The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-21
FOUR LARGE RELIGIOUS BODIES
WILL MEET WITHIN A MONTH
The Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists and Dis
- ciples All Arranging for Interesting Gather
50 ings-Something About the General
Organizations and What
They Will Do.
They Will Do.

forecast the nature Of these changes
For Richmond but q. slight variation
OF the arrangement is expected. There
are few pastors who have served their :
charges more than one year. and there
Is but one whose four-year term eX-
pires.
Those In the East Richmond pistric.
VINO have served one yea- are: W. 3.
Beauchanp. Broad-Street: G.. H. Spooner,
Trinity; George n Wiley, City Mission
airy; C. D. Crawley. Unton-Station; r. H.
Bennett, st. James: F. E. Ship. Fair
mount In the West Richpond District
there are two ministers serving their third
year. They are: Rsv. r. +. Gayle. at
I.aurel-Street and ]. s Peters, OF Barton
Heights. Rev. E. A Potts. at Highland
Park, Is serving his second year The fol-
lowing are just closing their first Year,
s. A Steel, at Centenary; l. s. Betty.
at CIay-Street; John T. Bosnian. at Park
Place. and r. NJ Maxey. at Asbury-
TO RESTORE TWO DISTRICTS.
A matter OF much interest Will ariss
from a. proposition TO restore the Norfolk
and Portsmouth districts to their former
| boundaries, and to make such additions
as Will meet the requirements OF ths
conference There is a. difference OF opin-
| ion as 20 the formation of the district.
| The conference has in it Isl ministers
| classified as follows: Presiding elders, To-
| ministers III Charge Oh St<tGOLS OF OK
| cults, 22e: assigned to institutions OF learn
| ing. 8: assigned as editors OF church or
! sans, 2; and L at ,orphanage- On the su-
! perannuated list there are .. and local
| preachers number lis.
| There are 743 churches in the confines OF
/ the conference, TT9 SUnday-scnools, S55J
! teachers and 61,9s3 pupils. The Church
/ membership numbers SS,5sa There are
! 1894 members of the 1I5 Episcopal Ep-
F.! worth Leagues.
! DISCIPLES CONVENTION.
| The State Convention OF Christian
| Churches in Virginia Will be held IN this
/ city. at the Sesenth-Streer Christian
Church, November 18th to 18th. The con-
| yention. which is always of great import
| ance. promises this year to surpaSs all
( other in point OF interest and attendance
| Arrangements have been progressing
! rapidly, and entertainment will be fur
| nshed by tha local Christian churches
! to the delegates, of whom about $50 out
I side the city are expected
| The business of the convention will con-
| sist of sessions of the State Ministerial
] Association ON Tuesday, November 18TH
| OF the State Missionary Society on Wed
! nesday and Thursday mornings; OF the
| Sundav-SchooI Convention Wednesday az
] terroon, and the Christian Endeavor Con-
! vent-on on Thursday afterne or, and OF
! the Christian Womcn's Board of Missions.
! which meets on Friday The sessions OF
| the convention will De held in the main
| auditorium of the church. which " II be
! arranged for the occasion The work OF
! the body will be the reception OF reports
| Of the years work by the different aux
! iliaries; the election OF state Boards, anc
| the election of officers
That the reports Will be encouraging is
/ undoubted The work OF the convention
! is in a. most hopeful condition, and
! great things are expected Of the coming
| campaig n.
| The programme, which has been arrans-
! ed for the meeting, contains the names
| of many distinguished persons.
| Rev Charles VI. Sheldon, the author
of TN His Steps, will be here and
| will deliver an address before the Chris
tan Endeavor Convention.
Miss Mary GRAPHICAL and Miss BESSIE
| Farrar, both OF India. will address the
| Christian Woman's Board of Missions.
| Miss Farrar is 2. native of Virgin 4. and
has q number OF friends here who will
delight in this opportunity to hear her
speak
Other distinguished speakers from
abroad who viii be here are the Rev,
T. H Garrison, of St Louis. editor OF
the Christian Evangelist; and Rev. c.
P Williams, of Atlanta, Ca These last
VIII address the State Missionary So
ciety.