Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26
THE BROTHERHOOD.
ST. ANDREWS GENERAL COUNCIL
TO MEET HERE NEXT OCTOBER.
MUCH INTEREST In The CONVENTION
The Local Organization IL Perfect
ing Plans for Entertaining the
Organization.
Organization.


| Brotherhood of st. Andrew has decided
to hold its next annual convention in thi.
city, interest here in the great Brother
hood is on the increase. There is an ex-
ceedngly active local council of tn
Brotherhood in this city and the mem
bers thereof are preparing to give tn
general council n rousing welcome next
October
The Brotherhood Of st. Andrew ha,
its origin in the Bible class of ST. Jane.
church in Chicago in 1888. It's insplrd-
ton was drawn from the first chapter
Of the Gospel OF ST. John. in which is told
the simple story of the beginning of ouI
Lords ministry. John and Andrew were
the first to follow Him. and they "abode
with Him that day for it was about the
tenth hour" Then we are told of An
drew: He first hndeth his own brother
Simon. and saith unto him, We have
found the Messias. which is, being in
terpreted the Christ And he brought
him TO Jesus" IL is this sublime ex-
ample which the Brotherhood of ST.
Andrew" seek TO emulate.
The order was formally organized in
1886, when It's first convention was held
in Chicago. The sole object OF the
Of Christ's Kingdom among young men"
and its hope is built upon two gules-the
Rule Of Prayer and the Rule Of Service.
The rules are laid down I'm Article l., Of
the constitution, as follows: "Ihe Rule
Of Prayer is 90 pray daily for the spread
OF Christs Kingdom among young men
and for Gods blessing upon The abOrs
OF the Brotherhood. The Rule OF Ser
vice is &C. make an earnest effort each
week TO bring at least one young man
within the hearing OF the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. as set forth in the services OF the
Church and in young mems Bible
classes" The work begun at Chicago
spread rapidly throughout the United
states, ana in 1890 a branch OF the
Brotherhood was organized I'm Canada;
In 1891 IL was founded i'm Scotland. in
1872 it was fousded in Australia. IN 1896
a national organization was completed in
England and i'm the same year it was
established i'm Jamaica, British Hondu-
ras. and Trinidad.
THE LOCAL COUNCIL.
There are I'm the neighborhood Of 1900
chapters i'm the United States, containing
some 1900 members, of which Virginia
mas about seventy chapters, with up
wards of goo members. There are eleven
chapters i'm this city alone. with d mem
bershlp of 2Z5. The pioneer chapter i'm
Richmond was that founded at Grace
church, in 1883, by Right Rev. II. NJ
Jackson; then followed others. i'm the Or
der named: At ST. James, Monumental
ST. Pauls, Holy Trinity, Christ church.
St. Johns, St. Marks, ST. Andrews ALI
Saints. and st. Philips. The chapters
from these several churches are orga-
nized into the Richmond Local Assembly,
whose officers are Eugene ~. Massie,
president; Thomas POindeXter Vice-presl-
dent; Alexander 5. Gibson, secretary, and
these. together with II. l.. Valentine
and p. A. Arthur, form the Executive
Board, to which the general management
Of local affairs is entrusted.
a special committee. of which Rev
William a. Barr was chairman, was sent
to tho General Convention. recently held
IN Columbus. o.. TO invite the Brother
hood 10 hold its next annual convention
in this city. and the General Council has
unanimously decided 10 accept the invita-
tiOn. as was officially announced last week
by Secretary John W. Wood, of New
York. The first two conventions We're
held at Chicago, in 1886 and 1857; the
third at New York, I'm 1855, the fourth
at Cleveland, in lSsJ; the NTH az Phila-
dephia, IN 1850; the sixth at ST. Louis
in 1881; the seventh at Boston. i'm 1872
the tl5ulu III DtLIOlLs III 1oios the lllNu
at Washington. in 1884; the tenth al
Louisville, in 1895; tho eleventh at Pitts
burg, in 1896: the twelfth at Buffalo. in
1870, the thirteenth at Baltimore, in 1885
and the fourteenth at Columbus in 1899
THE FIFTEENTH IN RICHMOND
1t Will be Richmouds fortune 90 have the /
fifteenth on October 1O-lA 1850. and it
is believed that this convention VIII
exceed all others IN point of numbers
and interest. About 300 delegates and
visitors are expected. and it Us hoped that
they Will find a welcome here which Will
surpass all anticpauons. They Will On
our hotels and boarding-houses but, of
course, they will also be prepared for a |
taste of old Virginia hospitality" and |
Richmond will not disapp0int them.
The necessary expenses OF the cOnven-
ton will be about 5000. and this amount
has TO be raised by the local assembly /
Some time ago u Finance Committee Wa.
elected for this purpose consisting OF
Eugene c. Massie, Henry Lee Valentine
Richard III. Meade, Joseph Y. B.deOOd .
and Thomas G. Ruiiin, and it has since
been determined TO enlarge this COM
mittee by the addition Of one member
from each OF the several chapters. The
full committee will be announced in a
few days, and active measures viii be
taken at once to secure the fund needed.
All other arrangements are In the hands
OF the Executive Board.