The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-15
lllET CHRISTIANS
HOLD CONVENTION
nxv. .. D. HAaEAKHR PRESIDENT


Especial to Tho Richmond virginian-l
StrasDarg. va. Aug 1.-THE sixty
.Exth annual convention OF the
,iscipies of Christ OF the Valley Dis
er4Et, which Is now 81 session IN this
xfty. was called to order in the Chris
xaAn Church at 2 o'clook on Thurs
1 aay afternoon by President ID. IL
q Hhcdaa OF Edinhurg. with A. c.
EfArkJey. Of this city, as secretary.
Quite large number Of delegates and
*3Sztcrs from various sections Of the
district were present at the opening
session
The devotional service was conduct
"a By c. w. SpenEler, Of StraSburg.
This wss followed by q very c3r&ial
a a6dress OF welcome by o. Il. Plrkey, OF
Etrasbarg. which was responded 10 by
the Rev. =. +, Robinson. OF Japan.
4 retnrned missionary. \ snort business
session was then held at which ths
foiauwfng officers were e. -cteG Tor the
cnsulng year: President, Rev. :. =.
& ksa1aak@r, stTaepu-g; vice president
xsev. Warren Baldwin, Shenandoah:
nAoresary. a C. Stickley, StraAburF
0oansssittses were then appointed and
sfa1A following chsfrr1eu announced;
Tzsne and place, Colonel e. Z.
E1arsgasy, Woodstock. resolutions, D.
III. Rhodes. Edinburg, auditing Il, +.
61ne, Rock Enon; pulpit supply. J. a.
HAnaker, Strasburg: statistics. J. /.
G2nm. SaumxvtlIe; Ways and means.
u. #. Sine, Rock Enon.
The Thursday night session was
3peneG at 1880 O'Clock with s. devo
efeaaal service. conducted by Rev. NJ.
Allen Stickiey, OF Walnut Springs. This
x4Fns followed by a very interesting az
dress on mission Work IN Japan"
~ - - S1&t - Ca, -
1&pan. Mr.. Robinson has been In &C
x1VA servtce on this field for the last
e0Nan yearH ana is now In America on
kpnzgugh- Ills home is at Joplin, Mo.
~ told Of the difficulties that con-
&rcr7teG the missionaries IN Japan and
naso OF many OF the customs and
ErsHsAng needs Of that special field.
Fridays Session
me Friday morning sees.pri was
GAl1ad TO order at O'Clock ~ Presi-
Dent aSrelrer ard the devotional
1sr1od conducted by the Rev war
xen Baldwin, OF Shenandoah. A busl-
1sss session YVES then held, during
sssen dstesates were enrolled and re
Ports read from the tw snty~one
Gh arches in the 3iatrfct. These reports
EhusTed steady gre Nth and efficient
WSsTh G0ns by aA the congregations
Gu14ng the part year. This session
yras closed tlsy a strong sermon by the
slssvv. j. 7. Watson of the Euclid Ave-
nsss Chrtgt.sn Oh 9rch, I,ynchburg,
wsAo had for hts theme, ssc-Lrigsianiz-
ing Christianity"
The afternoon Esssscn on Triday
Ens given over 20 the work of the
Carfstian Wo-nan's Board Of Missions
n tbs district Mine aux;liaries, three
Young T4adtes Circles and nine mis-
Mson bands were reported. A very In
tNrestaag round table on woman's
Work was conducted be- Mrs. Chil1s
OF GtxasnuTg. RI which she svms assisted
~ a number OF workers. A splendid
nddresS was also made at this session
~ Mrr> George w. oliver, Of Lynch
6uS. Stats secretary and field worker
0x this orga&ssgAtioF.
TBS. Rev. g. q Good, Of Cspcn
EesanEx opened the friday night ses-
Msaa with q devotional service. This
was followed by O stirring missionary
address on Mission Work In India"
nv the Rev. FL. Z. saun, a returned
missionary from that field. who is
100 Rt home On furlough. Mr.. Saum
- native OF this tShenandoah) coun-
~ and Ia supported ON the mission
lad by the churches OF this district
10 and his wife will return TO their
work In India about the middle OF
September, sailing from San Francisco
18th q party OF about twenty mis-
sG4onaTiSs who are going to various
NeAttcns on the foreign field. He was
EaEen q very hearty welcome by his /
Nome people" who greatly enjoyed
n19 address before the convention.
News Notes.
M The newly elected president of the !
134tract convention. the Rov. J. D. /
kAfnaRer. has been pastor of the con- |
Nwntton church for the past twenty |
AeHaae yyeags.'e' So THAR azz2Gng th1F
disciples OF Christ in Virginia Is bet |
- known or more beloved than he. |
The convention In 1915 will DO held |
nth the church st Woodstock, the in /
N1t9taon for that congregation being |
Extended by Colonel e. r.. Stickley. /
R~ M1ss Carrie Watson, of Mtddletown, !
who resigned her position as district |
Nuperintendent of the C. w. Is. w, was |
uucceeded by, Mrs Clara NJ Childs, of
33xHAsburg. Miss Watson was made /
aNeretary OF the Young Peoples Work /
&N the district
The Strasburg Christian Church is.
Werhaps, the second Oldest congrega- |
Ion of the Disciples OF Christ In yir-
13u1a- The Walnut Springs congrega-
hon. which Is located about two miles
"a iris city, is the Oldest. having been |
&rEanized in 1925. The Rev. NJ. Allen
s4ttckIey. a native OF this county, Is
the present pastor.
Arrangements have been made by Il
which the pulpits Of the various l
,caurches OF Strasburg will be filled 4
IN Sunday by visiting ministers.