The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-16
.SHAkE-U.PI in
CONFERENCE:
Something Of an Uphoavall
& insAbout SIX Weeks.
lMPoR TANT CHANCES i IA I: i
Dr. Young May Leave the Conferences
Rev. Mr.. Lipscomb Mentioned for
Presiding EIder-Number Of
Charges In Richmond.

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Changes In Richmond. sil II
More changes will be made Il, the VIZ.
+ ginla Conference Of the Nj. =. Church,
South. In about six weeks, than has
ID, been the case for many years past. Now
q fnces VIII appear In tho pulp!ts o. nearly
all OF the great churches and IN many
OF the smaller apnes like change VIII
4 bo noted. Every Indication points to an
uphenval. the like Of which has perhlnp pa
IL not boon known since the Conference
changed tho pastoral term from two &c
Il four years. mai IA, n Il !.
The meeting Of the body, which it
always attended with the very liYelies
4 revival Of in terest In all things Methodist,
4 Is now not far off. The time -the IT'D
y Of SNovember-is coming on apace, ana th !.
interval between then and the present =, y
beginning to be measured BY weeks. = ~. he
usual amount Of prophccyng. tore Els.'''s =
gossping and ii perhaps, poi atils = y
Just BEGINNING to appear, ana trom .,,n mvS
an It will daily ,incrense In volume tnousn
hardly In Significance. NOBODY taRes
the talk seriously, though there are many
wiseacres who .profcss to know all, thingf
8 until the bishop comes along andTfWitn
A fine Indifference. sponges clean tne
carefully prepared and much pioneered
slate.
AZ their meeting day or two al ago the
Methodist ministers OF Richmond aho
Manchester got their heads tose sne !. a ~
decided a number OF things ABOUT tne
Conferences The number OF changes TO
he rnnde In Richmond this year have, OF
course. set them to guessing. and eacn
wants to know. II possible, where ne II
.at.'. The trouble with them Is tiat
they don't tell all they profess TO. know
They will talk all right about tn, !.
they don't know anything about. pnt
when they get on the inside track o.
4 somethng they arc never In a. position
20 sneak. At least this Is what one OF
them said yesterday. Much Of the time
\, AZ the preachers meeting Monday was
epent n Joking each other, An elaposate
slate was discussed and each minister
present was sent to some field ne was
f particularly anxious to avoid. y poss'nle.
.5 PRESIDING ELDERS.
There Is, however much serious talk
about the conference appointments, and
( a great deal OF interest Ia being taken N
& the matter. The presiding eldership cues.
ton is perhaptV the most Interesting l. o.
Il them all. Several have to change th's
year. and II Is a matter OF current report
II That the conference cabinet Is In favor
4 OF a change from nine distrlcts to eleven.
This will mean the division Of the Nor.
folk and Eastern Shore District and tho
restoration OF the old fFarmville, necess''
sGtatlng the appointment OF two new elders
in addition to the new one who Will nave
n "a fll tho vacancy caused by the with:
drawal OF the Rev, r. Il, Bennett. OF
Richmond District.
DR.. w. VI. Tudor, OF West Richmond. VIII
have 10 move, and It Is probable that no
Will return to pastoral work, He may 20
TO Court.stree Lynchburg, one OF the
flnest churches In the conference. but II
i1e does not, may remain in the presiding
eldcrship and be sent to Richmond Dis
trict. II ne does go to court-street. Dr..
r. T, Wilson. presiding elder OF T'etors-
burg, Is a strong possibility for Richmond
District, and the Rev. T. Mem. Simpson
for West Richmond. The Rev. 3. r..
Lipscomb IS very prominently mentioned
Ga the new presiding elder OF Petersburg
District. Or. ~. D. Hank OF Charlottes-
\ vile. who has to move this year, Is also
mentioned for West Richmond. II
Among the new men mentioned for the
presiding eldership are the Rev. H, r..
johnson. D. D.. pastor OF Lanrel-Street
this city, and the Rev I. 3. Betty. pas
tor Of Clay-street, It Ia said that Mr.,
Betty does not dsstre the appointment.
PASTORAL CHANGES,
It is reliably stated that there Is strong
probability that the Rev. DR.. W. J..
Young. the best known minister in the
conference, who will have to leave Court
Street, Lynchburg this year, will leave
the conference. He Is mentionedsby some
for Centenary. Richmond. but DR., Lear
will probably como back again. A'1f he
stays In the conference, DR.. Young Is al,
most certain to so to Main-street, Dan
Vile. But his great populari MS n
preacher and his eminent position in the
i conference made him conspicuous figure
y for other conferences, Some half dozen
charges outside Virginia are said to be
after him, and are working hard. One
Of 1.-The largest OF these churches Ia Broad
way, Louisville.
In Richmond nearly every big church,
except Centenary viii have to have a
new man. Mr.. Beauchamp will leave BROAD
Street Mr.. snooner q. Trinity: M. ,fSetty,
Clay Street; Mr. Bosnian. Park Place;
Mr.. Maxey. Ashuty. and SO on. Trinity Is
name Is not known. The Rev. w r. Proc
tor Is mentioned for Asbury. and the Rev,
Messrs Booker Latham and Rawlings
the Rev. Mr.. Simpson is mentioned for
Clay Street, The Broad Street people.
profess to know nothing about what Ia
going to happen to them
I, A great deal OF gossplng Is going on In
connection with the Richmond churchea.
and many on the outside, but the rpmors
have as yet not assumed q Very definite
form. Az the conference draws nearer.
however, the forecnsters Will settle down
to steady work. =. * ,3.,s
IT'S generally felt the present con,