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

{, NC)V.FlEI.BEKS1 Is, 1909.
I, lions, each section holding ONCE four
years, and giving to the Annual Confer.
every year, thus placing the selection OF
| the trustees In the hands of the confer
eice, the real owners Of the system
After some further scattering business.
| conference adjourned until te-Inorrow
morning at il O'Clock.
Missionary Meeting.
AT night great missionary meeting
was held in the conference church, In
stead of the postgraduate address by DR..
Kent, which has been postponed. The
place was filled to overflowing and the
very llvellest interest was. manifested In
these proceedings. Addresses were deliv-
cred By Bishop Wilson. Of MARYLAND and
the Rev. w. r.. Lambeth. D. D., Of
Nashville. general secretary of the Board
OF Missions. About $1,000 was subscribed
for the completion OF the Granbery Col
lege In Hrazll.
During the afternoon the cabinet met
again, as did number of the committees
and boards So far as the cabinet is
concerned things are still very Indefinite.
Delegations are hero from number OF
churches, ana three OF thefn--one each
from Broad Street. Richmond; Monument
tai, Portsmouth, and Main Street, Dan.
Vile, are after Dr.. W. J. Young. 1t is
now very evident that he Will go to
Richmond, either. to Broad Street or Cen
tenary, more likely the latter. 1t Is re-.
ported further In connection with the cab
met that the movement for the restora.
ton. OF the two old districts has been
abandoned. The laymen are lukewarm,
and the bishop personally Is in favor Of
large districts. There WILL therefore, be
but one new presiding elder. and all In
dications point to the Rev. B. r. Lip.
scomb.
Mr.. Wiley Will Return.
At the meeting OF the Board of Mise
sions this afternoon. 1t was positively
announced as coming from the bishop. that
the Rev. George II. Wiley will be re-
turned to his pressnl work. This will DO
read with qualification by all the people
Of Richmond. The board decided to recon-
mend the reappointment Of Or. w. w.
Royal. as mission secretary OF the con-
ference. A fight was made for the nboli-
tion OF the Office on the ground that It In
wolves needless expense. and there may
be a minority report. 1t Will hardly
amount 10 anything, however.
Late reports indicate that every prorni-
nent church In Richmond, except Union
Station will have q new pastor. It Is now
learned that DR.. H. n. Johnson. of Laurel
Street, will leave, although he has served
| but three years. The change is said to be
MAIDS at the express wishes Of the minis
! ter. It arises in part out of the recent
| trouble In the CONGREGATION. Dr. johnson
has smoothed things over, and now feels
that IL would be well for new man with
no hindrances, to take up the work
| Kellum- Christian Affair.
There is still talk Of a settlement Of the
| Kell,im-C Christian, matter outside OF cons
ference, but the irumors cannot be vert:
fled. Mr.. .Kellum. according to good re-
port, has offered to leave the thing IN the
hands OF disinterested arbitrators, but Mr.
Christian, IL 10 said. still refuses to re-
coEnizs the attempt In any way. de-
| claring that he has nothing to arbitrate.
A friend and relative OF Mr. Kellun. said
to-nightithat the laymen will probably In
sist upon public retraction by Mr..
Christian. It IL safe to say that there IL
not the remotest chance that the latter
will do anything like this.
CONFERENCE NOTES.
with fine tact and generous display
OF episcopal Kindness and courtesy, B!shoI
| Hendrix has In a few: short hours done
what last year in RichmoAd 1t took two
or three days to perform. great mass
/ OF business has already been transacted
and tho brethren are narvelling at the
4 celebrity with which the old and some
times unwieldy conference ts moving
Not. In twenty years; they say, have the,
ever seen anything like IT, It sound.
blasphemous. perhaps, to employ tho
word, but-everybodyl Is swearing by the
| Westerne-.. He has captured and capt..
yated,l The conference Is at his feet,
. ready to do his bidding with confidence
In his ability .aRd his strength az an
executive on1cer. f.,3 4.
An echo Of one Of last years storm.
lest discussions was distlnctly. heard early
yesterday, when the Rev, James Cannon,
secretary Of the conference, Dr.. Paul
Whitehead, to add 10 the records Of 1907
an appendix containing all the motions.
| papers and rulings In the debate on the
question OF nominations by presiding ell.
ders, This is the famous "eviscerated
minutes Incident, of which 30 much has
been heard and, read. Or, Whitehead said
he never had any objection to including
| In his report the matters sreferred TO-
and that the resolution was entirely
agreeable to him. The paper was there
upon unanimously adopted
a RULING.
Another matter OF seeming Importance
IS the ruling OF the Bishop with reference
to undergraduates. A prominent member
| OF one OF tho committees desired to know
1 II certificates from colleges or UNIVERSE
ties could DO accepted in lieu Of the regu-
lar. examination. The chair held that no
certificate except that from the denomi-
national correspondence school at Nash
vile could be considered at all. This rules
out all colleges, including Randolph-Ma-
| con itself. Members declare the ruling
| to be unimportant In its effect. but one
young undergraduates was heard to say
that it would probably keep him out OF
his orders.
Reports from the churctes constituted a
large feature OF the days proceedings.
| All the Richmond congregations showed
up in fine style. Some Of these reports
were interesting to a high degree. but one
Of them was unique, The Rev. +. g.