The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-16
A General Missionary Conference is
Endorsed.
q PATHETIC FARE W ELL
A Question ms to,he Relation rev.J. u
Ridd ck, Who Killed Dr. II n'p'e'
Bea,s to the Conference
Change uf tho Districts Is
Bcins Talked of-B'si'op
Granbery Present.
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Especial Dispatch to The Tines.>
NORFOLK. Va. Nov ian interest
i,,S sea tur. Of the Methodist Conference
to-day was highly humorous address
made by Rev. Wm. II. Atwill. OF Ashland
Ths occasion for it was the calling OF
Rev. Mr.. Atwili's name In the passage OF
characters. He was granted the hoor by
me Bishop 10 tell Of his work during last
,,ear. and he took as his text Ashland as
the Hub Of the Virginia Conference
something of the oroer OF Proctor Knott $
famous speech in congress on Duiutti
as the Hup OF the United states, except.
tlat 1ar. AuwiiI's praise OF Ashland was
mere in earnest IN the matter OF conpn-
ment TO --tne hup' 1nau was the d.s.in-
-nisiled ConGressman's.
just alter nlr. .Atwill began. the Bishop
began. 10 ask him TO eap.ain what he
meant by the the hub. Inc SPEAKER
brought down the house by saving 10 1ne
Pres4o.nS officer OF the Conference,
-.Bisnop, I decline to be DISTURB oea III my
remarks His t1ow OF hunlof continued
fo- considerable length.
TINE OF, THANKS.
When the name of Atwiil WAS called the
aisles of the cnufcn wer- crowoeo- II was
evident that a battle cf wlts was Oh, and
Il rSiS ca
changed between Blsnop duncan and At
VIII, and ttG pastor SAT domn at the end
of drawn batLe. bsshop duncan SAD
after Inc pasIuT sat down, Il am thankful
NE are yet alive.
b..aaoP SRANBERY.
B:shop Creamery cenouciea the devo-
fioEal exercises IN the moInlng.
A letter was read from Key. Dr. Til
lett, tho Dean Oh. me Faculty OF Wander
s,.lt University, informing he Ccnts-snce
of Tie affairs Of the coLege. Last year
ifere wera III students III The seven d.t-
ferent departments OF the coilege-eig hty-
enc young MINISTERIAL students, eleven OF
whom were from Randoiff1-Macons Coz
leee.I -rg.ria- In tins F.rg-n.a Confer
ence there are sixteen former Vanderbilt
men.
A letter was received from Eet. DR..
Lamheih, General II ssionary Secretary,
cutlsnng e proposed Missionary cohier-
encc n which the Virginia Annual Con-
terence H.ii be ent.ttsH 70 twSniy-siS
CLERICAL and seventeen lay delegates.
Reso.ut-ons were adopted endorsing the
nee1ins ami requesting the Bishop 10
ai,,,cnt committee composed OF one
member eaetl from The Missionary Board
Epworth League Boald and Snnaay-
school Reard 10 make the nomination Of
delegates 10 attend the aboVe-Ia1nea
Conference
THE sERE AND YELLOW LEAF.
MANY. aged members OF the Conference
were referred for snperannuted Telato on:
Reverend Robert \. Crooks said: My
race is nearly run; It is wei with me.
/ rreat ti1e brethren probably tor the iaSl
time"
is:lei. sang: t.Welcome Angel Bana.
< traIernal greet ng VAS reee.Ted from
The Virginia ii ssionary Conference OF
the Christian Church tIo:scip.eso il, s2s-
sion at Richmond, the message auot-ng
Romans 1874. THE sTace Of our i-oto
Jesus Christ be with you ali, Amen
Tue Assistant Secretary of the Confer
once Vas directed to return-a greeting.
~. Thomas n. Early. of Lytchhnrs,
wi,o, for a long tine, has held super
,n,,,acrarr relation to the Conference, was
referred to the Comm ttee on conference @
Relations for a supcrannuateG reiatioI,
The Committee OF the Class OF .ns
Fourth Year reported hssl4. eA.I''1Ss Isr
an; ,,assed the relieving: Rsrs. J. w.
1sayr;ss,. 9Taos. E. Johnson. George =. 3
smith Jonn D. Hozler, G. a. Lambeth
VI Ware, Robert L. W;agiieid and p
Rat,sn. All these We're elected 70
Eloers1 except Rev. j. ". Farr4sti. Wno
vas already an Elder
Rev. E. J. Potts. in the Class OF the
Fn,,,tl Year, didn't appear before the
committee and aas continued IN eaat
esas7- COMMITTEES.
The following committees We're appoint
'a O., Conferences Relasion-searge w
/. Pruden. w n. Williams. s &. Jo,n-
son. j. 5. Hunter. W. W. Lear, j. w
Nicholson, ana r. II. Potts
Committee oa Adm SIS 'on--J. Il w sltieE'
3. II. Bosnian. ]. X. $. Robins; Z. y
Carson, j. w Stiff, Z. f. Itarreli. X; -
Compton. W. T. Green, n. s. .ausaee'
sna ". II. Gregory.
cons: John E. MCCARTNEY, T..onas w os-
dsn and Robert Z. McAeen,
George kestle- was elected a iocal
elder. a.,
Saturday at Il a. NJ was set as the TINS ms
for discussing matters pertaiains-5so ths
proposed Conference: orpesnase.-t 70 os
butt at Richmond.
Rev. ;. ". Shac,zford was granted an IN
;ietsnite leave ef absence. ne lsp'.s re:
oetYeS a message announcing the dsat1
OF dis senessh.e mother
BISHOP STRATEGIC.
Nuch OF to-day,s session Wasa taken us
Il calling the rel! Of the Conference Saa u
the passage OF characters. the alshoI
skipping about on the Various dlstficts
to keep the ministers in doubt as 10 When @
they would be called, and thus 10 kesE
them ia the Conference room.
SAM JONES.
One OF the interesting features to-caS
was the address Of the tssp San, Jones
11e said to the Conference: waS born
bred and buttered a Methodist, my par
erats were Mstlodists. my fcrefsthers way
back to Adam were Methodis,s- Adan
WAS Methodist. feu remember he FELL.
He SAID: " have nsver had so man.
educated preachers or SO little power, ano
YOU know It. a youas man goes TO col.
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