The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-15
GATHERING OF METAODISIS.
Meeting at Charlottesville Of The 18TH An.
pual Conference Of The Church south.
IMPORTANT COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Work of Past Year Reviewed by Districts.
Encouraging Keports-Reports OF fup-
fishing House aud Other Boards.


Episcopal Church. South. was called to
| order by Bishop Atticus G.. Haygood
ID. d.. LII. d., Of oxford. Ga, at 93O a.
| NJ. who read the second chapter OF
| Philippians, and after the singlnS. Oh tie
| fine old hymne, How Firm Founda-
| ton" &c, led the Conference in prayer
Revs. Paul Whitehead. 5. s. Lambeth
and Ernest Stevens were elected secre-
taries. There were but few aDsentecs
from the hrst roli-cail. ani0hg men Pev w.,
| r. j. Bogg, j. T. Laurens, ). H. IKE
and b. NJ. Beckam. x
After minor preHminaries, the Confer
ence went into the apP p GaIInys u TIC
p s,n Turner Nh TrFaa %liqm3W h. NJ C. a Da G2s
g. F.. Conner, c. b. Campbell. W. II.
Gregory, j. ". EIaHi, j. u. Forkner,
r. c. Moseley, J. i. Spencer. II. {.
rl.aulett, J, r Moore; WI H. = = HaF simS.
son, A. L. Kellam, ID. J. Traynham' f. /.
Committee on District Conference Rec
NJ. r. Williams Williams 6. r. James, J. ". Nlch-
| olson. r. VI. Maxey. j. 5. Wallace, W. r.
| Hayes.
PUBLISHING 1SfTREsIs
Committee on Publishing Interests,
wards G. j. Hunt, y II; Robertson,
J. ". G. Davis. Il. r. Leadbetter, 6. +.
Vawter. J. W. Hnldrup, 4. NJ Hughlett,
J. - whitley r p ~ a. ron Mos Il Il I Hon.
! *. bradbury. &. G. Wertcnbaker g.
&. Parker. A. G. ,Blfsa,soe; ". J. k Li1si
y Poits r T. T nIgiGs, i T. II irb M0i s.
| G.. e. Bus, r. o. Peatross, W. F. I!ain'
Edgar WI .enead, l.. NJ. Peterson, +. 5.
Norman. ". II; Christian. }. Il. Layen-
L.. I. lFtIU
| j. = Watson, j. +. Meilock, J. T. West,
/. z. Martin, r. T. Bockover. G. T..
| Booker, 7. V. Tankard.
BoAgpor rpCcATIox.
Board Of Education-W. V. Tudor, G. Z.
Anderson. r. T. Wilson, Richard Irhy,
H. j. grown sC,,, H. Wa : wits w r. A. M NJ
H. -'-lett. VI. +. T'riueit. T. J.. Anderson,
). 4. PROCTOR 6. r, Finch VI C. ftar r.
! Parker, A. &. Smith, b r. Bockover
| r Z Harren. p. ". phillips
The memoir Of Rev r. J. BoggS viii
be read by Dr. A G, Brown that OF
nat Of Rev. !. II. Pike by, Rev. y. J.
! Traynham. and Rev y. NJ Beckam's
blorrapher 20 be chosen lateri l,,,,.o,.,.
committee on temperance was ordered
| and constituted with =, NJ Edwards
RICHARD Irby and !. II y M Gore p,o,ord
church Extension Board. ". Moore
| T +. Cooke W. G. Gates; G, F., Holiday
t MI II AI"' k bier. ". Z. Allen. G. VI.
Wray, and y, J. Prud:n. ,.- -.
Rev J. j. Ticert y. u, Editor Of the
Quarterly RGvleW. Na%aYtir'r nm ;,t anu
| Iotfcsvluc Presbyterian church, We're
introduced and invited to sit with the
Conference.
RAroar OF IN PUBLISHING HOUSE
The report Of publlshins-h house agents
at Nashville, Tenn, is Il 5000 one.
