The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-29
DIED AT CONFERENCE.
rEy. j. ID. SOUTHALL FOUND DEAD
IN THE CHURCH BASEMENT
DIR. younx, OF Park-Place, Reads the ne
port OF the Bible Committse-Dr' re'er-
sons Report on Sunday Schools

OF the Virginia Methodist Confer
ence was Interrupted by the an
nounoement Of the sudden death OF
Rev. John ID. Southall, the Oldest active
minister In the Conference. Mr.. Southall
was here In attendance upon Conference,
and about 10 o'clock this morning he was
| found dead in the closet in the basement
of Main-Street Methodist church, in which
| building the Conference is holding its
session. He had evidently been dead
about fifteen minutes, when found. Heart
trouble is given as the cause of death.
| The body was taken to the home OF the
| deceased tonight.
| NOR. he egx,s- 80 the General Conference
The sixth day Of the 111th annual ses-
| sion Of the Virginia Methodist Conference
opened bright and balmy. The body was
! called to order at 9:i5 and after deVo-
| tional exercises, conducted by Rev. q. Z.
| Nenderslice, proceeded to business,
Bishop Granbery in the chair. The selec-
ton Of the delegates to the General Con-
ference was completed by the election OF
the following. In addition to those elected
/ Yesterday: Clerical. Rev. l.. ;. Reld ana
| Dr. j. Powell Garland. Lay, James II.
/ Schoolfield, Of Danvile; Il. u. Paulett' OF
| Farmville; S. y. Brickhouse, of Norfolk
| and c. r. Vawler OF Charlottesvtle
| Alternates: Clerlcal-Dr. W. q. starr
| DR.. John j. Laferty, and Rev. II. NJ
Hope. Lay-G. j. Hunt. j. w. {. Davis,
and NJ. A. Cogbill.
Financial Plan.
| The important resolution, the order OF
| the day. offered Saturday by DR.. Brown,
was taken up, viz. That all collections
be assessed TO general charges on the
! basis of the amount raised for the preced-
ing ouadreunim, and that this oasis hold
| for four years. The following amendment
| offered by Dr. Whitehead, that the basis
| be the number of members and total OF
money"raised for all purposes for the six
years preceding Amendment offered by
Rev. Dr. A. G. Bledsoe, that the amount
raised for missions be excepted from the
basis. Amendment offered by Rev. James
Cannon, Jr., that the basis be the num-
Der of members and the amount raised
for the support Of ministry during four
years preceding. After debate, the whole
matter was referred back to the joint
board of finance for consideration and
action. Assistant Financial Secretary
Cannon reported $1l.7Oo as the amount
raised by collections for widows and or
phans of preachers. and for WORKOUT
ministers.
TIC Bible Cause.
Rev. DR.. Young. pastor of Park-Place
church, Richmond, read the report or the
Committee on Bible Cause. The report
reaffirms the belief of the Methodist
Church in the divine inspiration or the
Scriptures. stresses the importance of
the work, and urges more OF our
preachers TO care for the collections Tor
the Bible society work. Or. Judkins and
Captain Richard Irby spoke to the report
- Of N4u York
general secretary of the American Bible
Society. pleased and edited the Confer
ence with an eloquent address on the
work of the society. The society is I'M
denominational, and its work Is 10 spread
through the world al actual cost, ana IN
many cases free of charge. the Holy
Scriptures without note or comment
The Conference paused ana restored
mind and body from business at The
close of DR.. Hunts address by joining
in the sweet song, II Love to Tell The
Story" Ten A. VI. Wednesday was
fixed as the time for the report Of he
Committee on Memorials to the General
Conference. This will be a lively time
Sunday-sch .o work
The report on Sunday Schools was read
by Rev. Dr. T.. NJ. Peterson. There are
SIS schools, 500 officers and teachers,
and $4,000 scholars in the Virginia con-
ference The report deprecates the too
high prices of the Sunday-schoOl iitera-
ture, and uuges cheaper prices from
the publishing house at Nashville.
w. w. Vicar read the report from the
Preachers Emergency Relief Society.
The total assets Of this society are S23,7I5.
The Virginia Conference has raised
$4,000 for missions this year, and not
S4,SO0, as the types made me say to-day.
Cloudless SUNSET for Or 4 beS.
The following was offered by j. II.
Amis, and others and adopted:
Resolved That we have heard with
great satisfaction from Brother William
A. Albea, who is now a superannuate
of the Western North Carolina Confer
ence, residing at Winston, whose labors
in this section many years ago contributed
largely to the establishment of Method
ism, ana that we glorify the grace of
God in his Christian experience, character,
and labors, and invoke for him cloudless
sunset, a pleasant night, and a glorious
morning"
Particulars Of Mr.. SauihaIP- Death
AT l.. NJ the Conference was notified
by the undertaken that the arrangements
for the removal Of Rev. j. ID. Southalls
body were complete, and the Conference
adjourned and marched in a body TO the
residence Of Mr. Jesse NOEL, Bishop
GrdnDefy leddlng, Followed by the Secre-
taries Of the Conference, and next Brother
Manning and the pall-bearers who were
Revs. A. G. Brown. John l.. Clark oscar
Littleton, j. J. Lafterty. L. S. Reed, Rich
ard lrby and l.. l.. Marks.
MIR. Southall seemed unusually cheerful |
at breakfast, Of which he ate heartily, |
went down 10 the dentists office and |
had an impression taken for new set OF |
teeth returned TO the Conference and as |
sited in raising the hymn of opening. |
Later he went down stairs, and |
q half hour afterwards was found cold |
In death I'm one Of the rooms OF the |
basement of the church, by Reys. John l.. |
Clark and George II. Faden Or. Robert |
son was summoned, but pronounced life /
extinct from heart failure. No such hor- |
ror has ever happened at Conference be- |
fore. Mr.. Southall was % years old. and |
one OF the most useful. sweet-sprited and |
beloved members OF the body. He leaves |
a widow and two sons. Mcssrs William /
and Henry 4. SOuthall, formerly OF |
Lynchburg. now OF Elkton. Va
Tonight Or. Lanerty read a most
graphic and pathetic memory OF his old /
neishbor and friend. and, amid the tear
full scenes, many OF the Conference tes-
titled TO their love and admiration for one
who wears his crown tonight.
Baltimore Huntsmen In Virginia.
AN-nIvDCDN.NvTT Il.