The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-12

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two and three hundred ministers were
thought TO DE in the city, though there
was no way Of telling just who was
here, or how many. The delegates had
been previously assigned to homes and
notified by letter of The arrangements
made fer them, 50 that when they ar
rived tilev Lad nothing TO do but seek
ont their stopping place and settle down
There was no registering Of names AID.
consequently, each minister knew on.y
CT those he had hapgened to see. Last
night, however. uvsr hundred of the
minister's congrega ed N the bas ment Of
the Broad-Suecu Caur h and chatted
and discussed cen erence qusstions.
There We're many inter sting opintoas ex-
pressed, but upon one 1. azure here SEEM
ed to be a street acc ord-that the present
conference viii be quiet and cd -rly
one, without any Sensational or disturb
ing elements.
Bishop Duncan himself got back 10
Richmond about noon from Ash
land, where he hsd spent the
night with his niece. Mrs. r. E.
Blackwell. wife Of the president of Ran
dolph-Nlacon College. Accompanied by
tile Rev. Herbert NJ. Hope. of this city,
the Bishop went to York county on Sun
day ard dedicated Trinity Church. He
drove thirty-two miles and preached
twice Mr.. Hope drove eight miles fur
Their and filled a third appointment for.
the Bishop. Then the two returned to
Richmond. reaching here yesterday.
morning: in the afternoon Bishop Dun
can went to Ashland
MEETINGS YESTERDAY.
Tie work of the confer nee practically
began yesterday afternoon With p.elimi-.
nary meetings by several committees. A
number OF the delegates who had Already
arrived had to- appear before these com
nliatees fer tNa1niaatien. They submit
papers, which VIII nave to be inspected
and hence it will be some time before
it is possible for the committees to re-.
port. Those which net are as follows:
Committee to Examine Candidates for
Admission on Trial: 73e p. NJ, in the
stewards rooms Of Centenary. TIE mem
bcrs Of tne committee are: j. NJ. An err
son, j b. Askew, Bascom Dey and c.
ID. Crawiey.
Committee and Class Of the First Year:
8 P NJ, in tie steward room of Broad
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#aie: c. IT.. Cemer J w. Carroll, r. II.
Bennett and j. w. Shackford.
Committee and Class CT the Second
Year: 1850 p. NJ. in the Bib &C. ass
room of Centenary. The members of the.
committee are: w. F. Davis, w. A.
Cnristian. ". II. Gregory and z. 7.
Dadmur.
Committee ana Class of the Third ear:
80 u. NJ. in tie primary room of Bread
Street Tie members OF the committee
are: ] t. DeShazp. Paul Bradley. w. I.
Green and j. b. DeBerry.
Committee and Class Of the Fourth.
Year: p. NJ, at the Broad Street.
Church. The members of tho co Imittee
are: ". j. Young, ]. n. Latham, I. n.
Potts and w. r. Proctor
GRAND OPENING TO-DAY.
1t is not until this morning. however,
that the session proper of the conference
Will begin. The three hundred or more
delegates will repair to the auditorium of
The Broad Street Church and somewhere
III the neighborhood OF 8 o'clock Bishop
Duncan will call the body to order. The
Bishop will open the conference with de-
srotonal exercises. Committees will be
appointed and other preliminaries will be
gotten through with. One session per
Gay will be held. The afternoons and
evenings will be given over to the meet
ing CT committees and boards. The OPEN
ing sermon will b. preached by the Rev.
sc. Hatcher. with the Rev. w. Asbury
Christian as alternate. The Rev. Joseph
H. .alniss will preach the sermon before
the ordination OF the elders. His alter
rate is the Rev. DR.. w. g.. Starr.
The Broad-Sueet Church has been spe-
cially arranged to accommodate the needs
5or 1hA conference The local Commit ee
on Arrangements, Of which the Rev. w.
IS Beanchamp is the chairman. as just
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Two telephones have been placed In
the church. The nunber OF the Bell
phone is 1900. About a dozen tables
have been distributed in the audi or UNI
#fc- the secretaries. the treasurers and
The newspaper reporters. Committee.
rooms have been nlacarded ana ASSIGNED
10 the following boards. Board of Mis-
sions Joint Board of Finance. Board OF
Church Extension, and Epworth League
BOARD The hounds of the Conference
hayet beer fixed at the third window IN
the auditorium. giving seats Tor three
hundred delegates.
The Rev Asa Driscoll, of Manchester,
has been appointed mall-caii1sr ana pos
master for the Conference. He VIII get
all the mail from the post-office and Will
distribute it making three or four de-
ryeries per day. Lunch will not be serV-
cd at the church. The delegates VIII
dine AT the hotels or with private fami-
lies. The DINERS are paid Tor out Oh a
conference Fund
COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES
The first meeting of the Bishop and his
council will be held this afternoon about
$3.50 o'clock at the residence Of Mr.. John
p. Branch. whose guest Bishop Duncan
will be during the conference The coun-
+ Gil is composed. besides the Bishop, Of all
the presiding elders. and its sessions.
which are held every day. are strictly
executive. II is here that many OF the
most important decisions are made.
In addition to the meetings Ct this coun-
ell held every dag. the .rarious boards and
committees Will meet almost as often. The
meeting places will be as follows:
Committee on Class for Admission on