The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-15

Conference Almost Certain to be
Changed-Dr. Hayes and Mrs. Wight
man Address the Conferonce-Hand-
some Testimonial to DR.. Hyde.
The appointments to be made by the
bishop is the question now uppermost
in the minds Of the members Of the con-
ference and the leading topic of discus
sion outside the conference room.
There is to be general shaking up
OF the preachers, and the bishop and his
cabinet of presiding elders doubtless
know whore the ministers will go, but
they will keep a large part of their Sc
crets till the closing hour Of the confer
ence.
There will almost be clean sweep in
Baltimore, but Washington will pro-
baby receive the same pastors that
served the past year. -
1t is almost certainty that Rev.
Collins Denny, at present chaplain of
the Virginia Military Institute, will be
appointed to Greene Memorial Church.
Rev. MIR. Denny has the reputation of
being one of the most eloquent preach
ers of the conference. The pastor of
Trinity is likely to be Rev. L. M. LLOYD
or w. w. Kennedy, both of Baltimore.
1t is not improbable that Rev. J. Watts
Shoaff, who has served four years as
pastor of Emanuel Church, Baltimore,
will be one of the three preachers to be
sent sent to Roanoke: Rev. j. H. Boyd is
likely to succeed Rev. Mr.. Shoaff.
There will probably be no change In
the presiding elders of the conference
except in the East Baltimore and Rock.
ingham districts.
While this shaking up is going on it
is almost certain that the time of hold
ing the conference will be changed,
probably, to the first Wednesday in
November.
The conference got ready for lively
discussion yesterday, when, at 12 o'clock
DR.. Hyde moved to take off the table the
resolution offered by him Wednesday
morning proposing to change the time
OF holding the conference to the first
wednesday in November. The resolu-
y ton was taken up by vote of "a to As,
Sand DR.. Hyde took the floor. He said
8that he did not want to make speech,
eRut gave his reason for advocating the
fahange. He thought that it would en-
f,SAe the preachers to come to confer
~ nESA with better collections. both for
ho H salaries and conference purposes,
that November is a better time than
.ia &h for the preachers to move.
~ Bond moved that the resolution
10 onSAended making the fourth Wednes-
|a =, March the time for converting
10y difference.
nr mithson said that thousands of
oilarsM more would go into the pockets
e tha breachers and the treasury of the
-, II If the time were changed to the
,rst WWednesday in November. He
hov ht also that November would be a
10 r time for moving.
TNSe was, he said, no argument, ex-
ont fRng usage, and there were many
~ r. r,sSAin favor of the change.
Rax R j. Watts Shoaff thought that
ba cho @nge would tend to increase the
a " of assessments for all purposes.
To- fAW. Duffey thought that GER
= :, hoU, Wshould be set apart for the
isnnso;nn Rf the subject.
Dr. "a Whisner spoke at some
ength in onS position to the change. A
yeek's change few years ago he said
realty embaT{ assed the work OF the
hurch. The arg 6s&. uars III re reaIu 10 COL
ections he though ,,,r, maOu. wHisI..
0 change for this sAiniipna aU "oou pe
andering to undisc2 naa ~ ,ne;nous
hero we're disadvanta{2kala nv A tIn in
november. 1t would t%Sa vaor 'f 60, mu u
important month of thU&, y y,",,,d ~ -, pr
racted meeting work any anno uo ~ tnt NV
he preachers among str&ha sett,o a. vn9
lme when they should ~ Mut ano
repaired for the winter@ "a was
ad month for work a<A ~ s1Uu
ime for the preachers "a aose' W.
re not preparing for then ;inood. o'as9
caches for the age of 4 Ao''0' anu
alace cars. "a,
E tbo oho o. uson lepAQr. Whisner's
os;t;or ranE, -, aC.aHAin9 thought the
h anno ho,tar 10 ny ny e3cial interest
. The oburo1, t,ao suo ~ "bbS5pvem Der tho
eonle had rno oeau pa - ld pay, but
hen March oa1,o H. a.o ot!Sb and other
roSucts &c +Ia 81 vno "a en sold and
ne money gone. 1t was bf w,a ~ Vne
reachers, as the weather Ms aruSi,
'ore favorable for moving. - III sae
istrict extends one hundred - .aee ilonh
railroad, and the mud is D 3D.
eep from Ronceverte to GG im
[any of the incidents rel} W ~.
erguson of the travels of lle" y as..s IN
le mountainous sections of f :, J, e W, ~
nee, and his sharp critici III ~
'hisner's arguments kept oolie
nee in roar of laughte
me. 8 80,
DIR. Ferguson held the fd ~ eno
our of adjournment arrived, IN T d no
on to extend the time was lE ".:
ere calls for q vote, but ~
ijourn was adopted. This nj S.er VIII
me up the Erst thing Mond aI nd ninG
I'D is likely to consume time nu caii