The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-14
THE TRIRD DAY.
interesting Proceedings Of the
Conference Yesterday.

The third days session of the Virginia
Methodist Episcopal conference was
opened promptly at $40 yesterday morn
ing by Dr. Boswell, of philadelphia. The
minutes of the preceding meeting were
read and approved and question 9 was
taken up and j. NJ. Newton and f.. c.
Hutchinson passed examination of char
acter and studies and were leected to
elders orders.
Question was then taken up and Rob
ert Chew, j. II. Allender, and c. NJ. FultZ
were advanced to studies of the fourth
year.
Question was taken up and r. l..
Leslie, y. H. q. Anderson, Il. G. Jordan
and II. n. Hardness passed to studies of
the second year. +. Nj. Pippin, NJ N
Davenport, n. Is. Fleerior and j. +. Giles
were elected to deacon's orders
AT this poinU in the proceedings DR.. G.
r. Newcomb, dean of Grant University,
of Chattanooga, Tenn, was introduced
and made y short talk in the interest OF
his uni, ersity.
DIR. NJ. Hard, field agent of the
Church Extension Society, was intro
duced by Bishop Mnllalieu and talked for
about fifteen minutes in the interest of
his cause. He stated that the amount re
ceived in loans and contributions from
the Virginia conference was S44, $50, be
ing three. f0urths of the amount asked
Il. NJ Pippu, NJ. n. Davenport, n. B.
Fieenor and j. +. Giles, were called for.
ward and after IL prayer by Dir. Cook.
were addressed b. the bishop on the ma
ture, works ami object of the Christian
ministry, and in connection with the ad.
dress were asked Il number of questions
pertaining to the Christian ministry and
their fitness and qualifications to engage
in the ministry.
After the address and questions the
candidates we're asked to retire while the
committees in their different cases re-
ported After the reports OF the commit.
tees were IN each of them passed by vote
of the conference.
The next question to occupy the atten-
ton of the body was the question Of con.
stitution, and the question as to whe ther
or not women were eligible to membership
in the general conference. the vote re-
sulting in Il vote Of / alternatives and IL
negatives
The question of equal representation of
ministers and laymen in the general con.
ference was then voted upon and resulted
in, for equal representation D; against
equal representation 81.
DR.. r. J. Cook, editor of the Methodist
Advocate Journal, was then introduced
by the bishop and made II talk in the in
terest Of his publication. Conference then
adjourned until tie afternoon.
AFTERNOON SERVICE.
The evangelistic services yesterday af-
ternoon were largely attended, the church
being we'll filed before the hour appoint.
ed. While waiting for the hour for ser
vices the congregation joined in singing 1,
number of hymns.
The services were conducted by DIR.
Boswell ant were opened with prayer by
Rev. Hutchinson, after which hymn was
sung, led by DR.. Reid, of PHILADELPHIA.
DIR. Boswell selected rs his text the Sth
verse of the first chapter OF the Acts OF
the Apostles, ''But we shall receive power
after the Holy Ghost has come upon
you y
! He said: God wants all to succeed in
the work he calls them, and to succeed
with the forces You have ut hand, and he
wants you to get the power from Him. /"
lie continued at somee length speaking
of the power that is received after the
Holy Ghost has come upon you. a great
deal of interest was manifested ut the
meetings and it is evident that great good
is being accom- plished by these meetings.
n slight mistake was made in The
Times OF yesterday in reference To the
here The collection is for Il white school
AMI not IL cOlored school, as was stated.
The following are the appointments at
the various churches to day:
Reformed Church-Rev. r. l.. Leslie
ut | II. III.
First Presbytcrian-Re s. p. Ship
man | Il. H., and Rev. l.. l. McDougle
ut ! 30 p. IN.
Second Presbytarinn-- Rev J.. J. Nc
Dougle ut II a. III. and Rev. :. y. Ball at
':30 p. IN.
Grace NJ. L. Church, South, Rev S. p.
Eaton at | II. III. and Rev. Il. II. Clarke
ut $50 p. m.
Trinity NJ f. Church, soutl.-Dr. r..
|. Cooke ut Il. III and DR.. NJ. 5. Hard at
1:30 p. III.
St. James NJ. F.. Church, South Rev.
J. p. Feltner II II. M. and Rev r. Il.
Little at $50 p IN.
United Brethren-Rev. y. l.. G.. An
derson ut II II. III.
Fist Baptist DIR. Newcomb at II a.
Greene Memorial-D NJ. S. Hard at
| ! a. m, and Rev. s. p. Shipman ut : 30
p. III.
Belmont NJ. T.. Church, Sonth-R. n.
llartness mt Il IL. III. and y. II. Snedegar
mt 80 p. IN.
filSt Roanoke l}aptlSt-C. NJ. NJ. FultZ
at a. III. and NJ. w. Atkinson ut 1:3O
p. III.
Salem NJ. II. Church, south-A. NJ.
Chappell att II. III.
Ninton NJ. +. Church, South-Rev. 4.
j. Porter ut Il II. M, and Rev. T. NJ Pip.
pin at 1870 p. III.
Colored Churches. First Baptist-Rcv.
Jasper Sage at | ] ii. m. and Rev. Robert
Chew at $50 p. III.
High Street--Rev. a. NJ. Mundy at II
a. III. and D. NJ. Newton Mt $50 p III.
Mt. Zion y. NJ. T.. Church-A. G..