The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-14
METHODIST CONFERENCE
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH AN
NUAL SESSION

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH AN
NUAL SESSION
work OF the first Dsy-Appoinfment "f
Committees for Work--Fer~onai Notes
Attendance Not Affected by isain-ser-
vices Last Evening.
Broad-.ireet Methodist Church. corner OF
Broad and Tenth streets. presented an am
mated scene Yesterday.
~ early as haii-pasf o'clock ~ tae
morning. The Methodist ministers Oh VIZ
euia began entering the church. where. ~
o:.n O'Clock. began the one hundred ana /
seventh annual session Of tine Virginia
Conference oi the Methodist Episcopal /
Church South.
The church was preitily decorated with /
ported ferns. and in front Of The chairman /
stand. stood a Urge bowl Of colored cut
flowers.
The threatening weather did not keep TIE /
ladie. ai home. They always take nm inter- |
est in churc, work and are usually FOUND
20 church'vathering-
Whom The bour Of meeting arrived me |
rain was peitlug IN torrents without; ID inc
church SAT some two on three hundred pep-
pie.
OPENING.
The venerable Bishop Wilson called ihe
body 20 order and announced an opening
hymn. which was sun. with much earnest
ness.
PRAYER followed, ancr which n selection
fnm thn -iih chapter oi the Acts oi the
Apostles was read. Hymn beginning
Jesus. the prisoner fctfcrs breaks. was
then Sung. and Bishop Granbery, Of II.
Louis. offered prayer.
SECRETARY.
The old secretary. Rev. DR.. Paul White
head. was requested 10 act until "a new Sec
Rotary could Boo appointed. He was suisse
qucntly made permanent secretary.
COMMITTEES.
Tho following committees were then APP
pointed. ..
~icdd. 50. y. Tudor.
ON Memoirs: H. T.. Edwards. e. E. van
terslicc. %. Liftlct01. j. !. Lalerty, J.. \.
Peterson and j. Il. ~turas.'
Ou District Conference Records: >. W.
Winter. 4. IA. Bogg-, John 4. Moore. W. !.
Green. vs.. y. Jordan. ". H.. Rddick. 1. q.
Edwards Charles l.. Watts, Charles IL. Nc
Ghee. vs.. G.. Bates.
ON Publishing Interests: Clerical. -.
Moss. j. T.. Griffith. VI. =. Watts. l.. y. Bet
tr. ". vs.. lclr IS. J.. Allen, John ".
fucker. =. VI. Edwards. j. N. Daily j. L.
spencer Lay-G. Anderson. g.. J.. Berry.
e.. IS. Norman. j. =. Lavender Z. s.. Black
we'll Vi. A. Co1bill. Z. W. Mason. =. @.
Collins. >. W. &. Davis. d. T.. Broadvaier..
Board Of Education 'iercal-N. J..
Judkin-. y. J.. Clarke. d. J.. Edwards. W.
/ q. starr. ". 4. Walden, G.. q. Aander-licc.
George J.. Booker. ". y. Tudor. VI. :. Co.
\ i0ma. IL. 4. Compton. Lay-C. J.. Ami
stead. N. y. Iiunry. y. ID. Hawkins !. J..
-cho0lfold x. 4. Blackwell. l.. &. Tread
way. ". Grant ". y. Folk, y. 7. MELON
add. and g.. VI. Peek.
BOARDS.
There were certain boards appointed M
ihc last annual Conference FEB Portsmouth
/ for work at ihis session in ihciY respective
/ branches. These. as follows. began their
work Yesterday a- soon as the days session
ended:
Joint noa.d of Finance. Alexander &.
/ Brown. chairman; %. Z. Lipse0mb. secre-
/ tlry: d. s.. Hunter. assistant secretary; J..
/ l.. Marks. treasurer. George J.. Neville. ass
-i.faut treasurer: =. &. Martin. $. -. Iun-
or. W. IT, Balm, T.. u. Brown. John ID.
-uuthlll. 4. y. NHirDn. Us q. Starr. John
/ q. Pace R. ~. Watts. 4. j. Davis. j. W.
/ -fiN H. J.. Mark. -. VI. Anderson. J.. Nc
/ Mullen. AleN. G.. Brown. George l.. Neville.
/ .uiiot0n Cockcreli. T. NJ. Beckham, J.. ID.
/ Irlfcrs.
Board of Missions: Il. *. ~iedd. president:
Richard Pollard. Vicc-ple-idcnt: Richard
/ irhf. secretary; l.. J.. Marks. treasurer;
George J.. Neville. assistant treasurer; Z.
Sd. Peterson. d. II. Crown. j. =. Potts. ".
+ g. Green. vs.. -. Waeepnrr s. i. fNiity. ).
ID. Hank. W. III. Edwards. &. ID. trWiey.
ID. g.. Anderson. j. %. Shepherd. II. -. Gufr-
rant. u. -. Crowdcr. 81. r.. NcNullen, ".
/ T. Chandler. Dr. i. J.. Broadwaior.
sunday school and Coporiage Board
=. II. smith. president: George e.. Wander
slice, Nirc-prc-ideni; Richard lrhy. secIr-
. fIsy and treasurer. =. y. Lambeth. T. J.. ID.
. WalfNd. II. VI. Hope. p. n. Smith, f. Men.
Simpson. Richard Pollard, W. g.. Starr. y.
X. jopling. W. ". Lear. Benjamin lrDy.
George 4. Nandar-lice. =. "a. Bradbury.
3. s. BOgs-. Zee Britt. j. s.. Hunter. l.. y.
White, ". j.. Robins. Richard lrhy. j. J..
Bosnian. James Cannon.
Local Advisory Committee: IS. W. smith.
Il. q. smithey. Wa. Sheppard.
Board of Church Extension: T.. i. VIII
SON. president: F.J. Bogg-. sicc-prr-ident:
George Vs. Nray secretary: J.. J.. Marks.
lreasuror' Z. q. crlcnbaker z. ". Pea
tro--. u. W. Burton. j.. ". ~fil. J. J.. Smith
j. b. DtBarry. William T.. Payne.
Board Of Ministerial Education; j. y.
Garland. president; Richard irhy. secrriar,
ana treasurer; Ge0r-r H. Ray, s.. s. Lam
beth. j. Newton Vaughan.
Committee 0u Conference Academies: j.
l.. Edwards. PAUL Whitehead, WV. Berry.
J.J. Lailoriy W. W. smith.
HOURS.
The Conf renee decided to meet each dag
during ihp session at a.sl O'Clock. and adj
ioum al 1880 O'Clock.
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Professor 'nllh. ol hihdoiph Macon COL
ifs'' eNiehueH am il'itiiion 10 lHt 'onlei-
eh'e 100 NiSl BIS '"ii'Se ahe i"heh to-day
nc JUN i''lioh was ,'ge i',',i' ana lhe party
WI i''.fe l . ',' -N'"'''" o." 8l"''"
'''i" "' Sio'N'
'"NH"h''
I'm the case of ). ". Connolly. against
whom charges were pending when Che last
annual Conference adjourn cd. Elder Gar
..'"' ''' ,," ID, 'f''''''i'
latiuiou tl.t There wa. uo ..,,lnd t.r "a trial
.rd fhe ease .hnuld Doe dismissed. Tho
hody decided To- po.iu0ne action until SIR.
Connolly. who f. rxnerted. arrived
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