The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14
An Expected Fight That
Did Not COmeEOf
PAPER ADOPTED
WITHOUT DISSENT
The Bishop, by Promptly Put
ting the Question, Disarmed
Any Billigerent Intention.
ELOQUENT CHARGE TO
THE YOUNG PREACH HERS
The Orphanage Report Full Of
Interest-Distinguished Visi-
tor Makes an Eloquent Ad- Z
dress Under the Inter-
ruption Of Many
Takers.
(From a stan correspondent)

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CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA. Nov. u
Twas in many respects to-day a story
Of things that did not happen. Of long
expectations unfulfilled. OF brilliant po-
tentiallties that were not precipitated.
For two long hours conference. after
1t assembled for its third day,swas won
derfully quiet, wonderfully sedate. won
derfully businesslike. The air was ricl,
with oratory OF q rare sort, but 1t all told.
with eloquence unsurpassed. Of things
that did not rise above the level OF the 4
regular denomlnational work. ~ s
WENT THROUGH LIKE "A SHOT. ,,8s
Noon had conc md gone, and It looked (.
as II the day was to pass without incl
dent when in the midst Of sudden; ST.
lence in the room tho Rev. Mr.. Cannon
announced a resolution which he then
and there read. Its first words showed +
dts impact, and the brethren began to-
get non essentials Chats, coats. esc,).
out Of the way. For the resolution was Il
upon the delicate transfer question.
and a long and bitter fight was expected
Since the first conference hour this mat
ter has been uppermost In many minds.
and there has heen q careful strai ininggof
ysn7a Eha airsc iun III as tle t,pisroTai5 ~
chair Opposition was expected from this
quarter. and the body was cooked and
primed for q struggle. Small wonder them
| that when Mr.. Cannon began to read
the rumble Of distant thunder could be /
heard In tho imagination Of many. And {
this is what happened: #
"All in favor OF it's adoption, say ayc,':
said the bishop promptly upon the conclu-
sion sofsthe rdeading. @ 3.s III 4
A chorus Of ayes. M s} va
"All opposed, say no." continued the
bishop with grang frod
Not a voice. ssss
Surprise was writ large across the face
of many. The conference had at last iex-
pressed itself on the transfer question:.
and altogether without scrap. Every
body expected one, and some were dis
appointed, others glad. In the audience
at the time was Dr Smart. OF Epw orth.
Norfolk, one of the transfers OF the sort I
| the conference objects to. DR.. Kelly is \
no there and vii not be.
WON'T WELCOME THEM.
The resolutions were shrewdly drawn.
| They declared that there was a misap-
prehension among .the people generally
as to the attitude of the conference on
tho transfer question. Therefore, It
would be we'll for the conference to put
itself on record as not opposing trans-
fers In general and, therefore. further,
1t was wise to declare as follows:
'~Ehat We cannot extend a hearty vel
come to any transfers who come to us
with an understanding made In advance
with particular church: that we believe
such arrangements to be destructive OF
that fraternal spirit which should char
acterize the relations OF Methodist
preachers with each other and with local
churches, and that we, furthermore. be-
lleve that such arrangements are not nee
eRsnry for properly caring for and deYol- 4
oping our work" e
This hits directly at Dr., Kelly. who
comes from Tennessee to the big Court
Street Church, In an interview some
time ago. bishop Coke Smith said the
Tennessee minister was not sent to any
particular church. Had this been the
case the Virginia ministers would have
had no objection. But 1t now develops
that DR.. Kelly comes for the express
purpose of going to the Lynchburg
charge, and that he has already made
some salary arrangements with Court
Street. This is what caused the fight,
! resulting In the pronouncement by tbs
conference The surprising thing Is the
attitude OF Bishop Hendrix, who. 1t was
thought, would rule the resolution out,
One of the men, whose names are signed
to the paper, says that the only way II
was done was by letting the bishop know
how the conference felt, This was done,
and he quickly saw that the mtnisteri
would be satisfied with nothing less than
Just such a resolution.
THE MORNING SESSION.
| Devotional exercises OF deep and
earnest character distinguished the OPEN
! ing of the third day Of conferences. Tbs
| feature Of the day in this connection was
| again the fine lecture by Bishop Hendrix
| en- 1.-The Epiphanies of the Spirit. y The
presiding officer spoke all too briefly;
! fervent and eloquent address. breathing
the spirit OF religion and truth,
| Business began in earnest about 10
| o'clock.
The following were advanced to class OF
the second year: c, II. Fielding. Henry
| G. Pfeiffer, William Il, Edwards. Jr., John
] w. Fizer BOYD e. Hudson, Walter a,
Jeffreys John G. Granbery, Jr., Yir'
ginius r. Turner, John w. Eure and p
*. odell.
Elected elders: John W. Lillaster. JE.
Hampden H, Smith, Lewis G. SheaTer,
John II. Sowell.
Local preachers elected deaeons; @. II.
Fielding, Lee @. Crutchfield, Waiter "A.
Jeffrsys, Charles T. Thrift, Boyd p. Fiud,
| son. Virginius II. Turner, John II. Cuth,
1 riell &
BISHOPS CHARGE.
| One of the most impressive fsaturea OF
| the entire conference was the annual
! charge OF the bishan, - ths 1i&xA II tn