Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-17
M. E. CONFERENCE.
LIST or OLD VETERANS WHO HAVE
MADE HISTORY IN THE CHURCH.
Eioquent Address Of Bishop Hsygood-
Received Into Fall Councstion-frsns-
ferrsd 70 This Territory.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, November
D.--(speciai)-- 1.-The chief event In the SEES
sion of the conference to-day was the
magnificent address of the presiding
bishop.
| The conference was called to order by
DIR. A. Coke Smith, who conducted the
devotional exercises. Bishop Haygood
| took the chair Immediately afterward ana
began to push business.
Question 20-"Are all the preachers
blameless in life and official admlnistra-
ton? was called again for the purpose
OF passing upon the character Of the men
| who have worn themselves out in the
| service of the Church. and now are as
superannuates on its beneficiary roll.
When the call was begun the Bishop said
| that II Is said that the French army
presents arms when the names OF the
"Old Guard" are called. BE still and silent.
Hear what the old veterans, who made
| history before some OF us were born
will have to say. The names Of these
aged men are as follows: a. NJ. Hall.
| James A. Riddick. j. J. Edwards. X. n.
| Crooks, John McClelland. w. a. Robin
| son, II. +. Bacon. w. \. Croker. John Is.
A ", %. .
| Wise, ]. +. Brannon. Il. j. Dayton. l.. II.
Wilson. d. NJ. Wallace. Jacob Manning.
L. S. Reed, j. l.. Clark, and j. +. Gates.
| This order Of business was interspersed
| with speeches from these old preachers.
| sacred songs. and concluded with most
| appropriate address to them by the Chair.
1t was the most unique and appropriate
| handling Of this matter that the body ever
saw
| Sunday afternoon will be devoted to a
memorial service in honor OF the dead
| preachers.
Jumps OF ROCK-SALT.
| In the course Of his address to the aged
ministers the Bishop said that the old
| men were sometimes troubled by the
| thought that they were not doing any
good. He said when younger men were
| making their reports and claiming the
glory of their achievements, he often
wondered how the battle would go were
| II not for the prayers of the old ve'e-
rams who could not leave their flresldes.
Moses was the most wonderful man be-
fore Jesus; but the battle went sore for
him when hs hands were net held up.
The old men keep the heart Of the church
alive; they are the Jumps OF rock-Sait
that keep II pure. The Church might
drift away from its moorings without
their prayers. Brethren, pray for U.s.
Our perils are greater than yours. Pray
for us.
The Bishop announced the following
committee to nominate committees OF eH-
animation on the course of study for the
ensuing four years: w. ii. ANVIL W.
f. Edwards. and II. NJ. Hope
f. NJ. Hanlin, an alternate from the
Danville District, was admitted In place
of ]. B. Lavender.
CHRISTIAN Fellowship.
A telegram was read from T. S. Duna-
way. president of the Virginia Baptist
Association, now In session In Alexan-
dria. The message said: THE Generai
Association sendeth Christian salutation.
First Corinthians, l.. IS. -
A message was also received from the
Virginia Christian Missionary Society,
now in session at Clifton Forge: Read
Galatians. l.. 8 to s; philippians l., ~
nv order of the conference. DR.. u. u
Yandern,ice and r. w. Sledd were ap-
nolnted to make suitable responses 70
these fraternal messages.
INTO FULL CONNECTION.
The class of candidates for admission
into full connection was called. ana 'he
members given front seats. when Blshop
Haygood according TO the custom pre-
yailing among the bishops, delivered an
address, and asked the disciplinary ques-
tons required to be asked OF those APP
plying for full connection. The vote was
taken separately in each case, ana those
admitted into full connection were as
follows: Z. T. Dadmun. p +. Beadles. l..
T. Hit X. G.. James. j. y. Latham. X
NJ. Bentley, j. X. Gill. w. "A. Christian
George w. Carter. A. l.. Carson, j. X.
Jollff, r. W. Webb. J. b. Chitty, George
+. Greene, II. T.. Johnson. c. IL. VIII
lams, j. a. Thomas. l.. Leitch' and W. j.
Williams.
DIR. III. T.. Johnson. Of this class. who
had formerly been a member of the Nir-
rinia Conference. and had lost his ordina-
tjon rights. was recognized as an elder.
DR.. George w. Carter was also In this
class Years ago he resigned his creden-
tials to the Texas Conference. BY reso-
luton his old conference was asked to
restore his papers.
ELECTED.
The following travelling elders were
elected: j. w. Hickman, II. II. Rawlings,
S. X. Drewry, r. II. Bennett. |. a. Smith,
and w. b. Jett These local preachers
were elected deacons: o. B. WOODWARD.
]. W. Eure, J. w. Wimbish, and q. W.
Dyer.
Langhorne Leitch, who Is a returned
missionary from China, and was admitted
into full conviction to-day. was elected
| to elders orders.
TRANSFERS.
C. II. MCGEE, J. X. Jolliff. ]. W. S.
| Robbins, C. C. Wertenbaker. c. ID.
| Crowley, Il. II. Mullen. j. w. Stin. ana
| A. C. Jordan who were In the territory
transferred to the North Carolina Con-
ference. were to-day transferred to this
! conference.
The appointments for Sunday preach
! ing were announced All the churches.
including the Episcopal. will be served
| by Methodist ministers.
The following announcements were
frade for Richmond pulpits:
Union Station, c. n. MCGEE.
Trinity, ID. w. Stin.
Broad-Street. A. c. Bledsoe.
Laurel-Street, a. a. Whitmore.
APPOINTMENT GOSSIP.
The Kitchen Cabinet has already be-
gun its work, and by its decision the
fafe of several Richmond churches and