Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-25
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
The Virginia Conference Begins the Real
Work Of the Session.
REPORT OF The COLpORTAGE BOARD
Most Successful Year In Its History--Mr.
Hunter Not Admitted-Christian
Education to lie Fostcred.
Special telegram to the Dispatch,

| streets where there was any moisture ice
| formed. The wind blew strong and bleak,
the sun shone beautiful. but IN spite OF
| the crispness OF the atmosphere the
members Of the conference were some
what more prompt in assembling at the
| Main-Street church.
| Divine service was conducted by Rev.
r w. Watts Bishop Granbery then as
sumed the chair, and the real business
| of the conference began.
After the reading of the minutes OF the
previous days session the following
clergy were named as the Committee on
| Conference Relations: II. p. Mitchell.
| Frank NJ. Edwards, c. II. McFadden. c.
f.. Holiday Jacob II. Proctor, j. d. HANK
lie. f.. Wertenbaker. j. II. Kables, j. H..
DeBerry, r. A. Compton, and W. F.
Hayes.
ADMITTED.
Minute question No. 3 was called and
Rev. Richard II. Bennett was admitted
to the conference.
DR.. Alexander G.. Brown submitted
communication from the Committee on
the Entertainment of the General Confer
ence, which was referred.
| A communication was read from agents
of the publishing house. enclosing check
for sl.lS0. an amount representing the
interest of the Virginia superannuated
preachers in the profits arising from the
business of the publishing house, and Is
TO be distributed by the joint Board OF
Finance.
Mrs. Nathan Scarritt. general secretary
of the Woman's Parsonage and Home
Society. forwarded lengthy communi-
| cation to the conference in which "a spe-
r cial appeal is made for $4,000 TO discharge
| a debt now resting on Las Vegas sent
nary. In New Mexico. The report shows
that last year aid was rendered new ano
old parsonages to the number OF 5s
amounting to Slj.729 The membership
consists Of 1851 adults and use children
A strong appeal was also submitted
from the Woman's Parsonage. Society ol
the Virginia Conference, accompanied 10y
: their annual report Jt strongly urges
o. the preachers 10 lay the claims OF th'
2 society before their charges Referred tt
special committee consisting Of DR.. a
G.. Brown, James Cannon. Jr, and G. V
: Winfree.
MOST SUCCESSFUL.
DR.. A. G.. Brown read the report Of th'
Board Of Colportage. showing the board
| finances 70 be IN good condition. nothin,
being owed by the board. and the re
mort saws this has been the most success
ful year i'm the history of the board
There was sold and distributed free N,N
= worth OF Bibles and other religious litera
I ture. There are A2 patrons $50 belnl
: purchasers). 597 Sunday-school llbrarie
: have been supplied. and $1,000 pages o
5 the church tracts have been circulated
I The following resolution. signed by
;, H. Bennett, r. NJ. MaXey. and l..
| Reed. was offered:
Resolved. That hereafter and until other
: wise ordered tha conference shall 81
y with closed doors while considering az
p pications for admission on trial. r.
> admission, &c.
: by very decided vote the conferenc
= on motion Of Rev. c. II. Amiss. laid III
n resolution on the table
i REOPENED.
Minute question No. I. who Are AC
mitted on Trial" was reopened. and IN
application OF John Lee Hunter. froi
| CRANKY street, Norfolk. which was viii
! drawn yesterday. was again renewe,
| This application drew forth a very an
y | mated discussion, a number Of preacher
!, taking part i'm it, The line OF argumer
=, developed the fact that man to be az
!. mitted into the travelling connection {
n the conference must not only posses
& religious zeal and have good education
lie but ne must also have good, sound. con
q mon sense. Mr.. Amss. Mr.. Hunter
, presiding elder, made a good fight
~ his behalf, but by a decided majority n
"a conference refused TO admit him.
% The presiding elders were, however. r.
& quested to give the young man work q
r. their districts when they had II TO Iii
pr pose OF. Mr. Hunter was present on u
"a conference floor during a portion OF II
!. discussion. and. on "A point of order b.
20 ing raised by Rev. Mr. Whiteley, Il
,e Bishop requested him 10 retire.
REFERRED.
A number OF memorials 10 the Gel
eral Conference were submitted and r.
n ferred. They ask that the first Sunda
So I'm May each year be observed as Chi
X dren's-Day: also. that the discipline
:. added to so as to provide hereafter Il
Is the consideration and discussion OF appl
!, cations for admission 10 the conferenc
:, | by a committee and not In open confe
h. ence; that the discipline be changed !
J | as 70 abolish the office of recordin
le steward and the combining of his duti'
D. with those of the secretary of quarter
a conferences.
~ EDUCATION REPORT.
At u O'clock the regular order OF bus
ness, the report Of the Board Of Educ
ton. was read by Rev. DR.. w. f.. Ju'
- son, president. The document is qui
t lengthy. and in the beginning says: fo'
e board in making its annual report OF u
q | educational interests under the fOste
- f,aT4 M rat
n to say that the facts reported from Il
g schools soliciting our care and patronal
are full OF announcement. The educ
y ton offered by the State. says the boar
e | makes no claim to be other than secula
q | and because II is sometimes cheape
o than that offered by the Church Il
l. factor Of a few dollars saved serves
turn the scales, and the spiritual cultu
OF the child is subordinated and often lie
wholly unprovided for. The mission
b. the Church Is to reverse this order al
ne 10 do all in her power TO educate h
.d children for eternity az well az for time.
e, The board submitted the following res
20 lutions:
9dl 1 That IL Is desirable that a gener
as canvass be made OF our churches as so
as the financial situation shall allow, wi
a view TO place these instructions In
secure and commanding position, and
"A arouse our people TO a deeper appreci
)f ton of the value OF Christian educatio
sr and OF the advantages offered by I
N Randolph Macon institutions, and
l. such effort this conference pledges I
Board OF Trustees cordial cooperation
2. That our pastors are hereby aga
- kindly and earnestly requested to ur
le upon our people the Importance OF high
Ic education for their children In our oy
e institutions. and 10 seek as far as pos
BILE TO Increase the patronage of o
schools.
8. That our presiding bishop be and
D. hereby requested to appoint Rev. W.
q Tillett, d. d., to the Vanderbilt II
=, versity: Rev. +. II. Rowe to the BOWL
!" Green Female Seminary, and Rev. +.
= Edwards as principal OF the Chester
~ male Seminary.
= Statistics show the number OF COLES
W and academies 10 be s. a gain of
4 ten years; number OF teachers. Y. q
of OF 25; number OF students. sA, gain
ir 80; Increase In assets for ten yea
d. gross. $4,000: amount OF endowme
D. t22o, ,oo0-si25.0o0 to Randolph Macon a
n slOl.Ooo TO the Woman's College
ot Lynchburg; value OF property. 1885,
u. Thirty-four ministerial students are
e. ported I'm the colleges and n In
: academies Out OF the 3o9 pastoral chars
. | I'm the State only 20 are represented