Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-16

The iate Mrs. Elizabeth Atkinson. of
Memphis, Tennessee, has left behind
her bequest OF $4,000 10 the Blbli-
and tie Rev. Moses V. Payne. an estimable
local preacher OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. IN Missouri, has given to the
Payne Institute SIS 0e0.
PHYSICAL CULTURE.
Mr.. Mitchell, Of Alabama, in the
main, approved Of the report, bat there
was one point he wanted particularly
to emphasize. which had been ne
elected, and that was physical culture.
How much brain culture has been
wasted because some men have no
physical culture All our colleges
have their gymnasiums, and all that,
but there are a great many bad habits
which are cultivated at college. No
man can have good health who sits up
till 2o'clock in the morning, and smokes
cigars, and does not get up before 9
o'clock in the morning. And then,
when these boys 60 home their mothers
are in trouble because they can't get
their boys up in time for breakfast.
Mr.. Mitchell did not want to offer any
motion, but only to call attention to
this matter Of physical culture.
The report was adopted.
POPULAR HYMNS.
The Committee on the Hymn-Book
presented a report, which recites as
fact that modern and popular hymns
are supplanting the Hymn-Book Of the
Church in our public worship. The
committee recommends the appoint
ment Of commission, composed Of one
bishop, two clergymen, and two lay
men to prepare a new or revised edi-
ton Of the present Hymn-Book, the
same to be submitted TO the bishops,
and when approved by them to lie pub
lished by the Book Agent, and the
same shall be used in the public wor-
ship Of the Church.
The report was laid on the table and
ordered to be printed.
The present Hymn-Book is the same
that was adopted in 1916.
THE CALVIN FUND.
The Committee on the Calvin Fund
made report, which was adopted. The
Calvin fund arises from bequest OF a
man of that name and is held in trust
by the Book Agent to be invested and
the interest appropriated annually for
the relief Of the widows and orphans
Of deceased travelling preachers Of the
Church. The report approved the ad-
ministration Of the fund by the Agent.
Comfy AND FEDERATION.
The Committee on Comfy and Fede-
ration reported that it is inexpedient to
appoint the commission asked for in
certain papers referred TO them. They
recommend no change in the polity Of
the Church respecting its foreign mis-
sion work.
Rev. Mr.. Chapman, of Missouri,
offered q substitute which provides that
commission of seven, four OF whom
shall be members Of an Annual Confer
ence and three Of whom shall be lay
men, to meet like commissions to be
appointed by any other branches Of the
Methodist Church to meet in New York
in 1883 to arrange plan to secure CO.
operation OF Methodists in the Ameri-
can work and to consolidate the mis-
sionary work Of the Methodist Churches
in foreign fields.
The plan adopted by the commission
is to be submitted to the Bishops, and
if approved by them to become opera
tive at once.
The report and the substitute were
laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
Adjourned.
PAINE INSTITUTE.
This institution is located at Au-
gusts, Ga. 1t was established and is
supported by the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, for the Colored Meth
odist Episcopal Church in America for
the education Of teachers and preach
ers. It's property and endowment
amounts to about 100000.
The school has three departments
/, the Theological; 2, the Normal;
3, the Industrial. The matriculates
this year are $50.
ELECTIONS.
In addition to the election of bishops
the Conference will elect book agent,
missionary secretary and treasurer,
the editor Of the Christian Adroeate,
and the selection Of the Book Commit
tee Of thirteen. These elections will
probably be held this week.
COLORED MESSENGER.
Rev. X. c. Phillips, NJ. d., frsternal
of the Colored Methodist
Episcopal Church in America, is a
black man, apparently a full-blooded
negro. lie is tall, broad-shouldered,
erect in carriage, and not ungraceful in
his movements. His head is we'll
shaped, and the expression Of his face
is intelligent. DR.. Phillips was edu-
Gated at a medical college in Nashville,
Tenn. He is now president Of Lane
Institute, school for higher education
Of colored people, at Jackson, Tenn.
Mozart Tomorrow Evening.
The programme at the Mozart to-