Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
PRESIDING ELDERsHIP.
KEY Is. f. Lipscomb Declares That 1t
Is Not of His Seeking

kev. Is. f. Lipscomb Declares That 1t
| Is Not of His Seeking
Iielore beginning his sermon at the
Washington Avenue Methodist church
sunday morning. Rev. Bernard F.
lAlpscomb. the pastor, said he desired to
| say a few words in regard TO some ru-
| morS that have been going the rounds
OF the newspapers regarding a change
in pastors of the church. He had no
idea where they originated. but wished
/ to say that they did not originate with
him.
"A Methodist minister" continued
! Mr.. Lipscomb. goes up to conference
| as Paul went TO Jerusalem. not know
| ing the things that lie before him. AS
far as | am personally concerned 1 wish
| to say cmphatically that I have no wish
but to come back here. and if l have any
| voice in the matter I will come.
| AS stated some time ago, Mr.. Lip
Scomb is spoken of as the probable sue
! cessor of DR.. Brown. the presiding elder
| of the Richmond District in the Melho-
| dist Conferences.
| Sundays papers. in speaking of the
| conference changes. again mention MT
| Lirscomb's name in connection with the
presiding eldershp of this district.
| Great interest is felt in Newport News
| and throughout the state in the meet
! ing of the Virginia Methodist Confer
ence to be held in Portsmouth this
week. M...
Church on "Wednesday night and viii
| be in session Il week or more. The at
tendance will be large. Bishop r. X.
| Hargrove, of Tennessee. Wilt preside
and tn" introductory sermon will be
preached by Rev. Robert NJ Maxey, of
Cambridge, Md. Mr.. Maxey is a
| nephew of Rev. DR.. r. n. Sledd and
L young man of elouuence and ability.
| This session of Conference possesses
hpc:lIS, he a
number Of change that will have to be
made in the locations of both presiding
elders and pastors. Six of the former
and some seventeen of more of the lat
ter have served the allotted four years
where they are and must be given new
fields. These changes will necessitatc
! many others. The presiding elders who
have to be transferred are: a. G.
Brown. Richmond District: Paul White :
head. West Richmond District; c. f.
Watts. Rappahannock District: O. LiAr
Teton. I.ynchburg District: T. Fl
| Campbell. Petersburg District: ]. H.
.Amiss. Portsmouth District. j. Z. Gar
land. Norfolk District.
! This is the one hundred and sixteenth
session of the Conference, which com
prscs within its territory the most Of
the State OF Virginia east Of the Blue
Ridge. and that part of the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, south of the Chop
! tank river. There are at present 260
| membership of $3.50. according to the
report made at the last session
Bishop Iiargrove is a man of large
! scholarship, a fine presiding officer. a
courteous and genial Christian gentle
man. and 4 good. sound. helpful preach
cr. He arrived in Portsmouth today.
| and will, on Tuesday. hold a meeting
| of the presiding elders to review the
| appointments for the coming year.
| This is the custom of this bishop. and
| people as being wise plan, to attend
| to this work in q measure before the
rush Of Conferen business.
Bishop Hargrov. is the president OF
the Board of TRUSTEES Of the Wander
| biIt University located in IN ashville,
| Tennessee. the bishops home.
| There will be quite number Of WISH
| tors, many of them men of distinction,
among whom we may name Bishop j.
| c. CRANBERRY. the bishop resident in Vir-
gina. ut one time member Of the Vir-
gina Conference: DR.. S. \. Steel, late
secretary of Epworth Leagues: DR..
| Young ]. Allen. of China. for many
years Il Missionary in the Orient, q
man second to none in acquaintance
| with Eastern affairs. having large in
| fluence With the ruling power in China:
| Miss Mary Bruce. who has had charge
of work among the CubanS at Tampa,
| and who caring the war With Spain.
conducted movements looking to the
| relief of Cuban sufferers, who had fled
| from their native land. These visitors
! will all be heard from on special oc-
casons during the session.
| On-ESunday morning. Bishop Har-
grove will preach and ordain deacons:
at night he will ordan the elders, at
| which time DR.. w. V. Tudor will preach
! the sermon.
| 1t is not expected that many matters
| will be considered beyond the routine
business, and it is believed the session
| will be briefer than last years session
which lasted nine days. OF course the
| chief interest centers in the appoint
ments. the reading of which closes the
| Conference Some changes will be
made under the law limiting the term
| OF pastorate to four years. Many
changes will doubtless take place for
| other reasons.
| The matter of the Methodist Book
Concern. in connection with the claim
| against the United States and the
| methods adopted to secure the same.
will no doubt engage the attention OF
| the Conference, and action of an i'm
portant character, setting forth the
! position of the Conference on matter
| that has awakened the greatest inter
| est throughout the bounds of the NJ.
| f. Church, South. will be taken.