Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-21
THE METHODISTS.
FOURTH DAT OF TIE VIRGINIA Az
KUAL cDxrKRZscE.
Local Preachers Elected 70 orss-s-f Foreign
Missions Reports % Presiding
Elders Personal.
rarpures for the pispstch.I


Rev. Joseph F. Pgfts c5nducted The
/ opsuing religious services.
Rev. J. &. Z. W,G.s ASKED f0r sup-r-
annuaied relation ior Rev j. Il. PatifSon.
The Teques; wns referred % the Committee
On Conference Relations.
FOCAL FrEAcHTRs E1.RCTTD ~ 0KDEEs.
Bev. y. r. smith. u Albemarls; Rev.
james y. F0Tsnrr. DauTille disiTir; I;
Rev " iliam irfr. Fsrmriile district .
Rev. John 7. " est and james ". Aic10-
Ia. Of The Norfolk dlstrie-. sud Ber. oscar
Li,tiet0n Martin ~ the Lvnchbur- district.
local preacher. being duly recommended.
were elected 20 lie ordained deacens.
LOCAL pEAc0Ns ELECTED EI.nEEs.
Rey. Joseph =. Lennon. ol The Mur-
freesboTO' district. berg Gully recOmm snd-
I'd md having passed the Jres- ibrd exdui-
nation. was eirr'ed 70 b. ordained IN elder
Rev. O. p. Fitzgerald. y. J.. editor Of
The Nashville Christian 4 dUDczfe. came be.
Tore the Conference q represent ihe inter
esis ~ The pulilisiing-bOnse II Nashville,
Tenn.
MISSIONS.
Rev. Jamcs Atkins. IT.. addressed the
Conlerence in the Interests - the General
Raard q Missions. Mr. Atkins b. 4 man
n medium heebi ana size. De bas fare
~ classica cast BE IL graceful and iorc'-
uie speaker BIS voice l. Of times some
~ hm harsh. ne advocated the Just
mes and propTietY q asking tbe
church for S50H. 900 ior the foreign work
nexi wear. lie SAID the Northern Church
uni fR-ice "a large m membership has ACTIN
ally contributed during the last wear wdhia
q few thousand Of one million dolisrs 20
tlls work. lie said . hall million dollars
uas Duf lille more Than forty rDai- pef
fuemispr. and was. ~ hi. judgment. uo
more than TIE ability and Hbe-aItv - thf
NetbOdisi-S0uib justified the Board q ask
.rr gDu expecting.
The Conference listened with Great -
.ueri. bn a bali Q million b more than
fWice NJ inuCh q has ever been realized Dr
fht BDare. il va. gvideD; the proposition
20 aticmm 20 great IN advaDr- in bis de-
.:artInert u Use WORK wa. NOT regarded
= itb much favor.
Rev. j. a. Peterson explained 20 tbe
CONFERENCE bow tne present debt q -he
Basrd d Missions IT,, incurred. lie sud
De Board .iaC three verTs ago expected
large aGci;lon. q the.r 'und from the eeu-
terni2i Offering, ~ he Church.
Tne Board projected nFw enterprise.
ard enlarged TIE Deid of tb-if Operations 20
fh. fgith - these TZrec-afions. J1r Ger
frruial offerings fel 80 ilT below what was
expected thai q deficit resulted .icf La hf-
come nurd -as0mt deb' % sGa-U11. Not
thsf the dr.f -gunJt .,e paid WITH e-se- hu'
lni deif lindefs fbe exhaustion -l.f .aa
conditions u Ibt Ieatbrn world 8riic- -lI
fhr liie ~ he Church ~ bone demands.
H. Peterson believed .hW aIl could POO
injured o give something The gm1uW 9rp-
posed jig ~. Akin. could gud WnHi1 D..
20. l1cd
r.. Peterson Is pastor u Courr--.ree.
church. L1ncnuurc. This erUr-' ces
u tsu ,ln- rcai IN rai-oa, wave f.. dom .--
I- and foreign missions tlf --l 1.
