The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-09

sition or authority. It cannot legislate
for the churches. Its m. On IS To can
yass and through its committees and
boards to conduct certain common Work
in which the CHURCHES are all IN ereStea..
This work is OF thrle kids: mss otary,
educa tional and benevolent. Inc poaraS
who are concerned with m S anary work
II. Virginia are the Foreign Mission
Board at Norfolk, with Rev. w T.
Fisher as pres;d mt; the Home stilsslon
Board at Lynchbu &, c. 8 + eet, Esl.,
corresponding secretary; the state MIS-
sion Board In Richmond. Win George
Cooper, D. D., as president, and william
Eilyson, Esq, and Rev. G j.. thompson
as secretaries. and the Sunday-schools
#a,a 1aihleF Board in petersburg. with DR..
II w. Battle as pgesidsnt ana u. .. NJ.
Pitcher as corresponding seer tary. In
the matter Of education, the Association,
has the Education Board, located IN
Richmond This Board has IN charge
the work Of helping young men VINO are
preparing for the ministry at Elc1 mona non.
College and at the Seminary. Dr. =: ?.
Gardner is president ana NE. -. !. i.lis
son is completing his twen,y-seVe.ltn
year of ccltinuous service as Is G. retarS.
This, by the way, makes him the senior
secretary in length of service. the body
#h,r also a standing committee on Cen
eral Education, and last year as'poi1iseu
a 6 permanent Education commission ~:
There are two branches OF benevolent
work engaged in BY tho bodS-the care car
IF aged and infirnl ministers and CT the
families of deceased ministers, and the
care of the orphans. Mr.. T. r. y .lett,
of Richmond, Is president OF the Minis
#ters' Relief Fund and DR.. w. r. ftalc1le.
Is president of the Board of Trustees oi l
the Orphanage who manage tae q :, gu s..'
institution at Salem. OF THIS. kew.
George j. Holiday IS supe- - - eeiue -.
This llasty sk4tch VIII rive 20 sno"
tfat while the body has nothing 70 90
With the internal affairs of the churches,
# has a great and various work 10 COLI
duct. ana must each year arrange ZOE
raising and inspect the expenditure Oh
something like s1C0. 900
The Disciples Convention.
The twenty-seventh annual convention
az the Virginia Christian Missionary So
cietv will be held in the Seventh Street
Christian Church, in this city, November
11-1i, 1902.
The first annual meeting OF TINS oooy
Vas held In this city twenty-seven years
since al that time the attendance was
email and the work not very promising.
Those VINO were leading the work were
mon of strong faith, who knew no dls-
couragemeat
slowly. but surely, the organization has
forged It's way until it has grown TO De
a great power in this brotherhood in VIZ
gina. and very highly spoken OF as
model organization IN other States
In these twenty-seven. years large
number of churches IN various sections OF
the State have been aided by this society.
Among this NUMBER are the fourish1ns
CONGREGATIONS in Norfolk. Newport News,
Danvil!e.# Charlottesville, Roanoke, ana
others OF Ike promise and influence
This year the society has employed all
or part OF the time of nineteen men, It
will report nearly 1900 accessions and
large ofrering from the cnurcnes.
The society will close this year With
good balance in its treasury and start on
the new year full OF hope and confidence.
The programme for the coming conven-
ton has been carefully prepared. and will
prove helpful and Instructive. Aside from,
the well known Virginia men who will
occupy places on the programme, there
will be several speakers from otner
States.
Among those who are to be here next
I