Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-16
REc0ND DAYS SESSION
OF VIRGINIA CONFERENCE.
Continued from Page 2.
PROPOSED MISSIONARY CONFER
ENCE.


of the Nj. L. Church. South, outlining
proposed missionary conference, in
which the Virginia Conference will be
entitled to twenty-siX clerical and sew
enteen lay delegates.
Rev. w Il. Edwards. d. D., offered
the following resolutions, which were
adopted:
Resolved. That we heartily endorse
the suggestion of Il missionary confer
ence of the Southern NJ. Il. Church, to
be held in April next. at such place as
may be selected, and pledge our best
efforts to insure success.
Resolved, That the Bishop be re-
quested to appoint a committee of one
member each from the Missionary
Board. Epworth League Board and
Sunday School Board to make the
nomination of delegates to attend the
above named conference.
LOCAL DEACONS.
The following were elected local dea-
cons: John j.. Mccartney, Thos. w.
Ogden and r. IL. McAden.
George Thomas Kestler was elected
to local elders orders.
PRESIDING ELDERS REPORTS
RECEIVED.
The Goth question was resumed, and
the following Elders gave accounts of
the work on their charges and passed
an examination of character: w. B.
Beauchamp S. a. Steel, w. II. At
we'll, G. l.. Balm, w. ]. Young, w. A
Christian, L. Men. Simpson. j. S. Hun
ter, b. f. Lipscomb, w. w. Lear, Il. III.
Rawlings, "A. Coke Smith, II. Il. John
son, X. Nj. Chandler and S. c. Hat
cher.
EPWORTH LEAGUE WORK.
Rev. Dr. DuBose, General Secretary
OF the Epworth League of the NJ. T.;
Church. South, and editor of the Ep-
worth Era, addressed the Conference
on the subject of "Epworth League
Work. The Doctor said in part:
Il do not hope to tell you everything
concerning this work that you do not
Know. l do not feel that there Is a
need of doing SO. l only hope TO stir
up your minds by way of rcmem-
prance. The cause of the young people
Is the cause of the church. The Ep-
worth League has called out as no
other agency of the church has the
zeal the faith and the conservation
of the young life of our spiritual house
hold. In the League prayer meetings.
simple as are It's methods, there is seen
the plans by which the life of the
young is to be sealed and held for
truth and the church. The Epworth
Leagues are nothing without their de-
Votional meetings wherein the Scrip
lures are studied and the 1es-
timony of the Gospel is work
ed practically into the life. The
Christian life is the normal life
and the realization of this is the
supreme purpose of the League. The
literary work of the Epworth League
is now more prosperous than ever be-
Tore The department expects to nut
out eight thousand volumes this year
ana secure forty thousand readers The
significance of this cannot he overestl-
mated. The General Secretary would
N
interest of the Epworth Era. It's cir
culation Is now the supreme need Of
me Ezra. Its circulation Is now almos.
eleven thousand. 1t requires that this
should be increased to fifteen or twenty
thousand. The present is the most
prosperous year that we have vet had
IN our work. The present organized
membership of the League is about
three hundred thousand
THE STATE ORPHANAGE.
Rev. ]. L. Shackrord was granted a
leave of absence on account Of having
received telegram announcing the
uehtn OF his venerable mother
by request of Rev Or. j. w. Bledsne
saturday at IL O'Clock was fixed as The
oIuHr OF inc day for considering the
Methodist Orphanage for the State
Rev DR. w. j. Young was granted
leave OF absence until Saturday TO go
10 Lynchburg to preach the funeral of
Mr.. X y. I. Adams. a prominent mem
per OF Court street Methodist Church.
ana an influential citizen Of Lynchburg.
REV. SAM JONES SPEAKS.
Rev. DR.. a. Il. Owen. of the Baptist
church. Revs. Wilett and Old. of the
North Carolina Conference. and REV.
sam Il. Jones We're introduced 10 the
Conference. When the latter was ure-
scented he was called on for a speech.
me bishop granted him the floor. He
said:
Il have just three minutes to talk"
but he occupied his time i'm saving
many witty things, among which were.
the following:
II am Methodist; was born q
Methodist; l was bread and buttcred a
Methodist My parents were Metho-
dists away back TO Adam Wasn't
Adam Methodist? Didn't he fail"
lie pitched the tune that we have been
singing ever since"
"Methodism is a heart religion. Give
me man with big heart-there are
plenty of brains in hell. Heaven is
populated with clean. pure hearts"
mean no disrespect to Baptists In
what have said about the Methodists.
Tor | got my wife out of Baptist
pond"
We have more educated preachers
than we ever had and less power, and
you All know 1t. When the young men
90 off to college they come back liter
ally covered with the alphabet. Thcy
have the letters ~. r., a. NJ y. Y.
H., IF. Il. S. etc"
Il am not opposed to education but
the essential thing is the Holy Ghost.
If you ever reform the world Alright IL
must begin with regeneration There
was reform in Norfolk a few years
ago. and then everything went jump
ing up like skyrocket, and then il
went down, and Norfolk has been go
Ing down ever since. The trouble was.
there was no regeneration in it, Re
formation devoid of regeneration in
ANYTHING, is worth nothing.
Let me draw n picture: Here arc
three men and three dogs. The first