The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-25
METHODISTS OF VIRGINIA.
John Lee Hunter y0t to Be Put on
Trial as q Preacher.

The Conference VIII Employ Him as a
Local Preacher or Exhorter - An
Interesting Report From the Wo-
mans Missionary Society-Parents
Urged to Send Their Children to
Schools Under the Influence of the
Church.
Danville, Va, Nov "a THE third day s
session Of the Virginia annual conference
| opened bright. cold and crisp, and the
members, needing the bishops mild re
buke OF yesterday, were in their places
earlier, the attendance at the opening
being much larger than heretofore.
Rev. +. p Mitchell was made chair
man Of the committee on conference rela-
tons
Rev. Richard H. Bennett, Of Richmond,
was, on application, readmitted TO the
conference.
The sum Of 81 40, the amount due the
superannuate fund from the publishing
house, was paid by check this morning.
An appeal from Mrs. Nathan Scarratt,
general secretary of the WOman's Par
sOnage and Home Society of The general
conference, was read and referred. The
paper tells of the work the society is
doing and makes a special appeal for aid
in raising $4,000 10 relieve the Las Vegas
Seminary, in New Mexico, of debt
A very interesting paper was also read
from the Womans Missionary Society of
the Virginia conference, which caused
discussion and was referred to a special
committee for immediate COnsidera ton.
Their part of the colportage board shows
. ln% /,
church literature was sold and given
away this year; 10000 pages of church
tracts were circulated; that 597 Sunday
school libraries were aided; that the
board has s42 patrons, and is out of debt.
HUNTERS APPLICATION DENIED.
The application Of John Lee Hunter, of
Norfolk, for admission Oh trial as
preacher Of the first year which appli-
cation was withdrawn yesterday, was re-
newed, previous to which the conference
by a decided vote tabled a resolu-
ton that such applications be hereafter
considered in secret session.
case was lengthy and very animated,
developing the 1fact that the rule of the
church is to receive young men for the
ministry with great care and caution. 1t
was first alleged that the applicant had
been a little lax in meeting a certain
financial obligation, that being cleared
away the discussion turned upon his men
tai capacity discretion and Judgment
The application was finally turned down,
and the presiding elders authorized to
give him employment as a local preacher
or exhorter.
Memorials to the general cOnferenceon
various subjects were read and referred
one asking that a law be made providing
for consideration and discussion of appli-
cations for admission into the itineracy
by committee IN secret instead of in
open conference, was brought out by the
discussions of yesterday, and to-day an
other asks for the abolition of the Office
of recording steward and imposing his du-
ties on the quarterly conference secreta-
ries.
PLEA FOR CHURCH SCHOOLS.
DIR. w. f. Judlkins read the lengthy re-
port of the board of education The
board, in consideration of the fact that
the state schools do not pretend to offer
more than secular educa ton, urges bish-
ops, pastors and elders to increase their
activity in the work of inducing church
people to send their children to schools
under the watchful care of the church.
The report says that because state
schools are little cheaper children
are sent there, where their
spiritual culture is subordinated or wholly
unprovided for and the mission of the
church is to reverse this order and do all
it can TO educate their children for eter-
nifty as well as for time.
The board recommends the following
appointments by the bishop: to Wander
bilt University, DIR. w. f. Tillett; to
Bowling Green Female Seminary, Rev.
e. H. Rowe; to Chester Female Seminary,
Rev, +. NJ. Edwards
THE CHURCHs SCHOOLS.
The statistics furnished by the board
show eight colleges and academies in the
conference, gain in ten years of 3 (:
teachers ~, gain in the decade of % /:
students S44, gain in the same period of
300 gross gain in assets, $537 900: in en-
dowment funds S226, 600.
The discussion on this report lasted I'M
til the hour for adjournment Able adj
dresses were delivered by Prof w. W
Smith, president of Randolph Macon col
lege, Prof. A NJ. Hughlett, of Lynch
burg, and Richard Irby, of Ashland.
The Woman's missionary meeting at
Mount Vernon church at o'clock was
very interesting, and was addressed by
Rev. w, G.. Starr. ID. D. of Norfolk
There was preaching tonight in all the
Methodist churches in Danville and
North Danville by ministers of the con-
ference.