The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-23
PARTING SHOT
AT THE TIMES
The Conference Again
Discusses 1t.
THE APPOINTMENTS.
Rev. w. w. Lear Becomes the Pas
tor of Centenary.
THE ADVOCATES CONSOLIDATE.
The Bowling Green Seminary ac-
cepted by the Conference, Pro-
yidcd the Owner Pays or the
Mort.aSes-Rev.W w. NJ. Hope
appointed Colportcur.
Domestic Missions.

DOfneSilC MISSIONS.
according 10 reports printed in other
papers, The Richmond Times was again
discussed in the Methodist Conference in
Norfolk yesterday and stronger feeling
exhibited than the day before.
Without desiring to prolong the contro-
yersy The Times feels warranted in chill
ing on the testimony Of the reliable Nor
folk Landmark 10 suhstantiate statements
made by The Times correspondent and
denied in the resolutions Of censure pre-
sented by the friends of Rev. James Can
non to the Conference and under mis-
apprehension of the fncts passed by that
body.
WAS THERE DISTRUST?
1t has been declared in several ways,
notably by the telegram of Chancellor
Smith, that there was no distrust Of Rev.
James Cannon in connection with his
methods in collecting for the twentieth
century fund, outside Of his district. to
be applied to the Blackstone Female In
stute, of which he is the president, and
The Times and its correspondent is cen
sured officially by the body for saying
that such dlstrust was evidenced in the
Conference meeting.
MIR. CANNON'S TESTIMONY.
Here is what the Norfolk Landmark
said yesterday in regard to the episode
of the day before:
THE Rev. ]. Sidney Peters. whose re-
marks at a previous session of the Con-
ference. with reference to the collection
md distribution of the twentieth cen
tlry fund, had aroused the ire Of the
Rev. James Cannon, Jr., secretary and
treasurer of the twentieth century fund,
and caused that gentleman to solemnly de-
clare that he considered that his yeraclty
pnd integrity had been attacked, and he
wanted it understood that he was neither
a liar or thief, sought to pour Oil on the
troubled waters
TT WAS A LIE.
The point here is that the Rev. James
Cannon himself solemnly declared that
he considered his veracity attacked, not
nv The Times, but by members OF the
conference, mad yet when The Times cor
respondent conveyed the same idea 1t was
the subject Of condemnation formally by
the Conference.
."Tbe next speaker" according to the
Landmark. was the Rev. Mr.. Ilpscomb.
who was quite severe in his arraignment
of the newspaper. He called attention TO
several paragraphs in the paper TO winch
he took serious objections, and said one
of them was lie. he was the last
speaker, after which the RESOLUTIONS "eio
unanimously adopted
STRANGE LANGUAGE
The language sounds strange, coming
from d preacher on the conference ''S iiooi ;,
hut It is taken from reliable paper, and
D. y I? I Tjnscomb seems to be correctly
quoted.
The paragraph referred to is not pointed
out. but as The Times yesterday showed
conclusively by reference TO the text OIL
the correspondents report which was the
one criticised that one Of the alleged
.,sar of a nhrase in the resolutions adopted
s,v the Conference had not been empioyeo
t,v The Times correspondent IN the man
ner charged, but in an entirely uiilerehI
-.o,,action ii is possible that is the para
graph referred to by Rev. Mr.. Lipscoinp.
A GRAPHIC ACCOUNT.
The Landmark yesterday very graplll-
callv describes the state OF af1alrs III the
Conference the day before, ana IL Is pos
sible that it may be OF interest to those
who read Inc llnlee Ssi'oi' VI ~ $500
proceedings.
The Landmark says:
Whatever there was Of discord and Ill
feeling among the members of the Virginia
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of Virginia, now in session at the
Cumberland-Street Church in this city,
was converted into peace. harmony ard
trotherly love at the latter part OF yes
,er6ay's session. The transformation was
brought about by the intent of all the
members to unite against an common enc
my, which enemy, according 10 seNefal
speakers, was found in the person OF the
Norfolk correspondent Of The Richmond
TimeS-
REPORTER ABROAD
After the Conference had expressed their
Feelings against this newspaper man, the
presiding bishop very dryly stated to the
body that they should have remembered
that the reporter was always abroad IN
the land.
Maav of the members Of the Conference
construed this TO mean tisat if they did
not want things published they should not
say things. This construction may or may
10 be right, but to say the least, the four
or five members who were most earnest
in urging the adoption of the resolution
said many things: one Of the ministers,
the Rev. 3. f. Lipscomb. going so far as
10 brand a certain statement which ap-
peared in The Times OF Tuesday, as a l:a
FEATURE OF THE DAY.
This matter was easily the feature OF
The day. and while il was being discussed.
tha leaders of the two factions of the
Conference (and the knowledge that
There are two factions in the body is a4,-
parent TO every one who has attended a
single days session. or who has read the
proceednss) publicly 1;scl,ime.i any in
4e1,tion in whatever they may haze said
at any time. or rejecting IN the slight
est degree upon the character or work of=
any other member. This method of apolo-
Sy was being used frequently when the
Rev. Mr.. MaSey arose.
While preparing tosgnale similar state.
rre.t. a point of order was raised against
him by the Rav. Mr.. L;psconlb. but the
Bishop, without deciding the point, sta
ted that as this was getting TO be an ex-
,ertence rnaseting. Ele saw no mason why
the speaker should not &c allowed TO con-
,.nue. Last migft at tho church there was
I love Feast. aid hha Conference. which
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