The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-17
LEADING MANOPPOsED
Or. Starr Withdraws DR.. Leftwich's
Name Before Vote Taken.
NEWPORT NEWS NEXT MEETING.
Preachers Assigned TO Fill Two tsich
mond Pulpits Mex, suniay-nr.
Coionna May Come TO As
bury Bishop Duncan
Moves Things
Alcns-
lsnec,.l pispatcb TO The Timcs.)

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Especial Dispatch 10 The Timcs.)
NORFOLK. VA. Nov. 1.-THE admits
son TO the Conference of ona OK ttis az
mittedly most able preachers in the Meth-
o7;st Church, South, was strongly OPP
posed en- the floor at the morning session
to-day.
When the application of Dr.. VIM Left
wsctl TO be admitted TO membership N tae
Conference, as an itinerant minister, was
presented by the committee. Dr.. j. PoWeH
Garland, Mr. E. G. Moseley. laynan OF
Danyille; DR.. j. F. Wright, presiding
elder of Dr.. Leftwichs District and
others ably advocated the admission Of
DR. Leftwicil.
Drs. DANES Cannon, Jr.. ]. II. An1iss,
". E .Judkins and others opposed 1t Oh
the ground that there was no vacancy
4 NOTABLE INCIDENT
It was evident there was much oppo-
stien and Dr.. starr. just before the vote,
ca7,ssi a great stir by withdrawing the
application OF DR.. Leftwich.
This was thus far the>most notable IN
.,iient Of The conference.
Rn,art Nelson Harkness, of Ciaremont,
ference vas then received into this Con-
ference. Bishoo Duncan agreeing to trans
fer him to South Carolina, where he might
take his chances
He the,, assumed his vows as member
of the Virginia Conference of the Al. t.
Church, South
Conference business went forward under
sfshop Dunean's direction with great
dispatch
Resolutions expressing grief upon learn
ing of the death Of the mother or bfothst
+ w. Schackford. gnad by Committee
men Whitehead, Whitley and TWiiley. were
adopted.
Brother Lpscomb. surviving trustee OF
4lle Hall fund moved the substitution Oh
the name as trustee Of n. B. Beauchamp
for that OF Dr.. a. G. Brown, deceased
Agreed to.
NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
Then Newport News was declared to
be the place where the Conference siiaii
meet next year.
1ba class Of the second year We're then
taken I'D. j. C. Granbery. J. c. Harry
L. II. Early, d. L. Merit, W. I. Mur-
phy. W. G. Burch. md Frank Burrus were
passed.
Cameron E. Peasants. j, e Mccartney.
and Samuel Otto Wright, of West Rich-
ynona District, we're admitted on tria! as
itinerant preachers, Mr.. peasants Pelns
s,9po nted student at Randolph-Macon:
George T. Kes!ar, Of West Franklin:
George w Watkins. Of neutrality-suspicious.
District, and Adam c. Bleasoe. OF AEnherst
circuit. were admitted on trial as TIN
sra,,t preachers. as was also John T. iSs-
.IaStop. who WAS apaointed student
DR.. Edward Thompson. general manager
nj the Supdsy-school League, addressed
the Conference. saying that the increase
in Sunday-school work IN this country
within ten years has been fftS-siS per
cert.
Action looking toward discouraging Sun
dev work by the Conference viii probably
follow.
DEVIL AN ILLUSTRATOR.
Rev. James Cannon presented a resolu-
ton recitiug that the devil Is uslhs tns
-1rinted and pictured page TO the tutu %
our old and young, etc, Ihls, eNiuensis le..is
aimed at the secular press. vas Is1etisu
n the Committee on Publishing interests. interests.
..,.s,,,,-o,as the more sene.al c4rcuia-
linn of church literature. and was signed
nv James Cannon, jr-, NJ j. young, j. l
sVhitlev. T. G. Moseiy. A Coke smith
~ r Dadnun, ]. B. Winn, B T. Lips
comb. and ". A thfisiiah' o. 'i's w
-'e4-l RICHMOND PuLPITs.
rev NJ. 5. colonna was assigned to
,,rascI, next Sunday al AsbUry Church,
;r4chnend. and Rev. Biankenship at
Iaurel-Strect
!; As stated that asbury wants M.. 10
loana. and his being sent these Sunday Is
NEGLECTED GRAVES.
- was announced TO the Conference at
an early hour this morning that the graves
+1e two deceased members of the Cor1er-
,nce. who were greatly ioved-Rev. Nm
II Royzfe and Rev. Leroy NJ Lee-aFe
unmarked by tombstonts. 1t was proDosea
10 take up a collection for the purpose. OIL
tuyinc stones Cthe Bishop r5lnarkinS mat
he was Surprised 10 know That me IA
men of the Virginia Conference h,ea ie'
this matter remain UNATTENDED 10 te- 80
aongl. BUT IL was decided 70 oe+ef st!e ill4 =
ter TN the eongyt cation was larser-a
fnll onaeresa tioa rot being present at
that hour
Tlsa following ds!esatss 10 The aission-
AIRY Conference We're announced to-day:
Isr. ". Z. Edwards. Richard Ferguson,
Psul Whitehead. W McLsan, j. G. Reed,
j. T. DeShaEo, /. e. Betty. &. A. temp
ION. z. T. Dadmur. ]. 7. W!iitleS. James
Cannon, j., 7. N3N. Simpson. " II.
A;@iil, ". 3 Beancianls, Dr. w v
Tvaor, W \. Christian. DR.. s. a. Ste,s..
ERNEST Stevens. II. NJ. Hope. W Ii. Proc
tor. ]. y. Latham. r. II. Bennett, II. NJ.
NaSsg Or. w. j. Young, John T. Bos-
man, j. NJ. Burton; Laymen: Richard
Pollard, e. q. aioseiy. +. Y. White, w.
il. Vincent. q. j. Hunt. john p. Branch,
IA. g. Iii2geslid. $ Norman Pcdi-ick, \.
~. Eltg. q. d. Batchzlder, i. 7. SfeppEy.
Professor Martin, Dr.. z. Anacrson, Rev.
i y West. ". T. Martin II. e. Barrow.
s. s. Lambeth, Jr.; Alteeliasea. clerical:
,;enrgc II. Spoeiie.,. ". P. Wright, j. N
cs.oll. & T. Gomez, e, Z. Hall; Alter
mates. lay: Judge T. j. Barham, J. W. c.
Davis. Judge j. ". Grutss4 L. Clay Ki.hy.
Tho.nas i. cocHe.
ELggASr SUPPER.
ss. and Mrs. A. 7. kellam, of Princess
kss,ss county, entertained n dinner this
Evening al the Atlantic Hotel atst.n-
.;si..hed company, Including Bishop and
ssr.fsn nr. ~, Duncan. DIR and Mrs j.
fsa.src. Garland. Or. w. Y. TUDOR, and
;s~rsss.s,s hstsea gentlemen,
Mcs; az the Euee;s are Of these who are