The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17

All that remains on the programme ~
4,e conooleted is the arrival of the date,
and that is coming on apace. There is inc
usual lull after the excitement OF prepara-
ton. and the programme arranged and
the speakers selected to the local commit
tees of arrangements survey Their work
with pride and confidence in the result.
That this will be one OF the best gather
ings Of Leaguers ever witnessed Is an
assured fact.
THE OPENING.
The conference will be opened Thursday
night at Centenary, with devotional eXer-
this city Row. John 7. Bosnian will dellV-
er the address OF welcome, and RI a.
Coke Smith. Of Norfolk, will respond.
Bishop Warren a. Gambler viii deliver an
address on "Cuba-Our Mission Field at
S:A5 o'clock.
Friday morning devotional services will
again be conducted by DIR. Tudor. after
which at 10 O'Clock, several addresses VIII
be delivered, as follows:
THE Devotional Department-1ts Place
and Value" E. L. Akers. Lynchburg;
How to Have a Live Meeting" Rev.
George F. Greene, Ettcick: What Can
the Lookout Committee Doc" w. r.
Perkins, Lynchburg; Cooperation in
Mission Work" Rev George II. Wiley,
Richmond.
Our Young Peoples Movement to
Date" Rev. S. A. Steel, D. D., Rich
mond-
The History of the OrDhanage Move
ment,'' S. S.; Lambeth, Jr.. Norfolk
THE Virginia Conference OTphana sc, =
Rev. w. ]. Young. D. D.. OF Iynchburg.
The missionary conference will be held
in the afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, with the
following addresses: Japan" Rev. j.
c.. c. Newton, D. d., Na:.semo nd, Va !;
THE Ecumenical Conference" Rev. s..
buth. D. D.. OF Nashville, will preside at
this meeting
At s o'clock Friday afternoon the dele
gates will spend some time visiting points
of interest in and around Richmond.
AT s o'clock at night an address on
Charity or Help: or What Would Jesus
Dor will be delivered by Rev. c. O..
Jones' ID. D1, OF Bristol. Tenn. and
another on What We Should Read and
Why?" by Rev Alonza Monk. D. D. Of
Chattanooga, Tenn.
OTHER ADDRESSES.
The following addresses will be delivered
Saturday morning from 10 till u o'clock:
Progress of the Junior League" Mrs.
W. N. Bowden, Portsmouth; Develop
ment of the Country Work." Miss Maude
Palmer Richmond; Our Reading
Course" Miss Rosalie Pettis. Richmond:
Rallies in Town and Country" Rev.
Porter Hardy. Enfield.
'Our Young People and Our Colleges"
Rev. W. G.. Starr, D. D., Ashland. presi-
dent Randolpf-Macon College.
THE Twentieth Century Thank-Offer
ing" Rev. A Coke Smith, D. D.
The Workers Conference will be held
Saturday afternoon at $50 o'clock. Rev,
P. L. COBB, D. D., of Nashville, pre-
siding. Rev. w. r. Lambeth, D. D.. will
deliver an address.
Early morning service will be held Sun
day at $50 o'clock at Park-Place. by Rev.
E. T. Dadmun, of Petersburg, at Broad
Street by DR.. w. Y. Tudor, and at Union
Station by Rev. George H. Wiley. AT IL
O'clock there will be preaching in all the
churches An address on 1.-THE League
and Temperance" will be delivered al $3.50
o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Academy
of Music, by Rev. George r. Stuart, a. NJ,
of Cleveland, Tenn. Sunday night at S
o'clock mass-meetngs will be held at
Centenary and Broad-Street churches.
Rev. w. B. Beauchamp will be in charge
of the great gathering. He Is the presi-
dent of the State Conference, and the
other officers are as follows:
Rev. w. II. Joyce, first wice-presfdent,
Salem, Va.
Rev. W. C. Garden, second vice-presi-
dent, Big. Stone Gap. Va.
Rev. Ernest Stevens, third Nce-presl-
dent, Cuipeper, va.
w reginald Walker, secretary, Rich-
mond, va.
James b. Gregory treasurer, Lynch
burg, Va.
The officers OF the Epworth League of
Richmond and Manchester follow:
e. w. Bandy, president: T. ]. ,Teagle.
first vice-president: Samuel L. Hawkes.,
second Vice-president (NIanchester, va.);
Mrs. Grace H. Smithdeal. third vice-presi-
dent; Miss Mildred Stubbs. secretary; G.
Howard Redd, assistant secretary: Miss
Nellie y. 'Spence. treasurer
MUSICAL FEATURES.
The music will be a very attractive fea-
ture of the programme.
The director will be Prof. j. c. Mitchell,
of Fairmount church
Some of those who will compose the