Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-23

Faden. Messrs. Marshall Bedford and
l.. c.. Mosely.
After much discussion the above rec
concentrations We're referred to Il COM
mittee OF five, who, with the general
colportcr, Shall consider and report at
the next session of the conference.
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS
The following additional recommen-
dations. submitted in the report, were
adopted:
LIST. We recommend the appointment
by the Bishop of Rev. Herbert NJ Hope
as the general colporteur of the Con-
ference.
I'd. That we recommend the consolida-
ton of the Richmond Christian Advo-
cate and the Baltimore Advocate, and
that the united paper be recognized as
the organ of the Conference.
Sd. That we recommend the appoint
ment by the Bishop of Rev. j. j. Laf-
ferty, ID. L., and Rev. Herbert NJ. Hope
as editors of the Conference organ. and
commend the paper to Methodsts as
worthy of their sympathy and patron
age.
4th. That the Southern Methodist Re
view. Nashville Christian Advocate,
Bishop Granbcrry's book on Expert
ence Proof of the Truth of Christian
1ty, and DR.. j. c. c. Newtons book
on Japan are also recommended to our
people.
1si~@lSI SOl11CS llON.
collection was taken up for the re-
lief of Rev. C. w. Cain, superannu-
ated member of the Conference, who is
now in feeble health, and Sl51 was
raised In cash from the members of the
Conference. DR.. Judkins, who made
the appeal. said that the brother was
one OF the purest members of the body
who had been compelled to discontinue
active work on account of his physical
condition..
THAT TIMES" PUBLICATION.
DR.. w. w. Smith, chancellor of the
Randolph Macon system of education,
arose TO a question Of privilege, and
the Conference proceedings of Wednes-
day, as published in the Richmond
Times of yesterday. He said that the
headlines "Distrust of Rev. James
Cannon : Chancellor Smith Admits
There is Ground for It." made state
ment that was untrue and slanderous
The Doctor then read the following tel
egram that he sent to Mr.. Joseph
Bryan, editor and proprietor of the
Times, Wednesday night:
please say that the statement in the
Times of to-day that chancellor Smith
admits that there is ground for dis
trust of Rev. James Cannon is abso-
lutely untrue. That what Chancellor
Smith did say was that he believed
there was absolutely no ground for dis
trust"
The Conference. by unanimous vote,
sustained Dr. Smith in his statement
made before the Conference yesterday
as the exact language he used before
the body Wednesday.
THE EPWORTH ERA.
The following substitute. offered by
Rev. e. T. Dadmun in lieu of the rec
ommendation of the Publishing Com
mittee that the publication of the Ep-
worth Era be discontinued, was ADOPT
ed:
Resolved. That so much of the report
of the Committee on Publishing Inter
ests as called for the discontinuance
of the Epworth Era be stricken out
and the following inserted, viz:
We commend most heartily the Ep-
worth Era and urge our people to as
sist in extending it's subscription list.
l.. r. DADMUN,
Il. II. RAWLINGS
w. i. IEAUCHAMP.
CHECKS DISTRIBUTED.
Mr.. w. w. Vicar distributed the
checks of the superannuated and wild
ows and orphans of deceased preachers,
also checks from the Preachers Relief
Society experimenting the above. The
total amount was 1l.45750 of which
amount 1892 went to widows and or
phans.
Revs +. NJ. Edwards and Richard
Ferguson We're elected delegates TO the
meeting of the Anti Saloon League. to
be held in Washington, ID. c., Deem
Der next.
Rev. James Cannon, Jr., was elected
a member of the Board of Directors of
the Anti-Salcon League
THE BOWLING GREEN SEMI
NARY.
The matter Of gift of the Southern
Female Seminary at Bowling Green.
va, TO the Conference was again in
troduced by Rev. X. II. Wilson. who
made Il strong speech in favor of
adopting Tie majority report, which
recommends that the Conference re-
ceive II as gift. He was speaking
when me hour of adjournment was an
hounceu ana conference took q recess
until O'Clock J.. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
CONFERENCE met ut p. M. Bishop
Duncan presiding. Prayer by Rev. w.
~. Edwards. DR.. Whitehead read the
minutes OF the morning session. and
they were approved.
KEY. h. f. Lipscomb called attention
mat the bar of the Conference was en-
cfoached upon by visitors. The Bisbop
requested some member to ask visitors
TO move further back in the ordinncn
Inc Bishop announced the following,
rs the committee to devise mar For
cuiportase and report at the NEXT
conference: Rev. T.. NJ. Edwards. DIR.
j. w. Blcdsoe. Rev. Is. Il. I.ipscomb
Rev. i. Finley Gayle and Rev. s. @
Hatcher.
REPORT ON MISSIONS.
This report was read by Rev. l..
DAff T.