The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-07
THE BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW
WILL HOLD ITS CONVENTION. HERE
A Very Large Gathering IS Expected and an Exceed.
ingly Interesting Programme Has Been Ar
ranged--Co Comments About Some OF the
Most Prominent Speakers.

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brotherhood Of ST, Andrew in the United
States, one OF its annual conventions IS
going 10 be held in the Sotst1i. To the
meeting which opens n Richmond next
Wednesday, therefore, there attaches a
two-foia interest. ilrtegcs; on the part
of the South IN entertaining the northern
and other delegates. and ainterest on the
part OF the northern and other delegates
in visiting the South. For this reason and
others II IS contidenta4ly expected that
the fifteenth annual convention Of the
bretlnerhood VIII be one Of the most sue
cessfui ever he'd
This meeting WIFI also he the first Eds
cof'aian meeting in Richmond of much
consequences for a long time and quite
naturally, the Local Assembly has deter
mined to make this one that viii DE re-
7nerlbered.
Judging from the Attendance at former
conventions. 1T is safe 70 say that a repre-
sentation of about 100 delegates may be
expected To assemble here. Many mem
bs1,s of the Brotherhood. will take this oc-
oas!on TO visit Richmond and view her
historic surroundings Virginia, the Mother
OF Statesmen IS also the Mother of
Churches, and Bruton Church. at VIII
Hamsburg. and the ruins of Jamestown,
VIII attract considerable attention. In
formal excursions 10 these places and to the
batfletield5s around the city wild be fire.
alent. a historic service will be held "a
OLD st. Johns Church. and an address.
historical iniits nature and appropriate TO
the surroundings. VIII he delivered by a
speaker Sset to be appointed.
LOCAL WORKERS.
The local convention committees mat
last Tuesday night at Craze Episcopal
Church, and from the reports submitted by
the chairmen of the several committees
1t was seen that all plans are progressing
most favorahly. Nearly all the details
for the great meeting are thoroughly ar
ranged, and the committees View their
work with pride.
Tsn, Reception Committee is as follows:
Messrs. s. Rutherford Rose. chairman;
John B. Minor. Jr.. John NJ. Taylor. F. c.
Christian Robert S. Rives. Taylor Curtis,
w. T Tyrer. M. NJ. Mcclure, Thomas
Armstrong. II. NJ Vaughan, Horace Sla-
ter, Byrd Newton and Charming Newton.
The Richmond Committee testreF the
name of every delegate and visitor TO the
convention, partly as a. 1nlaiuter of acscl-
rate record and partly that r. clac1lond may
possibly be shown to nave surpassed, IN
size. any previous meeting OF the Brother
hood. All men attending the conveil ton
are therefore asked to register alnnled1ate-
ly upon arrival. Upon dong this they
VIII receive the bit of ribbon that win DO
duty as the convention badge, ana which
will entitle them 20 a seat IN the space re-
served IN the hail for delegates.
A room will be reserved at the JeffeT-
son for thu office of the Registration Com
nittee. which is az follows:
Messrs. A S. Gibson, chairman; W. w.
IIarx5wfclze. Seldom Wake, w f. Powers,
Lewis Brander, Robert Tahh, Horace
stringfellow. yenabIe Johnson, c. Y
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cure William N Jones. c. S. Cook
Complete arrangements have been made
for the hotel accommodations of the dele
gates. In addition to the hotels, a large
number of boarding houses have been Sc
cured for the needs of the repressrl fatlEes.
PERSONNEL or THE MEETING
The soratorical features of the coming
convention are Of the best. The Raght
Rev. Sidney. CatHln Partridge, ID. d, blsh-
OBJ of I<yoto japan, is a speaker OF some
n,,al3ty He is little known here, but Will
be warmly welcomed. Bishop Partridge
has been in Japan for years as a priest
h,,t All the last General Convention, when
q r,lew missionary diocese was erected In
Janen he was raised 10 the BishopTic.
I3lshop Arthur c. A. Hall, of Vermont.
is weIl-linown to the brotherhood and IS
wem liked HIS visit wifi give great pleas
pre TO many, and as he opens the con
Nventlon. the initial attendance is expect
I'D r., hi. of the. best DR.. Hall Is an Eng
afsrr,,ar1 l,v birth, amid came TO America
as one Of the Convey Fathers. ne -
,.ons:si sred a speaker of great 1orce aiiu
eloquence- -,
Mr.. G. Harry Davis is another who VIII
no welcomed to Richmond. He IS hrs'
,-;oa-nres1deut of the Brotherhood, Il
whom his ;erse and exceedingly forcetu
s-yle of speaking is well known
MFR. William c. Sturgis, Christ Church
@..1,- t1.ysn. needs no introduction 10
I,tcbrno11sf. He is a graduate of Yale. and
z,-hsl.. sin a young man visited here on
the occasion of the first Diocesan Con
yeution. about nine years ago Inc I'M
rression he made then stiM remains ~
4t,.. minds of his hearers
Casting the eye down the long list OF
s-,ea tsers, one is delighted TO see sucH
-,arnes a Rev. T. D. Brattoa, the newly
anpotn.sea rector of St Mar-y's salooi'
Ra3e:s4l. N c.: Bishop Anderson OF oi, ~.
GOO. RoF,ert E. Speer and John Il. Mott
Of tho Presbyterian Church, and man.
a. hers noted for their oratorscal SIKH.
SENIOR PROGRAMME
The fun programme of the senior ooas
as REVISED is as follows:
"Wednesday. October 10-S to F. Nj. 81
pauls Church, Quiet Hours; condnctes
hy 9F,e Right Reverend Arthur G A. Hall
n D. Bishop Of Vermont. 400 Z. VI
jefferson Hotel Hall; Informal Meeting Oh
Delegates.
Paa,rs church: Opening Service: Chsrg:
10 the Co-7vention:. The Right Reverend
Robert A. GIBSON. D. D., Bishop-coadjutor
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