The times., 1899-11-16

The annual meeting OF the general mis-
sionary committee of the Methodist Epis
coFaI Church opened at Foundry NJ. =
Church, corner of Fourteenth and G Streets
northwest yesterday morning.
The morning and afternoon sessions were
devoted to business, and in the evening
reception was rendered the visiting dele
gates by the local reception committee.
Tns delegates present included all the
Bishops Of the Church. besides many min
i5ters and missionaries. Bishop Vincent
presided at the morning session. The other
officers of the committee are Or. $. l. Bald
win, Recording secrst tary; Dr. Homer
Eaton, Treasurer; Rev. Dr.. Leonard. senior
Missionary Secretary.
TIE work to be done by the committee
is the sppordouing 90 the funds collcctz9
durins the year for missionary work. This
sum. as announced BY the treasurer.
amounts 10 81 .e36 54fc3. which is an in
GREASE over last year Of nearly S55 GOO The
debate a. 20 t0w much Of this should b.
s-t aside for foreign missionary work and
how much should be spent iu this country
took up a part oi the morning session In
The aftorDoca tEia on ion was settled by
tb- CUnmittgs voting TO appropriate $500 62l
for taieiEu missionary work and $3.50 s1j
for the F0me work
In the evening the programme was one
ct welcome and greeting. The church was
decorated with palms and flowers. and tie
addresses pre- eled by special music Bish-
rU HHrst presided. Eev Dr. Clark offered
the Invocation ana Rev DR. Huutley gave
scripture reading. p Bishop Hurst briefly
H.. Of
introduced Rev Dr. J.. B Wilson pres.d-
ng elder cf the Washington district DR..
WILSON'S welcome was q hearty and cor
dial one. He spoke o. the city. OF the
church in which the Convocation was ID
and predicted most successful meeting
G.. W. +. Swartzell followed. also vel
coming the delegates. Responses were
then made by Bisnop McCabe Dr. W. 7.
Smith, Dr.. J. r. Chahee. and DR.. S f.
Upham
Today q morning and afternoon session
will be held. At / O'Clock the delegates
will participate in exercises attending TIE
breaking CT ground for Rust Hall, and for
an addition 10 Sibl5y Hospital. In the
evening President Mckinley VIII receive
the delegates and their families at the
White House. Three hundred invitations
have been issued. The reception viii be
neld from to II o'clock.
AIe EltiSto III GuHNeCtlCO WIN LDe
breaking CT ground this afternoon will
begin at the Training School, 1140 North
Capitol Street. Rev. A. H. Ames. D. D.,
President Of the school, viii preside Ad-
dresses viii be made by Bishop j. F.
Hurst, Bishop c. c. McCabe. and Bishop j.
II. Vincent Mrs. " G. Mcdowell. the
vice president of the board of managers,
viii respond The company will then go to
the site of Rust Hall, North Capitol and
NJ Streets. The presiding officer here will
be Rev L. B. Wilson Bishop S. NJ Mer-
ril will make the address, and the sod
viii be turned by Mrs, Jane Bancroft Rob
inson, secretary OF the. Deaconess Bureau.
Prayer win be offered by Bishop w X.
Ninde.
sibley Hospital corner North Capitol
and Pierce Streets, will then be visited.
The exercises here win be presided over
by Rev A. II. Ames, D. d. Mrs. D. B.
Street chairman Of the hospital board, will
deliver an address. The presentation will
be made by Miss c. A. Atkins. director of
the hospital. Bishop Z. G. Andrews viii
make an address, and sod viii be turned by
Mrs. Clinton b. Fisk president Of the
Womans Home Missionary Society. The
exercises will close with prayer by Rev.
j. M Buckley d. d.