,.lla 80, being -u average o' 8. 1f
etErcn member
p. Ho---l
Ilr. Hc.se-. 10 urlrf address. lr-rs t1e
-lar,irf 81 Ice -"i-deuiai sr pr1r-'-u.7
presented 2 ouI ,btorT HeoeIere1 y We
rnf pu1 .he1rT luto traelce -lt bali Lille
ION foI missions could 30 cas- s -.-I-e~ .f
.h. Methodist. 20 the south.
Dr. Edward. obtained ue doof. Yui lu-
uoucpd ingi BIZ would reserve li. re;L@rs,
Until .be Conference Board shall m-ss .--
report.
r1~EscN1 pl-7TJCt
Rev. PAU Whitehead. D. D.. preceding
s.cef. made report - the worL 70 tn'
EIlHmeno district winch showed fhf dis
-rir- 70 be advancing aionr "rery Inr ~
church work. There had been nerfr ~.
diversions Z fAe ui-tric; during The vear.
Erv Jane. 10. Moss. 5res ding Aldgf of
tns charlottesville district. reported LIE DIE
-r.tet n 2 PROSPEROUS condiuaL. Ise sun
LIt--ch hoo W0rk had advanced bfV9ul Ut
farme, precedent. c-cloI. rcy.t.l- lgc
blessed nearly pvfrv charge. resulting n
-yer 500 conversions. The benz O.eni ao-
ie,-iaus show au inu-l-... aDc t'f m0n"f
-ai-td fur c-tre-' erpeus les w- Iuefr
.ayorlt,y VIII .lr % iasi ye-f.
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Ifs. - j.. ,-trirnd. ID. ID. -I-r-. .L-
ldfr ~ Bee Lvrr1.lrg ti--- -. ~.pnre-
Ire General condition % ll- -!--rr. a-
-ooa. . some .a pes e-~ good ll.
mafr~lI a0v.1esru ui aa- ,"'n trF --.-
wing. larf.-s 7u, ... a"1 -t
Icon a' -nt ministry .l .tftT "..- Poi
.te -..aa4 eal-. bad ,l..r t.-.- b. a
,..r-, ll .ae district
~as Ps-hsr .lua --er ..-.
p keeping a-aa-. .' -in.r - t
w. --u. p9f owing . iar -. .a-, SIZE
t..r o. .rnotal.r- a--er r- at t.- ...
T.a prospect lr ea.'r --In--ruer.
.ar.-. -~ur TifT .r.ar .as -l- -..
low progress 90. busy -s I.L.l- 81. -ar
-,iaf rltaes-.
rlL rTL4cE-Es Er4TrE-l -..4-"
t..-.
s7eclEl e ec-EIa 20 ths llFpe.ca..
NorTuE. L-. November -..- Do
1,.acher brotherhood. o benevolent .,-
.l--T u the Conference. n-ie thei guru-.
meeting til, A-,crDrou. Ius rtcrfc- .ut
-.t rraI had been $1,000. BE-. Whole #
hicl nae 1s.r given q. rla i-I.aa. 1i ..-
% rl-ters who aA1 died during Dee ye--.
.he lio clbcer. were rft i--f~1 -l-. -n-
.tsrv. Urn-i0euI- Eev. p. o. ia-n~-cu.
VICE .re.i deut. GtF. 5eorc- . Vans a--
.aea. -e-renrv aua treafTe. 500 Jaw.
u W.m p. W-IcuL- a--Is-lllt .-,f .el-t -ae
treasurer.
Tie grlIver....-r g .tf toIlsr-r = I-rI
sf 3i-.iau, was he. d tO-Ii-tl, o. rtf -,L .,tr-
.aro-~tree, church. The -3Iifr.uce b1lra
...- under ... earn fi.- vtlr W--r Poe
uaIuIs Cd! rnt Conference Ilir-ear l.--
-..v-. These MISSIONS lave rl-~-f--'r fl
lal,e. uf vo-- i.,. fl.1ea u 30. o. l.-tt
r..v .lufr..a- base tiet- .rrr eyed curing
-te vn.r. c.a -t~Hf --g"r. t--Vt 1@.n -'r-
-fcc-al fcr. There are -L.rrF-i nrr .i~nl ~
r- lace. wtl.t n.lre. .rH. r-,.
ccreruIt 3f ,aa-t4.s b. --l4--
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