Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21
PREACHERS RELIEF SOCIETY.


Mr.. w. w. Vicar read the report of
the Preachers Relief Society, as fol-
lows: Receipts, $151S6.50; disburse
ments. $1,000; loans, 81, lO0-balance on
hand, sS149.01
Mr. Vicar also read the report of the
Joint Board of Finance. giving the
amounts appropriated to the beneficial
rieS of the Conference-widows, or
phans and superannuated preachers.
He stated that the Conference would
be able to pay the full amount of APP
populations. The aggregate is nearly
$4,000.
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY FUND
DR.. w. w. Smith, chancellor of the
Randolph Macon system of schools,
rose to privileged question. He said,
as there had been intimations of dis
trust and misconduct in the matter OF
the Twentieth Century fund, he would
make n satisfactory explanation OF It,
statement. By "distrust' and mis-
conduct" he meant the suggestions
that have been made during the past
year that money for the Twentieth
Century fund that ought to have gone
to other purposes had been diverted to
the Blackstone Institute, OF which Rev
James Cannon, Jr., is principal and
possibly to other individual schools.
He said that after the collection of the
Twentieth Century fund was com
takes We're being made in collecting for
certain schools outside of the districts
In Which they were located-the Black
stone Seminary and the Bowling Green
Seminary-but In each case the collec-
ton was stopped as soon rs the atten-
ton of the persons interested was
called to the mistakes. DR. Smith fur
Their said that all the suggestions of
misconduct in connection with the en-
tire matter could be explained away as
these cases, and that when it was fully
-understood-it- would he- .sccfi-that Moth
ing outrageous had been committed by
any one. He said: Il am not of a re-
sentful spirit; but i will resent here.
now and forever that i, as an officer of
the Twentieth Century fund, have
done anything to divert money to any
institution in which l am personally
interested: that for myself. and for the
others interested in the Twentieth Cen
fury collection, l would repudiate any
suggestions OF misconduct. They have
only done their duty, and I think it de-
cidedly wrong that any OF them should
suffer from unjust inuendocs." At this
point DIR. Smiths eyes We're sulfuScd
with tears, and his voice broke down
as he remarked: Let us be done with
these miserable suggestions OF miscon-
duct; let us love one another as breth-
rem ought to. and not suspect each
other. We are all trying TO do right
and go home to heaven together"
Rev. j. >. Peters, who frequently in
terrupted DR.. Smith with questions as
to the manner of collecting the TWEEN
tieth century fund, endeavored TO get
the floor at the conclusion of Dr.
Smiths remarks. but was prevented by
an adjournment.
THE GALVESTON METHODIST
CHURCH.
The total amount raised by collection
in the conference at its morning ses-
sion for the relief OF the Galveston
Methodist Churches was $l,SSl.SO.
Adjourned TO p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference met pursuant to adjourn
ment at o'clock p. NJ, with Bishop
Duncan In the chair. Devotional cXcr-
cises were conducted by Rev. DIR. j. w.
Bledsoe.
BY request of Rev. Joseph II. Amlss.
Mr.. John L. Brach, Rev. II. NJ. Hope
and the presiding elders of the Rich
mond and West Richmond Districts
were constituted committee to receive
the funds and apply the same in plac-
ing the monuments over the graves of
Rev. Leroy NJ. Lee, ID. D., and Rev.
VIM. Il. Rowzie.
THE 2OTH QUESTION.
The Bishop resumed the call of the
twentieth question and the following
elders passed in examination of char
acter:
Richmond District-Geo. H. Spooner
c. d. Crawley, r. H. Bennett, +. Il.
Shipp, who is transferred to the Flor
ida Conference; j. s. Wallace, McDan-
lei Rucker, E. j. Potts, f. w. Proctor
A. a. Jones. l.. ]. Phaup. Geo. w.
Wray, NJ. S. Colonna. JAS o. Moss. j.
T. Whitley. j. d. Langley. ]. X. Jol-
lift, NJ. s. CoIopna.
West Richmond District-L. b. Betty,
5no. 4. Bosnian, r. Il. Gayle. II. NJ,