The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-25
VIRGINIA METHODlSIS
TO REcEfys Young MEN rNTO TaE
CHURcH WIN GREAT CARE.
animated Diseassioa Yesterday In MI
Hunters Caso-To Educate Shiiu'sn
IN the Depomlnaiionai Schools.

DANVu.LE. VA, Nov. 2L-The &c
wave has struck DanvIle, but The shie
are bright. and the Conference To-Day wa
warm with debate. Mcthodisis differ J.
op,n,on. while they are oveg one in spirit
There have been many divisions Il
Me.hodlsm as to polty. bu, none as Z
doctrine and heart
The Committee on Conference relations
whose business is to say what preacher
are physically anle 20 DO fun or partia
work. was announced. viz: II. 4. Mitchell
T.. NJ. Edwards. G. II. Mcfacen. {. 4
HOLIDAY. j. III. Proctor j. -. Hank. 6. {
Mertenbakcr. J. L.. koblcr, j. y. DebeHy
II. 4. Compton. ". t. Hayes.
Question was called. VINO are re-
admitted into iuli conuecuohY' and kich-
ara II. Bennett. pastor OF Trinity church.
Richmond, who located last year 20 az
tend Prlnco,on Seminary, was readmitted
10 the Conference Inc announcement
was made by the publishing house that me
proportion Of its profit devoted 20 ne
is widows ana orphans in the Virginia
Conference IS >l.Oo this year
Mrs. Nathan Scarritt general secretary
OF the Womsns Parsonage and Home
Chiids. president OF the Virginia branch
sent a communication. The society has
but nfty-six parsonages and supports
three city missionaries.
There are 1875 members. $1,000 SIS needed
for school iu the mountains OF nentuc@F'
and the seminary at Las Vegas, New
Mexico. calls ut once through This society
for $1,000 20 relieve It's indebtedness.
Revs Wheeler and Hammer, OF TIE
Baltimore Conference. appeared and were
introduced. rev. Langhorne Leitch, for
merly Of the Virginia Conference, now
missionary IN China. Is present 10 greet
his old friends. Rev. 4. g. Brown, -. d..
secretary Of colportage submitted his re-
port Hard times have not Curtaiied the
cOipOTtage work. Business done tEis year,
s. 500. There have been JT Sunday schools
supplied with literature and requisites.
generous layman mas distributed 5000
pages Of tracts.
The publishing house says: "The pur-
chases Of your Conference exceed any
Conference board in the Church, except
the Texas board. where six Conferences
unite in "a cOlportaFe board"
A resolution offered by r.. y. Naxey
Il. II. Bennett. and s. G. Reed. was laid
on the table: Resolved, that hereafter
dntil otherwise ordered this Conference
SIT with closed doors on applications for
admission on trial, for continuance on /
trial, for admission into full connection, |
and for readmission.
Now came the warmcst debate OF the |
day, on the renewed application OF j. -. |
Hunter. OF CRANKY Street church. Norfolk. /
Tor admission The objections to him. on |
The ground Of debts incurred az conoce. /
we're Satisfactorily explained, but ne was
rejected on the ground Of insufficient edu-
;ation and unsuitableness TO the itine-ant
ministry.
The decisions in air. Hunters Gaze was
lengthy and very animated. developinQ
the fact that the effort Of the church is
10 receive young men into the church
with great caution. " IS alleged that the
young man was q little lax in meeting
obligation. That being cleared /
away the discussion turned on his ments!
capacity. discretion. and Judgment The
presiding elders were authorized h. Give
MN employment as local preacher or
exhorter
Treasurer lrby. Of RandOlph-Nlacon Col
eye. said in speabiu og the debt question.
Why, l suppose half Of us here row are
In debt" Amen" came loudly from a
presumably light-purse brother and tickled
the house.
Memorials 10 General Conference.
Tno following memorials 10 the General
conference We're read and rererr,l 10 mo
committee: That the numerous collections
ordered by the Conference be classified
mo Lou. apartments. and no more: that
eNoiuinb SttW0rcs and secretaries OF quar-
eiiy Son4ere leS be one and the same of
lVe, tHat ail Applications for admission on
RAJ De referred 10 committee for ov-
on character and s,,it,Iio,os,
= wen as on mental abilities ana culture.
hat 81 per cent, vice 10 per cent. Of the
objections ON Children y-Dav he ea,t IN
ne GENERAL Sunday-School Committee Of
NtshVilei mat the publishing house be al
~ 2" 10 turkish Sundav-schoci periodi
.ais at a price not exceeding 10 per cent
IN actual cost ''''''
Report IN Educnt on.
KEY - Jud'dns submitted the raco,t
~ .uucdlion. lt urres Nethodists to nat
oIi@e tew own Christian schools ard
e"Iu Nd'nst the skcpticism enreDdercd
l''n by attendance on State inetitntiops
ne report conmcu1s the Dam,iila SIC
olN' feIef burg, Bowling Green s,d
hester tNa9 Female Colieees. but os-
eclaly hindolph-Nacon College andl
@nueioHt Theological Seminary.
t4SSlIe"t w. ". Smith. of the Ran
Olph-"acon system OF COLLEGES and acad-
-. ~, t"sH spoke. There are over 400
Nt-"''' A4laNik Llpla. Ilflk-fl.a |
re 'didates Tor the r,irist,~o ,rho
r. pans college at Lynchbure (endow-
ieh' S-|'0tD is teaching 20 young la
ies the identical course OF study ana
oo"s mat their brothers are pursuing
haHoo'ph-Macon College Tie total
icreaso a. assets OF the institutions Tor
IN years has Teen $4,000.
captain Richard Irby. treasurer OF Ran
oipn-Macon College: Dr. ". r. Tillett.
vanderbilt Seminary. and Professor
70 ~ huShlett of Bedford City. Va.
lade Interesting addresses on education.
Dr. Young OF Park Place church
reached tonight at ut. Vernon church
% Rev ". \. Christian. of Washington
ireet church. Richmond. at Calvary
lurch North Danviilc. !
Or. Young leaves tomorrow for Rich
ond 10 preach Sunday Rev. W ".
ieen' one OF the prominent and popular $
,ung men OF the Conference. will preacb
Trinity church, Richmond, Sunday.