The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-30
ARRANGE FOR
TH CONFERENCE.
Schedule Of Committee Meet
ings Prepared.
INVITE GENERAL CONFERENCE
Considerable of Stir in Baptist Minis.
terial Circles Over Relation Of the
Large to Small Churches.
Brief Religious Items.

A meeting Of the Committee on Ar
rangements for the Virginia Conference
was held Tuesday and steps were taken
to provides homes for the minister
who will attend The Rev. Herbert NJ.
Hope, Of this city. is acting as trans
portation agent, and announces salts
factory arrangements. The Committee
on Arrangements, Of which the Rev. w.
B. Beauchamp is the chairman, has ar
ranged as follows for meetings of COM
mittees during the conference:
Committee on Glass for Admission on
Trial-The stewards room of Centenary
Church.
Committee and Glass Of First Year
Stewards room at Broad-Street Church,
Committee and Class of Second Year
The ladies parlor Of Centenary
Committee and Glass Of Third Year
The primary room at Broad-street
Church.
Committee and Class of Fourth Year
Epworth League room, Broad-Street
Church.
Board OF NIssions-Epworth League
room, Broad-Street Church.
Joint Board of Finance-Primary room
of road-Street Church.
Board Of Educa tion-Ladies' parlor,
Centenary Church.
Sunday-School Board-Stewards' room,
Centenary Church.
Board of Church Observation-Disclosures
room. Broad-Street Church.
E. Epworth League Board-Roon adjoin-
ing Epworth League room, Broad-Street
Church.
Committee on Publishing Interests.
Pastors study, Centenary Church.
The local Committee on Conference
Entertainment has been organized with
the Rev. L. B. Betty. Of Clay-Street. as
chairman, and the Rev. John T. Bos-
man. of Park-Place, as secretary.
Among other interesting and impor-
tant matters to come before the con-
ference will be a proposition to invite the
General Conference. the governing body
in the church, which recently met in
Texas, to come to Richmond when it
meets again. But few conference ru-
mors are being heard. One of the most
interesting. but an exceedingly indefinite.
one, is to the effect that Dr. w. Y. Tudor.
Will return to pastoral work and take
charge of his old church In place of DR..
Lear. who will go elsewhere.
It is said here that the Rev. B. NJ.
IL,
this city, will ask to be retired for
year, and this may 4necessitate some shift
ing about. Mr.. Beckham is suffering
with his throat and 1t is understood,
his physician commands that he shall
take a rest
Net a. little stir has been created in
BAPTIST ministerial circles; over the rela-s
ton of the larger churches of the city
to the smaller. a discussion of which
question, provoked by the Rev. w. T..
H1ndey, Of Barton Heights and carried
on by the Rev. NJ. Ashby Jones. OF Leigh
Street, was engaged in a few days ago
by the Baptist Minister'S Conference.
On Monday morning next the conference
will go at the subject. again. The Rev.
Mr.. Jones. who is pastor of one Of the
lal sc churches. and who says he has
been misunderstood. will read a paper
setting forth his views at length and Civ
ing reasons for them. Then a general
debate will follow. Mr.. Hundley. to-
gather with some other pastors of small
chu, ches. is prepared to engage in the
intends to work things up if they are not
already pretty well awake.
1T ought not to go OUT says the
| Christian Advocate this week. that our
chief city is Sodon. We know That
! Richmond has an exceptional moral char
| acter.''
Nevertheless. the Advocate thinks there
| is a need everywhere now and then for
| a general overhauling and a scruhbing.
and hence it says Let such sanitation
| go on It's leading editorial is on the
| subject and is in part as follows:
The Rev. Frank Meade. the new rec
tor of ST. Lukes Episcopal Church of
/ this city. has reached Richmond, and will
! take up his work here on Sunday next.
| At that time he will preach his first
sermon to his congregation.
A reception to the new rector will be
rendered tonight at st. Lukes.
| Ridge Baptist Church. in Henrico coun-
/ ty, has extended a call to the Rev. Mr..
| Dunn. a young man at Richmond College
The call is the result of a visit paid to
| the church Sunday by Mr.. T. H. Elicit
and General A. L. Phillips. represent
ing a committee from the Dover Asso-
| citation.
! The revival services at venable- Street