The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-18
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verbcrated with the resonant melody.
Rev. j. II. Amiss who conducted the
opening devotional services offered fer.
vent invocation OF divine blessing and
guidance A portion OF the eleventh
chapter OF Luke was the mornings les
son. Nearer. My God, to Thec" wns. then
sung.
Bishop Wilson then took the chair, and
the business session was begun. On DR..
Paul Whiteheads motion, the roll call
was dispensed with.
The following telegram was read:
Petersburg. Va, Nov. Is, 1901.
To the Virginia Conferences
Lynchburg. Va:
al Dear Brcthren.-It gives me pleasure
10 convey the greetings OF the Baptist
General Association OF Virginia. now In
session IN Petersburg. praying Gods spc-
cial blessings upon your deliberations.
Read Psalms. cxxxili.
= Fraternnlly.
HUGH G. SMITH.
The Mission Board OF the conference
recommended the rcappointment OF Rev.
w. W. Royal. D. D.. as conference
missionary secretary. Rev. Mr. Royal
served several years az missionary In
the foreign field Mr.. Royal stated that
he. will have to decline the appointment,
owing to family afflction.
Considerable time was consumed In read
fng the ninutes OF yesterday, the secre-
tary reading them at length.
Rev. W.. r. Judkins, D. D., announced
the following committee recommendations:
Conference Relations. Rev. r A. Comp
ton, J. NJ. Anderson. G. F. Conner. A. A.
Whitmore W. G. Boggs, c. E. Watts,
+oy, r. tr1 Sxy1N
Men. Simpson. A a. Jones and z, Z.
IIarrell
Admissions. N. Latham. W. r proc
2 tor. r. N. Potts, W. G. Starr. E. n.
Rawlings. J. B. Wnn. J. w. shackford.
r. 3. Blanhenship. Bascom Dey, r. NJ
Maxey.
The question. who remain on. trial?"
was called. and these persons were
reported as having passed az ap-s
proved examinations: Kenneth NJ Mears.
Henry w Davis. Thbmas r. Reeves,
Walter G. Parker.
During the call OF this class the name
OF Joseph ~ Rowland was called. but
there was no response. His presiding
elder knew nothing OF him. nor did DR..
Whitehead, the secretary. Mr.. Rowland
seemed to have been lost Finally a
young minister stated that he had been
Z at Randolph Macon College with Mr.
Rowland. but that he had left college on
ferred TO the Western North Carolina
Conference.
These members OF the SECOND year
class passed examination and were re-
ceived into full connection: Charles II.
Fielding, Henry c. Phe'ffer William f.
Edwards. BOYD T. Hudson, Walter A.
Jeffreys. John c. CRANBERRY. Jr., v. r.
Turner and John w Eure.
These members Of the class OF the third
year passed examination and were adj
vanced to the fourth year: N. R. Smith,
r. J. Heath. II. J.. Paylor. J. J. Bradford /
and E.. l. Peerman.
& These were advanced to local deacons:
Frank L. Wells. BENJAMIN T. Gambler, w.
l.. Mays. ]. w. Dixon, John R. A1cconlca,
Henry W. Davis.
The Advocate.
Rev. ]. Wiley Bedsoe, OF the special
committee on the church organ. the Adj
vocate submitted Its report. The com
1littee report that tho Baltimore Confer 4,
once refused to continue the relation TO
the Advocate 1t had formally sustained.
The committee further report that R,v.
James Cannon and Rev. J. Sidney Peters
had purchased 1SS OF the 200 shares OF
Advocate stock. and that the paper had
been vary much improved and its crcula-
ton Increased. The new owners offers
to sell their stock to the Conference at
what it cost. On this point the commit |
tee made no recommendation.
The First Division.
The first discussion and division OF the !
Conference arose over the disposition Of |
the report. The Bishop inclined to the
view that the r-port should go to the
Committee on Publishing interests.
Rev. Dr. Lipscomb, member Of the 4
special committee, took issue with this /
view. contending that this was the re-
port OF duly constituted special COM
mittee and was not properly refera bio
to the Committee on Publishing Inter-
ests.
DR., Whitehead thought the report ought
to go to the Committee on Publishing In
terests.
Rev. J. II. Amiss brought the question
to an issue by moving its reference to the
standing committee.
The question was put viva voce. but the
chair was unable to decide and division
was had, with the result that the OPP
.ponents OF reference prevailed and the
report was thus before the Conference
for Its action.