Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-29
METHODISTS, SOUTH.
THE LEGISLATURE OF THE CHURCH
TO MEET THIS WEEK.
euhjecta 20 Re Considered-w what the vir-
ginia Conference Will Ash For
Able Representatives.

The General Conference OF the Mc,ho-
nist Episcopal Church. South. meets In
Memphis next Thursday. This is the body
that lcgislatcs for the whole Church. IL
meets FUNDAMENTALLY. and IS composed OF
members elected by the annual confer
encos. IN the ratio OF one ministerial dele
gatc for every thirty members OF the con.
ference. and an equal number Of laymen
The Virginia Conference will send seven
ministerial and seven lay delegates. az
follows: Clerical-R. n. Sledd. Paul
Whitehead. \. Coke Smith. W. T.. NJ.
wards. James c. Reed. a. q. Brown and
y. Powell Garland. lay. ". Bradbury.
". W. Smlth. james Il. Scheduled. J. l..
Ieltytohn. $. y. Brlokhouse. II. 8. Paul
cit. and c. +. Vawter. The clerical re.
serves are John J. Lafferty. w. @. Starr.
md Herbert NJ Hope. The altcrnatcs
Tor the laymcn are q. J. Hunt. J. w. c.
1aV.s. aud NJ. \. C0gbill. The Virginia
Relocation will leave tomorrow night for
Memphis. and will travel In special Pull
man cars. through from Norfolk 90 Mem.
yhis. Via the Norfolk and Western rail.
road.
ne hNftlul Conference usually tlkS ltf
Iftecu or twenty days This session Will
Yrobably be lengthy. because there are
numbers or memorials for changes in
sN!stinEs laws 90 be considered, and some
~ them ara sure 10 provoke much dis
Cussi0n.
The body IL very Conservative. or has
been 80 m former years. u generally
stands by its Committee on Kevisions, Of
which the lameuted Dr. u. a. Peterson
was chairman for several sessions. and
when that committee reports "non-con-
cUrrcncc' that generally has ended the
matter. Should less conservative man
d. made chairman OF that committee
some OF the proposed measures. that have
heretofore been turned down, but viii not
stay down. may ba incorporated into tho
laws Of the church.
some Of The matters that Will come be-
fore the body are regarded as involving
ihe future prosperity OF the Church.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
At present there is no general board OF
Education after tho plan II the northern
branch Of the Methodist Church. and IT -
proposed To- lcGisate such a board into
oxist'nce. and supply IL with funds TO
carry on It's work by part Of the cohcc-
.olns on children Day" As the Church
g. alive "a the great question OF education,
this measure viii probably receive the
approval OF the body.
EVANGELISTS.
Tho subject Of evangclists has been
possibly more considered and discussed by
H. membership OF ~" Church than any
other question that viii come before the
body. There ate many that think that the
Ollie OF "cYareel 70" should be created AMI
regulated ~ law. and great pressure
Will De- brought 200 bear 10 secure such
legislation as viii provide for special
cyaureN - w.ih
SAID v,u ,n1wn Methodist minister
thc other days
There's io doubt about st. the day Of
thc syarc ,i.t has certainly dawnel.
NCelcv himself wts nothing II not an
evangelist r. 7 understand the economy
nj tho Bible. ~ includes cvangalists. His
Roy T.u,lfa itatif. circumstances are al
ways at hand which require the services
a. This class of Christian workers.
"Ncs. sir. the question ~ cvangcliSts
up FOR settlement There's n great
Uoal 81 opposition 10 the movement from
i,lpl. hi-h in the Church. and YOU may
look for great hue and cry over the
surttcr'
Heretofore every movement toward
creating .Nanst.isis has been frowned
Ioyu. hut the "lJcatiun" Of Sam Jones.
who had been q member II the North
Gcou.a Conference. has Ieopcued the
NhoIr question. ana the approaching Cen
srl Conference VIII have 10 face H. The
IMPOSITION Is voiced by Dr. Robbins. OF
Atlanta. Ca. Who some days ago 10 a re
porter of the Constitution said:
eyes. believe that Sam Joncs's case
vii ada 90 the interest Of the question.
personally. ! can't for the life Of me see
a1y demand whatever for the modern