The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
CHRISTIAN MEETINGS
WILL MARK THE YEAR
All the Denominations Will Have Their Cen
trail Gatherings, for Which Programmes
Have Already Been Arranged.
CONVENTION OF Y. M. C. A. is CLOSE AT HAND
Episcopal Council Follows in May; Then Come Baptist
Convention, Presbyterian Assembly, General Con
ference and Students Volunteer Meeting.
Many Thousands Interested.
CONVENTION OF Y M C. A. IS CLOSE AT HAND

also included in the membership. EX-
cept on some special occasions, as the
election of a bishop, the clerical and lay
deputies sit in one body and the concur
renee of a majority of those present gives
validity to any action The secretary of
of the council is the Rev. Everard Meade,
OF Springman, and the treasurer Is Mt.
r. S. Chamberlaync, of this city.
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
At the opening of the session Of the
Council an annual address is delivered by
the Bishop Thereafter the order of bust
ness is as follows: Appointment of Com
mittees; Report of, Standing Committees;
Report of Special Committees; Cnfinish-
ed Business The standing committees,
the reception of reports from which con-
stitutes the chief business OF the Coun-
Gill; are as follows: Committee on State
of the Church; Committee on the Epis-
copal Fund.- Committee on the Fund Tor
the Support of Widows and Orphans of
Deceased Clergymen; Committee on Broth
erhood; Committee the Accounts tor
the Disabled Clergy Fund; Committee on
the Accounts of the Bruce Fund: Com
mittce on the Accounts of the Treasurer
of the Missionary Society: Committee on
Parrohial Reports; Committee on the Ad-
mission of New Parishes; Committee on
Elections; Committee on Finance: Com
nlltIcS on clerical SuppcI - 80
Sunday-schools; Committee on Prayer
Book Distribution Society.
In 1870. the Council will meet in this city.
One regularity about it is that it fire.
uuently arranges for its meetings several
wears in advance. 1t will meet next year
in Winchester, and 1905 in Charlottesville
southe m Baptist Convention.
On the 9th of May the forty-seventn
session of the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton will begin in Ashevlle, n. I. Dr.
+. C. Mcconnell, formerly of Lynchnur5'
now SECRETARY Of the Home MNssioh
Board with headquarters IN Atlanta. VIII
preach the annual sermon. his alternate
is the Rev. Curtis Lee Laws, OF Mary
land.
The convention represents constltu-
encv of 6S2546 members. Within the
bounds of the convention are lo'o'o
churches. 49, associations and 1S,is5 preach
ers AS many preachers as can posslnlS
do so attend the annual meetings OF tHe
body and there are "a great many Jay
delegates. Hence the convention is a
rather bulky concern, composed OF rep
resentatives from sixteen States ana 81
ritories. The attendance from f'lcnilloitA
at the next meeting will be quite large,
o,,-;pc 10 the oearness Of the meeting
place. Along with that OF the conVen-
lion are held sessions of the Woman
Missionary Union, the Baptist YOUNG
Peoples Union and the trustees OF t'iS
southern Baptist Theological Seminary
at Louisville
The present officers Of the convention
are as follows:
President the Hon. William Jonathan
Sorthen. OF Atlanta, Ex-Governor CT Geor-
ola. yice-Presidents, Rev. Jones Philip
EAGLE. of Little Rock, Ark; the Hon ".
w. Heard of Baton Rouge, La: the Hon.
Andrew II. Longino of jackson, MISS
and the Hon Joshua Levering, of Baltl-
more, Md; Secretaries, Rev. Lahsliis
burrows. D. D.. of Nashville, and ReT.
oliver Fuller Gregory. d. D. OF Baiti-
more: treasurer, Mr.. George W. Norton
of louisville, and Auditor. Key. Nilliaiii
Patrick Harvey. D. D.. Of Louisville
DEPARTMENTS OF WORK.
The work of the convention is diVioeu
into three great departments: Foreign
Missions. Home Missions and. sunday
schools Each Of these departments IS
re y, esenteC by a board and the reception
&C r,rorts from these boards consumes
most of the time of the convention. "
The Sunday-school Board, which is 10
tsatea III NASHVILLE, Or. +. +. FOLK, is
he president and DR.. j. NJ Frost IS the
secretary. DR.. w W. Landrum is presi-
,l.rit cl the Home Mission Board. which
is located IN Georgia, and which mas Tor
its secretary DR.. +. c. Mcconnell, late
of Iyrclhurg. Va. The headquarters or
The Fnicign Mission Board are in tins
city. Professor c. II. Winston is the pres
iGent and DIR. r. ]. WillinSham Is the
secretary DR.. Willingham's report TO
the convention will be a fine one. The
outlook for foreign missions was never SO
bright; the contributions have held up
pretty well during the past year. Vlr-
ginia has fallen behind, but is expected
TO pick up on the home stretch. Virginia
has always led in the contributions to the
board and will doubtless do So again.
though she will not raise the $4,000 asked
OF hcr. for only about $1,000 of TINS
amount has been gotten together thus
far. to date. Gentucky is in the