Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-15


ticts, and their characters were
passed.:
Richmond District-Rev. j. Powell
Garland, u, d.
:, Nest Richmond District-Rev. w. V.
Randolp9 Macon District-Rev. Jo-
scph IL. AhIiss
Charlottesville District-Rcv. j. d.
Hank.
Lynchburg District = Rev. Paul
Whitehead. ID. d.
Danvillc District-Rev p. Wright.
Farmville District-Rev. w. II. Ed
wards.
Petersburg District-Rev. II. T. VIII
son.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The following committees and boards
were appointed:
District Conference Records-L. ].
Phaup, G. w. Leftwich, w l.. Hayes.
w: a. ;. Conrad, j. w. Parish, :. IL.
johnson. j. 5. Hunter w. O.. Boggs. ~
l.. Foushee. Daniel II Merritt, g. IL.
Lambeth.
Publishing Interests. S. Wallace,
Smith. j o. Babcock. H. Cockrell,
/. Thomas H. Campbell, w. Il. Martin. J.
" = j w Elan: T; n. Potts,
~ l. Barrow, G.. II. McFaden. c. II.
w. Carroll. J. l.. Sebrel, Francis NJ.
Edwards. Or. j. w. l<elam.
SUNDAY School Board-C. D. Crawley.
T. }. Barhain. L. NJ Maxey. G. j.
hunt 7. j. Wray. w. II. stoakes. G. +.
Conner j. f. Collins, Il. T.. Leadbetter.
a. ii. Clement. T. j. Taylor. Il. q.
Mosclcy. j. q. Moss. II. y. Blackwell.
j.. L. Dadmun, Il. Is. Hartley Theo. d.
more. J. w. Grandy.
Church Extension Board-George II.
/ Spooner, Oscar littleton, j. w. S Ro-
bins: J.. w hledsoe, d. j. Trainham. NJ
5 Elliot, w. w. Sawyer. j. d. Fork
ner. Ne eli. Robertson, :. g. Hatcher.
Rev. f. NJ. Edwards moved that n
committee on temperance be appoint
cd. which was adopted, and the chair
appointed as that committee Revs t.
NJ. Edwards, Richard Ferguson and w.
Asbury Christian.
Rev. III. NJ. Hope moved that n COM
mittee Of three on conference relations
anu on admissions be appointed. and
the chair appointed the following as
ID. D., Rev. u. NJ. Jordan and Rev c.
NE. Conner.
Rev. ]. t. Whitley was elected a
member of the Committee on Confer
ence Enlargement. to nj the vacancy
caused by the death of Rev. DR.. y. q.
Brown.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORSHIP.
Rev. II. +. Johnson, u. D.. Rev. A.
Coke Smith. d. D., Rev S. c. Hatcher,
Rev. w. X. Proctor, Rev. Graham Lam
beth. Rev. r. NJ. Chandler and Rev.
Geo. Wesley Jones. OF Norfolk; Rev
T.. III. Rawlings Rev. r.. T. Beadlcs.
Rev. Geo Il. Booker. Rev r. T. Water
field of Portsmouth; Rev. j. II, Mastin.
Rev. Paul Bradley. of Berkeley. and
Rev. DR.. w. T., Judkins, Presiding
Elder OF the Norfolk ana Eastern shore
District. and Rev. w. c. Walden, Prcsid-
ing Elder of the Portsmouth District,
were announced as the Committee on
Public Worship.
READING OF REPORTS.
The report Of the General Board of
Missions. a paper containing much
valuable information, was read and re-
ferred to the Conference Board of Mis-
sionS
The report of the General Board of
Church Extension was read and re-
ferred to the Board of Church Exten-
sion.
The report on the, general Sunday
school work was read and turned over
TO the Conference Sunday School
Board.
The report on the Lane and Payne
Institute was read and referred to the
proper committee. The managers of
the institute ask the conference for n
contribution of $500 for the support of
the Institution.
1t was requested of those ministers
who have not yet furnished their pic
lures for DR.. I.anerty's conference
sketches TO do so at as early day as
possible.
THE BISHOPS CABINET.
The Bishop stated that he desired to
meet the Presiding Elders at the resi-
dence Of MIR. Walter j. Simmons. on
BaDk street. where he is quartered at
3 O'Clock p. M. and he said further to
the ministers in reference to their ap-
pointments. that if there is anything
they desire their Presiding Elders TO
know they should tell them; and If they
wished to confer with him they could
do so privately, and then retire. He
said they must make up their minds
before they come as to what they
wanted 10 say to him: that he would
checrfully listen 10 them. but would
not bc able to tell them what to say
and after telling him IL they desired TO
pray over il they could do So
VISITORS INTRODUCED.
Just ON the eve OF adjournment for
IL day Rev DR.. DuBose. general sec
rc.aIE OF The llpworth League OF the
Church South. and editor of the IIp-
worth ma was introduced TO the con
ference.
Rov mr. J. J. 1Iail. of Park Avenue
Baptist Church. Of this city. was also
introduced. After DR.. Hall had been
introduced the Bishop good naturedly
said to him; This is very fine Metho-
dist and Baptist weather. isn't it?"
Aftcr the announcement of the meet
Ing Of various committees the long
metre doXology was. sung and the con-
ference adjourned. with the benediction
hH the Bishop, to $50 Thursday morn
Ing.
NIGHT SESSION.
The largest congregation that has
assembled in Cumberland Street NJ. e.
Church since the session OF the Vir-
Einia Conference held in Portsmouth
two years ago gathered there last