The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-13
The Morning Session.

The second day Of conference began with
bright skies and air fresh and pure from
the mountains. The ministers ywere out
early, and by the time the opening
hour arrived the church was about filled.
Many ladies' were present to-day.
1 ture OF the conferences is to be en- phaRized
at the express wish of the bishop and
the pa stors as we'll. A hymn WAS started
In the audience and the refrain was
caught, up around the room. Prayer was
then offered by DR.. John Hannon; OF
Richmond, who invoked the blessing OF
God upon the conference. Another hymn
and then Bishop Hendrix delivered the
first OF his series Of short lectures on
was given by the ministers, and. the
episcopal remarks were punctuated at
every turn by the loudly pronounced
"Amen'' OF DR.. Hannon. The bishop
smoke eloquently and effectively. His
subject to-day was 1.-THE Naturalization
Of the Spirit" At the conclusion OF his
short sermon he announced that his
subject Tomorrow will be 'The Epi-
phanies of the Spirit"
The Certificate Matter,
After the minutes had been read by DR..
Whitehead and other prellmlnarlas trans
acted, the business session of the confer
Cannon, Jr., presented report No, I Of the
Board of Education, reversing the chair
In It's ruling with reference to certificates.
The report embodied the following very
important resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted:
"Resolved, That the conference hereby
authorizes the various examining COM
mittees to accept certificates of the cor
respondence school and certificates OF our
universities and colleges, approved by
file board, In lieu of examination on any
books of the course of study, In accord-
nnce with the action of the General Con-
ference (see pages 49, ia, 226 of the
Jurnal of Fourteenth General Confer
ence1,"
II is held by the board or the secre-
tary thereof, that this resolution results
In the reversal or the decision Of Bishop
Hendrix at conference In Texas. which
decision had been approved by the col
slege of bishops. The Virginia Conference
board of Education by a direct citation
from the record. shows that this deci-
sion is q mistake, and Bishop Hendrix
has at this conference reversed his deci-
sion made In Texas, and the college of
bishops will doubtless affirm the decision
made at the conference. as tho Virginia
Conference Board has undoubtedly proven
Its position,
Hot Discussion.
Under question !. .'Who are admitted
on trial?n Henry JVoodhouse Davis was
accepted and then the conference pitched
headlong Pinto an . exciting dsousslon.
The name of the Rev. William Henry
Keyser. of Gordonsyille was presented
( by the Committee on Admissions and the
report recommended that he be not re-
ceiyed into the conference. The applicant.
the report said was thirty-nine years OF
age, married, had six children, all OF
which will go with himSto any charge to
which he might be sent, His educational
qualifications were reported to be very
limited.
referred back 10 the committee SO that
me presiding elder Of the district In Which
MI. Keyser was loca led. the Rev. j, D
Hank, of Charlottesville, could make g
statement. Several members spoke ant
| II ~as declared that II would be much