The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-15
THE M. E. CONFERENCE
The Fourth Day Of the State Meeting
Both Busy and Interesting.
ELOQUENTA ADDRESS BY REV. Or. YOUEG
He Gives Grnphic Description of
listers Assume Vows of the GospcI
Mtnlstry-NcnrlY Half u Milton
Has Becn Contributed this Year.

Lynchburg. Va. Nov. li.-(Speclal)-
Conference met at 8 O'clock Bishop
duncan In the Chair. DR.. Spencer con-
Quoted the opening exercises.
The early part Of the session was TAX
EN- up by routine business that WAS
nionotonous, and it was Difficult: to keep
down the hum of converse ton and make
members remain IN place.
Inc Bishop suggested 4 fra te.nal del
eS@Hion from 'the Conference to meet
ing OF members IN the basement. At an
ether stage of the proceedings he asked
Tor quiet saying he nad never heard
SO many voices that reminded him OF
Annie Laurie"
The call under question 90 was con-
tinued, and the preac chers were found
blameless in life and official admins
tlation."
ADDRESS by DIR. YOUNG.
Rev. DR.. Young, of Toronto, represent
ing the Epworth Leagues OF Canada.
was introduced to the Conference. and
MADE brief and pleasing address.
He said he would accept the ID. D."
applied to him by the Bishop in intro
ducinS him "a meaning Dog Driver"
He was the missionary 20 the Red In
G.anS The most Northern work of the
Methodists in America. He had ridden
thousands of miles in Il dog sled over
was forty degrees below zero He gave
some very interesting information re-
Sarding the Indians of the North and
the missionary work amongst them He
expressed great qualification in being
present in a Methodist Conference I'm the
sunny South. He assured the Confer
ence that the Methodls;s of the frozen
North had warm hearts, and extended
TO the Epworth Leasuers of the south
II u, Maln canadian welcome to the city OF
toronto next summer. When the Amcri-
can Leagues will hold their annual
meeting in that most Christian city of
2Uc.U0O, of whom l50.0 900 can be seen en-
tering the doors OF the churches on
any ordinary Sunday.
EDUCATIONAL REPORT.
Dr.. \. Coke Smith, chairman of the
Beard of Education. presented an able
ana interesting report. Duing ::s con-
sldefation, Dr.. kilgo, of North Carolina.
representing the General Board of Edu-
cation. was presented. and delivered 4
most powerful address On the !ela,ion
OF motherhood ana hCmc 10 the work of
Chr!stiin Education. He claimed that
the failure 10 educate The boys ana
girls was not so much the result of the
bahkruptcY OF p0cket-b oks as she
bankruptcy OF parentho3d
lie discussed with srea: ceayness and
loFce the difference between secular and
Christian education. He maint tlined
wHth great powe" the mead OF Chr!stiani-
ty 10 direct the forces of cduclted wo
manhood into helpful. no. hurtful d;.
reci!ons. The speaker had entire control
OF The audience. Sometimes they went:
sometimes they laughed; sometime: :hcv
responded with loud "Amens": some
INES ;hey applauded. At all times they
were attentive aud inte. eStad, and when
he proposed 10 stop. calls Of Go on, 90
on came from all parts cf the house.
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W. c. Pace. NJ. s Colonna. Jr.. John
w. Parrish, Charles r Gibbs Dexter w.
Reed w. T. y. Haynes. R1ber, l..
Wis, G. w. Dyer. cardd dates for ful
membership IN the Conference were
called IN front of the chair % q ssumc the
VOWS of the i;inerani Ministry The
Bishopys address to the class was full of
valuable advice and instruction. He
especially emphasized The necessity OF
piety in the iiinerant preacher. and
claimed that service among The humble
classes was to be desired as most in har-
mony with the pattern of the Mastes.
ana most fruitful In rign:eousne:s and
peace. He warned the young preachers
20 avoid levity, and to live as they
RTeach These points he enforced by
reading from letters from the laiiy on
these subjects.
At the close Of the Bishops address.
the questions We're propoundeh and ans
we;ed. and the class was by formal
vote admitted into full connection Ia the
Conference.
CONTRIBUTIONS
DR.. Brown, chairman of the Joint
Board Of Finance, announced that the
total contribute ms for the year amount
ed TO nearly half million dollars.
pr, Siedd. chairman of the Board of
Missions. reported that the funds col
lccted would enable the Boa!d to pay
% per cent. of the appropyia tons. This
IS an advance on the payments Of last
year.
Appointments for preaching Sunday
were announced. and the Conference ad-
journed until O'Clock Monday W.