Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-10
THE METH0DISTS.
MATTERS OF VITAL INTEREST DIS
cUssED YESTERDAY.
Charges Against a Niaistsr-A New Plan
for Entertaining Adoptsd-Ad~itted
on Trial The Liquor Traihc'


PORTSMOUTH. VA. NOVEMBER y I'D
Conference opened with Bishop 6rnnpeIy
presiding. Religions exercises were CON
Quoted los Rev. i. u. Grlil.lh. aver tue
mlnu,es various changes we're maze vi 'ne
Commuters appointed yesterday. =.
An Invitation was read from hI. - ".
HUGHES, superintendent Of the fhsi'A
Besch. Offering an excursion 10 the cooIei-
ence To the seaside. which was ncceptso WIN
thanks and a committee appointed 10 arrange
the aiiair. -
The snecial committee 10 whom was re-
ferred the mstfer ~ the charges against rev.
lanes IS. Counc,iy, OF the Petersburg Dl'-
trict reported that The gravity OF the
charges required additional testimony
and recommended that TIE matter De
referred TO the presiding elder ior
further Investigation and report. ~
Conacly arose aud protested against Tue
reference Of the matter 10 the presiding
elder OF his district OF ouv other presiding
elder rsa piece Of injustice 70 himself ana
his farilv. and demanded ih1i The inYestga-
ton aud trial, II necessary. now proceed, Aiu
that 4 new committee De appointed Inc
members o. the committee said that there
seemed 10 be something in the charges. but
that there was no teitim0uy omainaDle ~
IN, ses.ion Of the conference. The law ID
th.. ,.qsc ga, discussed nc considerable length
The CHARGES seem 10 embrice immortality IN
the purcnase and sale Of piece OF land.
on motion OF II. II. Hope new commit
tee was ordered.
The order Of the day having arrived the
conference took up the report OF the speciti
Committee on the Board OF Finance appoint
ing committee on conference sessions
plan 10 do away with the present plan ot en-
tertajning the conference, ana place Tue
Whole matter in the hands o. two ministers
and three laymeu, with power 10 select the
mace Of the annual meeting OF the bO1y ana
r,i.e 81 800 for the expenses. Hon. W. W.
Berry read the report.
Captain Richard Irby presented minor,
~ rcnort resolving that the conference Will
not AZ this time do away with q plan inst hsS
nreyailed N the conference for over hum
drsd Years. Rev. q. II. Ray opposed the
MAN and would rather divide the conference.
RAv John /. Clarke offered a substitute Tor
the rcnort plan TO DIVIDE the conference by
making James river the tine OF division.
A motion 10 lsy captain lrby's resolution
onthstiblc brought that gentleman to hts teet
in vigorous speech IN behalf OF retaining
the present plan Of entertainment. Rev. Or.
Rosscr declared tbo proposition NihOu
authorltyof law, and As striking de1th-oio"
10 Christian fellowship, iberaity, and hospl'
tality. Rev. william 4. Judtin', Hon. W.
". Berry, DR.. John J.. Edwards, Rev T. n
Peterson, ". j. Davis, Rev. A. &. BroWn'
and others further discussed the matter pro
and con Tor TWO hours or more, exciting
great interest among the Minister. Aitei
various motions t. lay on the table. &c, were
disposed OF vote was taken on Captain
Irhy's accommodation 10 iollow the Old
plan and lost The vote was thea taken on
In. rcport Of the special committe recon-
mendug the new plau, aud was adopted by
vote of 100 ayes and So woes.
Rev. W. J. GULLY moved that The pre-
siding elder OF each district appoint one
minister and one laywaa 10 memorial'Ie inc
General Conference on division OF tho
Virgiuia Conference, ard report al mex
sepsiou. No second.
Revs. william II. Christian, j. NJ. Ander
son. and T. Men. simpson were appointed
committee TO inycsiiEaie the charges against
Rev. James W. Connolly.
Rev. Or. Jones, president 81 Emory anc
Henry College, was introduced.
The minute question " Who are admitted
on trial." was called. and John Il. Tillery,
local preacher Of Br0sd-Sifeei station, Ken
mopd. and BENJAMIN i. Smith, ioca
deacon OF ' hNilhNfHfilIFf l'ATNN'i ~ '->e-.-it
nation Of character and were admitted. Ed
ear 4. Potts, a local preacher u Prospect
church. was discontinued 70 attend a theo'
logical seminary. Charlcs ". Turner. To-
cal prefcbcr " West Bedford circuit
Clarke W. Lciiwiob, a local preacher OF
Campbell circuit; Albert A. Jones. locsl
deacon q Trinito station. Lvnchburg; Will
liam W. Southall. Of West Buckingham ciE-
cult. passed an examination 81 character and
were admitted on trial accordingly.
Rcv. W. p. Wright called on he members
OF the conference 10 report 70 the Committee
on Temperance whether dram-dnnSlng pre-
walls or the liquor traffic Is tolerated in their
charges.
Rev. Or. J. d. Barbee, agent oi the Ne
thodist Book Concern, AZ Nashville, nd
dressed the conference m regard TO the con
ditiou OF the publishing interests OF thu
Church.
The usual announcements were made anC
the conference adjourned to Tomorrow
morning.
Tonight meeting will be held at Monu
mental church IN the Interests OF missions.