The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-15
Bishop Duncan Presented With an
Historic Gayel.
| Or. Hawthorne's Discourse One Of Bisl
10 CHANGE PRESIDING ELDERS.
Resolution Providing That They Shall Be Re-
turned to Pastoral Work After Four
Years-Rey. D. G. 6. Butts Thanked
by the Conference for Sermon.
R.p4ts of Richmond Pas.
tors and Other Charges.
Special Dispatch to The Timeso

Special Dispatch to The Timeso
NEWPORT NEWS. VA, Nov. 1.-THE
second days session of the Virginia Con.
was Interesting. chiefly on account OF
certain encouraging reports. several in.
cidents and ar address by Rev. Dir
George William Walker. president of tn.
Faine-Lane School. at augusta. Ga,
which is doing such a great work amona
the colored people
At $50 o'clock prayer-meetinG exer.
cses were held. conducted by Rev F. NJ.
Edwards, and at . o'clock the regular
conference devotional services were hetfi
led by Rev. Or. w. V Tudor, presiding
elder of the West Richmond District.
By $50 O'Clock. the body was immersed
in business and considerable work was
done before the session adjourned 1T
O'Clock for the Gay.
After lunch the numerous committees
and boards met at their respective
rendezvous and put in several hours hard
work.
Tomorrow afternoon, between the hour:
of ; and O'Clock. the members OF the
conference will visit the great plant OF
the Newport News Shipbuildins and Dry
Dock Company upon the special Invita-
tion of General superintendent walter
x. Post. rendered just before the body
adjourned this afternoon.
AN HISTORIC GAVEL.
/ One of the most pleasing incidents oil
the conference occurred just before adj
/ iournment, when Rev.ssE. II, Rawlings.
/ -.
mental Church. Portsmouth. nresented
Bishop Duncan with a gavel made from
the timber which formed q part of the
famous Confederate iroHclad Virginia.
generally known as the Merrimac This
gavaI was made by Mr.. Robert Giuth-
! r;ell. an old and honore,. member OF ha
Monumental Church. who had known
Bishop Duncan in the days of AUD Lang
Syne. and who Mr.. Rawlings said. was
laboring under the impression that the
bishop was once Il presiding elder.
THE BISHOP WITTY.
Bishop Duncan made a witty response
to the graceful presentations. He said
he could not imagine why his old friend
ever thought he had been q presiding
elder, for he never had been. and 1t had
aways been a problem to him why any
body should. want the job. Bishop Dun-
can stated that he never used Il SaEeI
relying on the sense of the conference
and its appreciation of decorum and
the necessity for preservation of order, but
he declared, if he had to use the gaveL
he hoped he would not have to use Il
as the Merrimac was used.
There were two resolutions of nors
than usual Importance offered und re-
ferred. The one handed up by Rev w.
\. Cooper menorializes the general con-
Terrence to enact such legislation as may
! be necessary to organize a Supreme Court
nj nlr~ ..sx n
sole judges of law and facts. their decis-
ion to be final
CURTAIL TERM OF ELDER
The other resolution was signed by Rev.
James Cannon, Jr., and Rev. B. f. Lip
scomb. 1t provides for n change in para.
graph 100 of the Discipline. so as to re-
ttuire that no presiding elder be allowed
to pres side in a district more than four
years consecutiyely. When this term ex-
pires, the resolution contenplates that
| he be assigned to ordinary PASTORAL
work for at least a year before being ar-
pointed presiding elder again.
The report sent on from Messrs. Barbea
e Smith. general book agents of con-
ference, was interesting. showing. as it
| did. a gratifying condition of Methodist
publishing affairs. Among other figures
| quoted in this report are tile following:
| Total sales. Nsshvilf. house....s 3Ss 25s9s
/ Total sales. Eallas house...... IS, ,5af 81
| Aggregate sales. es..................... fT3 S4S5;
Increase over previous year,. l6.s54a
Profits ..---......-..--.-....... ss1,425si
| OF not less interest was the report OF
| general Sunday-school Editor, Ree Dr.
James Atkins. He states that 4 new
| feature has been introduced into the
| work in. the form OF course of study 70,
teachers. in three parts. one e.f which is
| now ready. Professor Fl. II. EaIa:,ill is
I leader OF the course
/ DR.. Atkins furnished the following
/ figures:
| Total number of teachers. 10 :sssss
I Total number of pupils. ss:3.751
/ Total members. aSs,i9
Net 81 in. .;.322..
I EI'WORTH LEAGUE.
a con n.uDication from Rev Dr. II. II
/ DuBcse, general secretary of Eso..o.sh
+ League work. was reati during ttls rnerss-
ing, Am ong other facts. he stated ts;at
/ there ere $3.50 organic ID chapters ef the
/ league. with a membership Of 10 z5s
a con mites composed of DR.. NJ W.
I Royal. J. C. Reed ard f. G. MaseisY was
APPOINTED to consider report sent in os
Edward Thompson. sssnt;rsf- riaaassr of
| the Suoday-school League.
Some time was occupied. attef hearing
these reEerts. III the coas;tsersi son OF
+ mirror. business. "A resolution. sffered bs
Rev. ASA 5Dr;scoIl. was seilptesi tr:snaisfa
T Rev d. G. G.. Eutss sol- his sFieis;sisi ser.
mon rreGched Wednesday, sisht. ffs
examining eois rriit,eas FOR the ss.:sscc.
o.,d. tEir,. and fourth years. we're called
+ tiroff bat they We're not ready to report
Much time was lost III deciding Hpou
day and time for holding memorial sxer-'s
cises. Ret T.. r.. .4ipscomb suggested
Monday night. but IL was lee ri,sess hat
/. Professor flannmil would address the
conference uposs that occasion St,'lsssss
I afternoon was suggest sd DUE many sei TN 8