not desire a
Theological Seminary at Charlottesville
We prefer 10 lave young men broaden
their general culture studying science.
literature and especially the language.
rather tina neglect these fundamental
stuUies fin order 10 attend theological
schools.
Mr.. Young further said. "The aim of
| This work is not 20 advance any deuomiua-
ti0nal interests but 90 advance the inter
est Of universal Christianity. ON the
| foundation Of the University OF Virginia
| Bible lectureship. evangelical scholars of
the various denominations viii foe invited
to cxalt the Bible before the young men
OF the University"
Before adjournment Mr.. W. j.. Fox.
! chairman of the State Board. made q few
timely remarks. urging q hearty cO-opera-
tion of an interested I'm carrying forward
Che work here so wei begun.
ON motion President Dearborn was ten
dered the hearty hanks Of the Virginia
Christian Missionary Society for his eff
oient service in presiding at all IT'S ses-
sions.
Convention was dismissed by prayer by
f.. \. Cutler.
c.. W. y. NJ. SESSION.
O. W. B. NJ. session was called TO order
by Mrs. Robert Tyler. of this city. De-
v%otlonal exercises We're conducted by Mr..
Arthur Hamakcr, Of Strasburg. led IN
prayer by L. A. Cutler: hymn. All Hail
the Power of Jesus Name" Impressive
service of sentence prayers. led by Mrs.
Hamaker. and closed by Mrs. j.. NJ. Omer.
a number took part.
This meeting was concluded by Mrsg
Salena Duke, who spoke 10 the ediica-
ton Of every one on Work in Foreign
Fields
EVENING SESSION.
AS upon previous evenings, before the
hour announced. the auditorium was We'll
filled, and when Rev. G. A.. Young. leader
of the devotional exercises. announced the
first hymn. ION viii YOU not tell 1T 10
Jesus to-day" the vast thrOng was ready
20 join in the inspiring service.
Rev. Burris A. jenkins, president Of
the University of indianapolis. Was called
10 read and TO lead in prayer.
WOMEN IN INDIA.
The first speaker OF the evening was one
who needed no introduction. Mr.. Whar-
ton was az his best and on his favOrite
theme. The New Era FOR Women in
india" Mr.. Wharton has labored I'm
India most Of his time since the begin
ming of the year lsS3, and in sixteen years
wOrk in that benlghted land he has mad
himself familiar with every phase of he.
conditions.
Mrs. Ida W. Harrison. of Lexington
NY. one OF the best wOrhe AID mo-
pleasant speakers among all the throng o.
Woman workers in hat army, more thar
thirty thousand strong, was Introduce
10y Mr.. Young. and from the announce
ment Of her subject-"lndirect Results OF
Missions'-to her closing sentence, she
held the undivided attention OF her audi
ence.
EDUCATIONAL WORK.
Mrs. Kelley was called to the platform
to speak on Some Phases Of the Educa-
tional Work" She briefly but eloquently
presented the problem Of the age-the spir-
itual education OF the youth Of the land
and earnestly urged its solution by those
who have It in their power-the fathers
and mothers.
The songs. the prayers ana the speeches
were inspiring. but the motto, Ten Thous.
ana Dollars for Virginia Missions and
Two Thousand Five Hundred Souls for
Christ in Nineteen Hundred. hanging in
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