Evening journal., 1921-10-27
TO
MEET At DOVER
Plan for Session of Chris
tion Churches of Eastern
Virginia District
FIRST MEETING
NEXT MONDAY
Special to The Evenine Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
DOVER, oct 27.-The one hun
dred and first annual session OF the
Eastern Virginia Christian Confer
ence will be held in the Peoples
Christian Church beginning October
81 and lasting until noon on Thurs
day. November 3. The conference
consists OF the Christian churches To-
Gated in the eastern part OF Virginia
and Delaware. there being a churches
in the Conference.
The evening services will be es-
peciaily attractive. addresses to be
delivered by DR.. Omer S. Thomas
on Monday night; DIR. r. G.. Coffin,
president OF the American Christian
Convention. on Tuesday night, and
the Rev. W. p. Mlnton on Japan.
wednesday night
DIT. II. c. Rowland, OF Franklin.
Va. president OF the Conference, will
preside over the sessions.
The program for the three days
session follows:
Monday Evening, October 81.
7.50 o'clock, call to order by pres
ident; devotions, led by the Rev. W.
II. Dennison. d. D.. OF Dayton. Ohio;
song service, led by f. p. Benson.
church choir director OF Peoples
church: roll call and enrolment Of
! members and delegates; appoint
ment OF committee; greetings by
Governor william ID. Denney; well
come address. John 3. Hutton; re-
sponse, John King, Suffolk, Va. ad-
dress the Rev Omer s. Thomas ID.
Z D. home missionary secretary Of
the American Christian Convention,
Dayton, Ohio.
Tuesday. November 4.
Morning session. o'clock, call
to order; devotions. led by the Rev.
w ID. Hardwood. ID. d., Dendron.
Va. roll call; report OF executive
committee: report OF II. woodward,
4 treasurer, Suffolk, Va; reception OF
visitors: address. Stewardship OF
Life" by Fred e. Bullock. field Sec
rotary OF Sunday School OF Amer
lean Christian Convention. Dayton,
Ohio: address. "Stewardships OF Pos
sessions" John King. Suffolk. Va.
ministerial and church reports; mis-
ceilaneous business and election OF
officers; announcements; presidents
address, up From slavery
Afternoon session-Devotions LED
! by the Rev. w b. Fuller. Ivor. Va.
report on Christian Endeavor. by tn,
. Rev. f. T. Cotton, Suffolk. Va; "Th'
Claims OF the Christian Orphanage.
I 81. n T,Ns t..4.
dent. Elon College. N. c.: Report
on Education" by the Rev. W. w
Staley, d. d., LII d.. chairman. Suf-
folk. Va; address, Education for
Democracy" DR.. W. A. Harper
president. Elon College. N. c.; ad-
dress. Ministerial Education" Rev.
DR. w w. Staley; address. the Rev.
f. G.. Coffin. president. American
Christian Convention. Albany. Mo.
Evening session-Song service, led
by f. e. Benson; Scripture read
ing. the Rev II. w Downing. Ports
mouth, Va; sermon. the Rev. F. G.
Coffin. d. ID.
Wednesday, November =.
. o'clock. devotional services, the
Rev. J. J.. Foster Waverly. Va; re.
port on Sunday schools, by the Rev
W. ID. Hardwood, ID. D.. Dendron
Va; misc9llaneous business ant
election OF delegates to SoutherI
. Christian Convention; report OF
Home Missions by Senator ]. u
West. Suffolk. Va; address, "ShaI
We Lengthen Our Cords an,
Strengthen Our Stakes2" the Rev
l.. e. Smith, ID. d., Norfolk, Va.
: address. the Rev. o. S. Thomas. Il
d., home mission secretary OF A. {
C., Dayton. Ohio; report on mora
Reform" by the Rev. J. F. Morgan
Norfolk, Va. chairman; address b
4 the Rev. James Lightbourne. 9TH
Great Waste" Holland, Va; ad
dress, the Rev. w. II. Denlson. dis
trict superintendent OF the Forwar
7 Movement Of the Christian Church
Dayton. Ohio.
Afternoon DISQUALIFICATION b
= the Rev. ]. NJ Roberts. Windsor
y Va; report on Religious Litera
y ture." by the Rev. o. ID. Poythres
chairman. South Norfolk. Va; az
20 dress, the Rev. j. PRESLEY Barret
e ID. D.. Wilson, N. c.; report OF "WC
E mans Mission Board" Mrs c. I
I Rowland. president Franklin. Va
= address. the Rev. j. o. Atkinson, !
{ D., field secretary OF missions OF IN
! Southern Christian Convention. Elo
College, N. c.; address. by Miss Luc
. Eldridge, secretary OF Religious Edr
: cation OF S. c. c.. Richmond. Va
, report OF COMMITTEE on Foreig
p Missions the Rev w. NJ Jay
= chairman. Holland Va: address. tn
= Rev. w. II. Denison. d. D.. Dayton
Ohio.
Evening Session-Song service. Il
charge OF r. r. Benson? devotions
2 the Rev. J. p. Barrett. ID. d.. VIII
r son, n. c; stereopticon. address OF
i Japan" by the Rev. w. p. Min
3 ton. foreign mission secretary, OF tn
2 c. c.. Dayton. Ohio.
n' Thursday. November ,.
T. Devotional services, led by III,
s' Rev. W. H Garman. Norfolk. Va
y report OF special committees; install
n' iation Of officers; announcement o
IS standing committees; address. 'sBacl
Us 70 the Task" The Rev. L. e. smitt
al d. D. Norfolk. Va
les