The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-19
METHODISTS
\ ARE STIRRED
The Changes Made by Coner-
ence Giving the Greatest
Dissatisfaction.
BROAD STREET VERY SORE
1t Wanted Rev. w. ]. Young and
No One Else--Some Other
Great Surprises.
BROAD STREET VERY SORE

Rumors are flying about, like bats on
the wing and as thick, striking here and
there and provoking a perfect whirlwind
In the air Immediate roundabouts.
Methodist Virginia is aroused. and
there Is no mistake about 1t. 1t began
In Charlottesville on Tuesday, when as
Indicate In q previous report, the sur
rrises were SO great when the rniniste-
Ra1 appointments were read, that every
body present was on the tip-toe of ex-
element and expectation. knowing not
what would come next. But the Char
lottesvlle scene is hardly a circumstance
TO the genuine stir-up that follows in
Its wake and that Is attached to 1t as
effect the cause.
Much Comment.
There is not so much an objection to
the ministers sent 10 the various churches
az there is feeling OF great disappoint-
ment by many at not securing picked
men. Several prominent laymen have
oeen heard to express themselves In
pretty plain terms. and the entire list
OF the bishops assignments was charac-
terized by several as a mistake" Free
dncntly other and stronger words were
used.
Much comment has been aroused by the
fact that Or. Young goes to Centenary.
despite the fact that there were three
DELEGATIONS after him In Charlottesville.
and that the CONGREGATION to which he
goes was not represented on the field al
ALL SO far as anybody knows. Broad
Street Richmond. wanted him and Broad
Street Ia sore disappointed not because
1t got Mr.. spooner from Trinity. who is
very generally regarded as one OF tho
powers In the conference. but beca use 1t
did not get DR.. Young. 1t asked for tho
Court Street minister. and for no other.
and sent committee to Charlottesville e.
waited on the bishop while he was here.
ard wrote strong letters. 1t was almost
sure of getting Its man. "But 1t amounted
to absolutely nothing" said one OF the
stewards OF the church yesterday, with
dissat lsf!ed tone in his voice.
Afte, DR.. Young alsn wern Monuro entail.
Portsmouth. and Main Street. Danville.
The last named church was almost frant'S
In ft5 efforts TO get him. 1t had at least
six people in Charlottesville working on
the bishop 1t brought every pressure to
bear. exhausted every argument. raised
the pastors salary above Centenary. and
everything else in the State.
Centenary IS. OF course, delighted. There
Is but one complicating circumstance
here. The big Richmond church wanted TO
change pastors merely that It might get
into the "four-ycar swing" II 1t changed.
II wanted DR.. Young; IL not Or. Young, It
wanted DR.. Lear back But II DR.. Young
came 1t wanted DR.. Lear we'll taken care
Of. lie was made a presiding elder and IT
wac generally thought was we'll satisfied.
1atersreports declare that this is%not the
case The minister himself. said vaguely
last night that he hadn't yet looked oyer
the new field before him.
Other Gases.
Other cases OF disa ppointment may be
cited In Richmond. Park Place had one of
Its most prominent members at the con-
ference. and the congregation was settled
In the belief that It had secured the Rev..
J. N. Latham, one of the shining lights.
But It slipped up here. Mr.. Latham went
to Portsmouth. and Mr. Betty was shift
ed from Clay Street to Park Place.
causing great surprse to all. The removal
OF DR.. Harmon from Union Station to
Trinity caused another sensation, and no.
body was more surprised than DR.. Ham
non himself. AS stated yesterday he for
got TO say Amen" as usual: merely
grunted.
Clay Street seems to be we'll pleased
and Laurel Street is having quiet Cole
Asbury also gets the man 1t wanted IN
Mr.. Lay. The removal OF Rev. J. s.
Hunter from Ashland TO Fairmount'
caused surprise but Is very acceptable.
DIR. Wilson. as presiding elder OF West
Richmond, will receive the glad hand
OF welcome, and Dr. Tudor VIII be re-
ceived In like manner In Richmond Dis
triet. Neither Of these appointments
caused the slightest surprise; everybody
expected and wanted them.
No Formal Action.
The feeling of dissatisfactlonsais said
to extend over the. entire conference.
"a >or 10 i,p0 ~
be no formal action, but thsre was much
shaking OF heads at the prayer meetings
last night. Ru~-2rs OF possible post
conference changes cannot be verified.
and there will hardly be any develop
ments In this direction. Things will set.
tie down again after a while.
The bishop has como lome pr Wilson
is still In Petersburg. but Will be here
soon. H., said yesterday that hc was
still hunting a house. He knew OF no
post-conference changes to be made IN
his district. Two efforts to reach Dr..
Tudor failed OF their object.
As Is usual the changes go into offset
at once. The old ministers are moving
out and the new ones are coming IN,
new work on Sunday DR.. Young VIII
arrive in time to preach his first sermon
at Centenary n week from next Sunday.
Epworth Church. Norfolk. is stirred
to It's core over the transfer question. It
sent Its resolutions tn the conference,
but they We're not rec, Perhaps they
didn't get there In time.
There is one peculiar circumstance IN
connection with this matter. While Ep
worth is declaring It's Indignation, the
proposer OF the conference resolutions
makes the statement that Or, Smart
resd them before they were presented
and said h, had no earthly objection
to them; that they did not s,uch him
or Epworth at all
The Helping Circle.
) Aarka Halnlnn Cirnlan Of tha IXinH's