The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-17
So Decides the Virginia Conference Of the
Methodist Church, Now In Session.
FOR IMMORTALITY IN MARITAL RELATIONS
Bishop Galloway Relieves in Thor.
oush Educntion for Religious as
Well ns Secular rurposcS-The
Pubiishing House Fsapped. Hard
The statistics OF Education.

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committee in the case of DR. George
w. Carter, recommending that he be
| tried for violating the church rules In
marrying third time, without having
been divorced, on Scrpturul grounds.
The conference assembled at the
| usual hour.
Bishop Galloway announced the ap-
pointmcnt of Rev. w. L. Tillett on the
Garter investigating committee in place
of Rev. MIR. Smithey.
key DIR. Edwards, of the committee
to distribute books left by the late
Rev. d. p. Wills. reported that the
committee had attended TO its duties,
with the exception of supplying some Of
the undergraduates, who were urged
| to call for their books.
| LY NCHBURG THE NEXT PLACE
The question of the next meeting
place of the conference came up, and
Rev. Paul Whitehead nominated Suf-
| folk. Rev. George II. Ray placed
Lynchburg in nomination, and after q
| lively discussion pro and con, Lynch
| burg was chosen by a unanimous vote.
| The committee OF investigation of the
charges against Rev. George w. Car
| ter reported it's prayerful and faithful
| consideration of them. and submitted
tits report that In its opinion trial of
that gentleman is necessary This re-
| port was adopted by the Conference
amid suppressed excitement The re-
port was presented by Rev. j. NJ. An
dcrson.
Rev DR.. Il. NJ. Peterson. cha ai,man,
! then read the report OF the Sunday
School Board. which was listened to
with great interest and attention., and
| proved To be highly gratifying in its
| details of the good work of Sunday
| schools.
| The report showed that S.94S Sunday
| School pupils had been converted dur
Ing the past year. The number of pu-
| pills in the Southern Methodist Church
| is 9Jn.5Ss. The profits from Sunday
School literature TO the Methodist Pub
| fishing House were estimated at S25, 900
| The amount expended in the Southern
| Church last year for Sunday School
papers was $4,000.
Rev. j. III. Riddick, Secretary. read
! the report of the Board OF Education,
which was an interesting paper, in
which were sundry suggestions as to
| the work of the Church.
According to the report on the prop
erty of the Board, valued ut $3.50, 900.
there are debts Of So, ,000, $50, 900 OF which
is upon the two academies
There were l32 students al the Ran
dolph-Macon College, Ashland, last year.
| 1t was urged upon the Church to raise
the $6h,000, and upon the preachers to
urge the people TO send their children
to the Church institutions. All the diff
fcrcnt colleges OF the Methodist Church
| in Virginia were reported 10 be I'm good
condition, but there was room for i'm
proNemcnt. and increase of students
The presiding Bishop is requested to
appoint Rev. w. +. Tnlett, as profess
sor I'm Vanderbilt University: Rev. las.
Cannon. Jr.. as principal of Blackstone
Institute. and Rev. John F.. Payne as
principal OF Bowling Green Seminary
The Joint Board of Finance is request
cd TO apportion TO the several districts
$1,000 for use in this Conference. and
Sobt FOR the work of the General Board
| of I;duca ton
The Board commcnds the work Of the
oanNilIe College for young ladies. the
Sunolli Female College the Southern
! tcmalc College ana the Bowling Green
Seminary.
Rev. Geo. C. Vanderslicc submitted
Sia.istlcS Tor the Board of Educu ton, he
haNing been appointed n special com
mittce for this purpose
| KEY. IL, NJ. Peterson offered n series
OF resolutions. providing for the simpii-
hcatton Of the programme on the occo-
sl"li nl chiidren's day celebrations. es-
pecialiy, and other details of the SIM
day school work of the church. These
resolutions provoked much discussion
| and We're finally withdrawn.
y communication was read from Rev
Alex q Brown and other ministers.
recommending the adoption of a point
| or place in the South. where camn ,nori
inEs can be held. in the same way and
style as they are held at Ocean Grove
a famous seaside resort and place for
camp meetings, on the New ;Jerstv
coast. This paper was put I'm the shane
OF q resolution later by Dir. Brown. and
| carried.
An animated discussion arose over n
| resolution of DR.. Peterson to discon-
! tinuc the printing OF advertisements
on the front and back pages of SUNDAY
school literature, which. he claimed
was not In good taste There is obiec
ton To this practice. especially. said
)r Peterson, when one sees SOAP and
baking powder advertisements distri-
! buted right and left. in Sunday schools
! ana church. even though they are print .
ed on the backs OF religious books and
pamphlets.
Captain Richard Irby said he never
would have given one cent to the pub-
| iiShing house had he known that II
would have advertised for sale. al
Christmas. as books suitable for gifts,
such as The Mysteries of Paris and
| "Bolirers Novels" He mentioned this
to show that there were other objection,
| able features besides that of the adver-
tisements referred to by Bro. Peterson.
| AT this point. the Rev ID. Judkins
hoped that In consequence OF the profits
| reported by the publishing house, It
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