Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-20
A LOVELY SABBATH.
y,tsOdlst Ministers FIJI The Pulpits at
Charlottesville.
PROCEEDINGS IN CONFERENCE.
-, uayrood Reports Ordinations on
sunday rs Travelling pc"oons and
r,dcrs-rrcachcrs' Battle-Ground.

s,3 with dcvOut congregations. Jhe
- interest was the Methodist
.-sb whore Bishop Haygood preached.
.o ,ras not any vacant space In the
b and the great congregation was
nal Nv the great sermon delivered.
es-ron was powerful in simplicity
I'D .ire-tncsS. As preacher. as well
,ersonal apparel. Bishop Haygood
,,.,e HIS hroadness was revealed
,.. ,rIoeisiic reference 70 the devotion
.t in the Roman Catholic Church.
..4f. said had millions that loved the
...r INST ns well az any Of those who
present. II was shown again in
,.s,r.nce 20 the Untarians. whose
...,,s be abhorred. but some of its
...r. were most lovablc II was
,.. n grand sermon. and made pro-
s.. impression.
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
3D.. session Of the day begun at $50
...t when the conference was called
..-!.r by Herbert NJ. Hope. who con-
.....I devotional exercises. bishop Hay
Tx the rcins during the reading Of
a.. minutes
OBJ. H.shop reported the following ordi-
,...as GA sunday:
ling Deacons-E T. Dadmun. j.
- Latham. IL. G. james. r.. L. Bentley,
-.l. H. Gul. 4. l.. Carson. J. X. Jollin.
A. Webb. j. Il. Chilly. George f.
...-r ana Charles II. Williams.
.I peacons-F. W. Proctor, l.. +.
3D.. A. D. sharp. h. +. Waterfield, o.
r,srI J. ". English, G.. W. Dyer
.rI T. vs.. Eure.
travelling Elders :. r. Drewry, Il. IT.
r..H-..s. J. vs.. Eason. W Il. Jett, j..
smith, and Il. II. Bennett.
..I Elder Langhorne Setch.
CHURCH EXTENSION.
49,. Board u Church Extension reported
e-. !n their hands as the share Of this
Conference in the funds for church ex-
-..u This amount had been appropri-
-l 20 churches needing aid. The
.-.hcs In the Richmond district helped
,.-. Har;on Heights. 500. Apple-Groye
,r-r.h West Goochla1d. 500; Providence
,,t. West Chesterfield. 500.
I.. same board reported the organiza-
,.r ~ the Woman's Parsonage and Home
..-..n Society Mira. j. w. Childs.
l.a.lfure. a. president. The names of
g. U1rlwicke and NJ. l.. Bennett
... .m0ue the district secretaries.
rt. Preachers Relief Society reported
f.r present assets 10 he H501 Il, which
r..- % In excess OF the funds Of the
,... year. The directors elected are j.
..r.q Watson. James G. Martin f. NJ.
r.ulrls. Q. V. Winfrce. ". J. kilby,
James T. Schoolheld Z. V. White, S r.
Collins. AMI ". ". Vicar
THE BOOK BUSINESS.
The Committee on Colportage submitted
iutf report The port recommends
t' the constitution Of the Board OF
C.lrortage II this conference be amended
2. larmoni2e with the law Of the Discip-
Ia. IL recommends hat local agents be
.rr.'n-cd in the pastoral charges 20 carry
..f the purposes Of the board. but funds
l,ctsl 10y them shall Doe disposed of by
fr. general cOlporter The report asked
that sympathy and cooperation be given
gu. work; that the report Of the general
clpDrter b. published in the minutes. and
trIt \. g. Brown be elected general col
irtar.
rs. -. \. HAYNES. whose name WAS
o.erlooked on Saturday. was elected 10
al deacon's orders. on the ground that
f had served suhlci entity long as local
preacher - be entitled to this honor.
srrERNTMERARIEs AND SUPERAN-
NUATES.
The Committee on Conference T.e'a-
t.rs recommended for a supernumerary
relation T. ". Bledsoe. II. &. Bowles,
w. D. Camper. and 7. II. Early. and
fi.r port was adopted. The same
committee reported for superannuatcd
relation. a. VI. Han, i. a. Riddick, j. j.
Edwards. T. y. Crooks John McCielland
vs. s. Robinson. H. T. Bacon. w. n.
CROKER. j.. r.. Dey. u. =. Wills. j. r.
Wael-uer T. L. Wise. J. +. Brannin.
T O.. Dayton. +. ?. Wilson, l.. NJ. Jor-
aar TO- NJ Wallace. Jacob Manning
D. $ Reid j. l.. Clark J. T.. Gates. W.
l. Grant. j. W. Crider and W. f. Balm
HIS DEAFNESS a DIFFICULTY.
The committee reported unfavorably in
o.. ease ~ W w Southall, who was an
.rrl.art for n superannuated relation.
The .t-. provoked a long discussion. Mr..
S1trtu was received ION trial" seven
re.r, ago. and il was contended by those
who favored the report that the law
lr.vI,l that man must be worn Out
- fh~ itncrant service ana TINS was
r-t true IN this case Mr.. Southall was
1.lf when ne entered the conference ana
ult was The truth now
On OBJ. other hand. II was contender
tint irasmuch "a he was deaf when he
ert.rcl the conference, and the trouble
ev.,.l then, that intcrieres with ms
eli ,4rrv for this work now, II was
die u.ht % become a beneficiary on the
rn The discussion was settled by
notion 10 refer the case 10 the Com
rnf,- for Supernumerary Relauoh'
yl was done. and at once they re-
ported fayorably on this. and their report
w. adopted.
RECOMMITTED.
The educational report. proposing a
complete educational organization through
.rcts ana pastoral charges. was pre-
srf,l-a uart Of 1t adopted, ana me
Ssh is committed
The Committee on Paine and Lane IN,
sriut,s reported that the amount assessed
.a this conference for the support oil
ua.. institutions 60 educate coloreu
t.ilhers and preachers was $500. Iheii
Report was adopted, accepting HS
amount. and the amount was dlstripu'Io
o. ihr districts. Richmond District
ssed So and West Richmond S'O'
no WIRE-PULLING.
rle Bishop. before adjournment sall
u..t bee had never met so many people
willing TO aid the Bishop in fixing things
Il. law gave him adyiseTs-they wer'
O., cabinet Of his presiding elders liz
would adopt no suggestion from man
va. he dressed In the rags OF lazdrui
u IN the purple OF Herod, without IRIS
III
I.,..ntIv all that WAS told In his private
er. but ne told II 10 his counseilors
Iu, appointments had been hndered by
Peoples talking Of what they had heard
or guessed. Opposition was provoked Dl
tr.s that defeated their own wishes. liz
had been Visited by committee or thie'
el-rautly-dressed gentlemen who told mn
they did not want certain men Tor theU
church. They came several times. an'
would have come again had he not toi'
them that those mentioned had not peer
named for the charge. and ala not de
sire n. His patience was not exhausted
lut his time was. lie had heard preachei
ANA laymen patiently. and could not max
row appointments for conversation.
any new ones wanted anything, the!
must write down their wishes. and NJ
would read 1t to his advisers. He re
frrcd TO the offered help by wire OF
college student. ana said that matter
were now in such shape that II he coul'
get help Of another college student h
could make a landing.
The night session means adjournmen