The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-06
INIlNlST Frs
ORDAINED. D
Impressive Service at Seventh We It'll
Street Church Yesterday Dur-
ing Christian Convention.
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY DAY
Three Sessions Of the Societ
Held Yesterday and Much !
Business Transacted.

AN6 SeSSlONS OIL tic ClIlSLiuu IgSiitI
Convention yesterday were given to'c
Virginia Christian Missionary socie
"A very impressive devotional seq
was led by w. F. Smith. jof the Thirrth-
Erect Church. OF Newport Newsfhse'
thought OF the service was Jesus rise
In the hearts OF men.
President w. r. Fox took the cf. =
welcome was extended to the cornt'on
By Rev. II, P. Atkins, Of We Ena
Church. Richmond. to which Rev; ;cnata
Ragby, OF Louisa. responded, very
Happy manner.
The report Of the State Boa MIS-
sicns, was presented by Rev. HI COMBS.
More than 5000 has been rat by TINS
organization this year, an erase OF
more than Is cents member churcn.
There have been 722 access ny me
Missionary Society; ,70o serbs pIeacn-
ed. churches and BiblISnools OF
RaniEsd. The watchword fths coming y,
year as presented by SecreS 1Solaos -
one dollar a member fort sHlia tti's-
slcns. This spirit Of en!aithenl seems I,s
to prevade the Very atn'hete VI .no
convention and promisesrealer WORK
Tor the coming year.
President w. F.. Fopresen.eo tne
twenty-eighth annual rs., "nicn nav nv
been printed and distrieo among tte
delegates. The financi e4nlplt SHOWS
total receipts during fiscal year g OF
t7,1ss.2s: disbursefentst counting ~ 70 a.
1917; balance on hank3o.5s.
The labor reports oie seseIal eSa".
sol d,y. =, Iahor sermons preach.
81 Is Arai,oia,,a Is, $50 baptisms.
w,,,,s 90 norsona b added to the
ch,,rc,,es bp Letter aotherwise, making
totoI added hv ,Several eyangelists.
l., the churches OF persons
) nointed hy prasid Fox:
pg Enrol,n ny 1Hin, w. F. Smith.
WfIIiam phiIIins 8. A. Morton.
WAITS and Mear. A. Cary, F. T. SUIT
ton A. ~ rag o. A. Hawkins. e.
y powell ,rohn Elicit, DR.. Rowland
walker. W AYenshaw. Judge G. T.
C.arnett y w 1lnan and John Hunter.
ResoJutions-j. Renforth. B. II. Mel
ton, F.. F. Bup, w. ". ruler ana :.
81. Jones.
maker. Richa Bagby, ". G. Johnston
and B. H. Wer.
West and ". Dudley.
0hitl1ariesI A. Cutler. w. Il. Glenn
mitt. ". Us shelburne and John A,
sp public prp. $. Hankel and B. H.
Melton.
:; ,,h,r chead,livered thoughtful and
heinf,l ASS on "Our Churches, Their
Needs 3 me Remedies This was fol-
lowed IN telling address on the same
.nbiacts ihe Rev. w. H. Book, OF Mar
pav Cutler, OF Louisa, spoke to
,ha s,,l OF "Twenty-eight Years of
U,stor1 the Virginia Christian Mis-
sionar;,ociety." Mr.. Cutler was the
nrs, rdcnt Of the society, and has
hesn Comment worker ever since. He
to,d mo work OF the society from It's
inccn, Danville. Norfolk. Charlottes-
yille anoke. Newport News and other
ch,TJ arc monuments to the work OF
the ety. The address OF Brother CUT
ler timely and inspiring.
joRDINATIoN SERVICE.
his juncture the convention was
,ahed and the people asked to remain
IN tness an ordination service. The
fojing brethren were ordained to the
mtry by the laying on of hands and
MIR: c. o. Woodward. of Manchester,
us. A Morton, of Crewe, Va, and
q. Richards. of Petersburg. Va.
e opening prayer OF this service was
10 by Brother B. H Melton. OF Rich
i'd, Va. An appropriate Scripture les
was read by President Fox. Rev. j..
iHamaker. of strasburg. delivered the
lrse to the young preachers. The
Dve, with Rev. l.. A. Cutler and Mr..
L. Porter. OF Manchester. took part
the laying on Of hands. while Rev. L.
Cutler made the ordination prayer.
his impressive service was closed by
inglng the conservation hymn OF Fran
es Havergal. entitled Take My LIE and
let 1t Be-
Afternoon Session.
The devotional servide was led by Rev.
George Owen, Of Gig. Va.
Rev. w. G. Johnson, OF Roanoke, Who
recognized as one Of the most thought
III and forceful speakers OF the con-