The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-29
SESSIONS OF TIL
DISTRICT CONFERENCE


Interesting Meetings Held Yes
terday at Centenary-Ques.
ton Of Discipline.
The sessions of the West Richmond
District Conference at Centenary yester-.
day were highly interesting and impor-s
tant. Much business, mostly of a routine
character, was transacted
Rev. w. F. Grant, Of Cumberland, gaze
a report. of his work.
8 The following. delegates were reported
as new arrivals: Rev. w. E. Grant,
NIessrs. T. H Friend, w. G. Ivey and
A. Z. Jaffeaux, of Chesterfield; S. Carter
Weisiger, Of Ashland; J. E. ;Maxey, of
Powhatan, and R. E. Bridgeforth, Of
Amelia.
The educational report was submitted
by Rev. A. G. Jordan and discussed By
tho body and then adopted. Professor
w. Holmes Davis, principal .: the Dan.
vile Female Institute. Rev. r. NJ.
Maxey for the Blackstone School. and
Rev. j. S. Hunter for Randolph; Macon
College at Ashland. Tho usual -esoiu.
ton pledging support and funds TO the
different schools was I'd Opel
The financial question provoked some
very profitable discussion ty MI. John
P. Branch sRevs II. E.. Johnson, T. J.
Taylcl AMI others.
"A resolution offered and spoken to by
Rev. r. NJ. AIaxey and others prevailed
to the extent that we urge the faithful
enforcement Of the Methodist discipline
and invoke the aid Of the devout laymen
and women in this.
n Yo..z l., u, so. &c
fender should be severely dealt with til!
the last effort of reclaim had failed.
This was the pronounced sentiment of
the above resolution and of the entire
body. ~
The Conference then went into the
election of lay delegates to the Annual
Conference. which meets III Broad-Street
Methodist Episcopal Church in Novem-
Der. Delegate elected We're John P.
Branch, of Richmond; w. G. Iyey, of
Chesterfield; r. E.. Bridgeforth, of
Amelia. and OH. Brown, of Pownatan
county. .z-
The conference then adjourned for
preaching ny Rev. T 1isJ Tayiornofs crewe,
,Aftennaoon Don Session.
The afternoon session opened with
prayer by Rev. C. H. Boggs. The co:l-
ference suspended the. order o. the day
to- complete some minute business, re-
sulting in the election of reserve dele
/ gates to the annUa conference as fol-
lows: Captain h.chard Irby, of Ashland: )
G.. J. Hunt, of Richmond, and il E..
Maxey,. of Powhatan @5r-sz3
A motion. offered by Mr.. John p
Branch, extending an invitation to the
next General Conference to meet in
Richmond at its next session in 1906,
prevailed unanimously. and it was also
ordered that the Richmond District be
requested to concur and also the annual
conference to press the invitation, the
mover of the resolution stating that he
wished to see one more. General Con-
ference held here before he died, if Tie
Lord should keep hin, alive and in health
so much longer.
Chester was selected for the session OF
the next District Conference to convene
there during the month of August next
year
Rev. Carey E. Morgan, pastor of the
Seventl-Street Christian Church, was
presented to the conference and invited
to sit with the body. Revs. Granville
Burruss and VS. Thacker We're granted
licenses to preach.
Rev Charles w. Cooper was recon-.
mended to the annual conference for
election to elders orders.
The report OF the Committee on Mis-
sions was read by Rev. r. y. Wingfeld,
of Goochland, after which Mrs. l.. o.
Miclaels submitted the report of the
Woman's Home Mission Society Of the
district, revealing the growth and work
of the society. There are seven organ.
lied societies with 800 members, a gain
of % members. The society has been
doing most helpful work. sending a box
of supplies to Bethany Home Orphanage,
a non-sectarian institution. in Chesterfield
county The value of the box was $50;
also similar blk. worth $50. has been
sent to a minister in Oklahoma. Total
amount raised by the society was s631.S
for this district. Park Place Society
stands as the banner society. having
raised S271 30 Mrs. Michaels also rem.
dered a most excellent report of the work
being done by the workers connected with
the Methodist Institute on Nineteenth
and Main Streets.
Rev S. Otto Wright. a student from
Vanderbilt University, addressed the con-
ference in the interests OF the Students
| missionary campo ign.
! Rev II. Mastin spoke in comnenda-
ton of the work done by the Woman's
Home Mission Society.
DR.. Henry e.; Johnson then advocated
the interests Of foreign missions in a very
Impressive address. He said one Of the
signs of the tunes was l1lst = S1ou III IT'S
Proyidence has opened every field on the
earth for the entrance of the Christian
missionary. Another was that thousands
7of college Young men had offered for the
work. thousands more than the church.
had shown its willingness to send These
signs the church could not attord 70 1 l
! more.
Rev. r. NJ. Maxey, by request. also
made an address on the Rewards of Mis-,
4 2 $ y 90
Rev. w. F. Davis then read a letter
from a young. minister who has been
present at this conference ana DS th 1e51
80, sa, IN nreach, expressing his will
ingness to .und ertake the work Of for.
finder the inspira ton Of the OCCASION
Mr.. w McBain offered to give 80 IN n
addition to his regular missionary contri7s
button for the support OF a N MISSIONARY
a., ina foreign field, provided his church
5can+ ana r,,--wo1,ld undertake such support