Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-17
CARTER TO BE TRIED.
The Committee Presents Such a Report
and Conference Adopts II.
REV. DR.. SLEDD The CHAIRMAN.
Dr.. Whitehead to Prosecute and Dr.
Garland COnduct thu Defence.
PUBLISHING HOUSE CRITICISED
Vigorous Discussion About Adver-
ti.rments on Sunday-sch0oi Ihte-
r,,,rc-Thc Cause OF Education
The Years Finances-LcnGue Haiiy'

There were many engroSsing features
In Yesterdays session OF the Virginia
Conference Of the Methodist Church.
which is holding its 18th annual meeting
n. Centenary church. The proceedings
ranged in character from a discussion
OF higher Christian education 10 soap
md baking powder advertisements on
the outside of church periodicals. III
brief. the work Of the day was the adop-
tion Of the report o. The committee ap-
pointed 10 investigate the case OF NV
DR. Carter. which recommended that ne
be tried; the consideration OF me iepo'
OF the Board OF Education. accompanied
by able addresses endorsing the Chutch
odnca,,onai system; the exhaustive argu-
ment upon the question oil "he'nV'
not the Church Book House ~ N's"-
willie. Tenn. was charging TOO duo" ioi
neriodicais furnished 10 the Churen' anu
whether this concern should allow certain
advertisements. or any advertisements !"
90 upon The outside leaves or the docu-
uents issued by It; and the auop'io"
Of a resolution providing for the appoint
mont Of n special committee TO look INTO
the feasibility Of establishing some sort
=, summer resort. some place like ocean
Grove. n. j., for the holding OF ahhua'
outings or camp-meetings by the ChuI ',l
rbe dsv was a particularly interes'hs
.na ana while the attendance was not
os large as II had been on some OF the
nra,,ions sessions. the church was COM
fo,,ehlv filed. and some people Were
forced 10 stand in the aisles. Bishop Cal
iovav nresided. and after short renglous
services the business session began ine
presidlrg Bishop announced that ne ndu
named Rev w + Tillett "a henpei
of the Lafterty-Bennet iiNestlsarns
committee. IN the place OF rev MT
Smithey. -. y,
A renort was made by Rev. DR.. 30
uards chairman of the committee ap-
nointed TO make "A Distribution OF lhe
hooks left by the late ID. /. WIS IT
Edwards stated that this-work mao pech
COMPLETED with the exception OF supply
ing some few Of the undergraduates Inese
were urged at once 10 call lot 'her
books. ..,. ,,,,oo
moon the matter of where the next SEES
sion ~ the conference should be heu-
Rov DIR Paul Whitehead placed SUFFOLK
in nomination, while the claims ald IN
yjtatlon OF Lynchburg were presented ny
Rev. George II. Ray. The two cues
wore ably Represented in their ministers
Tbe confererce after fun discussion, de-
cided 10 meet next year IN the nm 'l'E'
the vote being unanimous
THE TRIAL OF DIR. CARTER.
AT ,bis point In the proceedings, the
committee appointed TO Investigate the
cose NJ Rev. DIR. George ". Carter, an
nounced through its chairman, HeV' D.
NJ Anderson. that II was ready to re-
port A saort paper accompanying lhe
specifications and charges against III.
Carter was then read. u stated thdt
the committee had prayorfuily and faith
fullv considered the case Of the Porls-
mouth minister, and had reached the
conclusion that trial Of DR.. Garter
was necessary The report was signed
by all three members of the committee
The reading Of the report was hstcheu
10 with subdued excitement. Inc chdrsts
and specifications were not fead, the
Rishop stating that II was not customary
IN read them I'm such cases. He added
however. that the report Of the investl-
eating committee provided for the APP
pointment of a member OF the conference
TO represent the Church In this case.
Later on In the session Bishop Gal
loway announced the following as the
trial committee: Revs. T. NJ. Peterson
r. W. Watts George G. Nanderslice,
" r Smithey. W. +. Davis. w. II.
Christian. w. r. Green. c. +. Coleman
W G Walden. J. G. Reed chairman,
and J c. Lambeth. secretary.
Chairman Reed a. once announced that
he would call meeting OF the Commit
tee of Trial to be held I'm Centenary
church parlor. at 800 O'Clock in the AZ
ternoon Rev. DR.. Nanderslice. who is
treasurer OF the Conference brotherhood,
stated that as that body met at the
same hour he would have 10 ask the
Bishop 10 relieve him from duty on the
Committee of Trial in the case or pr.
Garter.
Rishop Galloway then put Rev. +. NJ.
Edwards in the place of Dr. Wander
slice.
Rev. Dr. Peterson here arose. and. adj
dressing the Bishop. said he wished some
Information concerning the propriety OF
his serving on that committee lie
said ne had a very fixed and positive
opinion in the matter, and while this
conviction was not SUCH as would pre-
vent him from giving DIR. Carter fair
and impartial trial. he wished the con-
ference 20 understand how he felt. Bish-
Oh Galloway substituted Rev. John 7.
Payne for Rev. Or. Petersen.
SUNDAY-SCHOOL WORK.
Immediately after the reading of the
report of the Investigating Committee
Dr. Peterson, chairman of the Sunday
school Board, submitted Il ltHbliN re-
port from that body. The report In
part. says
."rhroughout the bounds of our con
ference there seems 10 be 10 dimnuuor
of zeal but rather an increasing in
terest in teaching and studying the WORD
of God in our Sunday schools. There l.
annually marked Improvement IN thi;
prominently important work There are
now earnest endcaVors made by many
st.Hla
have, not only a Sunday school in every
church. hut. as far az possible, 10 have
every church In the Sunday school
TWENTY-FIVE per cent. more of our adult
Christians are now studying the Bibl'
IN these schools than there were TWEEN
~ years ago.
twenty-five thousand dollars wa.
expended last year for Sunday-school pur
poses. while the schools are blesse,
with ever-inereasirg facilities. which en-
able them the more ehectualy TO dC
their work. We cannot now state th'
exact number Of scholars converted du
ring the present year but our Conference
Annual shows that S5iS of our Sunday
school pupils were converted last year
We have now enrolled In the crea
Sunday-schoOl army of southern Method
Ism 95JS2 souls. from whose patronage
our publishing houses derives profit an
nually OF $1,000. Why. then, SHOULD
We not have the cheapest as well a:
the best, Sunday-school literature in Tx
SOUTH We insist that the amount o
money reported as profit on the sales
OF our Sunday-school periodicals demon
stra,es that they can be reduced IN price
and improved IN quality and neatness
and that there is no necessity to hav'
them distgured on the outside by soap
and baking powder advertisements.
The following resolutions are Offered
for your adoption:
No.