The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-21
ANIMAL Conference of the Mesnodass
Eniscopal Church Sonsh.
.....e.nnnaence of The Richmond Dispaicl,

/ r,rrrsssrHG. Va, November 90, 1917.
| The seventy eighth session Of the Virginia
1 .nr,,,l conference of the Methodist Episco.
..,I Church South commenced In the Wash
iln,.,on-Street church at 10 O'Clock this morn
@ mo bishop Robert Paine, D. D., presiding
md conducting the opening devotional eNer-
sst>. ,>,.
~,,,,yrreti 10 their names on the calling o! the
rolI. .,, ,
.,l Peter A, Peterson assistant secretary.
gorge {. Nanderslice was elected statistical
secretary.
The hours of % A. NJ. and Il p. NJ. were
,,,nLtnd for opcniug and closing the Confer
rNCr.
The Presiding Elder of the Petersburg
l,,,r;ct and the preachers in charge of the
c,ty churches were appointed committee on
rIh,ic worship. and on motion OF P. A. Pc
,,.r,ou. Williams T. Davis was added to the
committee.
The following standing committees were
appointed by the Conference:
~. EI,cd.,on. Clerical j. G.. Cranberry,
/. Fisher, K. n. Siedd, j. A. Proctor, +.
" Edwards, G. Z. Booker, S. s. Lambeth.
r. 4. Arlnistead, J. r. Waggener, T. A.
Ware. Lav: John 7. Brown, S. NJ. Shep-
herd. NJ. ri. Garland, W. I. Sutherin, W.
". Webb, T. l.. II. Young, John K. hilby,
!. {. Demng. W. c. Quesenbery. James
carson.
On Publishing Mserests.-Clerical: E. N.
Peterson. John Bayley, w. Z. Edwards. ID.
!. Hodges, w. G. Lumpkin. J. II. Proctor,
Joseph Lear, j. ID. Lumsden, I. j. Dayton,
II. AmiSs. Lay: j. W. StubbS, James
Matthias, r. L. Bouldin, c. c. Haskins, j.
Il. Hamln, William Grant, c. NJ. Peake,
Watson Walker, j. f. Bondurant.
On Sunday Schools. ls.--Clerical: j. ID.
crow. James o. Moss, Robert A. Compton,
John W. Tucker, George III. Ray, George n.
Guy. Thomas L. Williams, Adam c. Bled-
soc, J. u. Hank, c. E. Watts. Lay: Thomas
Erlnch. John N. Goodwin, D. u. Newsom,
samuel Staples, L. J. Palmer, I'd Drum
wright. A. S. Jordan, L. R. Hunter, Samuel
Downing, Samuel Patterson.
W. ". Bennett, Paul Whitehead, W.
/. Judkins, and George w. Motley were ap-
pointed q committee on memoirs.
u. NJ. Wallace. j. E. Merritt, and Fl. C..
Chcatham were appointed committee on
the Bible cause.
W. H. Christian was substituted for c. II.
Hall, deceased. or the committee TO examine
'iDuluatts lcI hl'hiSoion Ah'o 'ho SShiei
tncc.
The bar of the Conference was appro.
r.ately fixed.
Il was ordered that the Conference sit with
open doors in the examination OF character
,lDless otherwise directed hereafter.
Rev. A. I. Bedsoe, LII. D., editor OF the
Southern Quarterly Repie,c, was introduced
70 the Conference. The Doctor expressed
hi pleasure at meeting the Conference, and
announced that he would deliver lecture
during the session Of the Conference for the
benefit of Randolph Macon College, the pro
ceCds to be devoted to the education OF
preachers. Subject, as chosen by Rev, A.
g. Brown, would be Why In the Love Of
Truth l Became Methodist Peacher."
Rev. P. a. Peterson introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas the centenary of the introduc-
top Of Mcthodism into Virginia occurs this
year; and whereas it is desirable that this
Interesting event be celebrated by this body
during its present session; therefore
"Rcsolccd, That the Committee on Rel-
cious Worship be requested to arrange for a
cntcnnial service to be held in this church
on Friday evening next, and that Rev. w.
". Bennett. D. D., be requested to deliver Il
sermon suitable to the OCCASION"
Bishop Payne submitted communication
from the book agent containing an exhibit of
the Nashville Publishing House; which was
referred to the Committee on Publishing In
tercsts. [This house during the year was
partially destroyed by fire, but more than
$4,000 have been contributed for itsrebuild-
iny.l The following is the exhibit: