Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-17
SECOND DAY OF THE VIRGINIA An
NUAL CONFERENCE.
REfORT ON The ORPHANACE,
a Charter to he Asked For-Thc
First Board Of Trustees-Commit-
northumberland Few side
Rcmnrlss.

MethOdists I'm the orphanage movement.
DR.. j. w. Young. chairman OF the COM
mittee IN charge OF this natter presented
a report which gave a detailed history OF
the enterprise. The conference was in
formed that the site selected for the or
phanage was a northern suburb OF
the city of ichmond-Highiqnd Park.
/ The success Of the movement was ass
| sured The thanks Of the committee were
| extended 10 Dr. j. W. Bledsoe for
/ valuable service and to AR. W. III. Vim
| cent for aid and funds. The resolutions
/ appended 10 the report recommend that
/ the Legislature be asked TO incorporate
! the Virginia Conference Orphanage OF the
Methodist Episcopal church. South. that
/ the orphanage be located in Highland
| Park. that the first board of trustees
/ shall do what is necessary TO maintain
/ the institution. subject TO the authority
/ of the Virginia Conference; that no one
| shall be eligible as trustee except DE
/ be a member of the Methodist Episcopal
/ Church, South; that the board shall on
| an vacancies subject to thc approval OF
| the conference. The first Board Of
| Trustees are j. W. BledsOc, w. j. Young
| j. u. Mastin, a. Coke Smith, T.. NJ. Ed
wards, l.. B. Betty; J. ". Shackford,
| W. Il. Beauchamp, j.. II. Rawlings. W..
/ ii. Vincent, G.. j.. NaWter. :. 5. Lam
! beth. c. w. Hardwicke, John =. Branch,
! Thomas T. GOode. l.. u. Barrow, j. l..
/ Pettyjohn, and John W. Bradbury.
| AT the last conference a rule was
/ adopted requiring reports TO be made TO
/ the conference from the churches or So
| cieties instead Of charges. Rev James
/ Cannon offered a resolution resembling
/ said rule. IT was opposed by Dr. a.
was defeated.
j. ". Bledsoe and II. ". Hope were ap-
| pointed 10 nominate the Committees on
| Conference Relation and Admissions.
| Their report, as follows was adopted
Committee on Conference Relations-J
/ W. Shackford, y. j. Pruden, r.. +.
/ Gayle, W G.. Hammond. J.. II. Dadmun,
j. W. Latham. l.. l.. Harrel, W. Ii.
/ Gregory, George II. McFaden, y. b..
/ Foushee, and John w. Nicholson.
Committee on Admissions. II. whit
| ley. Ernest Stevens, II. j. Browne W. H.
| Riddick, ID. J. Fraynham. john Il. Bos-
man, W. w. Royal. 4. G.. Bergman. r..
| =. Scott, c. ". Cain. and John l.. Prib-
/ bic.
/ Rev. T.. T. Iipscomb. from the Joint
| Board of Finance. asked that the con-
| ference rescind a resolution before adopt
| cd TO employ the fund returned by the
general colporter I'm the purchase Of
| homes FOR superannuates. and that the
/ board be permitted 10 invest that money
/ I'm securities. the interest from which 90
/ be used for the benehciaries Of the board.
/ The resolution was laid on the table for
/ the present
WHO REMAIN or TRIAL?
This question was called and the fol-
| loving young men. who were admitted
/ last year. were called, and their cases
/ disposed Of as follows: Thomas :. Leiich
was continued as a student at Randolph
/ Macon College; W. J.. Jones was not DC
/ fore the committee, on account OF sick
ness: W. c. Stone was not before the
committee, and was discontinued, at his
own request: Hunter Early passed ap-
proved examination. and was advanced
/ to the class OF the second year; J. j.. Nc
/ CullOch was continued as student az tne
| Vanderbilt; Daniel T. Merritt passed APP
proved examination and was advanced
/ to the class Of the second year-his peo-
ole presented him with q purse OF 81
/ i'm excess of his salary: r. l.. Busby, j.
/ Franklin Carey, ". q. Burch, W. j..
| Murphy. and IT.. W. Dunhey passed in
/ examination of character and were adj
vanced TO the class OF the second year.
/ J. Franklin Carey was presented with $40
by people outside of the Church.
| WHAT TRAVELLING PREACHERS
ARETLECTED ELDERS?
! In reply TO this question. Lloyd T. VIII
| Uams. II. T.. h. Martin. j. il. Clemens.
q. T. Blankenship, and \. T. FRANKLIN
I roeeed in examination of character ana
/ arproved examinations and We're elected
elders. G.. Il. Il. Smith, Graham II. Lam
beth. J.. D. Hosier, W. j.. Ware. =. j..
Nmgneld. and Thomas u. Johnson. Oh
I This class, were continued In the same
class for another year.
There was only one application for local
deacon's orders. Rev Hampton IL.
cmitb from the Eastern Shore District
was the applicant, and he was eiec'ed.
TRANSFERS.
The Bishop reported the following
transfers from other conferences 10 we
Virginia Conference: 5. y. Steel from
North Mississippi; i. j. Harper from
los Angeles: W. A. Cooper, from Ken
tuclv: w. j. Twilley, from North caro-
lima: +. L. Ship. from Florida; w. g.
| TTammond. from Baltimore; d. 4. 4.
Newton from Japan. ...,-..-
THE consideration of the twentieth ques-
| ton was resumed.
ARE ALL THE PREACHERS BLAAih'-
LESS IN THEIR LIFE AND OFFl-
CTAI, ADMINISTRATIONS
Tho preachers of the West Richmond,
! Rappahannock, CharlottesVnle' aN"
Ivncbburg districts passed in eXamina-
! lions Of character and made verbal re-
norris of their work. These reports gave
! agreeable and inspiring Information Oh
| the work I'm these districts.
! Rev W. $. Campbell. from the virginia
| Tible Society. made an address IN btha'i
/ OF the Bible cause
SOME SIDE REMARKS.
! Tba Introduction of Drs. Ryland and
| pucbe, OF the Baptist church, Wa made
| TN, accession Of O. little pleasantly. Just
| boforo tho latter was introduced Captain
| Trbv I'm some reference 20 the duty oil
! scattering Methodist literature through
/ coInortaec. mad said that all the Metho-
dist people should be Informed on the
subject of tho mode Of baptism ana IN
! FAINT baptism. Dr. Pitcher who is secre-
| tarv OF the Baptist Sunday-School ana
C,oinortaee Board. when no was present
"a said that he had an ample supply OF
tho sort OF literature referred TO- ana '"e
conference enjoyed the joke.
when Or. Ryand was introduced ne
said no was somewhat Of spiritual son
~ Mr.. Davidson, OF tho conference ana
that no had a twin-brother VINO was
Nfetbodist preacher. so that he was some
What Of q Methodist himself Tho blshop
said: mix little more Methodist Hre
with that Baptist water anu 80"
get up more steam. oo.,
Ina. Ia