The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-10
REV, GEO. 4. WILEY
OUT OF MINISTRY
WithdraWs from the Con-
ference and From
the Church.
GARLAND & JUDKlNS
ARE SUPERANNUATED
Committee Appointed to Stop
Railroads Running Sunday
u Freight and Excursion
Trains and Appeal to
Legislature if
Necessary

DANvlLLE, VA. November O.
The half-hour's devotional service OF
the Methodist Conference this morning
was conducted by Rev. DIR. S. X. Cox,
OF the Baltimore Conference. Contrary
TO expectation, this was another day OF
speech making. and but limited progress
was made with the actual business OF
the conference.
The retirement OF Drs. Garland and
Judkins. Two Of the Oldest members fiom
active work was Il pathetic feature Of
the days proceedings, and the retire.
rncnt OF Rev. George II. Wiley, the sup
erlnlendent OF the city mission enterprise
OF the church in -..cnmond. from the
ministry and from the church member
ship was the sensation OF the day.
DR.. Tudor, tbs presiding elder OF the
Richmond district. under whom MIR. WI
ley works, seems 10 have been the only
man in tho conference who knew that
Mr.. Wiley would surrender his creden-
iIais as pracher and Withdraw from
ste church, and he offered no explanation
81 the matter.
The oratorical feature OF the day was
the address OF Rev. Dr. Dubose, the edl-
TOR OF the Epworth Era. His speech
was in all espects the most enjoyable
Thing that has yet marked conference
proceedings. A resolution coming up
from the Farmvile District and fathered
by Rev James Cannon, Jr.. was re-
garded as semi-sensational. It asks LOT
the appointment Of a committee to get
&. 1 rolJ 1a nnsStOle
nut stop to the running of Sunday ex-y
curson and freight trains. The reso-
luton which was passed provides that
if the railroads refuse to be persuaded
The committee shall appeal to the Leg
as.ature TO apply law TO the said rall-
ways. EsA
Dr., w. +. Tiilett, the dean OF Wander
bilt University, who Is a. member OF
this conference and quito a favoritc with
eli the members. charmed the body with
a haIf-hour's speech on the Work OF the
university OF which he is an official.
Tonight great Sunday-school mass
meeting was he'd at the Main street
NJ E. Church, the principle feature OF
which was an instructive address by DR..
1Iamu. the travelling agent of the Ma
tional Sunday school Union.
The Board OF sStees OF Randolph
Macon College EAelr annual meet
ing at the ran lph-S con Institute to-
night Only 2sstno $5bsaness Pm was trans
The eSProcesdings.
The second day OF The one hundred
and twenty-third annual session OF the
Virginia Conference SofSthe N. E. Church.
South. commelcen SSti The Main Strcas
NJ. E. church8atSf0:l5 o'clock. A half
hours dcvoilonal exercises. conducted
by Or. S. X. Cox@of the Baltimore Con-
ference ard associate editor OF the Rich
mond- Baltimore Christian Advocate.
On motion. Or. Whitehead was re-
qucsted by the Conference to furnish
written COPY Of his sermon of last night
for publication In Tho Conference annual.
A few Items OF routine business were
disposed OF. and the calling of question
20 was resumed. When the Portsmouth
district was called. two of the odest
members OF the Conference asked for
the superannuates relation Rev. DR.. ].
Powell Garland, the presiding elder Of
the district. made n touching talk. He
has been preaching In the Conference
regularly for forty-seven years, exce2t
the time he spent as q soldier In the
Army OF Northern Virginia. He has
filled many positions of honor IN the
Church, having been pastor of leading
churches, presiding elder. member of the
General Conference, and member at va
rious times OF sundry general boards
Retires One Year.
Owing to declining health and physical
Inability to perform the work DR.. Gar
land asked to be retired on the super
annunted list for onesyear. He said that
with years complete rest at his coun-
try home he hoped to be able to resume
work of some kind after that years
rest
Rev. DR.. w. T. Judkins, Of the same
district was passed as to character and
then he. too, asked to be placed on the
Huperannuated list. DR.. Judkins has
been in the Conference ffty-two years.
having been member OF the same class
with DR.. Whitehead, which class entered |
Conferepce In 1873
Sympathetic RESOLUTIONS, expressing the !
hone that afters needed rest these old |
soldiers may be able 10 come hack TO the
front. were passed.
Introductions.
The call was here suspended and sew
eral visitors We're Introduced. AmonP
them Rev. Or. Cox, of the Baltimore,
Rev DR.. Lewis, ofsthc Arkansas; Rev
DR.. II. n. DuBose, editor OF the Epworth
IRA, and General superintendent of the
1Ipworth League, Rev, u, r, AIcCulloch
Missions. Mr.. McCulloch spoke brief,
of the work of the board. and made spe-
cial appeal ia the preachers md lhr4
Methodist Church membership generally
10 obtain and read the mission literature
of the Church. He made the point that
tho mission work is suffering because
The people at home are not posted as to |
the work in hand, and the necessities or
The hour, The publishing house is print
Ing very valuable and interesting lltera-
lure in pamnhlet, tract and periodical
form. He urged circulation and study OF
this literature among the peopie'
Rav DIR Cox addressed the Confr,-
,nce in the interest OF the Amerl ,an
sIble society. Among other interesting