Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-21

! Hcarf Of church F~tensiOn-I. Wiley BledsOe,
=. ). Bocgs. George W. wray, / l.. Marks, c. &.
| Nerienbaker A. ". Peatro-e, !. ". Burion' j.
| ". sun. l. L smith. j. 3. Doberry, and William
| T. Payne.
| An t,reo Of thesc boards held meetings imme-
| dlstey after thcir appointment Hud pertec.el an
orgs nizauon 10y clecting their corps OF oLi'eis'
which arc tue came a. last year
JOINT BOARD or FINANCE.
| Just before reading the appointments Bishop
Wilson announced the following ~ the peTs"Hnci
/ a. the Jolut kOard of Finance; - g. bro"n, T.
/ u. BrOwn, !. =. Na-tin, /. j. DaVis' j. = hunrr'
ar Ferruson. Dr. W. " Wood, j. G. Merun, :.
/ .. Iurncr i. D. eouihaIl, G. Y. WinfIoe. G. II.
McGcc, l. Curkcrcli, John .. hoote' l. D' iIa-
vcrs. j. &. Watson. and John x. face.
1hi. board, Ike the others nameJ' mas very
! few changes from the old ones
/ MKT SESSION.
! When the time arrived for selecting the
ncyt piace of meeting lyn'hblrg was propor'''
an1 that live civ having no competitor u was
/ selecfed bv a unanimous vote.
Rev William q. Evans was chosen 70 preI.h
i the opening sermon and Ncv. James !. branulh
/ 20 preach u tho ordination OF elders, Win he''
/ ". e. Nalon "a his alternate.
PUBLICATION INTERESTS.
! Tho Committee on Publishing Interests pre-
/ sentel their report giving an hccolnt ol lho
I yhars WORK Of tho Eoos Department Alter some
I notifications q % q brief discussion the report
/ vas adopted.
! Al BON ne morning aud afternoon sessions
/ numerous roufiue reports were read and ch.'t q
I 10 the .ranuuafes ana Olhor benenc aii'- q
tue Conference were distributed. Tho STATISTICAL
reports from ihc variOu. CHURCHES were Of very
gratfyiug char0cter Tho total c'ie'il 'u3 -'f
Oh purpo4o- were something over yiOj'OO' or
s1.4s per church memlor.
PERSONAL
Dr. j. william Jones, ID. D.. assistGnt CORE
spending secretary of iie Foreign Mission Board
81 to Southern Baptist Convention, was pre-
erntod 70 the c0nforgnrc. aud expressed grcn,
pleasure at rasetlug ~ many OF his Old iriend-
1hs Doctor was also present % the afternoon
session. and spent sono time o. an iniefcsitl
4 spectator
! vices A. the O5euing Of IN af crupOu session.
Tho young minister from Rdeuton. y. c. who
/ made fhe speech Tuesday evening ABOUT TIC
7 transfer = o certain pOrii0n Of the Nurirte7-
foyo' district fo tho North Carolina Conferences
Was Rev. Lruost stevens iusicfl of fie'L ne
said while some Of the people in his virlhiy
favored tue transfer none OF them were ANXIOUS
for b.
while waiting FOR The scrrotares TO nnish up
thor record Rev. A. G.. BloisOo vas call"i upon
aud swecuy sung d" Tho ho'k thnt t. Hghrr
Than " and While the Days are Going By
aud the outire Assem- biase joined IN the caoIu-
CLOSING l1EEcIsrs.
Tho c0mpletci Record halDg read and np-
proved B.-uop Wilson lined out me OLD and a.
iuillar hymn with which s., many tonier"n =
have rl..eI. " And Let our Bodies Part whicn
was aIrr with zsal Dy No largo audience.
Dr. Juhn T.. Edwards, the oldest active me m
her Of tie hotv offered mo closing prayer,
wiHcI Was beautiful appeal - the lhrono ol
Heavenly Craze
THc BISHOPS SPEECH.
When bishop Wilson arose 60 read ont the
appointments he Wa33 u hr T speech, saying r;
. II these appointments arc not All they ought
g. Dc t ia not Doe cause we nave uot i0Ao OUT bc't
We have carefully examined each case. but
can orlv commit Tho result ~ our work 20 COL.
