Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-12
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
The Next Meeting of thu Vtrctnia Con
ference, ey-., N+i7.-.hay

ihe Next Nesting of til" Virginia Con
ference ey-,.t- N+d7-rhay.
Ihc 1llth session Of tic Virginia An.
nual Conference of the NJ r. Church
South, will convene in WaShingto1
Street church. Petersburg. Wednesday
November 18th. next. This will be one
of the most Important gatherings If
Methodist ministers in the history Of
the Church in Virginia.
Rev. Is. II. Lpscomh. pastor of tho
Washington Avenue Methodist church
and Mr.. 9. -. I;atchclor will 90 to tn,
conference from this city
This influential Body Of Christian
ministers and laymcn is composed ni
2tl travelling preachers and II laymcn
Of the travelling preachers about 90:
are in the active work. about 50 s,ls-
tain the supcrannuatcd relation. being
unable to perform active service, anG
therefore receive support in part from
the conference. ana S sustain the super
nunerary relation, rendering such as
sstance rs they can without depend
ence upon the Church for support. n
addition to these, there are about 13<
oca! preachers in charge of the cir
cult. station or mission in which thrv
belong engaged in supplying the people
with the ministry os the word" Th=
local preachers are not ex-ohicio mem
bers Of the annual conference. but one
from each presiding elders district NAV
be elected thereto as a lay delegate.
The business of the conference is
taken up under fcrty-one heads or uues-
tions Chief of these are the review OF
the character and work of the preach
crs during the past year, the consider
alton of the interests OF the various
benevolent enterprises Of the Church,
the reports of statistics the assign.
mcnt or the preachers 70 their respect
I've fields Of labor for another wear.
Since the meeting of the last confer
chce IN PORTSMOUTH, the matter of the
war claim before the United States
congress and the alleged questionable
action of the Book Committee in the
collection Of that claim has caused
much controversy throughout the en-
llrc Gfurch. Some Of the annual CON
1erences have already condemned the
actlon OF the committee BY the passage
or strong resolutions calling for a spc-
cial session Of the General Conference
ana to make provision for the return
o. the S2SS,0OO to the Unite States. It
IS generally conceded that The Virginia
Conference will place itselS on record
on the subject. favorinS the calling of
NE General Conference and asking for
me retirement Of the present book
agents and the election Of a now Book
Committee.
The conference will be presided over
~ Hlshop Alpheus w. Wilson, d. d.,
~. D., one OF the most profound and
learned members of the Episcopal Col
lcge.
The opening sermon before the con
terence Will be preached on the even
iHs OF the first days session, to be fol-
lowed by the administration Of tie
lNords supper. Rev. w. W. Lear, pas
tor OF Market Street church, Peters
pufs' IS 10 preach this sermon. His al
."rhatc IS Rev. r. j. Mastin, pastor or
iilhity church. tichmond Rev. J. w.
nnacklord viii preach the sermon at
me ordination of elders. Rev. r.. Nick.
simpson is his alternate.
NEXT YEARS APPOINTMENTS.
Whlle the proceedings generally VIII
pc OF great interest to nearly ninety