The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-15
.Fdrmville and Eastern
Shore Re-eStabIished.
MAKING TWO MORE
PRESIDING ELDERS
Substitute Adopted for the Chris
tian Advocate Report Which
Postpones Action.
LYNCHBURG SELECTED AS
NEXT MEETING PLACE.
Temperance Committee Report
Will Rejoice Over the Sue
cess Of the Mann Bill and
Provide for Resolution to
Legislatc to Eliminate
Social Clubs.
(From a STAFF Correspondent,

(From Staff Correspondent)
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. Nov. H.
With the great western bishop at the
helm. the ministerial bark Is smoothly
sailing upon waters that might have been
troubled and is wcathering every storm
that, but for the skilful guiding hand.
would probably have discovered danger
ous shoals in the path.
1t was simply wonderfully busy day
that eliminated with the announcement
from the chair that the minute questions
are already full, and that on Monday the
session will be given TO committee re-
ports. Such head way has been rarely
made before and the matter Is becoming
the talk of the conference.
Deferred Again.
For the second time the Christian Ad-
.yocata affair is deferred The report Of
the committee came up this morning as
a special order and substitute offered
BY the Rev. James Cannon. Jr., putting
the settlement OF the question OFT another
year. was adopted. Members OF: the Con-
ference rejoiced openly that this delicate
and dangerous affair could pc disposed
IT Ia 80 amicable q ma mn CT. 1890. .sy
Il discussion was lively at times but
nothing like what 1t was In Richmond
last year. The report Of the COMMITTEES
was held up as dummy and punch
Ing bag for the brethren to hit at and
the committee laughfngily admitted that 1t
was a compromise that suited nobody.
The chief development In this connec-
ton was the refusal OF DR.. ]. Powell
Garland, and the Rev. Richard Ferguson
to serve on the new Advocate Commit
tee because they were tired OF 1t ano
wa ted ito get out" Or J. w Bled.
soc was chosen to succeed DR.. Garland
and the Rev. W. B. Beauchamp won out
In a factional vote for the place vacated
by the other minister.
Kellam-Christan.
When the Norfolk and Eastern Shore
District was called to-day on the exami-
nation OF the chara cter Of Its ministers.
many waited for the explosion OF the
Kellam bomb. But this, like the other
things, failed to materialize. Tho Blsh-
on called the names one by one and
ilnnlly-"Mr. Asbury Christian"
II Mr.. Kellam was in tho audience, he
made no move and his one chance slip
ped by. The minister arose ana saHe
an account OF the fine condition OF his
Berkeley Church, To which he will return.
Then he sat down. his character passed
unchallenged and the next name was
called. Mr.. Christian declared later that
he never had the slghtest idea that
there would be any charge brought against
him.
From what can be gathered. Mr.. Kel-
lam is very sore over the status OF the
affair. He is not talking yet. but will
probably have something to say after
awhile He appointed two arbtrators,
one Of whom was a prominent Richmond
minister. but Mr, Christian refused ITO
meet him or them. The Berkeley pas
tor consistently declares that he has
nothing to arbitrate and he refuses to re-
cognize any such attempt as that made
by Mr.. Kellam.
Other Matters.
A number OF other things made the