There arc . variety of conditions Iu appointing
thcse ministers tuat ave uo. often hpprt -.ateI.
You tn!nk vou snow TIE men and ihe places To-
which trey are % Do, assigned. Some man comes
AMI tolls YOU o. does iOt suit Llm. some NAN "iil
feu YOU II hc roes 10 taat piurc ho VIII die or
lis wifr will a.e or his cAi drcn VIII not nave
proper educationni advantages. MANY man
Thar ought &, io wch provided for D. driven tp
the Wall-Uressed 20 inc ground. me 'haige' q.
say. don't consider these things go tLej can hhF e
their man.
speaSng o. tho old members Of the Confer
| euce. Bishop wilson ss;d: " don't c're $50 u"'h
J yfnaf becomes Of the young and healthy M Al.
n . is not AIT 10 fall 60 make "a ufluc. lie can
manage 20 scratch around somehow. WIN
youth and health on bis sinc le can -t''ct'N
BUT wlol q man cct3 oL fhe decline of ii' tioh
feel for him. ! am getting near enough ihtt
point myself fO fully appreciate u. W lille sym
uatliNug Win tnat cia.-, also teel loi All "A1
are fral. have worry hearty hppf' cih'o., o,
what Brother Ferguson wanted the oinar ddf
when he addressed TIE conference on
ms subject } wish somo plan could Dos
adopted 90 remedy tne owls he sought TO ci- .
The tlurch j. rich cuougl io provide Tor an IL
ministers. ana DO ourhttJ to H. In the ml1si 'i
oil the things Ve have 60 contend win, 1o-
knows Wc nave dome fhe lest We could in these
appointments. fLiuk th0 preceding ell..' WIZ
boar nIo oa'. NlI you, then, ~" .. 'm IN iho
spirit in which they have neen madot
CONTRACT WITH CoD.
81 have theory continued the Bishop,
"uU0u which have always acici ana haFu
never heon ii-apIcin-oc, nor 10 i expect 70 OF.
have made uo contract with the cAIr,h D. 'r
win ,n. f-aaclor-. My contract ga with She son
cf cod. aud uIn not bothered about my sup
port, fl- the rau ~ God las promised 10 tten
care Of me-. ard know he VIII always 10 IT,
Matters uot where nay Doe so am in mo s'i-
VICE of tle LORD. You contract IS WIN uiii,
and you can rest assured he VIII take care 81
yOu
TIE AprDINrNETrs.
Tho Bishop closed by impres-inc upon 'ho
ministers Gle importance %. "oreins in l.'.l-
/ fute fields Wrerc thcre Ire souls tina, must te
! saved. and invoked GDl's richest blessings upon
me- arrointec, AMI thoir work. &c. then read
the Appointments, whicA ar as sioliows
IucEMoNp DI,rsCr--L Pyv.h ".r.ant, Ir.-
adaI Kidcr.-Irinity }. n. S'iIsls' pr i-
street. a. \ Lambeth. Centenary. IS. p. dui-
klr4. PARK Place 3. ". BlcIe0e. CIay--tra. g
W. n. Atwul. Laurc'-~tieet, q. &. Wcrienhhsef
Washington street, Richard Bennett; mons 81
tinn and Howard 's-Gro,c Mission, d. 4. lla' iiu
aud l.. j. Ihaup: pcnny-strcet. j. p. Woo j.
wp-9 (arfra T.. u. Peterson. i'l--treft ".
A. LaucA0n: Mtst-Eui @cm0, Oh, J.. J.. wise;
Heurcu. s.. p. Fou-hee; Charles (iiy' y ID.
NoD-rt.0n. New ken. IS. i JohrHou; VI 10
New keu,. Mcdaniel Kurkcr; Wet Foiui' T. C..
Pullou: Glou ester, W. O. Nagccuff, W r7i
/ Natnews, i. ~ Nicholson; Mat.e"s, James %.
/ Ho-,: editor Richmond ttrisiHtl 4 Alf0cd'f. John
d. Lahor1,
CuARLorIEsyILE DsrEICr-A. q. frorn. Pre-
s.d.f.r g. d,r Gl.I superintendent Z 'n'il' idTf.
Cnarote.'i!le' j.. r. Liz. '9mp, AlpelnaII,' ~