Total business. lJ,"oS ~
Gam in assets during year....... to,--' ~
Tuta! assets March 81, loji..'... o'-,Vt' 80
TOtal liabilities ...'..''''''''''''' ti,,| 80
CAPITAL as per ledger. .,....,...... bJO'Ibt 80
The report notes the prosperity IN lht
book business and Of the cOhhecloilaI
organ, the Nashville ChrlStiah AuNOlaI,'
a Rratifylng increase in the circulation
Of the Quarterly Review, ana the estdD-
lishmcnt during the year OF the new OF
gan of the Epworth League, the youHb
peoples paper, the Epworth FRA.
Tne report Of the new Board OF Educd-
tion-President, ". ". Smlth-Wds read
and referred to the committee. The Items
will be published later: -..,,.,,., ,,o,rd
Z he report of the CONneCNOudl Bodid
of Church Extension notes. Number oil
churches assisted In the Virginia Con
ference, 1885, amount paid them, $lr3t-'
The relation Of the amount raised Tor
church extension compared with t0taI
moneys raised for all church purposes IS
three-fOurths Of / per cent. he Church
Extension Bulletin monthly IS proving
a usefu. agent IN the work.
The report OF the missionary fecreta-
rles DrS. W. X. Lambeth dll III. Z. Nor
rlson, sounds cherry note, and, not
withstanding the great ana unusual dis
couragements Of the year sounds for
ward note IN the great work Of the
church ia missions. Statistics VIII be
| given later
districts Or. Whitehead presiding elder
reported a spiritual advance and tenn
poraf prosperity throughout the bounds
| In the Richmond district.
MR,r RICHMOND DISTRICT.
Dr. 4. G. Browns account Of AFFAIRS
! In the West Richmond district shower
| that a gratifying number Of conversions
under the leadership OF the regular pas
New church work along advanced lines
has been done at Highland Park, kltA-
mond. and another movement Is pro
street church, IN the best section Oh the
Mcst-End OF the city.
Inc work in KappanInnock dIslsl L. rep
resented by Rev. ". H. Payne, presiding
! elder mas been a steady advance alOnb
al rne best lines, notably on Mathews
| and West Mathews circuits.
Rev oscar Littleton presiding elder
| reports a fine years WORK on the thdr-
! loitrsyiue district. characterized by
! yerv large number OF conversions, a total
! Of ~ resulting from meetings held ahke
| By pastors, local preachers and eNdhsel-
The Iynchburg district, Rev. j. Powell
| Garland -. H., presiding elder reports
| over two thousand conversions. Nine
| hundred Of THESE were IN Bedlora county.
The congregations are large ana finances
Rsy. j. u. DeShazo, presiding elder of
the Danyiile district, reports STEADY ana ana
encouraging work. The sunday schooIs
are po0d IN this "Hardshell" section.
, Seventeen new preaching places have been
| taken up. and over one thousand aces
| sicns 10 the church reported.
re Farmvllle district SHOWS progress
| and steady work, done for the most part
| bv the pastors and regular workers, un-
1Sr the leadership of Rev. T. ii. Camp
| bell as presiding elder.
In The Petersburg district Rev. J. II
| RiJdlck. presiding elder, reported union
| meeting in Petersburg during the year,
| resulting in over nine hundred CONVEX
| sjons. The countrv work through the dis
trict is also enG 60 -, g.. q,
| Rev. j. {. Reeds reports from the
| Suffolk district were brief and clear.
! Oue-half the territory Of this district has
| been ccded to the North Carolina Con
| ference during the year-yiz.: That por-
| ton lying in the State of North Caro-
| lima east of the Chowan river.
| The Norfolk district is always up to
| par and Rev. j. IL. Amiss' report was
| been organized. Granby-Street church
| nov Epworth). Asbury; Norfolk nov
! Tasker s-MemoriaD, and Efingham-
| Street, Portsmouth, are building new and
| elegant houses Of worship.
The work on the Eastern Shore, Rev.
| W. T. Wright presiding elder, has been
very gratifying under great opposition on
| the border land between the churches
North and South.
ADMISSIONS on TRIAL.