The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-21
Times: RICHMOND VA THURSDAY NOVEMBER

Dr.. Hannon, after various efforts to Sc
cure the bishop eye and ear, finally got
the floor and supported the memorial in
an address creating much laughter. DR..
whitehead last light, in that classic Eng
fish Of which he is master, said DR.. Han
non, had characterized the presiding e.oer
as 'bob-tailed bishop" land we want
to lengthen their tails" said DR.. Harmon,
amid applause.
DR.. Whitehead declared that he had
distinctly stated that the expression was
quoted from David S. Doggett.
There were numerous other addresses
on the memorial Of greater or less length
One by Rev. j. Sidney Peters depre-
Gated tendency to try to cure all evils by
legislation. The plan OF large districts
would work in the North. in crowded
sections, but 1t would not work in the
South. In, the course Of his remarks he
spoke of the habit of some preachers
OF ridiculing by shrug and wink in the
stewards meetings the presiding elders.
Rev B. f. Lipscomb declared that the
insnuation was unjust. and said he was
sorry Mr.. Peters had introduced that line
OF thought into the discussion.
Mr. Peters declared that he was I'M
fortunate in placing himself in an un-
fortunate position before his brethren.
He declared that he intended no reflec-
ton whatever on any Of the brethren.
Mr.. Lipscomb closed the discussion with
a concise statement of his reasons for
favorine the en1mortal. These reasons
were three: That it's purpose, carried out
would create a better class of presiding
elders. would insure better pay for the
Office. and would bring about better
state Of feeling on this subject
THE MEMORIAL LOST.
The committee had reported adversely
on this immortal A motion to approve
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q vote of 10S to s.. The report of the COM
m,ttec was then adopted and the Confer
ence proceeded with the report.
The memorial offered by DR.. J. G. Z.
Newton. etc. regarding slight change
In the CHAPTER in the discipline regard
ing missions and providing for plan OF
mission work in CITIES of over otooo IN
habtants. was not approved by the com
,nittee whose report was sustained oy
the Conference.
Dr. A. Coke Smith, chairman of the
Board OF Educa ton. reported a substi-
tute for the language used in the report
read the day before and objected to by
Dr. Starr; the latter made q brief per-
sonal statement and the Conference pro-
ceeded to the adoption seriatim OF the
resolutions offered by the board in its
annual report. The report was adopted
then as a whole without demurrer.
Bishop Duncan announced that Rev.
James A. Duncan had Sbeen transferred
to this Conference from the Tennessee
Conference.
UNSATISFACTORY REPORT.
The Board on Publishing Interests re-
ported through DR.. Royal that the con-
dition of publishing interests was not sat
isfactory: that the report of Barbee &
Smith general publishers. is utterly in
adequate to enable the Conference to form
an opinion; the fact that no dividend was
declared for widows and orphans seems
to Indicate that there was no appreciate
profit
The board recommended that, in view
of the lack of information on the Iub-
ject no opinion be expressed by Confer
ence, and presented several resolutions
for consideration One requests that IN
expert accountant be authorized to go