The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-18
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port was that the Conference should ap.
point an advisory! committee Of three
two ministers and one layman--to con.
fer with the publishers with reference tc
] the conduct Of tho paper.
Rev. Mr.. Amiss proposed that the re-
port be taken up by sections and thus
acted upon He criticised the vagueness
Of the language and asked to know what
| the word confer" meant. He spoke at
some length In opposition to the report
| OF tho special committee in its present
| form.
Rev. DR.. W. Z. Judkins attacked the
Recommendation as to an advisory COM
mittce. contendlng that the Conference
| had no right to dictate the policy Of the
Advocate. which was personal property
| OF the owners. 1t would be an assump-
{, ton TO attempt to control the policy or
uttcrances OF the paper.
, Rev. t. J. Wray spoke vigorously along
| the same line, contendng that the Con-
ference had neither legal nor moral right
to dictate the policy or control It's action
further than 1t might do by withdrawing
or extending It's endorsement and patron
age. Tho speaker was opposed tc the
Conference owning its organ and advo-
Gated the continuance OF the old policy
OF having the paper run by its owners
and publishers
Rev. j, Wiley Bledsoe and Rev. B. F.
Lipscomb. Of the committee, spoke wig
orously In advocacy OF the advisory conf
mittee. recommending. contending that
there was nothing unusual In the propo-
sition. II the paper did not commend
Itself to the Conference, the body could
communicate with the publishers through
ffu ~ Y,y,,gf asf an Inn ~,
emphasized the fact that the committee
was to be merely advisory and not man
agerial 4l
The Owners Statement.
Tho conference seemed to be drifting
unerringly toward q rock upon which the
body has divided several times in former
years, but at this point. Rev. James Cam
non, Jr., one OF the owners, arose and
made q clear statement that stored Gear
of the rocks. He made It clear that he
and his associate came before the body
with an alternative proposition; that the
conference buy the control of tho paper
at what 1t cost the owners; or that the
body let the owners conduct the paper
and give 1t official endorsement so long
as the conference saw fit, Speaking for
the owners Mf. Cannon assured the con-
ference that the owners OF the Advocate
had no objection to the Advisory Commit
tee He frankly stated that It was the
desire of the owners to so conduct the
paper as to command the approval of tho
conference, but that II the Advisory Com
nllttce made a recommendation the own
cra could not accept. 1t would be so re-
ported to the conference.
4 Rev. W. a.. Christian offered an amend
sment perfectng the phrsseology Of the
committee Recommendation, simply pro-
All +Iok 4 I1,ic1 tton
It's functions whenever the Conference
may withdraw its patronage This
amendment was suggested.
4 Rev. ". V. Tudor. D. D.. objected to
the recommendation. which he regarded
as premature. and liable to conflict with
the report OF the Committee on PUBLISH
ing Interests. He contended that tl.ls
standing committee should be Officially
Informed OF the action of the Executive
Committee.
DR.. Tudor's contention did not find fa-
vor with the conference.
Rev. r T. Wilson moved the adoption
OF the report Of the special committee.
as amended. The motion prevailed. with
tho result that the Advocate was en-
dorsed as the conference organ, and that
an advisory committee Of three be named
as provided. to confer with the publish
ers. The Committee on Publishing In
terests will nominate the committee.
Conference Requests.
Rev. DR.. Lpscomb Officially Informed
the conference of the decision OF the court
Of Lynchburg by which the conference is
bequeathed the sum Of 1000 for missions
81 900 for foreign and $1,000 for domas-
tic the same having been bequeathed III
the will of George M. Jones. The mat
ter was referred to the Board Of Mis- /
sions for decision as to the application of
the fund.
The Conference then got down to work !
with the details. and the character OF |
many ministers was passed. Bishop Will
son. In order to expedite matter, dis
pensed with the usual detail OF reports
from the preachers. Their names were
called and reports were made by the sew
eral presiding elders. AS result of this
mea sure the entire list OF
the ministers in full convention was call /
ed and the characters and official admin
|strations of all were approved.
When Rev. B. F. Lipscomb, D. D., pre-
siding elder OF the Petersburg District,
had testified to the characters OF all the
other ministers under his jurisdiction. he
called the name of Herbert M. Hope. In
stantly the buzz of conversation ceased
Ind tense silence and attitude OF ex- /
oectoncy followed II have had two con-
terences with him, one In October and
The other November 9Th" said DIR. Lips
comb, which i will deliver to the secretary
% be read to tho Conference.
The first letter from Mr.. Hope an
his Intention to withdraw from
The Conference and to surrender his