The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-25

Insisted that his charge that the presio-
ins eldershlp had fallen into disrepute W." 10
absolutely true lie was interrupts,
DR.. Whitehead, VINO wanted 10 hno" hoo
whether his remarks referred 10 the ~
siding Elders and churches IN Senetu VI
not. Mr.. Cannon SAID that lne opPOSs..St'
TO Presiding Elders was mostly III Cute
and that he was not referring 10 paruSu-
fuE NIGHT SESSION.
The night session was devoted mainly
10 a consideration OF proposed memOtiais
to the General Conference. lhe memorials
asking for conference evangeiisiS ana Tor
large increase in the number ot oishops
Were not concurred In. Many other me-
MORALS wcit rejected.
The memorials asking the General ton
ference 10 divide the Virginia Conference
was rejected without discussion. \ slmi-
lar memorial proposed AT the conference
four years ago was defeated dtter "A long
discussion by very small majority \
memorial offered by Rev. =. +. Lipscomb.
asking for the insertion OF an additional
prayer in the burial service was concurrod
sUPERFLUOUs LAW.
The memorial asking for law 10 dis
ciplne those who persist In dancing. card
playing. theatre-gOiug horse racing, or
attend circuses or horse racing as m
cases Of immortality. was rejected as SUI
perfiuous the law already providing lor
such cases
The memorial asking the General Con-
Virginia Conferences was cOncurred m.
The memorial offered by DR.. Wander
slice TO take the power of licensing
preachers from the district conference
and restoring It 20 the quarterly confer
euce. though recommended by the COM
mittee for concurrence, was not concurrod
in.
The memorial offered by DR.. Smith to
so change the law as 10 make local
preachers amenable 10 the district con-
ference instead of the quarterly confer
enCo was COncurred in.
The memorial by DR.. Smith asking that
the law be- changed so as to provide Tor
the trial of a minister or member an the
place where the offence Is committed
SUPERANuARIEs
AT the recommendation OF the commit
tee on Conference Relations. Revs. w H.
Camper r. n. Early and j. A. Proctor
We're continued IN the superanuary
relation.
The recommendation to continue Rev.
! W w Southall I'm the same relation was
not adopted. and Mr.. Southall was To-
Gated. All the superanuatos were con-
tinued i'm their present relation.
The conference decided 10 hold Thanks
giving service tomorrow. and Or. Young
was requested To preach the sermon.
From the present outlook the appoint
ments will NOT be read out until to-mor-
row night.
A SENSATIONAL PAPER.
Ine lolpWlNb rs llt lull " A. Va ~
paper offered by Rev. X. II. Bennett
which created sensation in the confer
ence:
now that the election for General Con-
| ference delegates Is over, and cannot
De accused Of making capital for that
| election. I offer this personal statement
| A report has been ndustriously circulated
| throughout this conference that there was
| "a conspiracy among the young men 10 de-
| feat certain men for the General Confer
ence and to elect certain others, ana my
name has been connected with this report.
| / wish 20 fatty pronounce this report as
to myself totally and absolutely false in
! every particular.
u have my own opinion as to who
| ought 10 go 10 the General Conference.
| and voted that opinion; but never AZ any
| time. before the meeting Of the conference
Or rfnna IT'S assombling have / ever asked
/ a single man for whom he expected TO
| vote or estimated any mans running
strength or told any ono for whom | eX-
/ Dected TO vote. or attempted, directly or
| Indirectly, 10 influence any mans vote
| so far IS this report which has been so
| zealously spread from being true that my
! conference roommate. who ia one OF my
| most intimate friends. does not know Tor
! whom ] voted, nor do / know what ms
1 ticket was. And neither one Of us has
! tried 10 influence the others vote. or
| asked him for whom he expected 20 vote.
! 81 only regret that any member Of the
| conference should have credited such a
|
so busted themselves i'm carrying this re-
| nort about the conference could have
| learned the truth or falseness OF IL from
| me at any moment. before they started
on their rounds with it had they cared 10
MY record has been clean on these
| matters since / entered the conference.
| ] have never RULED or tried 20 pull any
| wire. Such behavior would be such "a
| deadly violation OF my conscience that
when I indulge In any political manipula-
! iions or deals IL will indicate either some
new and unexpected and radical revola-
! tion from above. or the back-sliding OF
| my heart and the loss OF my conscious
acceptance with God arising from the
| wlful violation Of what / believe 10 be the
| right principles ot action and tho teach
! ings If Gods word / have no language 10
| even family describe my abn0rrence and
disgust 40 the Introduction Of the most
| objectional methods Of the political ma
rNine into the virginia Conference and the
! Church Of God.
MR.. MOOREs STATEMENT
The personal paper Of Rev J. w Moore.
| which was ruled out Of order, Is ~ fol-
NV attention has been called BY
! friends 10 a report that has been circu-
| 'ated through the conference 10 this ef-
| root. THAT there was a conspiracy fofm-
od 10 defeat certain Of our conference ior
| election to the General Conference ana
slect others Of which conspiracy / was
a part.
| concerned there is no truth M this re-
| mort I am sorry that those who have so
| industriOusly circulated IN did not come 10
no 70 find ont whether it was true or not.
Why they did not make this inquiry Is a
! problem.
- wish 20 say that neither before the
| session Of this conference nor during it7
! session have tried To influence the vote
NJ sin9le member of this body Pot
house politics are always despicable. and
! never more 50 than when lugged into an
1nual conference. Despisiue electionecr-
| ? methods as ! do. and cOndemning with
an my heart mOle-lil<e procedures. / could
| not feel otherwise than wounded AT tho
spread OF this baseless fabrication. that
made me a marty TO a scheme that smacks
OF ward politics.
when + get the consent OF lay mind "a
indulge In methods that are questionable
7 shall surrender my membership In the
| Church and conference
The report TO which Messrs. Bennett and
Moore refer above has been circulated
throughout the conference for scvera
months. No one has been able 20 trace II
10 a responsible source. thoueh II is eait
| by some 10 have originated I'm Norfolk.
| A FAIRY TlLE DENIED.
Rumors That England Would Give Up th'