The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-17

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REVOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Rev. W. q. Starr Offered. and Mr.. +. II
Campbell seconded. the following:
Resoircd. list, That We most hearth.
commend the K 'schud mission Try work 4
the patronage Of all our people. believing
iii AZ the dav has come t0 incorporate ever
fmily within the bounds at southern
Meth0dism with our own aggressive chUfci
work.
ReSoired. ri. Thtt we extend our Chris
tian svmp tthy TO our beloved brother, Rev
+. II. Liurcns. aud invoke the hi ssings nj
God upon his lihors fbr the upbuilding ri
the Kingdom of Our Lord, aud prds that h,
my Ice restored To former health and
strength.
CHANGE or TERRITORY.
The following, offered by Mr.. T.. l.. Smith
~ Yates county. y. g.. and s,gned bf R.N.
William Grant, was referred TO the commit
tee on memorials.
Whereas the last Murfreesboro District
Conference adopted a resolution requesting
an expression Of opinion Of the sever Al
oh urges Of the district embraced in thr
II ite Of North ClrOlInia, ~ To the transfer
Of the North Caroline rrit0ry, in the dis
tic, 10 the North Carolina Conference;
and whereas, these ch ngcs IN the said
territory lies west of the Chowan river
h ave declared almost unanimously m fNor
of such transfer and those lying east OF tn
Chow IN river are iV.ded upon the subject;
therefore,
Resolved. That the Virginia Annual Con-
ference in session at X edmond on NOyem-
Der 10. lSS1. do hereby memorable, the next
General Conference Of the VI. l.. Church
South. hrst. 10 transfer all the said terrtor,
lyins west of the Chpwdn river 10 the North
Carolina Conference To take effect at
the end of the Conference year 1881;
second. 10 transfer all the said territory
lying east of the iid river to the North Car
DINA Conference 70 take Ell 'ct at III, end OF
the Conference year 1901, provided Il at III Il
time a decided majority Of the ch ,rse>
therein should express n desire not 10 bc
thus transferred. then the territory lying
east OF the Chpwan river shall remain in the
Virginia COnftr'nr.
sUPERNJMEgARY.
Rev. +. l.. Wilson. FROM Elizabeth City.
y nth Carolina. being called, made report
of his work. asked for himself the relation
ship Of eupernumerAry. lie hised his r.
quest 10 be retired from the active ranks on
account of failing health.
Several members were in favor Of grant
Ing Mr.. Wilson super nnuttsd relation.
which will give him a claim upon the Con-
ference fund during his retirement nom the
active INKS.
MIR. Wilson objected to this.
rhe ease WAS referred 10 the committee
on conference relations.
IICENrIArEs AND UNDERGRADUATES.
DIR. John T.. Edwards offered the follow
ing:
The Virginia Conference momorializss
the General Conference Of The VI 'thpdi - |
Episcopal Church South in il qu iarrnnial |
session 60 De held IN the civ Of -. LOUIS.
No. May. 1907. suggesting the pr1prleiy Of
proyiding by ~ ttuiory enactment or other /
wise, AS shall be deemed eNpedient for the
auth0riz alton Of liceniiates and under rad
yates In AN annual conference who are
placed tn pastoral chtrge bt The constituted
authorities of our Church % administer the
sacraments OF baptism and IA Lords SUP
per, with the provision that such auihorlz l.
ton tall he of legal foim just 80 long rs
such licentiates and undergraduates shall
Do In pastoral charge.
VISITORS.
Rev. Or. Fair anl Rsy. Dr.. Turnbull. of
the Presby terian church. came In during
Conference.
THE TOTEM CASE.
Mr.. Campbell. who had proposed the
name 81 Rev. \. VI. Totten. of North { ,ro-
DINA. for membership and afterwards with
drawn II. renewed his application yesterday
Bishop Wilson said that Bishop Gran.
bsry deslrd Toiten's services ~ The Mis-
eourl Conference. aud as the candldafe -
'en sjhIghly recommended, he thought the -,
conference ough, q receive HIN aud lrAns. ,
fsr him % bishop Or tnbsry.
Mr.. TVtten was admitted.
HALL FUND.
DR.. A. G. Brown and DR.. George c. Van Y
ierslice. the trustees OF the Hall Fund, re- \
ported that they had IN hand $50 for dietr'-
,atlop V tho Conference claimants, and s.