Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-23
NJ. 3. CONFERENCE.
rps ANNUAL SESSION OPENED N
pANvIllE YESTERDAY.
s,.,s,,a Committees and Boards appoint
.a-rhe calvin Legacy Discusscd--Ac-
dion Under Minute so--Reports Read
,sosc,al telegram to the Dispatch.)


nANyIrLE. VA. November 22-The
m. hundred and eleventh session OF the
x,,ra,nia Annual Conference. METHODIST
,,n,scopai Church. South. met here TINS
.,nrn,ng 10 Main-street church and was
raucd 10 order at $50 O'Clock by Bishop
yohn c. CRANBERRY. The Bishop read the
orst chapter OF 1. Peter and the confer
,nce sang the hymn beginning Ana are
No vet aiivey' Bishop Grsnbery then OF
,ered PRAYER. invoking the presence OF INC
rlyine Spirit and the blessings OF oou
,,pon the members OF the conferences 'he
work, and all the Church enterprises.
The roll OF membership was eoIieu, anu
more than two thirds Of the meihoe's ie-
fponded TO their names.
Dr. Paul whitehead was eleeteu Sesle
,ary. and DIR. S. s. Lambeth and rev
Ernest Stevens assistants.
PROPOSED CHANGE.
DR. q Brown. OF the joint Board OF
Finance. proposed a change in the man
ner OF making out the finance reports
from the paeioral charges In order that
che amounts raised for the "foreign-rnis-
sion debt" may be reported undef n bepf'-
ra,n head The suggestion called for con-
siderable discussion. but no definite ac-
zion was taken by the conference.
The usual standing committees ana
conference boards were appointed.
a committee Of three TO nominate II
committee on conference re@.lohs .'
ordered as was also n committee OF hve
on removals 20 the General Conference
FLoyRISHING CONDITION.
financial and statistical statement
from H. general book agent at Nashville,
xgbfah ghnUgn tho n1lh-
g,sbine.house 10 be in a fourishlng con-
dl,ion. with q larger cash surplus than
a, tho close OF any previous conference
year ,,,.,
n, Nashville submitted similar docu-
mont as 10 missions.
ROY Dr. J. r. Brook, Presiding Elder
81 Greensboro District, and Revs. w
u Ware. l.. NJ. Brewer, and w. Nj. Bag
NV. OF the Western North Carolina Con
ference. were introduced TO the confer
ence by the Bishop.
communication from tho general
cundav-echool secretary and one from the
committee on General Conference Enter
,ainmcnt was referred TO the joint Board
OF Finance.
CHURCH EXTENSION.
communication from the secretary of
tho General Board of Church Extension.
located st Louisville Ky. was read and
referred 10 the Conference Board on
Church Extension. 49,
Tbe report showed receipts to be SO2.-
asI5. churches aided. 2,5lO, at total
cost Of $500 1881
\ memorial from the West virginia
Conference I'm regard TO the Calvin legacy
praying that the Virginia conference
ioin others in an effort to have the funds
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farent channels. was read and discussed
briefly but In a lively manner, and re-
ferrcd 10 a Joint board Of finance.
MINISTER'S CONTINUED.
The Bishop called minute question 20
ana the following preachers were CON
tinuo6 on the supcrannuated list: j. b.
Iaureus. A. VI. Hall. J. A. Rlddick. j. j.
Edwards. r.. ~ Crooks. John Mcclellan.
W A. Robinson. IL. r. Bacon, +. j.
Poges w A. Croker J. y. Dey, ID. j.
wills. J. r. Waggoner. +. j. Wise, }. +.
Brannin. T. J. Dayton. Il. 7. Wilson,
Thomas NJ Beckham, Il. NJ. Jordan, ana
j. VI Wallace. ..
The following were continued as super
rumerarles. Reys W. II. Camper,
Thomas IL. Early, IL. c. Bowles, and J.
W Biedsoe.
An Of the ministers in Richmond, West
Richmond. and Rappahannock districts
PASSED examination OF character. The
reports showed the work on these dis
tricia to be in good condition, al the
conference collections nearly paid up
new churches built, and many accessions
10 The Church.
TO ACTIVE WORK.
Revs S. s. Lambeth. y. D., and !. X,
Sturgis were at their own request re-
stored to active work.
DR. whitehead reported only one death
on the three districts for the year. and
he was appointed a committee on memo
rial.
Under the call Of minute question 20
tender and pathetic letter was read from
Rev. j. a. Riddlck. the oldest member OF
the conference. he being 50 years of age
and unable 10 attend the conference. Al
ter feeling remarks by Dir. Whitehead
The conference sang shall we gather at
the riverY'
Conference was then dismissed with the
doxology and benediction