Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-19
THE AETH0DISTS OF VIRGINIA.
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to misrepresent facts; but to the prom
! inence of self In his mental habit, and
to the fact that the glory Of self is the
medium through which. without mean
Ing to injure others. and without con-
scious dishonesty. he views the his
tory Of his connection With the Rich
| mond Christian Advocate and the
questions that have arisen out of it.
Third. We condemn the irritating ut
telances which have marked his con-
duct of the controversy. and for this
reason, and by reason of the utter I'M
profltableness Of such personal contro-
| Versy as we have had conducted i'm
/, pubic and Its liability to engender Bit
terness and provoke harsh expressions
the Virginia Conference should. and
does hereby require of him that all
such matters of personal controversy
shall hereafter be excluded from the
columns of Its organ in it's issues on
regular or extra
we desire to add that In our iudr-
lnent r. III. Bennett and James can
non, Jr., under provocation. have made
incorporate personal utterances in
pin. whicn are open to reproof, and
| we would hereby require of them not
| 10 introduce such personal matters
hereafter into the columns Of the Meth
ooist Recorder, the organ of the Farm
vile and Lynchburg districts.
hinaily. We recommend that in the
mater Oh inquiry committed to us no
| further proceedings are necessary.
! lSlgned) w. V. TUDOR,
| I. MN. SIMPSON,
| w. ]. YOUNG
RICH. FERGUSON.
W. +. TILLErT,
| l. d. BETTY,
]. CARSON WATSON.
j. NJ. BURTON,
In which. from the said report ON
the same day and year last mentioned.
| was adopted by the conference and re-
corded ms the act and Judgment of that
DouS' ana as such now remains upon
| the records thereof. Now therefore.
| Resolved. That the said report and
the record of the adoption thereof he
eXpunged from the records and that
the secretary be and is hereby directed
to execute this resolution.
J. SIDNEY PETERS,
Y. N. POTTS.
IteV. Peters spoke at some length in
auVocacy or the resolution to expunge.
re s;nu that but for the action of the
conference on this report Brother Can
non would have been president of Ran
dolph- Macon College and DR.. Starr still
available for pastor of one of the lend
ing churches in the conference He be.
iieVed the removal of this action from
me records would result in bringing
ABOUT harmony throughout our minis
| terlal ranks.
DR.. Tudor spoke in behalf Of the re-
solution to eXpungc.
KEY -. Il. Lipscomb opposed the pas
sage OIL the resolution in a strong and
iorceful argument,in which he set forth
the fact that the action of tho com
nasty and without due consideration. a
long ana patient examination had been
| given. the subject and abundant owl.
dence had been adduced to Justify tho
committee In bringing the report Ii did.
ne sa,d the proposition TO expunge was
one OF the most remarkable on record.
lie urged that the conference sustain
its action of 1896
Tending the discussion Rev w. P.
| WiGht offered resolution that the
subject be referred to a committee of
eleVen, composed of one member from
each district, which was rejected.
while several members were endeav-
orlng to get the ear OF the Bishop To
| speak to the resolution. the previous
question was called, which cut off all
further debate. a motion for a yea and
| nay vote was adopted. The roll was
called with the following result: Yeas
aaS; nays. SO; majority in favor of ex-
| punging, SO.
A FORECAST.
The following In reference to the an
Dointments leaked out yesterday-the
Firginian-Pilot does not vouch for its
accuracy. but gives it for what 1t is
| worth:
NORFOLK.
Cumberland street-H. z. Johnson.
Epworth-A. Coke Smith.
Queen Streets. c. Hatcher.
-McKendree-R-- Chandler.
LeI<ies Memorial-Graham Lambeth.
Centenary-J. n. Latham.
Trinlty-Lloyd t. Williams.
Monumental (Portsmouth)-Dr. Har-
per-
Chestnut Street (Berkley)-J. T.
Mastin.
Sunday will be a royal day with the
Methodists of Petersburg. All of the
churches. white and colored, except the
Episcopal, will be filed by members
OF the conference. Dr. Young breaches
at night at High Street Methodist. and
Or. Steel at Tabb Street Presbyterian
Church.
CONFERENCE BROTHERHOOD AN
NIVERSARY
The anniversary of the Virginia Con-
terence Brotherhood was held in Wash
-