The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-15
PEN PICTURES
Of Some Prominent Members
of the Conference.

The Baltimore Conference of the M.
E. Church South, is quite a distin-
guished looking body of men, and
although there are many men in it who
yet are only in the prime of life, the
silvery heads of the large number of
fathers in Israel" justly entitle it to be
called venerable"
Bishop Hendrix is an ideal presiding
officer, but while he has the requisite
dignity for the high Office he holds, he
has the happy faculty of preventing
EARRING or discord in the discussions and
debates by pleasant or witty remark.
Yesterday morning there was some de-
bate as to admitting to the conference
on trial gentleman sixty years old.
The presiding officer in the sexa-
genarians' district maintained that the
candidate was only fifty years old,
whereupon several voices cried out
"sixty; he's sixty" The things were
beginning to get lively, the bishop re-
marked, to the amusement of the entire
conference: "Both statements are COR
rect, brethren"
Rev. w. f. Tillett, ID.
One of the greatest luminaries of the
Southern Methodist Church is Rev.
Wilbur f. Tillett, d. D., dean of the
theological department of Vanderbilt
University. DR.. Tillett is attending
the sessions of the conference in the
interest of the theological school of
Vanderbilt University. DR.. Tillett is
tall and stately. His clear-cut, we'll
developed features are all the more pro-
minent by reason of thick bushy black
beard and mouStache. His face when
in repose has look of sadness about it
and only at rare intervals is lighted up
with smile.
Dr. Tillett may be called fine-loolk-
ing in spite of a large scar on his cheek.
The quiet, sad man is changed
when he becomes enthused over ser
mon or argument in behalf of Wander
bilt, and DIR. Tillett never arises to
speak without becoming enthused him
self and enthusing his audience. His
pathos often moves to tears, and his elo-
quence always thrills the nearer,
DR.. Tillett is a native of North Caro-
lima. his father, also q Methodist min
lister, being citizen of Townsville,
n. c.. at the time of his death last year.
DIR. Tillett graduated at Randolph Ma
con College, and took the theological
course at Presbyterian Princeton be-
cause at the time he was a student there
was no Methodist school of theology in
the South.
Rev. DIR. Smithson
is one of the prominent men in the
counsels of the conference. He has
straight. white hair, and, though far
advanced in years, he has a suspicion of
moustache or beard, which he keeps
closely shaven.
DR.. Smithson is mild and gentle in
his manners, and impresses one as a
man who would likely have no enemies.
He would make good peacemaker. In
fact, he resembles no little the great
commoner, Henry Clay.
Rev. MIR. Stump.
If it is not wrong to compare a
preacher with politician, Rev. Mr..
Stump, one of the assistant secretaries
of the conference, is the image of Gov
ernor-Senator David B. Hill Mr.. Stump
might be mistaken, if he were outside a
Methodist conference meeting, for Hills
twin brother. He has the identical
features of Hill, the same ruddiness of
countenance, and the requisite bald
place on his head, and besides, is he not
Stump speaker?
DIR. Tyler.
DR.. Tyler is n middle-aged presiding
elder, and also one of the assistant sec
retaries of tho conference. He has a
flowing brown beard, a prominent nose,
and is slightly bald.
DR.. Tyler made reputation yesterday
for getting old men into the conference
on trial. There seemed to be dispo-
sition on the part of the conference not
to take in the old men, but two appli-
cants in DR.. Tyler's district, both over
fifty years of age, were SO ably recon-
mended by him that the conference, by
majority of votes, took them in.
Rev. S. G. Ferguson.
Rev. S. G.. Ferguson is man of large
frame and tall, and his hair, which is
dashed with slight intimation of red,
is carefully reached back over his head.
When he speaks, he says what he has
to say and thenquits.
Rev. j. K. Armstrong.
Rev. j. E. Armstrong sits at the table
at the right side OF the bishop. He is
the secretary of the conference, and he
makes an excellent scribe. He has iron
gray hair and beard, wears gold trimmed
spectacles and smiles pleasantly from
time to time
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