The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-20
Rev. ], Powell Garland Elected as
Clerical Delegate.
DR.. STARR TAKES EXCEPTIONS
The Full Amount Of the Twentieth Century
Fund Not Collected, but Hope Expressed
That 1t Would Be Made up-confer-
enee Msy Last Until Thursday.
Especial Dispatch to Tho Tines.)

sessions may be held tomorrow. 1t was
believed earlier in the week that the con
terence could complete its iaoors py 80,
morrow night, but there are many "ho
do no, believe that the end can be reached
before Thursday night. If by that tlihe'
There remains much work to De doi.e.
This afternoon the; conference acceP.eu
the hospitality. of the Newport New 60
Old Point Railway aud Electro YIN .,..s
and went to Fort Monroe. HAD not -, ....'
Invitation been acceP.ed yeSteFuas d 10.
mess session would shave been helu LIS
.f+e,,,oon. II was held tonight instead
The surprise of the day came at 'he
berinninr of this morning s session, When
after prayer meeting. led by be'. d. L.
Dnshazo. and devotional services, con-
d1,cted by Rev Dr. ". w. Royai, blshoP
Duncan announced the result OF me SCI,
enth ballot for delegate to the Geherai
Conference Five of the six delegates hao
hecn announced I'D to the closing of the
sossio, or Yesterday. The seventh ballot
had heen taken but held for announce
Inent until this morning. In tho meantime
81 had been stated with positive assurance
In several quarters that DR.. ". j. Young
had been elected. = 451 3D.
DIR. GARLASD ELECTED. g
This morning it developed that Dr. !.
Powell Garland was the successful one.
receiving 100 votes. Dr. Young foiloWi!ls
with s.: Rev. H NJ. Hope, 2; DR.. w. u
Starr. j: Rev w. a. Christian, j.
AS Bishop Duncan made the announce
rlent- DR.. 5. S. Lambeth. one or the s SCI
retaries arose and stated that II had peeil
reported that he had been the oi'sii "
the report that DR.. Young han oeeii eie'e
ed He denied this report III toto.
The most interesting feature OF the
morning session was the report OF the
BOARD on Education. DR.. a. Coke smith,
chairman. DIR. Starr was calied TO tiAe
chair during the reading of the report
TWENTIETH CENTURY FUND.
~ smith. stating that The formal can
mss for the Twentieth Century UNI
closed with this conference, saio 'iia' go s's-
go in cash and subscriptions n;to &C..
received in all-s3looo ourlhs inc
wars canvass: : Sc. o0e during tie secouu
roar and $4,000 during The third. lie
hoped that even though the canvass WAS
formally closed. the amount would yee
,,e raised to 800, 900. The expenses hao
been only 3 L. per cent Of coilcc'lonS'
whereas 5 ger cent was allowed by III"
General Conference, The largest Slhsio
subscription was $500. and that was
made by a preacher. In referring TO me
last years work, DIR. Smith, In ms re-
mort, stated that the s12.Up was me re-
suit of the efforts of Dr. w. U. starr
who was alone in the field, having oesl
wear when the larger sum was raised
DIR. Starr. construed the language as I'M
fortunate and said that it appeared TO
discriminate and to indicate that the sum
was small and that he had not. perhaps,
done all that he might have done.
Dr. Smith disavowed airy such inten-
ton which. indeed. DR.. Starr had pre-
riously stated that he had no idea OF
attributing to him. Nevertheless. the lam
a. j I'll, oh,
tectionable to him and he thought it
ought to be stricken out. Mr..
tIipsco1nb defended the wording OF the
report, declaring that it did DR.. Starr no
injustice. and that it was the truth. Sew
eral motions We're made, but not put, the
report being finally recommittcd on
motion which had FOR its intent that DR..
Smith and DR.. Starr confer and arrive at
an agreement over the wording.
WHERE IT WAS COLLECTED.
IN connection with the chairman's re-
port, the secretary. Rev. James Cannon,
Jr.. read the report of the secretary and
treasurer. The districts of the conference
contributed as follows: to the fund: West
Richmond, SS,4S9.90; Richmond. s9.79o.64:
Fsappahannock, sS.75794; Charlottesville,
IS 25o3; Lynchburg s15.9S0.o4: Danville,
FH.G2l- As; Petersburg. si4 $50. Sc; Portsmouth,
tlLos7.2S; Norfolk. sS.205.10.
Following are some of the institutions
TO which the money was devoted:
Randolph Macon system, s5S 800 43; :
Blackstone Institute, S1441242; Mission
schools. si,o0l.+0; Vanderbilt, 1915; Emory
Henry, $3.50.
The Board recommends that the con-
terence direct that al, twentieth century
offerings. not designated Tor some par
ncular institution, he.turneu over to the
Randolph-Macon system; also that DIR
Starr, Mr.. Cannon AM; other gentlemen
assigned to educational work IN the con
heFence De reappoinied or reassigneu
CLERICAL ALTERNATES.
About an hour after the announcement
of the vote for the last of the clerical
delegates hallotting proceeded for the
three alternates. with the result that DR.
W. j. Young, DR.. w. G. Starr and DR.
r. T Wilson were elected. 1t required a
number of ballots On the first there
Were 20s votes, and Dr.. Young and Dr.
Starr were elected, the former receiving
s26 votes, the latter 11d. rev. H. NJ. Hope
came next, with So. There was no cleo
tion on the second ballot. Only 1913 votes
were cast. DIR. Wilson receiving the nigh
est number. &C. There was no election
on the third ballot either. DR.. Wilson,
however, again leading, receiving s.
votes. Only SO We're needed TO elect. On
the fourth ballot DIR. Wilson got ll0 out
OF the ltS votes cast and was declared
elected. Rev. w. Asburv Christian was
next, with 46 votes. t5
Rev. E. I. Dadmun reported for the
pspworth League-S,S9s chapters and 120,-
c36 members. The next biennial con-
Vention VIII be held In----.n, .ie. 6
ADMITTED ON TRIAL.
The Bishop asked. the first question:
VINO are admitted on trial?'' In re-
Spouse the following We're presented, and
they were admitted:
Hugh J. Paylor: has been filing cut
Mr.. Proctor's term at Lnestnut-Arenue,
Newport News.
Eugene Hume Powell; has been on the
Blandford Station.
George Thomas Forester; has been on
the Lancaster Circuit.
l. ". Guyer; has been for three years
at West Street, Petersburg.
Norman Il. Smith; has. been at Liberty
Street, Berkeley.
Henry c. Gregory: has been at pun
Eoteague and at Huntersvile Norfolk
John j. Bradford; has been IN Dor