The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-20
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE
delegates Appointed to the Peace Confer
ence-D Discussion Of Missions.

NORFOLK, VA, Nov. 19.--special.-At
me opening Of the Virginia NJ. Il. Confer
ence to-day Bishop Hendricks submitted
a letter from one who signed herself dis
treSsed mother. and asking prayer In be-
falf OF a son once in the church, but now
on the broad road to ruin. In reply TO a
question, the bishop decided that these In
sttutioBs OF learning are under the care
"f the Conference which have been finally
adopted by vote of the Conference, In
dependent Of questions about the legal
title OF the property.
Professor L. II. Smith, Of the University
or Virginia, was appointed a delegate and
i. w. Peatross, Of Danyille, alternate, to
tie Peace Congress to meet In Chicago in
1899.
Question 20 was resumed: "Are ali the
preachers bameless In their life and Of
ficlal administration, and the elders Of the
Charlottesville, Danville aud Farmvlle dis
tricts Eassed In examination OF character.
w. +. Allen, who was appointed TO AM
herst circuit at rhe last Conference, bur
wh), on account OF feeble health, left the
work, made satisfactory explanation 10 the
Conference and abandoned the work as
signed him e. II. Rawlings, of Richmond
Was electsl 10 local elders orders. DR.. Il.
sions, said that he feared the report would
not be as good as the report of last year.
The conference board had instructed him
to reapportion the matter Of the debt Of the
parent foreign mission board, which had
been referred to them. He reported a res
olutiOn, which bcund this body to accept
the amount Of S7.4S3 which had been ap-
portiOned TO 1t as its share CT the whole
debt and pledging this Conference to CO.
operate with DR.. Lambeth In his efforts to
discharge the debt.
DIR. Lambeth, who Is a missionary 10
Japan, addressed the body In tile interest
Of missions. He said that In 1872 the
Southern church had enc foreign mission
and four missionaries. Now the Church
has four foreign missions and one hundred
missionaries, and there are now one hun
dred and ten native helpers. There are
now six thousand converts. DR.. Lambeth
gave an interesting history Of the causes
that contributed TO the creation Of the
debt. which in round numbers is $l1S.OOO.
At the last meeting Of the general board,
il was determined TO make an effort TO
pay Off the whole amount by the 31st CT
March next In order that the church might
be freed Of the incubus aud devote itself
unencumbered to Its great work. At the
close Of the address, good round sum was
collected. one layman giving $1,000. IL was
ordered that the amount assumed by the
Conference be distributed among the dis
trctss
The question Of who are admitted on
trial was called. and the committee 10
which the case OF Rev. IL. Il. Johnson. ID.
D., had been submitted, Rev r. L. Wilson
being chairman, reported that they bad in
vestigated the facts. and that after pa
tient and careful investigation, in which
a large number Of witnesses were examin-
ed. they found nothing to bar the intro
duction Of III. +. Johnson on trial into the
travelling connection. The report was dis
cussed by Messrs. Atwill, Mackey and ].
L. Clark against admission and Or. i. A.
Peterson, Rev Mr.. Hnyne and Mr.. Whitlock,
OF Richmond. for admission. The vote was
taken, and DR.. Johnson was admitted by a
large vote.
Or. Tudor read an interesting report Of
the educational board and Dr. w. w. Smith
and DR.. Tillett addressed the Conference.
The committee on worship reported pas
tors for all the Presbyterian, Baptist. Meth
odist, Disciple and Christian churches.
The Conference was photographed this
afternoon.