The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-05
Convention Scenes and Notes.

/ addresses but owing to the large mum.
Der OF people, likely to attend. and to
avoid uncomfortable crowding. admis-
sion will be by card. to be obtained
from the headquarters OF the conven-
ton or the Woman's Auxiliary. after
10 "A. NJ on Tuesday next.
The lectures will be held at the
Central Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Hail. corner OF Main and Sixth
Streets. the first one being on Friday.
October 18th. at 8 o'clock P. NJ. The
speakers at this meeting Will be the
Bishop Of the Philippine Islands. the
Bishop Of Salt Lake, the Bishop OF Ore
son and the Bishop Of Boise.
"A second series Of lectures will be
held on the following Friday, October
18th. at P. NJ, when the spea kers will
be the Bishop of Olympia, the Bishop
OF Spokane. the Bishop OF California
and the Bishop Of Sacramento.
Other lectures may be added to the
| series from time to time. Many OF the
bishops OF missionary Jurisdictions and
OF Western idioceses have striking Ian
tern slides and pictures OF the fields
In which they work. and these will be
supplemental by slides from the Board
OF Missions. so that q thoroughly up
to- date presentation Of the mission field
may be expected This Is the series
which Western church paper has
playfully alluded to as missionary
Vaudeville" The Bishop Of Oregon,
who is organizing the series, and who
has had much experience In this line
of work. does not by any means agree
to this. but expresses the BELIEF that
the mind may be reached as readily
by the eye as by the ear.
All magazine articles have to have
illustrations. said Bishop Scadding
last night, ITO attract any attention.
The daily papers present most attrac-
tive and ups date presentations OF the
news by means OF pictures. believe
the church should not be behindh and
in this matter. but should use every
Legitimate means Of placing its work
before the public at9large. The GUS
tom of giving illustrated missionary
lectures has been worked to excellent
advantage by the English Church. and
should bring. even better results In
this country.
preaching In Street
Three open-air meetings SAL
walton Army on one corner the Saliva
ton Band Ia distinct organization) on
another corner. and the Bishop OF Wall
1 Street In between-were In progress
on Broad Street last night, all: at the
same; time, and never,aperhaps. In the
history OF Richmond was the story OF
/ the gospel so earnestly and so strenu-
/ ously preached as upon this occasion
Around the i preacher Of New 7 ork' &
| financial district was gathered q mot
ley crowd-mep OF means and men who
had not cent In their pockets; in
dressed and the poo r;4women5 and little
children. Mounted first on q. hotel
chair secured from Murphy ;. and then
Iupon a goods box because the chair
was a little rickety. Mr.. Wilkinson and
F'a Their O'Mara preached before the
Listening multitudes. .55
A few men an d boys hanging about
the corner. moved nearer, and soor
took up the burden of the song, &C
Lamb OF God"5 Several verses of the
well known hymn were sung. and Their
the "Blshop OF Wall Street and Father
I O'A1ara recited the creed in unison
Heads were tlIen bowed In pray er. ant
not few among the big crowd thai
soon collected haltlngly followed the
simple words OF the petit ton.ffl
Pokt- O flee at 81 st. Pnul's. .s
Superintendent OF Free D delivery
|EElmo S.. Redwood e. of the city post.
office. has been giving considerable per.
Isonal attention toJbthe organlzattonso1
| the church spost-o flee at st. Paul's
|Church, and reports 1.-The mail situatlo.
las being we'll ftns hand. y EnornlOuSG "a uan.
titiesGof mall are coming daily for the
members Of the convention, and thu
great host OF. Wis tors who are In. tho
city. Some have not applied FOL
their; mail, but in the main the deliv,
cry 4 s being trapl dly@ handled, fsevera
experienced men fronlsathe city post.
office being In da ~ charge OF the o fflce
Hours for tho distribution OF mail II
the tchurcfrpos fl co are from Q a.. NJ
to 6:a0 F. NJ, fit.sS
Rev. Il. "A H. 4 Ro b bins,s OF 4 Now York
is the representative in the shasemen
of ST. Paill' Church OF the New Yorl
|Churchman n, 4 an ab 10 and handsome
pro duced paper of N ew Y ork G lty. The
|iconventions numbers Of this paper
abound In handsome Illustrations ao
4 Richmond ~ and sc enes Id o. interest te
convention goers, .,its -
Asked to Regtste s, n II
Mr., q, tn Funs ten chairman OF the
|committee on arrang ements, REG uest.
all members In ttendance ION II II 8 con,
|Vention Sand all convent ion sylsi tors te
ISregisterB at lis III read quarters In tlle
|ibase ment sof N st.. Paul a,C Ia. 81 nre
they ase yecesy VIZ man laQul H1tIa'
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