The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-14
NE I HOLDS IS ON
LIQUOR OUT ton
Urge Passage of the Bar
bour Resolution.
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a BEAUTIFUL SERVICE HELD.
Or. Paul Whitehead Again Made Secretary
hueh Business Disposed OF by tie
ministers or Their First Day.
Tie Committees Are
samsc and Reports
MADE.
] A BEAU TlFuL SERVICE HELD.
Especial Dispatch to The 11mes.)

Especial Dispatch to The Iincs.)
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, Nov. I3.-The
Virginia Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, convened here
shis morning in its one hundred and nine
1eentil session in the handsome new Trtcli-
" Church, on Twenty-ninth Street, dedi-
Gated several weeks ago.
Nearly all of the Numbers Of the dis
tinguished body were present when Bishop
Nv. w. Duncan opened the Conference
at $3.50 o'clock. There were also present
many ladies' and the church was COM
fortably filed.
The business session was preceded by
q strikingly beautiful worship service con-
Quoted by the Bishop be ginning with
hymn No 221. Draw Near. 0 Son OF
God" followed by an eloquent prayer ny
the Bishop, invoking the blessing of God
upon the proceedings of the Conference.
The lesson was the second chapter of
the First Dpisue of St. Paul to the Tl,cs-
saIonians. and it was a sermon in itself,
Bishop Duncan commenting pertinentty
as he read, pointing out the lessons con-
tanned In the chapter for ministers of
Christ, and speaking Of the tender rela-
tions that should exist between pastor
and flock.
The service was concluded with the
Lords Supper. the sacrament being SOL
EMMY and fmpressively administered by
Bishop Duncan, assisted by four Of the
Oldest members of the Conference, three
of them presiding elders. the fourth. Rev.
w. +. Balm. The others were Rev. w
e. Judkins, D. D., Norfolk and Eastern
Shore District; Rev. Paul Whitehead, d.
D., Lynchburg District; Rev. Joseph II.
Amiss, Rappahannock District
MUCH WORK DONE.
In the two hours following the service
IA r1
communications. listened to the reports
Of presiding elders and superannuated
and passed their characters.
4 For the fort.-second consecutive time,
Rev. DR.. Paul Whitehead, of Lynchburg.
was elected Conference Secretary. He
named as his assistants Rev. S. S. Lam
beth, Rev. George +. Green, and Rev.
Joseph D. Langley.
After the roll was called the following
Committee on Memoirs was appointed:
Rers, j. q. Lafferty, D. D., B. f. Lips
comb, ]. T.. Mastin, ". G. Starr, D. D.,
and w. J. Twitty
Rev. j. Powell Garland, presiding elder
Of this district, and the pastors of this
city We're appointed a Committee on Pub
Ito Worship. The frs. announcements Of
this committee were for the annual SER
mon tonight by Rev. D. G. C. Butts, and
Conference prayer-meeting at $50 clock
in the morning.
The following telegram was offered:
Newport News, Va. Nov. Is, 1901.
Judge Bergman Green, Constitutional
Convention. Richmond, Va.
Three hundred ministers and laymen in
conference assembled, representing $4,000
Method!sts. from the Blue Ridge to the
ocean. urge the passage of the Barbour
resolution. Resolutions follow.
This telegram was adopted, together
with the resolution referred to- offered
by Rev. F. NJ. Edwards.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES.
The following Conference Committees
were then appointed:
On temperance. N. Edwards. Rich
ard Ferguson and w. A. Christion
Sunday-Scllool Boafd-T. ]. Barham.
). r. Joseliif, j. I. Boseman G. j. Hunt,
T. j. Wray, II. IL Smith, j. w. c. Da-
Wis, D. Al. Pattie. ". A. S. Conrad. h.
R. Ledbett,, G. c. Rucker, 7. j. Taylor,
p. G. sMoseley. J. o. Moss, w. T. Green,
T. o. Edwards and ]. w. Grandy.
District Records. T. Routten, r. NJ
Maxey, L. Z. Hit. J. w. Stiff, r. II.
Marks, II. J. Brown. ]. c. c. Newton
and G. w. Jones.
Publishing interests. S. Wallace. NJ.
E. Gray. w. w. Lean, Richard Irby. e.
D.. Crowley. 7. Il. Campbell, Charles
Forbes. ". w. Royal, j. w. Shack
ford, F. B. Jones. ]. W. varroll, R. d.
Davis. Frank Talbot. Lee Britt. w. +.
Wise, ". r. Stokes.
On Church E4tension--J. w. Bledsoe,
G. Fl. McFaden c. r. James. Oscar Lit
Teton, S. c. Hatcher. NJ. S. Elliot. c. L.
Bane. n. IA. Robertson and r. S.
Baughan-
The first mentioned in each case is
chairman
The communication from the General
Board of Missions was read and referred
to- the Committee on Missions. It reports
ss4s 600 raised during the last conference
year and that the assessment will be
more than met this year. This assess
mcnt is $3.50 Goo.
The nineteenth annual communication
on church extension was read and re-
ferred to the proper committee. The as
sessment in this case is $1,000, which will