The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-05
The DISTRICT
CONFERENCES
Second Days Proceed ings Of
West, Richmond Rich Meeting G
ID Il. at Beaver Dam. ss|EiSf
Or. DUNG ON n MISSIONS 1 { i 4 !.
Rev. F Wells r ended8
for Admission toStlle Confer s3S##
ences at a Travelling eacher.
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Especial to The Time p ispatc CHI
l!EAVER D v A.,aS All IN; The ST.
second days session Of he 81 " lest Rich
sniond District Conference was opened $
Wednesday, morning at $3.50 q clock lttls
devotional exercises conducted by n
RI NJ. Chan Ter, OF Central e hurcll.s N an
chester.
,rhe} business #of the h orning consisted
gof reports and recommend al Ions. The
reports Of the local hers Of the dis
$trict, and the commit go ports were
received Ia Rev. Frank L, Wells, Of r
s1noIld. was re comm ed to the annua lSsS
conference for admission to- deaconss or
der. and for admission to the con fer
ence& as IA traveling $prea cher. ey,SSlV
linn S. Campbell, 81 the Virginia Bible
Society, was In tro duced to- the confe r-S
senre, and spoke In behal OF his sWork :.S s
Rev. E. 4. Dadmun Of "a shl and, Il spoke 81
I'M favor Sof u he SpYorth League Smoye-SS
5rnellt INV
AZ ii 40 a. NJ, Rev. w. Young n
,,iond. delivered a powerful and telling
sermon on the su bject OF ssions II Isl;
A A8briefS song and test imony service WAS II
Held, preliminary to the egular af ter
noon session, cond ted by eV.ai r.. All
Chandler r CIV. "a .5 B. II Sharpe. #of III IL
Street Church. q N anch hester, opened The
afternoon session Of the conference with
IOGVOtlOnal&SCN GTClSGSt ISiIlfAtS
Page, OF the Episcopal Churc h, was in s
troduced 81 to the conference. After the q
transnction Of some Inc bushes the
report Of N t es Virgie la Con ference Or
srEanage was taken v r. ;ssf II 8A
5 r lev. " I'll IT,. M artin and Rev. III tleySvs
SDedsoe, D. d., Il of the orpha nage, WoreS
presented to the conference g, and sppke q
on he work 81 the phann BE. The sre-sS8
port was un amin ousl y5S8 ad opted.
~. 7ny1 AZ "A
IDOL ph- M aeon College. presente lie re-
port on educat ton, II 3 S3g s
H Rev.&D ~ James Cannon, Jr, @ Bl ck-$$ig
stone Female y Inst ltute, I spok on the ~
report. 81 DR.. b blackwell spoke on the gen1sR
seral subject b q & education, dwelling ses-s
gpacial w upon he work OF the RIA do lpll-;
Macon system The report Was adopt ted .sy
70 .berS reports were su ltted and adopt
eli }S INV
saEI Ii was decided to elect lay del egatesya
Etos the annual con feren nee to- moro
morning, The afternoon session o { Sth etS
conference adj ourned at 5 %, cl ock:
Isey.. II r. al M ~ y Chnnd Ter, N OF sfsss Central NJ
Church. MAJ chester, N pres ched u at theESs
evening service. ;ssi;t dos 5 RI
ss The third nd I'd, last day of the eonfer:S9
sence opened this nornin g ith6 de tional#
SON II he 4 lay q elegates To- he a nual3s
conference IN were m elected az olloWs :ss
3Messrs John f. i Branch, j. II chappsll.s
a. G. Ellett and St. Claire; al ternates IL
u. Hunt. b.. =. & Wal kerr Jones and SJa Ok
son 81 ss
s The next conf eren ce w III be 1leld at Iler-
wood Y isss55 VI M
S$ Rev T.. r. Betty preached the morning 10
sermon Reports we're receiy IL n q sad opt
ed on the splri tual condition OF tho church,
temperance and Sunday schools. "
Il Rev. DE- Fl .3 p. Johnson preached the
closing sermon OF the conference In the
afternoon, DR.. r. ~. Wilson nresidlngi
elder declared the conference $adi ourned