Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-20

toral charge.
a. COKE SMITH. President.
JAS. CANNON. JR.. Sect'y.
THE BOARDS FINANCES.
Rev. james Cannon Jr secretary of
tho board. read an elaborate and de-
tailed report of the boards finances. 1t
showed that 200 preachers have sub
scribed $4,000 and 5.i00 laymen have
subscribed SCI 900 to the Twentieth
Century Thank Offering educational
fund. and that 10 preachers in the con
ference ana 81. 600 laymen of the church
had not subscribed one penny. The
preachers who have subscribed gave an
average of $40 each and the laymen
who have subscribed gave an average
of Sl1 each.
THE REPORT DISCUSSED.
The conferences heard addresses on
the report from Rev. DIR. Hammond, of
Nashville, secretary of the General
Educational Board; Rev DR.. Q. 1I.
Brown. of the Biblical Department of
Vanderbilt University, and Rev. Dr.
Paul Whitehead.
In the course of DIR. Browns address
he alluded TO young men in the Vir-
ginia Conference whose sermons are
echoes" and not their own. When
DR.. Brown concluded Rev. NJ. Maxey, of
Richmond. rose to a personal privilege,
and as one of the young ministers of
the conference took exceptions to the
remarks of DIR. Brown, who at once
apoloGiZed. admitting that he had been
unintentionally diScourteous to the
conference. and begged its pardon. The
amende honorable was readily accepted
by Mr.. MaXey and the incident closed
The Educational Boards report was
still further discussed by DIR. White
head and Rev. James Cannon, Jr., the
latter speaking at length.
DIR. Whitehead had criticised in
strong terms the reference In the re-
port of the board to the fact that the
competition OF the State colleges are
hurting the schools of the church, and
considered that this reference to the
subject was a mistake.
Rev. Il. T.. Limpscomb supported in
well timed remarks the position taken
by the report. and said that the Metho-
dists of Virginia ought to rally to the
support of Methodist schools as the
advantages offered for an education at
these schools are equal to any.
Rev. j. s. Peters sided with the views
of Dr. Whitehead.
The educational standing of the Ran
dolph Macon System was fully explain
ed by DR.. w. w Smith, chancellor of
the system.
DIR. a. Coke Smith spoke strongly in
favor of the report in the matter of its
urging the denomination to rally to the
support of the church schools and col
leges.
The motion Of DR. Whitehead. to
leave out of the report the reference to
competition, was lost.
THE REPORT CRITICISED.
At this stage of the proceedings quite
a breezy discussion was provoked.
Rev. j. Sidney Peters, pastor of Bar
ton Heights Church. Richmond criti-
cised the fact that in the report as sec
rotary and treasurer of the Board of
Education, Rev James Cannon. Jr,
had not stated the amount of money
that had come into his hands and how
it had been expended.
Rev. James Cannon. replied as to the
implication of Mr.. Peters by saying
that he had never Yet misdirected- on
misapplied any money entrusted to him
nor had ever lied
A STATEMENT APPLAUDED.
Dr. Paul Whitehead alluded to Mr.
Cannon's propensity for fighting, and
Mr.. Cannon replied: II am taught to
fight the devil and 1 expect to do it
as long as l am on earth. and [ think
it no disgrace TO have DR.. Whitehead
to make the remark about me that he
has" This latter statement brought
down the Conference with applause,
which caused Il rcprimand from the
Bishop.
ANOTHER EPISODE.
Rev. j. S. Peters arose to question
of privilege, and said that he was very
sorry that his brother. Cannon, had
taken offense. but he (Pcters) thought
it the privilege of Il member OF the
Conference TO request one Of its officers
to give needed information in Il report
where money is involved, and that he
never knew of an officer who failed to
report the amount of money that came
into his hands. He was sorry his
Brother Cannon had taken snuff; he
did not think that Mr.. Cannon had
misdirected the money, and he did not
think any minister on the floor with
a pure heart would take offense at
what he Peters) had said.
Rev. Mr.. Cannon Immediately took
exception TO the remark Of Mr.. Peters
about pure heart. and Mr. Peters
withdrew it. saying: II don't want
to offend you"
Your remarks are calculated to Of
fend me, but / will not be offended
answered Mr.. Cannon.
At one time during the discussion
and about the time the Bishop was
expressing his unqualified disapproVal
of the applause. Mr.. Cannon remarked
that the attack was made on me-"
Bishop Duncan, hearing what Mr.
Cannon had said remarked: You had
a perfect rlSnI 10 say All lnut you Sllu
1t is this applause that displeases me-"
The Bishop closed the incident by
saying to Messrs. PEERS and Cannon
that they should be as David and JON
athan.
AS the discussion progressed. Mr..
Cannon said that he had the informa-
ton referred to by Mr.. Peters, and
would furnish it if desired. The Con-
ference. however, made no request for