The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-16

-at Cumee. laad SIseei Church this morn
ing a..1 ne4u e prayer and experience
i..sclI,a p.lnr. TO tue assembling of the
{.ante.. eace. I..es n1e:. IN was very mucn
e.Jos cu ny those present
me Lonte euce nai the pleasure to-day
OF The presence or Bishop Joan c. Gra.I-
o,ry. MI.u Is mere " attenu a meet.lg
Macon sLvIlsge. btaaop GIanpery- a
ra tive OF Spr1oln, and Was, liAe the pre-
81 ilr 1ftlcer OF the present conference
s.s-,on-tolsnop Duncaii-formeray an
i;lnsrant member OF tlis Conference.
t,snop Creamery is stopping with his
Stotl,.r-iri-iaw, Mr.. L. H. W nltehead, On
BANK st. eel.
II IS lacy that at the close OF the Con-
see. ence session there will be a rea range
-v,anI of .he Norfolk and PORTSMOUTH Dis
,r.cts. 1t is thought likely 1hat the
cn;tnees IN those districts will include the
pIac. .ns of the churches in Norfolk, Ports,
mouth, sRsrk.ey, Norfolk county ana
PRINCES Anne county III one District
REV. E. R. RIDD1Ch-
There seems to be no eNpecta,lo.. 0.
anyth.ng sensational. when the name oh
Rev. J. e. r. Riddick-who ki!!ed Dr.
Temp1e-is reached in the call OF the mn
isters. The PROBABILITY seems to be that
he lnavi,ls. surrendered his credentials
very little cogniZance will be taken oy
the Conference Of the unhappy affair.
The ola.y probability of any particular
notice being taken of the matter seems 10
be in the event the point is raised that
while Rev Mr.. Riddick has surrendered
his credentials as preacher ne SUI
:. member Of the Confe. ence-ln the sense
1 a, laylnen are members OF tne various
churches-iilat is to say. when he became
a mini ter he transferred his church
ta= =r3r
of which he was g member to the Con
ference.
1t appears to be q debatable question
as TO wfe.her his leaving the Conference
as q minister does not also iavolve q, Sc
verance OF his connection with it as
member Of the church.
CHANGE OF. DISTRICTS.
There is some talk of change in the
number Of the districts of the Confer
ence-a PROBABLE reduction from 10 to
or an Increase from 10 to IL. The names
of Rev. w. ". hoyall Il. c. Cha than,
C. u. Crawley and Rev. r. NJ. Chandler
are spoken of In connecticn with the ERE
siding E,d.gships.
One slate is that Rev. MI. CraWiey VIII
go from Union Station, Richmond, TO
ton, Richmond, and Rev. Mr.. DeShazo
from Mathews to Charles City.
Probably the nappiest man at the Con-
fersnce is hey. D. D. Austin-now on his
bridal tour.
KITCHEN KABINET.
'.Bisf1op'' Rhodes. Of the famous Exit
chen Kapi.lst'' OF the Conference. which
usually meets around the stove in tbs
basement of the church. has not at this
writing been N session. Bishop Duncan
and 1'B.sh1p'' Rhodes met at tha en-
trance to the church this morning and the
former asked the latter if his cabinet had
Commenced business" yet. No rSp.ied
Bishop Rhodes, "out we viii BE able to
k-ep up with you, Bishop, I think. -
..B.shop" Rhodes takes much pride IN his
connection with tbs Kitchen haoinet.'
over which he has PRESIDED Tor the past
twenty years. H says his .'kablet'' has
a, very practical as well as humorous side
being able. frequently, to relieve the minds
OF ministers who, as tlr5 Conference draws
70 3. close, are on The ragged edge" as
10 their prospects. Tha Bishop" says the
proglosticatiorso OF tho Kitchen kaninet'
keep very close to the actual work Of the
presiding Bishops Council in the matte,
OF appointrn nts. Bishop" Rhodes is in
charge Of the Lou sa circuit.