The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-12
a Committee to Invests,
gate Gamein Colleges
Under Its Control.
ABANDON VIRGINIA.
THE ElBLE SOCIETY
An Earnest Debate Between Dir
Whitehead and Cannon, Mr..
J.P. Branch and Others.
Reception At Ran
dolph-M Macon In
stitutc. 81.

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Special to The limos Dispatch
DANvILLE, VA, November lL-Thei
fourth days session OF the Virginia Mcths I
odist Conference was lively and lntsreses
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In the early hours Of the session, Rev1l
W. G., Bates and r. Il James got right
on the sridiron and offered Z resolution
asking for the appointment OF q COM
ni,tee to investigate the gane OF foot.sss
ball as now played. and report IT next
session what action conference should
take to reform the game ut the educa.,
tional institutions under It's care.
The resolution was referred to the Ed.S
ucational Committee, and II may come
up later for lively and ntoreBung$ dis
cusslon. 58 6 i B, ,l{%3 * N y53 s
Buy Bibles Elsewhere,
The most extended debate OF the seas
sion so far was brought on by two res
ports from the committed appointed last
year to Inquire into the conf ference ro.
flations with the Virginia Blb.e Society
The majority report recommend con.a
tinuance OF said relation. Tho minority
report recommended the revokinE OF the 4
arrangement, and that the conference
form an alliance with tho American
Bible Society. The minority report was
adopted and this action is regarded al y
& a rather serious blow to tho Virginia
Society.
# Drs. W. G.. Starr and j. r. Whitley ana
+ Rev. ]. T. Mastin were elected r1servo Il
delegates to the general conference which
s !L TO meet in Birmingham next spring,
"A Memorial.
E Tho morning session closed with tho
reading OF a memorial y to Rev. n, \ p, u
Bently, the only member OF tho Con,sS
ference to pass away during the past
year. is asg9 Vi ~
Tonight a reception was rendered tho Y;
members of Conference at tho Rnndolph.S
Macon Institute. u 5SSss
Most OF the members attended and ms
spected the grounds and #&huild;ngsao fSS
lySilluminated for tho occasion. Tho su,iS
perb and well supplied nrt gallery att
strncted the most attention. The young
lady students OF tho institution served III
Refreshments. Altogether the rccoption NV
was one OF the most pleasant fairs ol Il.
conference week, a ls8 sassl
Praise Service RS
The devotional exercises were cont tin. I
sued a half hour longer than usual. In "a
order to hear an address by DR., W. r. ~, Fssf
Tillett on the subject.of praise service. "a.
opened for. business. tho Rev. w, WY a 5Ssl
Bates offered resolution providing for
a committee to investigate tho game OF "a
football, as at present played by the Ss
students Of the institutions OF learning f
under the troll OF this conference. and @
report at the next session what action ~
should be taken by the conference. The M
al, ftNva % 49,. .yp1
Committee IA 4
Z, Dr.. Whitehead, from the special com. sisa
mittee to inquire into the operations Sof III
the Virginia 81 Bile Society, submitted NIX
report recommending that tho W
conferences relations and arrange Il
with the Virginia Bible Society be dis i
continued, Dr.. James Cannon submitted A
a minority report, signed by himself
that after this session az f
conference the American Bible society be H
made the conferences agent for circus I'M
latng the Bible, and that all money to be
used for, this purpose be- paid over { 81 ma t5E
Bible Society. 3 II
Earnest Discussion. 3s
1, These conflicting reports brought about AZ
lengthy discussion. Drs.R Car,lon and &
Whitehead made strong speeches, advo.
eating their respective reports. Several M
other speakers took part In the discuss IN
sion. 55syS
Dr. Whitehead made reply to Dn @
Cannon, In which he said that the work
OF the Virginia Bible Society was being az
vel performed. lie took up the argus. :ss
ments Of DR.. Cannon and answered each
fully. The Rev. 3. l.. Lpscomb adyo-
Gated the minority reporl. saying that
he favored sending the money direct to
headquarters In New York. on the same 4
plan as the mission collections were dis. <
tributed Dr.. Harmon opposed the
minority report John p. Branch. OF
Richmond, took the floor and strongly
supported the Virginia Bible Society. He Ia
said that Sifairs OF the society were ex-
celently and economically administered,
"The only trouble. said the speaker s"is n
that we have given 50 little we are
ashamed of II, We Of Virginia should not
turn our backs on our own society, the
oldest in the United States"
The lninoriay report was adopted by q
vote of Las to 81. and the Methodlsts have !
severed connection with the Virginia Bible A
Society and will hereafter affiliate wi,a
the American Bible 3ociety.
After further responses 10 minute. VI
Question 90 In which the ministers Of
the Petersburg District passed In char
actsr, and the Rev. j. Il, Griffith was
for superannuary relation,
the Committee on Memoirs presented itA A
report, Only ona death occurred d1rlnS
the past year, that OF Rev, r. p, Bsntly.
who died last spring nj Urhanna, HI
Rev. j. II. Whitley read the memoir,
Proceedings in Detail,
The fourth day al the one hundred ana
twenty-third annual session OF the Yir-
glnia Conference, NJ, K. Church, South,
opened with Dr. w. +. T!llett, deaa Of
the Vanderbilt University. conducting the
half hours devotional exerc.seN Az the
roauest OF the Conferences pr Tillett ad,
dressed the meeting on the subject OF u
,'Proper Praias Service. Z that Is 70 say,