Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-19
Will Convene in Cumberland St.
Church, November 18th.
AN IMPORTANT SESSION.
Bishop w. w. Duncan to Preside Tho
Twentieth Century Fund and state Or
phanaso Reports on BcnevoIcnt Enter.
priscs and General Church Work Tho
Missionary Cause to be Considerable
pointment of Preachers.

The 11Sth session of the Virginia An
nual Conference NJ Il. Church, South,
Will convene in Cumberland Street NJ
e. Church. Norfolk, Wednesday. No
vember 18th, at $3.50 u. M, and will
doubtless be one of the most important
gatherings of Methodist ministers in
the history OF the church in Virginia.
AN INFLUENTIAL BODY.
This influential body of Christian
ministers is composed of about 270
| preachers and Al laymen. Two hundred
| and fifty-one OF the ministers are in
| the active travelling connection and are
| classified as follows: Presiding Elders
| TO- ministers in charge of stations and
circuits. 229; assigned to institutions OF
| learning, s.; as editors of church organs,
.. and L at the Conference Orphanage.
Twenty-three hold superanuated rela-
tions, being unable to perform active
service and, therefore, receive their
SUPPORT in part from the conference
There are three on the supernumery
list who render assistance as they can
and are not dependent upon the confer
ence for support.
In addition to the above, there are
lis local preachers on the several cir
cults. stations and missions. who are
engaged, when needed, in supplying the
people with the ministry of the word"
The local ministers are not eX-oliicio
members of the conference, but one
from each Presiding Elders district
may be elected as delegate TO the
Annual Conference.
BUSINESS OF THE CONFERENCE.
The business of the conference is con-
Quoted under forty-one heads or ques-
tions. Chief among these are the re-
view of the character and work of the
preachers during the past year, the
consideration of the interests of the
various benevolent enterprises of the
church. reports on the spiritual condi-
ton OF the church, the cause of educa-
tion. home and foreign missions Stats
tics and temperance.
TWENTIETH CENTURY FUND.
y portion of the time of the body will
be devoted to the consideration of the
Twentieth Century Thank Offering in
the presentation Of reports of progress
on this most absorbing subject. OF
the 81 100000 10 he raised by the NJ. H.
Church, South for this cause, $l50.000
mas been apportloned to the Virginia
Conference, and while considerable
sum has been realized for this object
since the meeting OF the conference at
| Petersburg, when the movement was
practically inaugurntcd. the desired
amount has not as yet been realized.
| Several OF tho largest and most innuen-
lial churches have not rs yet taken any
! steps towards contributing to this
| fund. but viii do so after the adjourn
nent of the forthcoming session OF the
conference in this city.
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE ORPHAN
AGE
The Committee on The Virginia State
Methodist Orphnnagc have been work
ms assiduously for the establishment
OF this much desired enterprise, and
will be able doubtless to make a report
OF satisfactory progress.
a CHANGE OF DISTRICT LINES.
y matter of much interest will arise
from proposition 10 restore either
the Norfolk and Portsmouth district
or the old Norfolk district to thei.
| original boundaries with the under
S;apd!ng that il the latter district is
restored the bishop, if he deems it ne
| ccssnry, will make such additions as
VIII meet the requirements of the CON
ference. There Is little or no opposi-
ton 10 making at least one of these
changes. The general concensus of
opinion among the preachers and
prominent laymen of The church is
thht The present district boundaries
have greatly obstructed the progress
or alcoholism in what was formerly
known as the Old Norfolk District.
which for years stood as The banner
district of the conference
TRAVELLING CONNECTION.
Rev. VIM. p. Wright of the Danviile
District, is the only presiding elder
who has served out the four-year
limit. There are twenty other
actual changes in the travelling connec-
ton, which is one tenth of the entire
number of preachers. Forty three
ministers have served their charges
three years; siXty.nine their second
year, while ninety-nne are one-ycar
men.
BISHOP DUNCAN TO PRESIDE
bishop w. w. Duncan, of Spartans-
burg. S. c., formerly of the Virginia
Conlerence. and former pastor of
CRANKY Street, now Epworth, Church.
VIII preside over the deliberations of
the conference The Bishop is greatly
beloved in Norfolk. He will be the
guest of Mr.. Walter j. Simmons, of
Bank street. while in the city.
CHANGE OF PREACHERS.
The following pastors in this section
have served their four year limit, and
will have to be sent to other fields of
labor.
Rev. j. w. Baker, Oakette and Gill
merton; Rev. r. r. Waterfeld, Owens
Memorial. Portsmouth,; Rev. n. b.
Foushee. Newsoms, and Rev. r. H.
Potts. Salisbury, Md. The three first
are from the Portsmouth district. and
the last from the Norfolk and Eastern
Shore districts.
While these are only actual changes,
1t has been rumored that there will
be a number of changes from among
the ranks of the two and thrce-y year
pastorates in Richmond and Lynch
burg. and possibly at other points.
Great interest is always centered on
the reading of the appointments. which
is the last business OF the conference,
and while there are no pastors in Nor