Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-21
Virginia Annual Conference.

The annual sermon OF the Virginia
Conference was preached by Rev
Geo. n. Raw, D. D. His subject was
Bearer" AS this was the
5Oth year of DR.. Rays membership IN
the Conference, he gave the BODY an
interesting account of his associates
in the Conference during the hall
century. Many of these have dieo
and his estimate of those VINO nau
nassed away was OF special interest
n the older members of the body.
Each morning, after the first OF the
session. Bishop Hendrix has given
the Conference a talk on 1.-The WORK
of the Holy Spirit" His first talk
WAS ON the Authorization OF the
HOLY Spirit; the second on the
Epiphanies of the Holy Spirit; the
third on the Friendship of the Holy
Spirit; the fourth on The Temple OF
the Holy Spirit. These talks have
been scholarly, and full of interest
and profit to the Conference and
rave had much to do with the sweet
.pirit that has prevailed throughout
the session OF the Conference.
This Conference has had large
,rmber of correctional representa-
tives. DR.. A. F. Watkins, represent
! ing the endowment fund for super
,puates, presented this cause IN an
eloquent manner, and received ABOUT
- 900 from the persons present IL
is the intention of the great Method
,st church to provide a fund OF
- GOO 900. the interest of which shall
be used to give to disabled preachers
nd the widows and orphans OF de-
leased preachers "pension." me
'und has grown gradually and the
Ultimate success of the plan is assur-
ed.
DR. Hamell represented the Sum-
day school interest. He is, perhaps,
he best equipped man for the gen
raj Sunday school work 10 America
| Your Methodist readers will remem
yer that he provides the s. s. drills
found in the Sunday School ma "a
zine.
Dr.JJ J. Tigert, Book Editor OF the
Church, and perhaps, the most schol-
trly man in the whole connection
addressed the Conference in regard
to his department. In his address
he paid a tribute to the present
Pope's character, but, he said, while
his can be said, it is still true that
Romanism is false, and founded on
false principles. He called attention
RI TO the Methodist Quarterly Review,
= IF which he is editor, and stated that
this review was the first to uncover
: the fact lin an article by Senator
+ uorgap) that the Panama Canal
e Treaty. was anti-American, in that II
: provided that those living within
{ the canal zone, must come under the
4 control OF Roman Catholicism.
e A class of 10 young men were ad
y nitted ioto "full connection" as it Ii
4 .alled. Those known to your readers
are J. J. Bradford, T. ]. G. Heath
+ and H. G. Gregory.
o The Virginia Conference Orphan
age received special attention. Thi
C 8 a comparatively new enterprise. L
s mas done well. The Methodists OF tn
e whole Virginia Conference territor,
y feel an interest in it, and show it b,
= their contributions. Prof. Water, o
the Miller School, proposed that eacl
y pastoral charge pledge itself to sup
n oort one orphan in the Orphanagt
e, 1t was merely suggestion-but 1t
ID to be hoped all pastoral charges vii
y, need it. Prof. Water stated tina
lie there were $4,000 orphans in Virgin
er who needed the help of the Orphan
II age.
or A matter that was looked forwar
al 70 with great interest was the repoi
X Of the committee appointed at tn
a last session of the Conference to loo
ne Into the conduct of the Advocate an
1t suggest a plan by which the papf
OF would be more in touch with tn
IN Conference. A substitute for tn
~ committees report, to the effect tn
IT. the committee be continued and re
'r- oort at the next Conference, il pra
ed icable, a plan by which the Confe
IS, suce may become the owner of tt
Is paper, or have absolute control of tt
ey oaper. so far as it's editorial condu
at is concerned.
~ The subject of temperance receive
y, much attention. The Rev. w. Z
- Christian read the report for the COL
mittee. This report urged tt
=" strengthening OF the Mann Bill, ar
recommended that the churches u
unfermented wine at commune
.o- Or. Hanna, of Richmond, in speal
-or ing of the report, said-"We want
NJ aeadon with the whiskey evil, al
ua ora ooinO RI have IT. We will gil