The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20
The Body Will Likely be
Ready to Adjourn
MondayNight.
.DANVlLLE SELECTED
AS THE NEXT PLACE
The Christian Advocate Crit
cised and Defended - The
Rev. Drs. Young, Spooner,
Simpson, Betty and
Maxey Sure to
Return.

Special to The Times. D Y, :S,., v,r.
4 LYNCI1BGRG, a., NOV. - -s!Nre ~.
cInta Conference sessions closed Tor inc
week With n memorial service at Ccntc-
nary Church tonight. a large consresa-
t,on listened 10 touching tributes 10 tho
honorcd dead. and a remarkable soicm-
n,ty pcrvaded the nsscmblage. DR.. Pau.
Whitehead read the memoir OF Rev.
Thomas n. Early. REV. ]. II. Amiss pre-
pared that Of Rev. J. Carson watson
L Rev. T. o. Ddv-a rds wrote the tribute 70
Rev. Il. II. Younger. and Mr. Amiss
the memoir OF Rev. NJ. S. Coionna.. Ior.
Whitehead read the memoir OF Rev. :. = !: q q I.
Robertson.
Rev. w. ]. Young. pastor OF Centenary
Church, Richmond, viii be returned 70
that "a storate without doubt. He IS one
OF the most universally esteemed NOM
bory OF the conference. DR.. Young ana
all the other pastors Of the Court street street
Church win make addresses al the sun
day school rally to be held there to-mor-
row morning.
Rev. G.. II. 6pooner will return to Broad
Street, Rev r. NJ. Alaxey to Union sta,
& ton. Dr. 4 Simpson TO Clay Street. MT.
Il Betty to Park Place. There Is some
doubt about the other Richmond appoint
ments, and the presiding elders arc keep
Ing their lips padiocked. with INC KEYS
thrown away. It liz expected no ~ mat tlic
! conference will adjourn Monday night.
Tho appointments are now complete
and are sealed. Bishop Wilson Will leave
& the city at@& P. NJ. Monday and Will de-
liver them To Bishop Coke Smith, WHO
will preside thereafter.
Aside from tho reports on educa ton
a nor iG
conference These are expected to be
disposed OF Monday, and the apo int
u,ents will be read that night unless
something now unforeseen arises 10 p 4.
tract the session.
Efforts are being made to secure the.
7 !. pnointments and deliver copies scaled
tospresa represent atives, the same TO be
released for publication when read 10
4 ehs conference.
The Days Proceedings.
Another ideal autumn morning greeted
e ne busy workers or te hNirglnia Con-
ference today. The ministers were early
y astir. and by 9 a. NJ. many were in
+ their seats, bishop Wilson. an exalnplerS
OF punctuality. was In his place. and con-
ference was called to order without de-
lay,
Rev. w. w. Royal conducted the open
ing devotional exercises with but a small
service closed.
Bishop Wilson early In the days ses-
& sion reminded the conference that he had
completed the call OF the minute cues
tions. and that though conference had
been In session three days. none OF the
4 reports OF the boards and standing COM
inittees had been reported. He reminded
conference that there was nothing before
It for its consideration. This ndmoni-8
ton bore fruit In the presentation during
the session OF several reports, the con-
sideration OF which occupied the body
up to adjournment.
Supernumeraries and Superan-
nuates.
The Committee on Conference Relations
this morning reported on the list OF
stperuumerartes and superannuates, and
the report was adopted.
umeraries-Rcv. w. H. Camper,
Rev. John NJ. Burton Rev. E. l.. Pell.
and Rev. Z. J. Potts.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. T. j. Dayton, Rev.
II. c.. Bowles, Rev. J. i. Brannin, Rev
J. W. Crder, Rev. r. y. Crooks. Rev
a. NJ Hall. w. P. Jordan. w. A.
Laughon, C. S. Wamsley. j. P. Wood
ward, John R. GILL G. w. Cain, l.. T.
Hit. II. NJ. Edwards. w. II. Gregory.
r. p. Parham. Joseph a. Proctor G.
Fl. Boggs. +. j. Wray, J. Il, McSparron,
NV. E. Allen. Oscar Lttleton T. S.
q Leitch. r. wv Watts, r. l.. Bentley,
r. B. Beadlcs J. @. Rhodes.
3 Meet at Danville Next.
Rev. b. n. Lipscon.b, D. D.. for the
Committee on Conference Entertainment
reported that Main STREET, Danvilc. had
been selected as the seat OF the next
conference; Rev. E. H. Rawlings, former
~ OF Richmond, is pastor OF Main Street
Church.
Sunday Appointments.
Rev. D. G. G. Butts offered the re-
port OF the Committee on Public Wor-
ship embracing assignments to- conduct
services In the various city churches.
Methodist ministers will occupy the pull
pits OF all the Methodist Baptist, Pres
byterian, Christian and one Episcopal
Church, and q number OF suburban pas
torates and those OF some ncIghboring
q cities. Bishop Wilson will preach at
( Centenary tomorrow morning, and Rev.
Il, II. Rawlings at night. Bishop John
G. CRANBERRY viii preach In tho forenoon
and Rev. w, j. Young, D. D., IN the
evening at Court Street. Rev. DR. Young's
recent pastorate, Bishop A. Coke Smith
and Rev, John Harmon, d. D., will preach
IIannon's former passionate, Roy. George
H. Spooner win preach In tho forenoon
and Rev. John II. Vim at the ordination
Of elders ut the RlveTmont Avenue
Church, ordination being at the evening
service. Row. George IT, Wiley will
preach in the forenoon at Trinity OF
which he was the first pastor,
Or. IT, r. Johnson, Of Laurel Street..
Will preach to, the First Baptist congre-
CATION in the morning, and Rev, r. nj.
4 A1axay, OF Union Station In tho evening
Dr. Thomas N, Potts and Rev r, II,
Bennett was assigned to the Westminster
Presbyterian Church, DR.. w. g.. Starr
and Dr. r., u. Smart will preach at the
4 First Rresbyterian Church. S,s