The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-19

| Rev. w. T.. JudkinS, chairman OF Com
mittee on Sabbath Schools, presented and
read its report. The report stated that Rev.
George II. Ray, statistical secretary, had
collected from every pastoral charge, and
presents the following statistics:
Number Sabbath schools. .................. G35
Number officers and teachers. 6.575
NunD'r ScnolarS.. ....................... 37.SO7
Number volumes in library. 81 1923
Number periodicals taEen...:............". 12,443
STm Number Children attending pubic worship 1885
Number children who are members OF
Number schools kept up during The winter 273
Amount of money raised for Sabbath-school
purposes .....S12,329 A
The above shows an advance in every
particular.
The following resolutions were offered:
l. ReS0lued, That we hereby urge our
adult members rs far as possible to unite
with Sabbath schools, and organize them
selves into Bible classes.
,. Resolved, That we reafirm our endor-
sation of the international System Of Les
sons as given in our Sunday-Scbool Maya
zine and Lesson Papers, and urgently re-
quest our Sabbath schools 10 sustain our
Publishing-H House at Nashville by the pur-
chase and use OF our Sabbath-school litcra-
ture.
3. Resoived. That our pastors and Sab
bath-schOol workers be and are hereby re-
quested to urge upon parents the import
unce OF "iyin. more aid to Sabbath-schoo
work by teaching the lessons to their chill
Grcn at home, and seeking to secure their
| more regular attendance upon the preach
ing OF the Word.
4. ResOtred, That, rs far as practicable,
we earnestly urge upcn our Sabbath schools
the introduction and study of Bishop Nc
Tycire's catechism upon our Church govern
mcnt, and also his catechlsm upon Bible
| history.
5. Resolved, That our thanks are due,
and are hereby rendered, to Brother George
Fl. Ray for his services as our statistical
agent, and that he is hereby requested TO
continue the same and report as heretofore.
In behalf Of the committee.
WILLIAM Z. JUDKINs, Chairman.
The Bishop said, in connection with this
| report, that it was the best on that subject
be had ever heard in any Conference, and
he was pleased to congratulate the Confer
ence on the zeal and energy shown i'll this
great work of the Church.
Rev. William E. Judkins also made some
appropriate remarks on the subject, in
which he complimented the great zeal OF
Brother Ray in getting up the statistics.
COMMITTEES OF EXAMINATION.
Rev. r. N. Sledd, chairman OF the COM
mttee appointed to nominate committees OF
examination for the ensuing four years, SUBJ
mtted the following nominations
Committee to Examine Candidates for
Admission--P. a. Peterson; chairman
Richard Ferguson, Joshua 5. Hunter,
Franklin &. Woodward.
Committee OF the First Year,. NJ.
Saunders. chairman: H. G. Christian,
George f. Booker, and John T.. Moore.
Committee of the Second Year-F. M.
Edwards. chairman; J. c. Martin, &. Fl.
Ray, and John II. Pattcson.
Committee Of the Third Year-Joseph Il.
Riddick, chairman Joseph A. Proctor, +.
A. Compton, and w. G. Lumpkin.
Committee OF the Fourth Year-W. w.
Bennett, chairman; w. Ill. Christian, j. L.
Clarke, and A. c. Bledsoe.
The nominations were confirmed.
NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
On motion OF Rev. S. S. Lambeth, Con.
ference voted to meet next year in CRANKY.
Street church, IN the city OF Norfolk.
THE EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY.
Rev. d. P. Wills, president OF the Vir.
gina Conference Educational Society fol
preparing young men for the ministry, sub
mitted an interesting report, which showed
onlv the meagre balance Of S34 in the trea
sury, and with only one young man at col
leee at this time because of the want O.
funds.
DR.. Bennett endorsed the Society, ant
stated that q number OF young men art
waiting to see what this Conference woult
do.
The following resolutions were appended
RESOLVED, That we feel deep interest il
!, The proper education OF young men wht
feel called OF God to enter upon the respon
sible duties OF the Christian ministry, bu
.. labor under the difficulties OF deficient men
tai culture, and that we will use our earn
est efforts to raise funds to aid them in sc
curing the educational advantages Offered
by Randolph. Macon College. -,
2. ReSolveG, In,view Of the small amour
now in the treasury OF our Educatlona
Board, we proceed at once to take UP col
lection. tsz
Both resolutions prevailed, and Sl63.S'
was obtained in cash and subscriptions.
COMPOSITION AND BASIS OF A GENERAL CON
/ + FERENCE. 't
The Con 'erence, by unanimous vote. con
CURED in the report OF the Committee or
It.nerancy (oi the General Conference) il
regard to the composition and basis OF rep
resentation OF q General Conference. The
report recommends that answers and 9 t
| question j, section |, chapter OF the Dlsci
pline, be so amended as to read rs follows
Answer l. The General Conference shall
| be composed OF one clerical member from
every Mirty-SiI members OF each AnnQa
Conference, and an equal number OF lay
members. OF the lay members from al
Annual Conference one may be a loea
preacher. 5-E
The clerical Representatives shall be elect
cd By the clerical members OF the Annua
|, Conference Provided that such represen
tatyes shall have been travelling preachers
at least four calendar years next preceding
I their election, and are in full connection
with an Annual; Conference when elected
and also at the time Of holding, the Genera
Conference. The lay representatives shal
be elected by the lay members OF the An
nual Conference: Provided that such re
representatives. be TWENTY-FIVE years, OF age
4 and shall have been members OF on
church for at least six calendar years mex
d preceding the time 3of their election, ant
u also ut the time OF holding the GeneratCo
terence.
.. fAnsAnaual Conference entitled unde
u the second restrictive rule to one sministe
!. rial delegate shall not be denied the, priv