The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-11
Quiet Session Predicted by
Some, But There Are Signs
in the Air OF Storm.
THE KELLAM-C HRISTIAN
MATTER UPPERM0ST
The Question Of the Transfer Of
Ministers From Other Con-
ferences is Being Agitated,
and There is Talk Of a
Mass-Meeting OF Minis
ters to Take Action.

Especial from Staff Correspondent)
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. Nov. TO-
What OF Virginia Methodism is not In
Charlottesville tonight has Its eyes
turned hltherward with an interest born
of twelve long months OF work and
worry.
Several train loads OF ministers and
laymen have Just rolled into the little
University town. the seat OF the one
hundred and twenty-first annual con-
ference OF Virginia. which begins with the
morrow, and there are others yet to
come-many OF them. The Richmond con-
ungent musters It's entire force and
presents solid front Of clerical strength.
Bishop Hendrix is on the field. tall. with
his six feet OF height. dlsnifIed. distin-
guished, every inch a man.
The '.millionaire bishop" Is what some
OF them call him. because his family
Is one OF wealth and influence In the
land He comes from the far away
State OF Missouri TO look after the Yir-
glnians. and they extend to him the glad
hand OF cordlallty and fellowship.
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The entire conference holds him In the
highest esteem and admiration. recog-
niSing his fine points OF culture and
courtesy.
At this writing the, brethren are stll
shaking hands and chatting among them
selves. few committee meetings have
been held during the day. and the cabi-
net, 1t is said. assembled for prellmi-
nary look at things. but there Is no real
business yet
The following ministers-presiding eld-
ers OF the various districts-compose the
cabinet: R. II. Bennett, OF Richmond
District: w. v. Tudor. OF West Rich
mond District: ]. T. Whitley. OF West
Rappahannock District: Josiah D. Hank,
OF charlottesville District; James G.
Reed. OF Lynchburg District; J. H. Amiss.
OF Danville District: R. T. Wilson. OF
Petersburg District; J. Powell Garland
OF Portsmouth District. and Paul White
head, Of Norfolk and Eastern Shore
District.
IT'S the auto-conference social session
that is now being held. Bright and early
tomorrow morning the session proper
will begin.
The conference will meet at O'clock.
Religious services will be conducted by
bishop Hendrix. including the adminis-
8tration OF the Lord s Supper, according
to the standing order OF the conference.
The opening sermon before the confer
ence will be preached tomorrow eve
ming by the Rev, George II. Ray. D. D.,
! UNKNOWN QUANTITY.
Experiences In the past warn the writer
that 1t Is bootless to predict where bishops
are concerned, but II signs fall not there
are breakers ahead for the ministerial
bark. Things are simmering now. and
the fact that they have not yet appeared
upon the surface inspires some TO pre-
dict a routine and uneventful session.
But time will show that such is not to
be the case,
Besides Or. Hendrix. two other bishops
ut the Methodist Episcopal Church.
south. will be in attendance unon the
session-Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson, OF
baltimore, and Bishop John G, Gram
berry. OF Ashland. Va. The latter will
be here In the capacity Of president OF
the Board OF Trustees OF the Randolph
Macon system OF schools. This board
will holts Its meetings during the $685.
sion OF the conference, and will elect a
8 s /. TO- T.