The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-11
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR CONFERENCE
Every Detail Arranged for the
Great Meeting of Metllodists
in Petersburg.
MANY MATTERS OF INTEREST
Some of the Interesting Cues
tions to Come Before the
Body.
MANY MATTERS OF INTEREST
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4 PETERSBURG. VA, November 10
Al least three hundred delegates are
expected in this city by tomorrow al
ternoon to attend the one hundred and
twenty-fiftn session of tie Virginia
Annual Conference. Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South, which convenes In
the Washington Street Methodist
Church Wednesday morning. Peters,
burg Methodists. aided by the active
cooperation of representatives OF oth-
er denominations. have for several
weeks been busily making ready for
this army OF visitors, and the local
entertainment committee. headed by
Rev. j. B. VIM. pastor OF the Wash
ington Street Methodist Church, as
chairman. has met with gratifying
success in its preparations. The conf
nittee Is composed OF the pastor and
several lay representatives OF each
Methodist church in. the city, With Mt.
r. A. Harrison as treasurer. and Mr..
Forrest W. Tucker as secretary.
Delegates to be Guests.
The great majority of the delegates
Will be the guests Of private families.
the others being quartered at hotels
and boarding houses where the enter
tainment committee has made. every
pro vision for. their comfort, Including
arrangements with the managers of
the Stratford the largest hosiery in
the city, for the serving of dinner to
all delegates every day, except Sum
day, while the conference is in ses-
sion. The big dining-room of the new
hotel will present most interesting
scene, when several hundred OF the
visiting churchmen, many of whom
will be accompanied by their wives,
gather around the tables. The STRAIT.
ford. which was formerly the historic
Bollingbrook. Is the latest addition to
Petersburg's hostelries, and was OPEN
ed to the public only few months
ago. having been completely remodele,l
and refitted. with the appropriate re-
suit that 1t Is. spick and span for the
reception OF the expected guests, large
parties of whom will doubtless rem
devious at this point for visits to the
many battlehelds and other points Of
historic interest around the city.
which are now attracting a larger
daily quota of visitors than eyer be:
fore.
Splendid Place to Meet.
The conference will have as it's
Petersburg home one Of the largest
and handsomest churches lin Virginia,
the Washington Street Methodist,
which has Just been practically rebuilt,
having been remode led With extensive
changes and improvements in. the main
auditorium and complete refurnishing.
The improvements We're completed in
September, after many months of
work, and dedicatorH services We're
held Sunday, September 29th, Rev. DR..
Kilgo, president of Trinity College,
Durham, NJ c. preaching at the morn
ing and evening services. a post-ottice,
to be established in the basement OF
the church during the conferences, is
one OF the many conveniences, for
which provision has been made, and in
order to obviate any possible confusion
as to the headquarters OF the various
church boards and committees, each
committeeman in the building will
be designated by sign. The several
committees on examinations will meet
Tuesday evening. before the conferr
ence, and the following morning the
big assemblage will convene with Its
organization complete and ready Tor
work. without the tedious delay Of
Charles B, Galloway, OF Misglssippl,
Will preside Religious services, In
Guiding the administration OF the Holy
Communion to the clerical delegates.
will open the conference. II Which will
take up the election of secretary as
one of the first of the most important
matters for its consideration. Intense
Interest is taken in the filing of this
Important Q nee. and the names Of sew
eral leading churchnlen, Including the
Rev, Or. s, 3, Lambeth, the assistant
sanretasy. and the Rev, DE-, y. =, Lips
s IsS 3aS IN