Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-08
WILL MEET TO-DAY.
DISCIPLES TO HOLD THEIR CON
vENTIoN Ar INDEPENDENCE.
EMBRACES ALL OF TlDEWATER
All of the Churches I'm Easter" VIZ
amin Twcnty-Ninc I'm NUMBER y"
lie Reprcsente0-The fr"e'"
for the Gbrcc Days.

The thirty-third annual convention OIL
l,e Disciples Of the Tidewatcr District
virginia. will be held at Independence
church. Hanover. beginning this mernins
ana continuing three days.
The programme is as follows:
To-day's scssion.-Devotional eXer-
cises. J. ~ Spencer and n. 4
Richardson's; Enrolment Of Delegates
Address on state work. by ii. G
Garrison: Appointment OF Committees
Report OF District Board; Short Talks on
Boards Report. Reports from Churches
Possibilities Of a Collection for Missions
W. +. Smith.
Wednesdays Session.Dcvotional EAe'
cisos. J. a. DciS-born and Richard b"sDS .
Enrolment Of Delegates; Reports OF NoH'-
n,i,tees. Address. +. ID. Power; Reports
from Sunday Schools; Best Organization
and Conduct OF Sunday Schools, J. 1. L.
Irundley. Home Missions. W. i. Cowden'
Thursday Mornings Session-C. w. j.
M.-Doxology: Reading OF Scripture ana
Prayer; Song; Address OF Welcome MIS-
Chestnut; Response. Secretary's Report
Mrs. Hawkins; Song; Report Of AuNiii"-
ries; Woman's Work in the salvation ol
the World. Mrs. Junius wilkins; Sohs'
Bible Chair work, MIS-. DUKE, suns
Imaginary Tour OF Our Mission f'elus'
Miss Shackelford; Paper "Our SILVER AN
niversary," Miss Wagner; Song foHY"-
ed by Offerings for the Work Praise o'i-
vice. led by 49,; Paper. ION children
Work" Mrs. Maxwell Song 'Quesl'oh-
Roy: Report OF Committees, Beheolcuoh
and Prayer for the General WORK.
Thursday Evenings Session.-Devotion-
nj Exercises. c. Shelburne and L. A. Cut =
lar. Enrolment Of Delegates; Reports OF
Committees; New business; Ad)ourhmen"
CONVENTION AND ITS OFFICERS
This convention is made up Of delegates
from the twenty-nine Disciples chutches
An Tidewater Virginia They are; An
tioch. Ashland Corlnth Emmaus. Ephe-
sus. Fredericksburg. Gethsemane, Graf
ton Hampton. Holly Grove, Independence.
Jerusalem, Lebanon (Caroline). Lebanon
(Warwick). Manchester. Newport News.
Norfolk, olive Branch, Olivet. Paul
CROSSROADS, Philippi, Rappahannoch'
Richmond 49, Seventh Street, Marshall
Street Third. West-End Mission; Slash,
Smyrna. West Point, Westville.
The officers Of the convention are'
President. Mr.. J. l. Hill, Richmond;
Secretary, MIR o. A. Hawkins; Treasurer
Air r 4. Cary These gentlemen. with
the following, compose the Board Oh IIus-
tees of the convention; MessIs Allie Dll-
lard. w. l.. Sydnor. r. G. Valentine, ard
T.. b. Brown.
THE WORK BEING DONE.
The board in their annual report make
80, atrfFG
collections of the past year. When we
took up this work one year ago. we found
SSiS1 to the credit Of the evauselizing
fund and S7Gl 10 i'm cash ana $3.50 in
notes In the educational fund With all
debts paid. To-day we have to report the
evancelizing fund owing Sll3.52 over ana
above the cash in hand, on the 500 pledged
To the building fund Of FREDERICKSBURG
church
The. convention will observe that the
educational fund il al present IN larry
good condition. The board wishes that
there were applicants from al parts Oh
our district for It's aid. such as were con-
templated by the originators OF this tund.
Young men of sound bodies and sound
minds consecrated 10 the Lord. and my
prepared along educational lines To enter
COLLEGE for systematic and thorough BlbIe
study. There are none such known Co. us.
The hoard close their report win tcf-
tain recommendations. among which are
these:
]. That the S2OS per month be continued
TO Fredericksburg for preaching ior one
year.
p That an advisory committee, COM
posed of one member from each cnurch
and school i'm the district, be appointed
~ your b. ri every year. aud these mem
hers be requested TO look after the IN
lerest Of Tidewater work I'm their re-
srrctive church or school and answer ell
S6Emunications and keep the board post
"a on all matters pertaining to It's WORK
3 That our usual custom Of taking one
collection. and that for the educauohal
fund. be roscinded and hereafter only
one collection be taken. and That be lot
Tidewater District evangelzing.
4 That the incoming board be instruct
"a 10 write 10 each church and school in
this district. and cal their attention 10
the importance of regular and systematic
cO-oueration. and IL they do not agree 10
conform to the plan that is agreed on by
this convention. that the name or such
church or school be dropped from our
rolls.
Quite a large number OF hiChihonu anu
Manchester people will probably attend
INDEPENDENCE church. where the conNeh-
tion meets. Is about two and ha1 mics
from Ash aud Delegates VIII go TO ASH
land by any Of the trains OF the hicn-
mond Fredericksburg and Potomac road,
ora n. driven out to the church.