The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-29
ANNUAL. NEE. I ING
OF THE DISCIPLES
Convention Begins at Seventh Street
To-Day.
The REV, MR.. FUTILE RESIGNS.
gives Up Charge Of the Randolph. Street Bsr-
sist Church Money Raised a, drsee>
Street = At the Methodist
Mission.
Convention Begins at seventh-stFeet
The REV, MR.. FUTILE. RESIGNS.

The twepty-SiSth annual convention oil
The Disciples OF Christ gsof Virginia Mil
begin Al the Seyenth-Strcet Christian
Church this morning at $3.50 O'Clock. Tho
meeting viii continue until Friday next,
and will conclude, with a session of the
Christian Womc1i,s Board OF Missions CT
Virginia
Delegates to the convention began to
arrive yesterday, and quite q number OF
them got in last night. Entertainment
is provided them by the local churches
This advance guard predicts large AL
tendance to-day, and it is expected mat
when the body is called to order every
available seat viii be occupied. The Ia
dies of The Seventh-Strect Church We're
busy yesterday getting ready for the con-
vcntion and arranging The basement OF
the church as a lunch-room. These sauna
ladies made themselves famous last year
by the elegant luncheon they served.
Or. Archibald Mclean, of Cincinnati,
r.-e.ident of The Christian Foreign Mis-
:sionary Society, who is to address the
convention Thursday night, was, In The
city Sunday. and preached in the morning
at Seventh-Street and at night at The
Third Church.
THE PROGRAMME.
The following is the programme for To-
day:
a:so-call to order, and devotional cxer-
cises. led by ]. Z. Chestnut. Fredericks-
burg.
9:4s-presdents address, Bernard
Smith Charlottesville.
fo:oJ-Address Our Relation to Otner
Religious Bodies, j. a. Spencer, Danville
Followed by discussion-1ive-m minute talks
by j. A. Dearborn, W. J. Cooke and =.
i. Billiard.
10.45-Address Our Relation to Social
and Civic Reforms, ID. 5. fenkel, Baslc
CITY. Followed by discussion--tive-1 nln-s
ute talks by w III. Book, j. =. i1ar'1lah
and J.. a Cutler.
ll.a0-Address, Our Relation to the
Problem of Christian Unity. 2. A Cave,
Richmond Followed by discussion-flve-
minute talks by p W. Troy. j. I. l.
Bundley and Cephas She!burne
12:05-Appointment OF committees
AFTERNOON SESSION.
3.Oo-Devotional service, II. d. Coffey,
Gays.
3:15-hd0ress-An Evangelist: or Should
the Pastor Held Ills Protracted Meetings?
C. p. Williamson. Richmond. Followed
nv MISUNDERSTANDING talks by W. u
Dudley, VIM Burleigh, j. w. West and
z. p. Richardson.
observation-disclosures of Men. +. j.
Billiard. Lynchburg.
EVENING SESSION.
7:45-Devotional exercises, j. ID. hama
s:1oNAodress, Rev. b. a Abbott. of
baltimore Announcement of committees.
REV. Mr.. FUTILE RESIGNS.
The resignation of the Rev. e. S. Tuttle.
as pastor of the Randolph Street Sap
list Church of this city, WAS rendered
Sunday to take effect on the 18th of
January next.
The action of Mr. futile did not come as
a surprise to his people. II had been
known for Some time that lie contem-
plated resigning in the 'lear future.
The Rev. Mr.. Tuttle cane TO the Ran
dolph-Street Church as tho successor OF
the Rev. G. NJ Daniels, the two in
way exchanging pulpits. Mr. futile came
from a pastorate at La Grange. H., and
AIR. Daniels went there from here. Mr..
Tuttle,s connection with the church dates
from January 18th last. and thus his de
parture will be on the anniversary of his
coming. Concerning his future plans
there is nothing to be said. When seen
yesterday he said that personal
grounds which he saw no special reason
TO make public wsre behind his vesigna-
ton, and also that nothing was to be
said yet about his movements in the fu-
lure.
RAISED FIVE THOUSAND.
The last vestige of the debt upon the
Grace-Street Baptist Church has been
cleared away. The five thousand dollars
remaining was raised Sunday morning.
1t was after his morning sermon that
DIR. c. S. Gardner, pastor OF the church,
arose and stated to the congregation that
1t was the desire of all that this last sec
ton Of the debt Should be cleared away
and that q collection would ZEE taken UP
for The purpose The response was lib
eral and the needed amount was raised,
or practically SO. 1t is understood
that two members gave $500 each.
The Rev. ". E. Hatcher, d. D, presi-
dent of the Board of Trustees OF Rich
mond College, delivered an address Sun
day morning at Bethel Baptist Church
in Chesterfield county sand received a
contribution of $500 for Richmond College.
This sum Is just one-half of a. scholarship
and the congregation intends to raise the
other half.