The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-01
HE CO ton
ADJOURlNS TOD
Meeting Has Been a Most Success
full One.
RICHMOND SELECTED AGAIN.
This City Chosen for Next Meeting Plan 10
Establish Church Newspaper-Ad-
dress BY Or. MeLean-c. W.
3. NJ. To-Day.
RICHMOND SELECTED AGAIN.

II
adjourn to-day with the session OF the
iristian Womanss Board OF Missions. The
annual meeting thus closing has been one
of the most interesting ones in the his
tory of the body and one OF the best at
tended. The programme was a most at
tractive one, and has been well carried
out
The meeting yesterday was devoted
largely to the consideration of missionary.
work in the several districts Of Virginia
as well as in the foreign field. In fact, a
missionary spirit pervades the entire con-
rention. which Is distinotively mission
airy gathering.
Considerable business was transacted
YESTERDAY. Richmond was selected for
the next meeting, and the time was set
for November 11-li, 1902. A proposition to
establish a denominational weekly, to be
the organ of the Virginia and Maryland
State Conventions, met with the favor OF
the body. and a committee was appoint
ed to look into the matter. 1t is possible
that the Christian Monthly, published
here, will be bought and converted into
the organ. The reports of various COM
mittees were received, discussed and
adopted. Last night there was an address
by Dr. Archibald ..lcLean, of Cincinnati,
president of the Foreign Mission Society.
and very distinguished man.
THE MORNING SESSION.
The session yesterday morning
opened with devotional exercises.
led by the Rev. It. A. Hodge, of
Clifton Forge. A conference on State
work, consisting OF five-rninute talks. fol-
lowed. and was engaged IN by the io!-
lowing: Revs. w. j. Cooke, j. w. West
William James Sielburne. T.. NJ O'ner and
w. j. Hall. asa-Messrs. P. B. Abbott and
II. Z. La,s
The address by the Rev. E. f. Bull
lard. on ..Our Possibilities" was greatly
enjoyed by the audience. The Rev. II.
e. Combs, of Georgia. followed with an
Interesting talk.
BIBLE SOCIETY'S WORK.
Rev w. S. Campbell agent of the Bible
Society of Virginia, was then introduced
to the convention and presented in brief
form the work and need OF his society.
He said that the purpose Of the Bible So
ciety was to put a copy of the Scriptures
into every home of the State which is
without one. Fifty thousand families in
. the State, he declared, are without
copy of the Word. He told of a young
girl brought to a hospital here who had
never seen a BitsSss never heard
preacher, never ene<2ed a church. never
knew of Christ; this. too min the Old
Domi Mon. He urged that offerings be
taken in the churches for this great and
fundamental work. His remarks We're
most cordially received.
REPORTS SUBMITTED.
Just before adjournment the reports
OF tie various committees were receiver
and discussed For the next place OF
meeting Richmond was selected, although
The Rev. J, a. Spencer CT Danvilie, NOV
ed as substitute that his place be the
ore chosen The time for the meeting,
after some discussion. was fixed Tor NO
seml,er ll-l4
The report of the Committee on Ways
and Means was submitted by the CHAIR
man. the Rev. Carey p. Morgan 1t
made the following recommendation:
THAT the salary of the financial agent
be guaranteed by personal pledges. as
heretofore; that the churches and Sun
day-schools adopt the following days for
collections for State work: sunday
schools, the first Sunday in April;
churches, first Sunday in October; that
tie Christian Monthly, published IN Ricil-
mond, be adopted as the Official organ OF
the State Board: that all other matters
pertaining to detail work in State be left
to the State Board.
Z. The report was adopted by sections.
10 HAVE "A PAPER
The Rev. P. A. Cave moved that a. COM
lnittee of three be appointed to cooper
ate with a like committee from the Mary
land sl0HNeTIOn 10 look INTO me
;iavisatoility of establishing a church
newspaper for the two States. The mo-
ton was carried and the chair appointed
the following committee from Virginia.:
Rev. P. A. Cave, Rev. Carey E. Morgan,
and Mr.. w. f. McCauley of Fredericks-
burg.
The movement to establish a weekly
organ originated in the Maryland Con-
Nention, a committee from which has al
n tNxlxSt1 i
this committee, the Rev. w S. Hoye, OF
Beaver Creek, was in the city yesterday
IN the interests of the matter. The plan is
To create joint stock company, by which
the paper can be run. It is thought that
the weekly will be located here.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was opened with
devotional EXERCISES, ..,,ndueted Dy i1ev.
G. 0. Woodward, CO Petersburg. The
conference on church hindrances, post
poned from the morning session, was
opened with an earnest appeal by Rev.
Richard Bagby. of Louisa, for more
preachers in the districts and State at
large. He pointed out briefly The reasons
for the present lack Of workers in country
districts and urged the attention of the
meeting to this feature Of the convention
work. Rev. L. NJ. omer then addressed
the meeting on the subject, Lack OF
Discipline, and his remarks were fol-
lowed by a brief discussion of his theme
The chief feature Of the afternoon SER
vice was the address of Secretary A. Nc
Lean. os the Foreign Christian Mission
airy Society. Mr.. Mclean spoke for forty
minutes on The Perpetual Increase of
Christ's Kingdom. = After dwelling upon
the Scripture prophecies of Christ's SUI
premacy, he spoke Of the agencies of to-
day which are making that supremacy
possible. In this Mr.. Mclean called at
tention TO the territorial expansion of our
times, aud pointed oit that It was the
Christian nations which were charging
their domain. A hundred years ago but
seven per cent. of the surface Of the
globe vas ruled by Christian nations TO-
day the percentage is eighty-two. Seven
ty-five Years ago Africa was accounted
worthless. To-day nine-tentns of that
continent is under control OF Christian