The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-07
TIDEWATER DISCIPLES
END CONVENTION.
Interesting Session Held With
Ephcsus Christian Church On
Northern Neck.
LARGE RICHMOND DELEGATION
Next Years Gathering. Which VIII Be
Fifteenth Annual Convention. VIII
BE Held With Bowling Green
Church.

! FoneSwood, Va, Aug. Sine tortS
! ninth annual convention of the DIS
cipIes of Christ in Tidewater DlstrlcC
which has been In session in the Ephe-
sus Christian Church. near this place.
| since Monday night, came to very
| successful close on Thursday Night
The attendance was quite good, the
majority of the churches or the Gus
trict being represented by one or hpre
delegates. The hospitality accordeo
the delegates and visitors was OF inc
old time Virginia variety. Sumptuous
dinners were served each day of the
convention on the grounds oy vac
members and friends of the convention
| church
Tho opening sermon was preacheu
on Monday night by the Rev. FL -.
Baghy, Of baltimore, who gave Ve' ,,
| helpful message on Inc thu' Ia
one Of the interesting features OF TINS
a.n,.ro was in the fact that DIR. Bag
| ~. rrears,ed his first sermon In the
rnbesus Church about twenty-slx
years ago. He Is a son of the late
! con+ain A. F. Bagby. recently oe-
! cen sed and was born and reared In
r-ssex county. Mr. Bagby also gave
! a strfl<Ing address on Church ENteh-
| eion'' at the afternoon session on
Tuesday aa
The convention proper was opened
, on Tuesday morning, with ereS'"F''
! I 7. Hill. of Richmond. in the chair'
| and II. w. Ware as secretary. AFTER
/ the devotional period, which was con-
Quoted nv the Rev. 2. P. Richardson
Of As'1land. the delegates present were
enrolled and reports from the thirty
nine churches in the district feau:
These reports showed activity ano
growth ON the part of nearly all or
tho congregations The annual re-
mort Of the Tidewater District board
was then read by President Hill and
| referred to the proper committee This
was followed by a strong address on
| "state Work" by the Rev. H G.
! Combs of Richmond. who has held
! the position of State Secretary for the
| past fourteen years. The committees
were then named and the convention
adjourned for dinner,
| THE Bible School in Session was
| the subject Of practical and very
| helpful address on Tuesday after
noon bv state Bible School Secretary
| Guy 7. Carter. Of Richmond ihls
| was followed hy a short address on
| virginia Christian College. Her Work
AND Needs" nv President ]. T. T,
! HNn1fcN. or lsNfiIlithl * ~ "'ie4' -
onphasized very strongly the need OF
Christian education in this day and
age 4 splendid sermon on THE Min
istrv Of Jesus by the Rev. Clarence
II Poage. Of Fllerson pastor OF the
Gethsemane Christian Church brought
the session Of the day 10 successful
close ON Tuesday night. Notwithstand-
| ing the severe wind and ratnstorm,
which began in the early evening,
| quite a good congregation was in at
| tendance at this. service. many n
them having to remain in the church
until the early hours Of the morning
on account of the storm,
'History of the Pioneer Work"
The devotional exercises on We'd
nesdav morning were conducted ny
the Rev. Gerald CulberSon. Of Ri''-
mond. After the Rev. t. A. Reamv,
| Of the Raptist Church had been In
troduced to the convention by Presi-
dent Hill. very interesting and in
! structtve "FTistorv of the Pioneer
Work" in this district was given In
a carefully PREPARED address by Pres
!dert J. T IT Hundley. who is also
native Of Essex County. This address
contained much interesting and i'm
nortant data and will be printed in
| full In the minutes of the present
convention He was followed by the
Rev. G. F. Robinson. Of Japan. who
smoke feeiInglv and most Interestingly
of the missionary work In tslis far
away field Mr. Robinson is native
| Of Missouri and went to Ia nan seven
| years undcr the auspices OF the For
| eign Christian Missionary Society He
| is now at home on furIough. expecting
10 return to his mission station at
Sat A, 70 fJ1F axyx "a
| The afternoon session on Wednes-
| dav was opened with a short devo-
tional service. conducted by the Rev.
W. p. blackwell the younz pastor of
| the convention church. Trne business
of the convention was then taken up,
| and action taken on committee re-
norts The Rev George w. Kemper.
! of Richmond, was then introduced and
| conducted Round Table on Church
| Efficiency" being assisted by the fol-
| lowing, viz: '''rhe Efficient Church
and It's worship" by the Rev. c. NJ.
| Watson, of Norfolk; Its Finance"
| by the Rev. Gerald Culberson, Ricgl-
mond; Its Missions" by the Rev.
C. Fl. Poage, Ellerson; Its Bible
School" by the Rev. j. o. Heisa beck.
| Dunnsville; ITS Elders and Deacons."
by President ]. T. T. Hundley. Lynch
burg. The discussion of these i'm
| portant topics were timely and help
| full. Next on the program came a
strong doctrinal sermon on 'Our Po-
sition," by the Rev P. A. Cave. of
Bowling Green. which was of un-
usual merit. Positive Christianity
was the theme discussed In a force
full way by the Rev J. o. Helsabeck,
of huntsville, at the Wednesday night
session.
Woman's Board of Missions.
The sessions Of Thursday were given
over to the work of the Christian Wo-
mans Board of Missions. with Mrs
J.. o. Helsabeck. Dunnsville. In the
chair and Mrs. Evans, of Deltaville,
as acting secretary. The devotional
period of the morning session was
conducted by Mrs. c. II. Poage, of Ell
lerson. This was followed by the
annual reports of the division secre-
taries. and of the Young Ladies' Cir
cles. Increased zeal. growth and ac-
tiVttX marked these -reperts Title
Appeal OF Missions to Young Man
hood" was the subject of a thought
full paper read by Mr.. Alvin Eubank,
of Dunnsville. This was followed byI
a very interesting paper on 'The
Growth and Development of CIRCLE
Work" which was read by NJ -.