Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-22

protest of Rows. r.. II. Bennett and
James Cannon in the Cannon Bennett
case, and Rev. r.. II. tNViison was sub
stituted in his place.
CHURCH EXTENSION.
Rev. J. w. T3ledsoe submitted the
| report on Church Extension. The re-
port says that the amount raised dur
Ing the present year for the cause is
s4,54S.02. an increase Of S419.47 over hast
year for church extension. The Board
has had at its disposal S2.274.01, so
per cent. of the whole amount raised,
and $1,544 brought over from last year.
The report calls attention to the
noble work the Woman's Parsonage
and Home Mission Society Is doing
Two parsonages have been assisted,
five boxes of clothing and other articles
sent to needy preachers In the West.
and the Society has raised for all pur-
poses s1.932.14, an increase of S45.43 over
last year.
The following officers have been
chosen for the next year:
President. Mrs. w. j. Young; First
Vice President, Mrs. T. Men. Simpson;
Second Vice President. Mrs. L. b.
Betty; Treasurer. Mrs. c. V. Winfree:
Corresponding Secretary. Mrs. N. NJ.
Moorman; Recording Secretary. Mrs.
II. E. Watt.
DISTRICT SECRETARIES
| 1htDGCS1L
Hendricks.
West Richmond-NIrs. r. e. NIichaels.
Rappahannock District-Miss Fannie
| II. Robertson.
Charlottesville District-To be sup
piled.
Lynchburg District-Miss Elizabeth
| Morton.
Farmville District-Mrs J. r. Nor
Petersburg District-NIrs ]. D. Lums-
| den.
Portsmouth District-Mrs. w. C.
| Walden.
Norfolk Dlstrict-Mrs NJ. C. Faville.
Eastern Shore District-To be sup
piled.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE RECORDS
The Committee on District Confer
ence Records submitted the following
report. which was adopted:
Your committee to examine District
| Conference records beg leave to report
| that all the records have been before
us. and are neatly and correctly kept.
with the single exception OF the DAN
Vile district. The recording secretary
| failed to have an official roll, and also
of the first session. Neither were the
minutes signed by the chairman or Sec
rotary.
REPORT ON PUBLISHING INTER
ESTS.
Rev. w. Asbury Christian presented
the following report of the Committee
| on Publishing Interests:
| The annual report OF the book agents
for the year ending March 81. 1899, have
been received with satisfaction. 1t
shows the total assets to be S3l1,6SS.20,
and q gain in. assets of Si0,144.19.
We shall receive with Joy the news
of the establishment. when the time is
propitious, OF our missionary publsh-
ing house in Shanghai China, bcliev-
ing that 1T will prove n great instru-
ment in the hands of God in winning
the people to the Lord Jesus Christ.
We note, with pleasure the good work
done by Rev. ~. G.. Brown through our
book depository at Ashland, in distrib-
utinB the books and periodicals of the
house.
We present it to our people, and offer
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the Bishop be request
ed to appoint the Rev. DR.. ]. ]. Lafferty
and the Rev III. NJ. Hope editor and as
sociate editor of the Richmond Chris
tian Advocate
BOOK CONCERN CLAIM
AS regards the publishing House
claim" of the position OF this conference
Of last year, we re-af1irm and add
thereto these resolutions:
Resolved, That so far from being
changed from our opinion expressed at
our last session the letter of the Book
Committee has but strengthened our
opinion that It is impossible to Justify
the conduct OF r. b. Stahlman and Bar
bees Smith, and that their action must
he rcpudiatcd by the highest body of
this church. the General Conference.
Resolved, That in view OF all circum-
stances, we deem 1t the wiser course to
.1tt L.. L. - H.
eral Conference, at which time we feel
that this question should be given pre-
cedencc and the church he entirely free
from the shame which has been
brought upon her by its agents.
The reading of the report called forth
protracted and warm discussion on
the resolutions, which accompanied the
report on the Publishing House Claim.
Revs Asbury Christian. James Cannon,
Jr.. b. f. Lipscomb, w. J. Young. w T.
Wright advocated their passage, and
Revs. Joseph II. Amiss. Mr.. John p.
Branch, DR.. A. Coke Smith, Rev. r. II.
Wilson. DR.. Paul Whitehead and Rev.
N. J. Pruden opposed them.
DR.. Whitehead offered motion to
strike out the resolution.
The conference mt 1910 p. m. came to
n vote, first on the resolution of DIR.
| Whitehead, which was lost and then
the .report Of the committee with reso-
Iutions was adopted by vote of 1T
| yeas to ~ noes.
THE OPENING SERMON.
Rev. II. II. Bennett was announced
| to preach the opening sermon before
the conference. and Rev. c. L. HOLIDAY
as the alternate.
To preach the ordination Sermon
| Rev. j. T. Mastin.
Just before the adjournment OF Con.
ference Rev. j. Nj. Burton, who refused
| to vote last Saturday on the resolution
to eXpunge from the records the action
of the conference in the BennettCan-