The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-15
| TIE VIRGINIA
CONF FER.El'NCE
Bishop Duncan Makes an
Impressive Address.
LAFFERTY RECALLED. D
Prayers Of the Conference Asked for
His Daughter.
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DIR. WHITEHEAD, SECRETARY.
For tie l'orty-isirss Time Elected to
the Hono,.-l;ep,rts "f tho Eic''.
mont un,, fs:,st E.ichn,ond Dis
,ric,s- Rev. S. n. Mastin,
Financial Agent of the
Methodist Orpllanase.
LAEFERTY RECALLED.
PRAYERS Of the Conference Asked for
DIR. WHITEHEAD, SECRETARY.
Especial n,sp,.,ch to The Times,

fspecial Disp,.,cl to The Tinese
NORFOLK. VA, November 1.-THE V'r-
sinia Methodist Conference convened IL
c,,,,,,er,and-str-at Church this morning.
Bishop ". ". Duncan presiding. MS
m, ,tng address to tiIS Conference was
indescripab,y touching. When the White-
haired Bishop began speaking. a stiffness
which was almost painful foil upon the
congregation. AS he proceeded with MS
address. it was evident that an eStraorci-
narv impression was being produced upon
his hearers This was niaue o - :. :.
shortly by th. fervent Amen from tnez
br tflren, which repeatedly ecnod IN ths
church. when, following his. text. s'rst
Corinthians, 18th chapter. he repeated st
Paul's words on charity and appiled t3eln
to thu session Just beginning
DIR. LAF7FBhTY RECALLED.
Tho prayers of the Conference were
offered this morning for Dr.. La1ferey.
whose daughter, 1t is feared. IS ser.ousts
Ill, sinca Dr. Laferty, who started 10Y
Norfolk. was recalled to R-cnmond tas'
night oy d telegram which caused nm 10
return to MS hons. Dr. Latfertys son.
Mr. E. r. Lafferty, is, however, rspre-
sentng him to-day.
The taking OF the sacra mint this morn
ing was a peculiarly solemn ceremonial
one thing that seemed to add much to
the sol5mnity was the participation Oh SO
many wI1te-ha:red old men.
rev. DR. WHITEHEAD.
Reverend Paul Whitehead, of Richmond,
was for the forty-first consecutive tins
1T<so r.ar y
S. Lambeth, George +. Gr-en and j. D.
Lang.ey wire elected assistant Secretariss.
Reverend Asa Drlscoll was made Confer
elgce postmaster
This Committee on Memoirs was then
acknowledgement Doctors Whitehead.
Young and Foyall. These gentlemen We're
seI;cted by relatives Of the deceased 70
write tte memoirs Of three n. n,bers Of
the Confer nee. who have died since tn
Conference ast met These were brothers
Brown, Sanders and Mullins.
TIE COMMITTEES.
The following committees wera ap-
pointed:
Cn Temperance-F. NJ. Edwards. Rich
ard Ferguson and ". 4. Christian.
On Pub sIlins nterests-Richmou6. ].
| S. Wallace and NJ. E. Gary; West Rich
rrond, J. S. Peters and George c. Smith;
Randon h Macon. ]. O. Babcock and LIT
teton CockeriE. Charlottesville, r. =.
Camphall anci w. T. Martin; Lynchhurs.
John S. Rrckford AMI John w Fam:
DanviJ!e, E. \. Potts and 2. L Barrow:
Farmvll'e G. II. lIaFaden and C. c
Reeks; Petersburg, ". w Lee and Lee
| e. sebrell; Norfolk, W. H. Gregory and
j. ". Ke.la1n,
On chu-ct1 Observation-Disclosures
George H. spoone-: West r chmond, -Osca-
| L.ttleton: Randolph Macon. j. w S. Rob
bns. Char ottesvi;le. J. W. E.edsoa:
] Ly;rchburg, D. ]. Traynham; Danv5lle. NJ
| 5. Elliott; FarnvIIle, ". ". Sawyer; Pc
| H. r. Robe~tson: Norfolk, S. c. Hatcher
| SunGay-schCai Board-Rfchmond. c. D.
| Cra:wey and T. J. Sarl1anl: West Rich.
| uoud. f. NJ Mrxey and G. j. HUNT: Ran
| do,pfl-Macota. I. ]. Wray and w. r.
