Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-13
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l.vxcunUso. Va, November -, 1885,.
The yirvinh Animal Conference 81 tbe
uethodlet Eptscorsl Church south assem-
IA in Court. street church, IN thts city.
49, mornjnc Al 0 O'clock. The Conference
vss orcned with impressive religious ser.
vveee. consisting OF tcrpiure reading,
singing. snd prayer, conducted by Bishop
j. &. Keencr. Of New Orleans. Ia, who Is
he presiding officer 1T this session.
The Conference ecnas,e Of about 300
sIsn<al snd so iay members, who represent
! communion Of more than 10000. Most
II che members were present this morn.
sE,v. Pan, whitehead. D. D.. wa. elected
secretary, and Reys. y. A. Peterson andS.
3. Lambeth assistant secretaries.
Much OF this mornings session was spent
" appointing the various standing com
uitfses. In addition to standing com
nitises. . special committee was ordered
en- Bible eause: also. one on Temperance.
Dr. Bennett was accorded the floor. and
uaGe the Suggestion that the subscriptions
usde by the preachers TO the Centennial
fsno for Randolph Macon College he not
credited 10 the stations and circuits. bat be
rsH rived TO be credited TO the Conference
Subscription. The suggestion was received
with general disarprovsl.
The Bishop presented communication
Rom the urch-Extension Society, which
was read ~ the seerttary.
Dr.. David Morton. OF Louisville. KY,
the secretary OF the Church Extension So
siety. was introduced TO the Conference.
Nc made the following statement:
1--WE are making earnest efforts 10 dis
ssninate among our people information
Touching our work. We printed and
mailed to the preachers 1000 copies OF our
last annual report. We have also printed
and are now distributing 10000 maps OF
our last years work. and also 100000 leaf
lsis. TO This date Of tho present year
We have reports from twelve confer.
snecs, showing al increase In nine and
q falling OF in three. We nave paid
out since our ANIMAL report was printed
fer donations S2,150, and have Sl.sI5 on
hand ready 10 pay AZ soon ms formaIties
are complied with. Duiing the same tine
We have paid out "a loans $3.50. and bnve
si5O on hand ready TO be paid. The
printed report shows that about $4,000
were collected last year and that help by
donation and loan was afforded 10 1870
shmehes, worth nearly sl50,o00.
The Bishop presented report from the
agent Of the Southern Methodist Publish
ing House. The business OF the Publish
ng House for The past year amounted b
e2l0,6i3. an increase on the preceding year
Of e26.C50. The debt OF the house. which
N 1878 was $3.50, 900, has been reduced TO
o14s.CC0.
The venerable DIR. J. y. McFerr.n, OF
Nashville, Tenn. agent OF the Publishing
House, was introduced, and addressed the
Conference briefly in the interest OF the
house. In eopcluding he expressed him
self ~ feeling the infrmlties OF age, but
said, INV heart Is young"
DIR. J. T.. Edwards. in a few chosen words
on behalf OF the Conference, welcomed DR..
hcFerrin aud expressed qualification at
having him present al the Conference.
Under miuute-quostioD 90" Are all the
preachers blsmeless in their life and Of
hcial administration the Bishop c'lled
The names Of the supcrinnuated and SUI
pernumerary preachers. all Oh whom were
we'll reported Of. These lists contain the
names Of the aged and intlrm preachers.
When the name OF Rev. J. b. LauTens
Unele Larry was called, Or. Whitehead
remarked, lie is the hardest working
vtrv-slck nan 4 ever knew"
Rev. James McAdeu Is the oldest member
OF the Conference. He entered the Con-
ference In 1917. Rev. :. L. Moormau IL
the Oldest member IN continuous relation
to the Conference. He Joined the Confer
ence in 1923. This venerable man was pre-
cent in the COnference.ro0m this morning.
"Georee w. Motley" called the Bishop.
dead" reported the secretary, and added
"This Is the first time since 1925 that George
Motley did not respond 10 his name on the
nrrt day OF the Conference"
John n. Pryor. James W. Howell, W.
ID. Best. and Nicholas ". Robertson, local
preachers. were elected 10 Gcac0n's orders.
John W. Parish and Wilbur +. Davis were
elected to elders orders.
The Conference adjourned at O'Clock.
Rev. J. ID. Hank, Of Princess Anne,
breaches the opening sermon TO- night
Dr. j. T.. Edwards. fifty years member
Of the Conference, breaches his scmI-cen-
hnnial sermon tomorrow night.