The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-15
GROWING CHURCH.

feEits. N. application for supernumer--
ar relations.
GROWING CHURCH.
scottsville Circuit, Rev. L. T. Hit
Eighty conversions, 81 additions. In four
years. nearly 400 conversions and go adj
dit;ons.
West Amherst, Rev. r. T. Clark-Good
lcctions.
Cumberland Street Norfolk, Rev. II. e.
.Iohnson-Sev accessions. 81 pro-
LESSONS of faith; S17, S44 A raised, S.. 600
Of which went to Hoge Mission and other
mission work in Norfolk.
Queen Street. Norfolk. Rev. S. G..
Hatcher-Splendid year; membership in
creased and salaries ana assessments
raid.
McKendree. Norfolk. Rev. w. R. Proc
tcr-Good year; net increase; S66 raised
for missions
Lckies Memorial. Norfolk-Rev. G. H.
LA mbeth-All assessments and salaries
paid: increase of "a.
Onancock, Rev. F. NJ. Edwaros-Twen-
ty.eight additions; 80 per cent. advance in
collections.
Memorial. Lynchburg. Rev. ]. W. Stiff
Good year; small net increase.
South View and Providence. Rev. r. O..
Payne-Good year; 43 additions, net in
crease. 26: 10 deaths AND 30 marriages.
Bed iord Circuit Rev. r.. B. Scott-S0
conversions: IS accessions.
Monumental. Portsmouth, Rev. +. n
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., "a; net increase. 90;
sunoay-sehool increase. "a: new parson-
age completed; improvements to audi
torium. amounting to s., go; Mems League
established.
THE HUAIORIST.
When Rev. W. H. Atwil!. D. D.. Of the
Ashland Church. was called. everybody
was on the alert. DR.. Anvil is known
as the humorist of the conference. He
made a witty response. talking about
self-adjustine cradle, calling special at.
tention to Rev. A1essrs. Bledsoe, Raw
iings and NIast;n to the same. He COM
pared his charge to this cradle, adjusting
itself to each pastor sent to it. About
$500 cash was raised over The assessment
When the name of Rev. j. r. Gill (BloN-
ham) was called, Presiding Elder Ju0kins
stated that Mr.. Gill was very i'll and asked
that his name be referred for superannu-
ated relation. He told Of the splendid
work done at BloXhan by Mr.. Gill in
raising all Indebtedness. and took up a
collection for this pastor. getting $21O in
five minutes.
The name Of Rev. j. E. McSparran was
referred fer superannuated relation.
When the name of Rev. Il. +. Beadles.
deceased. former pastor of the Central
Church. Portsmouth. was called, Presid-.
ing Elder w C. Walden paid him an elo-
quent tribute
The report of the State Orphanage was
made the special order for noon Saturday.
INTERESTING COMMITTEES.
E The Committee on Conference Enter
tainment was announced as follows:
Rev. b. F. .Lipscomb. Rev. j. z. Dc
Shazo. Rev. J.. t. Mastin: Messrs. ".
w Vicar and e G. MoSeicy
Mr.. J. p. Branch. of Richmond, chair
man of the committee appointed to sii-
perintend the erection of monuments to
Rev. Leroy NJ. Lee and Rev. w. B. Row
sic. reported only sS7 collected and 500
needed. A collection was taken up and
500. 50 was raised in addition.
Rev. DR.. George William Walker. presi-
dent Of the Faine-Lane School. at -Au-
gusta, Ga. for colored people. was intro
duced and made an interesting address
describing the work he is, doing down
there among the negroes. There have
been 140 graduates in the Il Years Or.
Walker has been carrying on the work.
The institution is asking the church for
5000 of which amount only sl,135 is
asked of the Virginia Conference. Rev.
w. W. Royal introduced a resolution
accepting the proportion assigned by
the General Board of Education. 1t was
partially adopted and partly referred.
a FINE SERMON.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Nov. 14.--Rev.
DR.. P. II. Whsner. of Louisville, kS.,
secretary OF the Board of Church IGx-
tension. preached at Trinity Church to-
night to All enormous congregation one
of the most beautiful and impressive SER
mons ever heard in this section from the
text taken from the first verse of the
twelfth chapter of the Epistle to the Ro-
mans.
Rev. J. 3. Austin preached a splendid
sermon at the Chestnut-Avenue Church.
Tomorrow night DR.. II. G. Tucker, OF
Brazil son-in-law of Bishop Cranberry,
will conduct the annual missionary meet
ing.