! Stokes; Char ottssHt!le. G. T. Conner and
| j. Z. Collins; Lyncnbucs. B.. Z Lead2et-
ter ard 4. Fl. Clemens; Danv..ie. t. j.
| Tay.or and E. P. Moseiy: Farrv!lle, J.
| O. Moss end r. a. Blackwell Petersburg
| E. T. Deduai and r. 8. Hartley: Ports
! mouth, T.. Q. Edwards and w II. Fn-
rerlt: Norfolk, \. a. Wllitmore ana j. ".
| Grandy.
On District Racords-R. .chmo,4Si, L ].
| pha up; West Redmond. C. W. Loft
| wien; Randolph -NEcor, w 3. Hayes:
! Charlottesville and Lylchburg W. 4.
| C'onrav and john W. Parish; DanvtEe. s.
| EaJl1hnson: Farnvtl,e. }. S. Hunter: Pc
! tersours. W. A Bosgs: Portsmouth, "
| 8. FousIlee; Norfolk. D. T. Merritt.
RICHMOND REPORTS.
| Rev. Dr. J. Powell Garland was first
! called uoen to report upon tho condition
| OF tl's# district, Richmond District. he
| reported coed and taltl OF tne work
Accomplished, after which mis- character
| was4passetl. He was followed Wit. a
| silniIasI5- Favorable report by Rev. Dr. W
| Y. Tudor. WHO was also passed. Reports
from other districts followed, These ap-
rear to sf,ew that~tile Church IT. T:rg nia
| is prosparingS greatly
| Rev w. II. Edwards stated that MS
| tFarmvi.le5 district his contr.s,1tei to the
| Twentieth Century Fund to date. 81 son
Moro t1an any other d str in the State
/ Al 20 o.c'oclS conference adjourned IN
/ III to-nrcr-ow at $50 o'cEack.
| ETSusaP DTNCANsS HTSTOR.
| The session to-day wes oraugarv har.
~ ,rsolis atd 5h,.ssress wsrs Toward ex.
| ,et1!tiors!y. M=rnnars OF the Consee-nce
| 'lnwever. would talk during ttee session
/ ariI R.shep D'rasn several tim 50 was
| qIt.eed to enro-ce silence He id tn's
goof.-fur,ores and. several t:rnes cansec
| a !aueh by saving II, 9ifse offenders thai
| - would il thew dFsre5 af+ourn iii
1 rse'~ '~e.ef'ea yila they m. .gnt talk w.tnor
disturbing the body.
TIE oRPHASAGE.
THE Board of Trustees of the virgin'a
| ronfarsnce sOrphanass shnre e,scted as
PRESIDENT Dr.. J. ytsiiey Bledsoe. to sue.
/ seed Dr. W. J. Young. resigned.
Rev. j. T. aIastin. Of Ise-kley. has bsar
asestef' feanctal agent at a 50 'ary stated
"a be sI.se0 a year am travel .ng expens>s
| H viii b financial asent af tse o.
rssaraee. wh eh it Is propered shstI Il:
eractsd at Highland Park. IN Riehmcnd
suburbs.
THE ROLL CALL
Two hundred and tweaty-seven minis.
terial and lay delegates were present al
! roll call
Rev. IL Whitley was a1po'ntet1 to AZ
the vaca aacy on this Committee on Con
ferenca. created by the death OF Rev A
Rrewn RlSf1bn Duncan. ID his aa.
>drass, spoke With grsat fssifng Of NJ.