Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-10
Many Important Recommendations
Made and Acted Upon-Rcsoiuhons
Adopted and Fine Addresses De-

one OF the most interesting reports sub
naitted was the following:
Your committee, 10 whom has been SUBJ
mitted the report Of the Tidewater Dis
! trict Board, beg leave to report in favor
! Of the adoption Of the said report. amend
\ cd in the following particulars:
]. That on page 2, instead of the recon-
mendation that a committee 10 recon-
mend a suitable location for a permanent
assembly grounds for the convention ne
! appointed and instructed BY the cohVeH-
| ton, we would recommend that the mat
| ter be left with the board, as at last
! convention. ,-5 Az.
p That the request Of the board that
the convention look carefully over It's rep
rcscntatiye members ana SolcT1 Iol
| among them a board in whom IL mas con-
| GJanre he referred TO the Committee on
Nominations .. 81
3. That our custom of taking one col
lection at our annual convention LOT me
educational fund be rescinded ana that
collection be taken instead lot 1Ii1""'0'
District eVangeliZlng. ..a
4 That recommendation be 50 amend
ed as TO read. Reported as non-co-operdrr
tive churches and schools hsleau Vi
Thai recommendation be amended
so as 10 read: THAT aid from the euuCd-
tional fund be extended only 10 lhoag e.
nIicants who are endorsed by the olhclal
board Of their churches, VINO are pHs -,
callv mentally. and spiritually htleu W
nroft bv such aid. who have an edIHcsl
longing for the work. VINO can coiilptSoo
q satisfactory college course III IC"'Ut
able time. and who shall conform 10 tno
requirements as to bond ud,,,S 1tion .
heretofore established by the convention
T. X. CHANDLER, ChaI man
ina Auditing Committee reported 'A@'
tho treasurer's accounts were correct
REPORT ON HIS WORK.
Rev. Cephas Shelburn was called on 70
make q statement of his work at IedeI
icksburg. He said in substance thal WIZ" WY"
ne took hold of the work there the pullu,
ine, was in q dilapidated condition, anu
t,o fev, followers of the Disciples were
scattered and careless in their service u
tbe Master. Since that time great I'M
movements have taken place. "Ihe Work
ON the new building is progressing NICE
w he continued. land our people are
becoming thoroughly identified with the
work Thorough cooperation now exists
and the membership is increasing. MS
report was very gratifying to the conVeh-
tion and it is now believed that there Is
a bright future in store for the FREEZER
icksDurg church.
ADDRESS BY DIR. POWER.
After song the Chair presented Rev
DIT. F. d. Power, of Washington, y. =.
He took for his subject 1.-THE Master Oh
Iesus" Jesus. the speaker sald, was
1Taeter in the spiritual nature. To prove
This No appealed TO the life, spirit, and IN
Auence of Christ. lie quoted often the
eloouently expressed opinions of many
atheists and infdcls. such as Renan, Ros-
eaau ana others. All the philosophy OF
the world bowed to Him. The literary
e.u.us of the nineteenth century swells
IL fame and His personality stands con-
gpicuously about all. His teaching was
the most simple, yet most authoritative
ever offered TO the world. rms is eVl-
denced by the worlds acceptance OF Ills
teaching and authority.
In the next place, he viewed the mas
terry Of Jesus in the worlds progress
Jesus. the speaker said. had rescued the
world from paganism. from murder from
crime and from ali manner of transsres-
sion. There is Christ in men, CHRIST. III
society. and Christ in history. what 40
thu. Spanish-American war, the growing
Anglo-SaxOn affinity the opening OF
China. the Peace Conference, the maTch
of Kitchener, and the reopening or the
Drevfus case show but the working OF
the Christ through life in the worlds lie
history?
Finally. see the mastery of Jesus in the
Individual life. He chose His disciples
stmplv: calls His sheep one by one ana
pv their names This is the incarnation
which the world views to-day. From the
inoividual ripple shall swell the mighty
wave that snail wash the refuse from the
shores Of this old earth, not the historic
not the enlarged. not the philosophic
Christ. but Jesus. the Christine Christ OF
the New Testament.
The ADDRESS was magnificent piece OF
oratory and was listened to with Iapt
attention.
At the close Of DR.. Powers's address
President Hill called for pledges from the
different churches, and the total am0rnt
pledged by twenty-f0ur churches and sun
daV schools was 1915. a number of dele
gates failed TO receive instructions from
their churches as to the amounts they
should pledge.
and $3.50 was pledged.
Much discussion was engaged IN IN
the matter of giving. Strong appeals
were made 10 the people along this line by
Rovs. L. A. Cutler, j. r. II. Hundley, l. J..
Chestnut j. A. Dearborn, ana MI. y. Il.
MOOkler.
CALL ON THE CHURCHES.
Rev. j. II. T. Hundley offered the fol-
lowing:
Resolved. That our board be instructed
by the convention to send TO every sunday
school and church in the district state
ment Of what is requested OF them IN
order TO raise 81 900, now deemed neceS-
sary for our work in this district, and
| that the official boards of the churches
! he urged 10 bring this matter before their
| churches, ana, If possible, raise the
I amounts asked.
Referred TO the Committee on Resolu-
I lions.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.
After a sumptuous dinner the conven-
| ton reassembled. opening with a song
| by the choir. led by j. G. Day. Devo-
| tionaI exercises were conducted by ReYs.
| Il. NJ Anderson and II. c. Garrison.
The Enrolment Committee reported as
| follows: Sixty-three delegates and 10 min
| listers.
The Committee on Nominations reported
| the following officers for the coming year:
j. Ia Hill, president; Allie billiard, trea-
surer: Temple Roy, secretary; L. A. Cary,
treasurer educational fund; H. w Ware.
treasurer eyangelization fund; Il. w. Fox,
and A. IT, Bagby.
j. A. TignOr moved that each delegate
present make a solemn pledge TO this
convention that on their return 10 their
churches they will do their utmost 20
have all the communications of the board
attended TO. Carried.
Rev. II. c. Garrison moved that the re-