Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-16
The Virginia CONFERENCE
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Mullen. c. II. McGhee. j. w. Nicholson.
w. II. Gregory.
Conference Records-G. Fl. Wiley. c.
w. Leftwich, A. c. Bergman, w. A..
S. Conrad, B. e. Sedbetter, g. f..
Greene, r. B. Blankenship, Paul Brad
ley, r. NJ. Maxey.
QUESTION SUBMITTED.
Rev. j. T. Masten submitted. the fol-
lowing question for the Bishop to an
swcr:
What are the powers and duties Of
the Conference Board Of Colporters
(page 404 of the discipline), and how far
Is the constitution under which the Vir-
ginia Conference Board has worked
since 1899 now operative?
The Bishop replied that this was
purely q conference question.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The following was offered by Revs. c.
l.. Bane and j. 4. Nfasten:
Resolved. That all communications
from our conncctional officers go to the
proper boards without being read be-
fore the conference, and IL, in the opin-
Ion of the boards or committees, there
Is anything that ought to be specially
read before open conference 1t be done
by the boards or committees. The res
olutlonSwas put and lost.
Communications from the Publishing
House Sunday-School Board. Epworth
League. Board of Missions, Church Elk
tension. and Board Of Education were
read and referred to the proper COM
mittees.
LITERATURE USED.
The report of the Sunday School
Editor showed the following literature
Issued by the department.: Sunday
school magazines. 41,oO0; gain, 10000;
Children's Visitor (weekly) 45.6oO; gain
800; Childrens Visitor (monthly), 49,
loo: loss, $4,000: Senior Quarterly, 302-
600; gain, 5000; intermediate Quarterly,
1000; gain, 1000; Intermediate lesson
paper. 100000 gain, 5000; Our Little
People. 10000; gain, 10000; Olivet pic
ture cards, $4,000: gain. 5000. Total
gain in circulation, 80. 100. Loss on
Monthly Visitor. 1900. Net gain, 49,
200. Total circulation. 1,O9S. 700. During
three years this relative result has been
recorded.
Total number OF teachers and schnl-
airs, 939,1S7: decrease. 1896. This de-
crease was In twenty-five conferences
In the remaining nineteen conferences
| there was n gain.
BOARD OF MISSIONS.
The communication from the Board Of
Missions says that last year was one of
unusual prosperity In nearly oil the
mission fields, while the home church
reports falling off in membership and
a decline in many of its interests. The
foreign mission fields aggregate gain
OF more than per cent in member
ship and corresponding advance along
the line. There have been several ad-
ditions to the working force during the
year. China has received four addi.
tional missionaries. Japan one and Cuba
two.
a request that Rev. Edward M. Jor-
dan be taken from the superannuated
list and placed on the effective list was
referred TO the Committee on Confer
ence Relations.
CHURCH EXTENSION.
This report showed the collections on
the sixteenth assessment to be $751;
7l7.09, being $1,519.79 less than on the
fifteenth assessment. or the forty-four
contributing conferences twenty had
| more than met the payments. while
twenty-four paid less. On the assess
| ments Of $1,000 the conferences paid
A,1S1.54, which is .s425.44 more than the
preceding year. The net increase of the
loan fund for the year is s15,739.o4 MAX
ing atotal Of s173,s21.54.
NAMES REFERRED.
The names OF Rev. A. G. Brown. n
D.. Rev. II. b. James. Rev. John, II.
Moore, Rev. Joseph II. Riddick and Rev.
j. Carson Watson were. by request, re-
ferred to the Committee on Conference
Relations Tor superannuated reIat10ns.
The Bishop was requested to appoint
q nominating committee of three to re-
commend a committee on conference
relations and admissions.
CHARACTERS PASSED.
Question IS was called: WHO are
J superan nuated?" and the following
were called and their characters pass
ed. and were referred to the commit
tee on that relation: ]. L. Brannin. A.
NJ. Hall, Herbert T. Bacon, William e.
Balm, William A. Laughon, Thomas j.
Dayton, John L. Clarke, John w. Cri-
der. William A. Croker, r. r. Crooks.
John P. Woodward. John B. Day, Jas.
e.. Gates, James r. Waggoner, Charles
H. Boggs and w. T. a. Haynes.
SUPPLEMENTARY.
Question IT was called: "Who are
| supernumerary?" and the following
passed In character and We're referred
for continuance in that relation: Rev.
William H. Camper. Thomas H. Early
and Joseph A. Proctor.
PRESIDING ELDERS.
The following presiding elders were
called and gave interesting accounts of
the progress of the work, spiritually
and financially, in their districts, and
passed in examination of character:
Richmond District-Rey r IT vii