The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31
METHODIST |
GOMEZ RENEE
Reporter Board / o. Ed ulcationf
Received With Int crest.
tTHES UPPER UATEDH FUND
The Southern y ethodlst Oonfsrsncsls
E:ndsavoring TO Raise = Fund ~ is,
3s8 o. 600. 900 to 90 : Permanent
81 INTEREST," Bearing Endowment s3
4
tsp.eiai g rs r1in,.ts. Dispates. !

Especial 20 Ths Tinss. DispateA. j III sisss
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. lfarch Sorrhs
baltimore Conference Of the AsthodtsS
Bplscopa Church. South. opened W 10.
sion o-day, With Bishop AZ coke Smith,
Of North Carolina, III theo half, ana els
religious exercises were conducted "
rev. g. e. Ferguson, Of LessburS, va!
The report Of the Board Of Mitigation
was presented. III which the institutional
under l,t','l the care Il 81 the oo1f ference az
commended TO the patronage 81 Sttsl
Methodist public. II \ sta tes that more
than y 500 has been brought up from
the charges on the twentieth Century
! fund. The report also oommends tho lbs
srallt sof Mr.. John r. Branch. * Rich
lnond. Va in offering 70 give the Ram
dolph- Macon College l1oo, 900. on condition
that t200. 900 besides be raised Tor the
college. The Southern & summary 1or Tho
education of girls. located at Buena
Vista. Va, 4inder the care Of Rev. .. II.
Rowe. president. was particularly re-
Tered TO. and appreciated IN addresses
delivered a on d the floor. The school 81
pondence In connoc tion TX WI tho
I Biblical department Of the ssF VaIlderb, lti
University was brought to tho attention.
OF the conference In the report and the
Committees 90 Examination were u,rsssds
to recognize tho work done BY that lnsti-
tuition. iA ter a discussion 9 Of some
length and animation by Reys. :. gl'f j 8
fPrettyman, J. w. Duney. Colliny Denny.
/ Fl. r. Ham!ll, Dr.. J. A. K ern and vtilernn
the accommodation Of the rcporS wa
adopted. ,si a. a
The order Of tho day having n4sd 81 !
o'clock for the memorial services, f,tther3l
consideration OF the report OF the bard
OF Education was postponed until to-hor-
row. ~
The meeting hold In tina Preabytet 81 /
Church Saturday night, Il In tho inteaest
Of the sup eranuated endownment fluid. $
which was ed dressed by Bishop AZ. C,o5ks I
Smith Land Rev. Or. A. o. Wat ms, rex. Il
seral carvassing agent OF the fund. result
ed n the collection Of 3, 400. This Is nov
considered equal TO the ability Of thaI
conference 70 contribute, az many me,i,-s
l beers were absent from the meeting en-
ga8ed in & committee work, and another
meeting will be held for tho Same obJaett
before the conference I'D 5ourns. This fund
was authorized by; tho general fund fofj
the Southern y, Methodist I Conf erencsl
which mot last May In Dallas, Text
and the amount aimed at Is IS, ooo, 0Oo
which Is to be q permanent interest bear1y
Ing fund for the Import OF the ministers
who wear out in the work Of the ministry.
The amount so far raised from the whole
church is t11b, 900. DR.. Watkins states that
there are 1000 families dependent on thh8
fund. n u Sls9
Tho Joint Bcnrd OF Finance va. ~
motion. allowed to submit report M
q before tho memorial exercises well
commenced. This report shows the fol-
lowing collections: For bishop b fund
8, 2e; superanuated, 11b,44s; educational
=, $50 Bible cause. 3soe; Paine and Lane
Institute. $a47. a. n q.
4 The order OF the day, memorial services,
was then takcn up ( after q prayer by Dr.
Collins Denny, During the year seven
members Of the cont ference have passed
away, a paper IN memory Of DR., r. r,
s.. Eough was read by Rev. George y,
Tyler. pastor OF the church here. Dr;
Eough was q rnembe OF the con ference
elder at different times OF several Of ttel
districts, and had served rs pastor ,of;;
the charge here. He was the father OF
Miss Jessie Hough and # Mrs, J. s Fred
Brown, Of this city. Rev! 81 @. Ferguson.
of Leesburg, former pastor OF s5 this
'ohuroh, read O. Enemoir3o1 ReY.FDr. RUM.
soy Smithson, who had also filled many
positions IN the inference \ ana was < IN
former pastor OF tho church here. The
memoir OF DR.. Nelson Head was read
BY Rev. b. 8. Hammond; one Of Rev.
Thomas p. Carson was read by Rev. h
p, Hnmill one of Rev. ]. W. anterGwaa
read by Rev.EJ, Fl, Light, ana Rev. J. III,
Davidson read the paper In memory Of
Rev. W. AZ Mcdonald, lgiS d tss3
Tonight the missionary anniversary
was held at the Methodist Church, and
assistant missionary secretary. An 4 inns
mcnse crowd was present. S#