Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-23
STATE METHODISTS.
A REPORT on THE wAR-cLAIM
QUESTION.
SOME VERY POINTED RESOLUTIONS.
sundays-schoois, bible Cause and
Church Extension, widows and
Orphans-second BIexxinw Theory
A Tiit-Other Notes.

NORFOLK, VA, November 2a.-(spe-
clal)--The Virginia Methodist Conference
opened this morning at 3 O'Clock, Bishop
Hargrove presiding.
Divine service was conducted by Rev.
Mcdaniel Rucker.
Rev. I. J. Taylor read the Sunday
school report. which showed that the
conference had raised this year 81 ,sS0s9
for the purpose OF supplying needy Sun
day schools with Bibles and literature.
At this point an interesting event oc-
CURED Captain Richard Irby arose and
presented to Bishop Hargrove, in fitting
language, n handsomely bound volume
of his History Of Randolph-Macon Col
lege," to be placed in the library of Van
derbilt University. He said that in the
spare moments Of a busy life he had
gathered together facts that would other
wise have been lost. Randolph Macon
College is the oldest Methodist college In
America; the mother Of colleges in the
South; the teacher OF teachers. One OF
her sons. II. n. McTyeire, was the found
er OF Vanderbilt University, and another,
l.. c. Garland. its first chancellor.
The Bishop expressed his happiness at
receiving the handsome book, and refer
red 10 the indebtedness of Vanderbilt
University to Randolph-Macon College.
Rev. A. G. Brown reported that the
joint Board Of Finance had under consid-
Grafton the plan of providing home for
the superannuated preachers, preachers
widows. and orphan children, and that
the prospects were good for establishing
at eligible points of as many as eight
homes for this purpose. The conference
requested him TO turn over what money
| he had in hand for the ColpOrtage Board
| TO the joint Board of Finance TO be used
| in founding these homes.
Rev. w. A. s. Conrad, chairman Of
| Committee to Examine District Confer
ence Records, reported that all the re-
| cords were before the committee and that
| they had all been neatly and correctly
| kept.
BIBLE CAUSE.
Captain Irby read the report of the
! Committee on Bible Cause, which showed
| that the Methodists had given S62 to
! this cause this year. Only the Presbyte-
rians had given more. The society has
! given away 1,152 volumes OF the Bible
| this year The report was adopted.
b. f. Lipscomb moved that the near
| ing of the report of the Committee on
| the War Claim be made the order OF the
! day at II o'clock to-day, and 1t was so
! ordered.
! The report of the Committee OF Col
portage was read by q. H. Mcf adeh
and adopted without discussion. The
! conference requested the Bishop to up
point Rev. A. G.. Brown colporter for
| the conference.
The Bishop announced the new Joint
Board Of Finance as follows:
Clercal-B. f. Lipscomb, w. w. Lear,
7 NJ Anderson, r. w. Watts. j. w.
! shackford. j. r. Bosnian, w. w. Royal
| T.. T. Dadmun, r.. Il. Beadles, A u
| Brown, and j. d. Hank.
| Lay-L. ID. Turner, NJ A. Cogolii. Lit-
tleton Cockrell, F. T. West c. V. Winl-
| free. ]. NJ. Williams. r. S. Paulett. j.. l..
| Marks G. l.. Neville, w. w. Vicar, and
]. Il. Broadwater.
/ w. Bledsoe, chairman OF Commlttee
| N Nominate Committees of Examination
for the next four years, reported as
follows: ,, g.,
Committee to Examine Candidates foI
Adr,ission on Trial.. NJ Anderson, j.
II. Askew. ]. B. Dey. and Z. ID. CroWle!
Committee on First Year-C. f. Conner
]. w. Carroll, Ernest Stevens ana D. y"
| Shackford. ", ~ Do,,is
w Christian, w. II. Gregory, and Il
It. Dadmun. raA,uo
Committee OF Third Year, r. Deshazo
PAM Bradley, w. #. Green, and J. Is
Committee of Fourth Year-W }
voung !. n. Latham, II. n. Potts, ana W
r. Proctor.
CHURCH EXTENSION.
pev w Y. Bates read the report o.
| - poord Of Church Extension. Whici
showed that the conference hau COZ,
trit,,ted i11S45 for this cause. one MAJ
of this amount is donated 10 chu'0ne'
within the bounds of this conference, ai'
tho other half goes to the General boar'
of Church Extension. A.. .ouou,
Rev. w. w. Royal offered the loiio"
ing: -, orao,,v En-
go the presence among us of Bishol
x Hargrove; that his presidency ma
heen able. courteous. and most accspl
ab1e and that we will ever extend 10 mn
a cordial welcome to our MIDST.
THE resolution was unanimously aoopt
} ed by a rising vote. -,
Lambeth moved that the thanks
; % this conference be, and are, hereby ca
Z tended TO the people OF portsmouth, 81
folk and BeIKley loI NhNii ''''
ito. 10 the railroads for reduced rdl7s' y
the reporters for their accurate account
e ~ the proceedings. and to the secretarie'
; for the faithful performance OF the' u"
? ties Unanimously adopted
r rev e. II. Rawlings read the report
S che EpWorth League Board. he state'
maj the paper referred TO the COMMITTEE
{ regarding the establishment Of an OF
! rhonaoe had met with their hearty up
{ rI,,o,,of and the board suggested the ap
! continent Of a committee win fuli poWe
20 act provided they incur no dept, |h'
rot the committee TO be constituted q,
I foIlov,s: A. Coke Smith. W. J. Young
] u rawlings. p. T. Barrow, Il. G' MOS
Ia,, { 6 lambeth Jr., w. II. vincent
~ collier The report was adopted.
WAR CLAIMS.
rho order of the day having arrived
| a., conouittee on the war claim OF I'M
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
aao,nst the United states Government
I'D us report. There was inaJorit!
- a minority report. The latter, ~hicl
7 ,-as adopted by vote Of l2i to 49, MAS
.nThe undersigned, members OF the com
$ ,,ittee ON the war claim OF the FupHsh
I inc House. finding ourselves unable Z
ooree with the majority or the COMMIT
tee; -, -, ,-o,,ob
\ upon the good name of the Church Ny III
: methods employed in the coli@ct'oi
: what is known as the war eiaih - "
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