The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-04

enoe. and a pretty skirmish followed, In
which 1sev. Jefferson W. Duffey, or
Baltimore, called Brother Wine an er-
ratio" and a crank" and Rev. w. X.
Marshall. Of Lewisburg, said member or
the committee had hurt" his conscience
when he voted to admit Mr. Wine" An
other member OF the committee said Mr..
Wine didn't seem to have any knowledge
Of the Bible Rev Mr.. Coo said he
thought Mr.. Wine answered all questions
well. Presiding Elder Smithson made
an earnest appeal. Rev. Dolby, IN
whose church Mr.. Wine had worked. said
hundreds had been converted by MIR.
Wine. and he was an effective preacher,
and man of the deepest piety.
A good deal OF friction was shown and
some OF the plainest kind of unparlia-
mentary talk was INDUCED in For the
first time In the entire session. a vote by
division was taken. and Brother Wine
was admitted on trial by vote OF 70
to 50.
THE CONFERENCE ORGAN.
DR.. Lafferty, publisher and owner OF
the Baltimore Christian Advocate and
the Richmond Christian Advocate, was
presented. and made a speech emphasiz-
ing the usefulness OF a Church paper.
Rev. s. G.. Ferguson presented the re-
port OF the committee on publishing IN
terests 1t showed the assets for this
purpose were increased during the year
by si1coD. The report specially recon-
mended the Advocate. the Epworth Era,
the Methodist Review The Review or
Missions. and indorsed Rev. j. 5. Hutch
inson as editor Of the Advocate to sue
ceed the late Or. Rodgers. Mr. Fer
guson called the attention OF the con-
ference to the subject Of consolidating the
Baltimore Christian Advocate and the
Richmond Christian Advocate. In the
discus sion that followed. II appeared that
there was "a difference Of opinion I'm the
committee on the subject of choosing
an editor 10 give all his time TO the
Baltimore Advocate. with the price at
"a dollar year. DR.. Lafferty had told
the committee he could not pay the
editor. Rev Mr.. Hutchinson disclaimed
any desire on his part to act as editor OF
the Advocate. and said he was asked 10
serve, and was only willing to do so to
meet an emergency. and with the con-
sent OF all concerned. The conference
adopted tho report which makes Mr..
Hutchinson editor. under the private ar
rangemont between him and Dr. Laf-
ferty, continuing the present relations
NIw EDUCATIONAL PLAS.
The board Of education presented a re-
port recommending < the election Of an
educational secretary, To serve without
salary, TO take charge Of preparing cata-
lOgues for all the Institutions under the
conference. keep a roster of teachers de-
string situations. and put them IN cor
respondence with the board: also that
a treasurer of educational funds be elect
ed to whom all money for educational
purposes be paid. The report recon-
mended that the district boards should be
composed of the presiding elders, three
preachers appointed by him, and four
laymen elected for a term Of two years,
and the presiding elder TO have power
10 hll vacancies. The board Is TO meet
annually. I'm April. and 70 have charge
OF supplying teachers to various insti-
tutions.
No school IS to be recommended for
patronage that has not been approved by
/ the district board. Local boards are
TO be created, consisting Of three men,
/ bers, 10 be elected by the quarterly con-
| ference, upon nomination OF the preach
er I'm charge. This board is to CO.
operate with church and Sunday-school
in arranging Children s-Day observances.
Or. Smith, president OF the Randolph
! Macon College. reviewed the report, and
/ said there we're 20 Meth odiaf scnOOis anc
colleges in the South. with an aggregate
endowment Of 100000. and 1900 stu
dents. He was opposed TO the articula-
ton Of all these institutions into a sys-
tern. He thought a few small colleges
with 300 students each would do better
work I'm the same field than one Of l,Wo
students
The conference adopted the report by
a small majority.