Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-19
THE BOARD DISSOLVED.

Inc following preamble and resolu-
tons were offered by the committee.
was added to the report and the paper
was then adopted:
Whereas. 1t appears that the law of
our church does not provide for n board
OF colportage; therefore
| Resolved. LIST. That the Board of Col
portage of the Virginia Conference be
and the same Is hereby dissolved.
Resolved 2d, That n committee of
| three be appointed, Said committee to
consider and report what action, il any.
| 1t Is eXpedient for this conference to
| take to aid the book agents In nut
| ting our literature In the homes of our
own people. ,
Key. DR. TfEert, editor of the South
ern Methodist Quarterly Review: Rev.
Dr. Pritchard. missionary secretary OF
the Board of Missions, NJ. L. Church.
South. and Rev. DR.. S. A. steele recent, .
ly transferred to the Virginia Confer
cnce. were introduced to the body.
ELECTED TO DEACoN,S ORDERS.
The Bishop called question ", ttWho
are admitted into full connection?" and
the following were reported as having
passed satisfactory characters and eX-
animation were admitted into full con.
nection and elected TO Dencons Orders:
X. H. Marks, w. r. Evans, Joseph d.
Sandey. Il. B. McSparran and II. c..
Garland.
The young ministers were called be-
fore the Bishop, who, before propound-
Ing the usual questions necessary to
their ordination. delivered an earnest
and impressive address to them.-They
gave the distinguished prclate close at
tention.
RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY.
Rev. DR.. w. E. Judlklns presented a
resolution OF sympathy for Rev. A.
d., HI hi iri-, H H a.
for his Family. 1t was unanimously
adoptedI -
The appointment by the Publishing
House OF Dr. Brown, us Colportcr for
the Conference, was unanimously en-
dorsed. -
CONTINUED ON TRIAL.
W. L. Haynes. John L. White, Joseph
Oyler, ~. L. Pecrman, I. Il. Lavender
and Lewis G. Shearer passed on exam
ination OF character and We're conttn-
ued on trial.
Rev. Joseph Cannon. secretary and
treasurer of the Board of Education.
reported the total subscriptions to the
twentieth Century Fund as S37,364.3 AZ.
to which amount one Hundred and fiftv
preachers had subscribed S1l,3o9.
SOUTHERN QUARTERLY REVIEW
Dr. Tigert addressed the conference
ably in the interest of the Southern
Methodist Quarterly Review. He sni,i
1t was born in Petersburg at a session
or the General Conference in Novem-
Der, 1S4S. -. =
DR.. Pritchard. missionary secratary
OF the NJ. f. Church. South. smoke on
the subject of missions. He said the
work In the foreign mission fields wa
hopeful. and reviewed what had, Ibenn
accomplished and what was needed r.
further the work of the board.
RESOLUTIONS EXCHANGED.
Rev. j. Sidney Peters rose and said
that he desired to get expunged from
the records of the conference OF NO
vember, 1895, the action of the BODY a,
that time in the Bennett Cannon I,ef-
ierty case. Ills resolution to expunye
hao incorporated III 1t the resolutions
passed at that session, 1t reads.
whereas, on the 10th day of No.
vember. in the year 1895, the follow.
Ing report was submitted to the con,
ference: - -
Your committee appointed to investi.
gate the questions between r. H. Ben.
nett and James Cannon, Jr., on the one
part ana j.. ]. Lafferty OH the other
Deg leave TO report.
After an honest, nrayerful and 8fhnrs
ough investigation we find that lDr
Lafferty In the late unhappy controyer.
sy mas made statements the truthSS1
which has not been sustained beforaius
We desire to say: NJ
First. In our Judgment Dr. Lafferfy
has not had the intent to injure the
good name Of the late DR.. w. w. Ben:
nett. s,gs lSssi IA Slfs
Second. In our Judgment the &unveri.
fed statements OF DR.. Lafferty are due
not to a deliberate and willfui design
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