The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-20
.RAPPAHANN0CK
DIST. CONFERENCE (,
The Thirty-ninth Session Being
Held at Bowling
Green.
lspeclal 10 The Tlmes.plspatoh.)


BOWLING GREEN. VA, May 19.-The
thirty-ninth session of the Rappahonnock
District Conference convened here yester-
day Rev. j. r. Whitley, presiding elder.
in the chair.
\ The religious services were conducted
was elected secretary. and Thomas Cox
was made assistant secretary. BY re-
quest, the presiding elder appointed Rich
ard Ferguson chairman, of the committees.
Reports were rendered by the several pas
tors. The various charges were reported
prosperous spiritually and financially.
and the whole session was mostly de-
voted to review of the several fields
OF the district. Local Preacher G. L..
Diggs passed examination Of character,
and his license was renewed. N. II. Cox,
local elder, and George Z. Thomas. local
deacon, passed approved examinations OF
character, having submitted their reports.
Professor r. II. Bennett of Randolph
Macon College, and DR.. 7. III. Hayden.
Returned missionary from Japan. were
introduced to the conference. W. T..
Davis, w. L. Ware and H. II. Smith were
appointed committee of examination. Inc
following committee was appointed 10
license preachers during the interim OF
conference: j. T. Whitley. ctlairinan j.
NJ. Anderson. George II. Kay, 4. refSu-
son and John Z. Deshazo.
y. NJ Anderson was appointed chair
man Of subcommittee on Spiritual State
of the Church; John o. Moss on Educa-
ton; Epworth Leagues, j. Q. Bubcock.
George Fl. Ray, was appointed chairman
of Committee on Publishing interests.
Sermon of the conference was preached
by Rev. John o. Moss.
In this district there are twenty-five
charges and 10620 white members.
Major r. o. Petross, representing the
Bowling Green Seminary. invited the
conference to attend muslcal, Whlch
was accepted.
G. T. Forester Of Caroline, reported
they we're building parsonage on that
charge
Professor r. II. Bennett, Of Randolph
Macon College, addressed the conference
In the interest of the college. lie made
the startling statement that four sons
of Methodists go to State and other
schools to one that goes to a Methodist
college.
Rev. Joshua S. Hunter addressed the
| conference in the interest of Virginia
Methodist colportage.
| ported that $3.50 have been raised by the
! society.
j. p. H. Crismond, local deacon OF
! Spotsylvania Circuit, made his report to
| the conference, and on motion his charac-
! ter passed.
j. O. Babcock made report on Epworth
Leagues, which, after discussion, was
adopted
The conference this morning ordered
the election of delegates to annual con
| ference to be had, and on the first ballot
| ed.
Charles Tinsley Thrift was by unsEi
nous ballot, recommended as suitab BIZ
person to be received into the Virginia
Annual Conference. on trial.
r. O.. Peatross, J. P. Branch and a. e
ltellam. We're elected trustees of Bowling
Green Female Seminary, for the ensuing
three years.
1Ae report OF the committee on Bible
cause. by C. RI. Williams,l was unani,
mously adopted.
Rev. John O. Moss offered the report or
education, which recommends the Ran
Bowling Green Female Seminary being
the property of this district and depre-
Gates the diversion of Methodist children
from church colleges to State. schools.
On third ballot j. w. c. Davis and G..
b. Newbill were elected delegates TO the
annual conference.
j. IT, Mnstin, superintendent or the
Methodist Orphanage at Richmond, in
which there are IS orphans, made speech
to the conference in the interest OF that
important work.
on fourth ballot NJ, Walker. j. II. Nc
Donald. w. r Stokes and Thomas r,
Cock were elected alternates to the an
nua conference.
And the conference adjourned to hear
the sermon by Rev. j. S. Peters.