The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-26
TIE APPOINTMENTS READ.
One Change 10 Richmond and One IN
Manchester.
v. R. CRoWDER TO LAUREL STREET
w. n. AtweIi succeeds W. X. Jndkins ~
Ashland and Geo. II. McFsdden Goes
10 Fifth street. Manchcster--J. Sid
ssy Peters to Barton Heights.


those who remained. worn out Win 'he
,nbors of an unusually prouac'e'
sion. were late making their appear nv
IN the conference-room TINS ino'''' :
Hardly a dozen persons were 'pIe'e"S
when the venerable Rev. Robert "a'''
,.ooan tho onening devotional services
co. ,,orn,np session was devoted al
most entirely TO a discussion Vi .ne
port OF the Board OF Educauon, p5s,na
ed ON Saturday. Inc poaiu ~. tha
q complementary report asking 'na' '"o
som,ns, convention of representatives Oh
Ch,,stisn colleges make such represent
,.,,ons 10 the next Legislature as wiz
,ns,ro a fair treatment OF graduates Oh
.s,a colleges in the appointment Oh tc"ch-
90 An inc public schools. and that Chah-
>aIIar smith be requested to place the
matter before the convention.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION.
:, also asks the presiding elders 10
nreach one sermon or each charge Vi
their districts on the subject Oh Ihils'
ian education. The STATISTICS pIesenVeu
NV the report show that the Kahooipn-
Macon system has total property Vaiue
~ s4Ss 600. Randolph Macon College mas
an endowment OF Sl25.5O0, and Randolph
Macon Woman's College an endowment
81 x102 900 There are s94 students In the
several schools. The supplementary re
port and the original report were uis
eussed at great length ana with inuon
.arnestness. IL was declared thal 'he,e
* much indifference among the Peop'.
tassard the Church colleges, ana siea'
dificulty IN securing the educationai COL
lection
A HINDRANCE.
he mr.
,be collection was the fact that smah
nsrt of IN, amount raised goes to schools
,or the education of colored ministers.
lie regretted that there is disposition
on the mart OF the people TO contribute
ANYTHING for the colored schools, WINCH
-anr.sent all that Southern Methoclsls
are doing for the negroes.
Mr. cannon said that the present con-
dition of things is due to the cheap IN
struction offered by state schooi'' nc
believed that the State schools WIZ oNel-
throw the Church Schools as tnineS a.
now going on, and he hoped that 'ne
,,,ner denominations of the State
,so,Id con bine to night the state Schools
APPEAL TO THE LEGISLATURE.
Hc insisted that the Legislature shouiu
he urged to enact law so thal ho IA
voriteism should be shown graduates oi
STATE schools over the graduates OF oth-
or schools In the appointment OF 'edcn.
e,s of the public schools. MT CampDeii
thought that if the representatives, Vi
Methodist colleges would circulate among
~ neonle more the present indifference
would be overcome. The report was
adopted. ,.,
,rho report of the board of colportage
commenting Dr. Browns work, and re-
commending him for reelection as gem
oral superintendent of colportage, was
adopted. ,,-,.
The sales Of Bibles and other religious
hooks during the year amount to s90oO.
BISHOP FITZGERALD.
A resolution of thanks 10 Bishop Fitz-
gerald called forth an affecting response
from the venerable presiding officer,
whom in single week has endeared
himself not only to the members OF the
conference but to multitudes who have
attended the sessions.
other resolutions extending thanks TO
the secretaries, to the reporters OF news
papers and others were adopted.
At noon the Conference suspended bus
iness and listened TO an eloquent sermon
by DIR. w. j. Young, OF Norfolk.
A YEAR OF PROGRESS.
The following is the statistical and
financial exhibit for the year just closed:
Number OF local preachers, 129; travelling
preachers. PCS: members, S.9O5 increase
1.7g0: infants baptized during the year.
l,I6s; adults baptized, S.2O7; Epworth
Leagues 176 increase 64; members of
Leagues 1892 increase 234O; Sunday
schools SOL officers and teachers, s,i9S;
scholars, GO, 23 increase 2,lOO); amount
paid to superannuated preachers and WI
dows and orphans OF preachers, sl,SJo,
contributed 10 foreign missions, SlI1iO.2i
increase s24S.lO; domestic missions,
500 n hxr
buds s3,6iL12: contributed for Church ex-
tension. 81. 7O109; Bible Society, sso5.7l; to
support of bishops S2Sc9.6i: presiding ell
ders. sI7 l73. 80: pastors. sl6s. 1902; num-
her OF church edflces. 80: value OF same,
81. s15. s9s: number OF pastoral charges. 2l3;
parsonages. AZ; value Of same, s236.S25:
district parsonages. 3: value, 80 900 Money
raised for all purposes. s44S. 1856 In
crease over last year. s3S,662SS. Average
per member. s5.0i.
AID TO CHURCHES.
Rev l.. II. Betty announced the mi9
sionary appropriations 10 home churches
for the ensuing year. The appropriations
aggregate $40 600. The churches on the
Richmond district To receive aid from the
domestic mission fund are: DennyStreet
800: St James 5000; Asbury. $40; Charles
City, 500: West New Kent $50: Chicka-
hominy. 500; West Point. 5000; Williams
burg Si15; Chestnut-S Street Newport
News. $50 The churches on the West
Richmond district receiving approprla-
lions are Barton Heights. 800: Highland
Park. $50; Goochland. 500: West Gooch-
land. 500; East Louisa. 500: Powhatan,
$50; King William. 800; West Chester
field SIS. on the Petersburg district Ell
trick receives SIPS: Blandford. $3.50: Wes-
ley $500: West-Street slOO: Matoaca 500;
Nottowav sl75.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
vast throng which crowded the house
TO suffocaton waited nearly three hours
tonight with feverish impatience for the
appearance of the Bishop. who was ex-
pected TO bring with him the appoint
ments The Bishop and his Cabinet were
wrestling over some important appoint
ments and IL was $3.50 o'clock before the
work was finally completed and they were
able to adjourn to the conference room.
Some time was spent in disposing of
odds and ends of business. and then after
appropriate devotional services the Bish-
op read the appointments and the Con-
ference adjourned sine die.
RICHMOND DISTRICT.
A. G.. Brown. presiding elder.
Richmond-Broad Street. w. c.. Starr:
Trinity and chickahominay mission. J. T.
Mastin: Union Station. G. c. Vanderslice:
st. James, w h. Beauchamp; Denny
Street, 8. G. Hatcher; Fairmont Avenue.
X. Il. Beadles.
Manchester--Ccntral.W W. w. Lear; Fifth
Street. George III. McFaden; West End
Memorial and Asbury. w. Il. Williams.
Henrico. III. Il. Brown.
Charles City, W. r. Moore.