The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-12
4 FINE SHOWING h N'|G
OF The Al !: DISCIPLES 0 [ c
Report for Virginia Compares.
With That Of Other States.
DOZEN CHURCHES IN A YEAR.
Twen,y-Sevcnth Convention of'he vir.
xinia Christian Missionary Society
Began in This City on Yester-
day--To-Day's Programme.

every indication points to a most sue
ccssful and interesting session OF me
Virginia Christian Missionary Society
the ,wen,y-seventh annual convention Of
shich began in this city yesterday morn
ing.
The sessions are being held at the
Seventh Street Christian Church, OF
which Rev. Carey. Il. Morgan is the pas
tor. The attedancc is quite large. The
number of delegates present at the open
ing was rather small but it grew rapidly
during the aag, and by night the Churcn
was wen Allied TIE risitors are beng en-
s1t.il.....eu u, ,4Ic 900. ---s
study of the Seventh Street Church is
Headquarters. from which place the deie-&
gates arc assigned TO houses. Lunch Is
served In the lecture room of the church
each day about one o'clock.
MORNING SESSION.
The Ministers Association was called
10 order at 1o:l5 O'Clock by Rev. w. j..
Cooke. Devotional service was conduct
ed by Res. Il. Il. Billiard. Of Lynchburs.
This was followed by the presidents an
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in the work of the I>erd. for as much
as We know that Your labor is not in
vain in the Lord From these words
STR Dickson delivered a most eloquent
and forccin! sermon on. q 'oteadl a.
Ministry the Need OF the Age. 20 I'M
E pressed We're inc ministers minister's VINO neslu =
that 1T VIII be requested LOT Iupitcd1ioii
lsy the association.
ne aahiess io ne aeliNtts 90 .s s'....
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vas ~ ~ taie
y Mn. twenty
S-a..s ~, u or,,ta fh,e Nations
8 S..,,i,a, :, ar s,onu,,r s,,ol;a Ior ~, hour
ana Nod no hence, ii, srapt,1ra. 1T was
great address and made a deep i'm
preston On the body@of ministers present
AT the close of this address the session
was adjourned for dinner, which was
served in the lectuie-room of the church
by the members OF the EIafsilaii-oiie eel
Chnrch.
Afternoon Session
a,he afternoon session of the Virginia
Minister .ls a ssec.a;ion. which holds its
.np,falaco,,yention5s with that of the yir-
,,i,,ia3 CHRISTIAN missionary Soc cav. Vas
iayn,ea .shiae,, "a ,ha interests of The
ministers present. a Though al large at
- ,ndanc,s ar al la,.,. Delegates listened at
,,ntativcly 10 ,le addresses of the at
t,,.noo,, 1Se, I3ernard p Smith. Of
t,t,arlotfes, III. president of the asso-
Il cation a wear ago concluded the devo-
5 .ionai exercises with whichflhis session
was begun. Tie first address OF the af-
tnrnoon Vas mat If Rev. II. NJ. Raines,
correspondinc secretary of the Foreign
C,hristians Missionary Society. Mr.
Raines arrived III Richmond from Gin
) cinna1l TUESDAY morning and has but
lately returned from the Christian Con-
Nention III otiia III. lIls presence 3ieie
Is in the interest OF foreign iil a a d.
WORK as Wen as .iii nat .oi .ils .tia ~ y
una. . ta, iis.7 ..s - 49,,
ing that l3Ile 5lie eiiei4isss' " .t's 49,
he represents have been regularly IN
crcasing. AT the Omaha conTen{loa the
hest report in the n story OF INC society
was gwen. Mr.. Raines addressed him.
self 10 the state of the Christian
churches in his brotherhood. the chatac-
Ter of the present ministry. the train
dnE of future preachers. the Work of
The colleges and general missionary in
a,.as.sss According 10 Mr. Raines, the
3 f-hris+ian l;rotherhood has now some
6ooo ministers, organ yes over 200
churches q wear. and gives nearly $780,