The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-27
METHODIST
CONFERENCE
Second Days Session Of the
Meeting In Fredericksburg.
a SUPERANNUATED LIST 7
The Calling of the Twentieth Quest'o g q y
co9tinued-7'he GLASS Of the F'rss y
Year Was Called and Advanced i,'''r''t'd' \.
as Glass Of Second Year.
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FRED iSi rio I0sB u re-. VA, Maroh 70, o. :.
Atric conference Of the Methoulist t1p's.
Fcopnl Church, South. opohcu "a ..sthod, 49,
! r.b,,,ci t'nt O:sO o'clock, Bishop A.5 COKE IKE
Ss,nitl II Inc chair. Tho opening sor-
4 .,iaas v,n,o conducted by ROY. u II. tou -
r nnnv AZ peltsvllo, Md The roll was
9rnllcd md showed tlnt q number OF ~. ;.
dltlonnl ministers and laymen mug arrlYe ~"
since yesterday. Isl 5
,rho class OF tho first year was called
md The following wero reported as nay
ing been examined, their characters pass ,Ls!,l
nI md they were advanced rs q class
of tile second year: james ~. Hupif'an'
s,Jnmes q. Joter, s. r, Cockrell, n.
Haley. a. w. Stnples, ]. M. Is limo. -, y.
guil1ncllle Nv, 7. King and @. w. S STUMP.
Edwin w. 1rubnkar's examinatl ton not
having boon approved. his character WIS
passed, md he was continued N ne ne
class Of the first yonr ]: Fred peaho,
= : "I,,s oyi, renuest. wns discontinued as
= r,rcaoher ana he will take up tho work
Of Touching,
L Under tic call or the twentieth question
the names Of opportunities and u l Is 90
ministers during the year wnsNcalled. = no
schara cters OF the former were passed
md tho names OF the deceased .wero re-
ported as follows: Nelson Head, r, ~ 8.
iIough, Rumsey sm thson, C.. !, = Gan.es'
I w, A. Mcdonald. Thomas -. carson,
Larkin Crensllnw. !.
The following names were referred 70
Inc COMMITTEES on Superanuated Rela-
tons: William c.. Eggleston. Ropert
Smith, Charles G.. Lnthicum. John =.
Wightman, James s. Gardner. Ephralm
u, Kregelow Hamilton Gaver, James 8.
awolff, II. s. p. sixos Aaron u Boon. =, 10
seph j. Engle, james s. Porter. VIII
liam FIedgcs, ]. L. Hyde, j.. LESTER shep-
gley,fAdam @. Flaherty, Charles a. Joyce
Joseph r. Crlckenbergcr, Charles L. Dam
aron, John D.. Maxwell, Thomas w.
Brow n, 4 Lewis G. Martin, Hamilton w.
Kinzer, John q. sedwlck. Quincy a.
Wheat, Henry D. Bishop, Jacob s. HOP
kins, Charles Q. Tackett. Frank p. CRIT RI
filth. f
During the calling Of the superanuated
list, Bishop Smith made brief address
In which he touchingly referred to the su-
3peranuates, Of. their work 81 In the
past, of the pleasure It gave him
and the delegates to greet them IN the
conference and spoke words OF cheer 70
them. f&
The following were referred to the Com
mittee on SIpernumerary Relations: q.
r.. Shipley, T.. W. Haslop.
& Rev. DR.. Blackwell, president OF the
Randolph Macon College, was at this
point introduced to tho conference and
Invited the membeu to visit the college
Tomorrow afternoon, and on motion the
invitation was accepted.
The Bishop then introduced RevJ. s..
Pearson, missionary secretary Of tho col
ored Methodist Episcopal Church, who
addressed the body at length in regard to
his people,
His brief remarks were given close at;
ttention. and made visible impression
on his hearers. Following his address
a collection was taken by the conference
for the benefit Of the work being. done
by M the colored " Methodist Episcopal
Church OF Baltimore city rs
After this the consideration OF ques-
ton 20 was resumed, and the follow
Ing ministers reported their charges, and
their characters were passed J. A.aAn
derson, II. II. Sherman, J.. O. Knott
During tho session of the conference to-
day n number OF visiting ministers were
introduced by Bishop Smith, among
them being Rev. J. ]. T!gert. D. p, gen
oral book agent Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South; DR.. Welderman. OF
the Maryland Bible Society; DR.. Camp
bell. OF the Virginia Bible Society; Revs.
Beatty, Christian, Mastn and Beau
champ. of the Virginia Conference, and
Rev. Dr. II. II Barber, rector Of the
Trinity Episcopal Church, Of this city.
After announcement Of tho various COM
lmlttco meetings for this afternoon, the
conference adjourned to meet again at
$50 o'clock Tomorrow morning.