Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
Conference Anx ouSIy Waiting
fer Bishops Decision.
QUITS VIRGINIA BIBLE SOCIETY
EootbaU Comes in tor Implied censure
and May Be Forbidden in Denomina.
tlon's sahools-Portsmou,h Church
Talks OF Secession,


epe-!al to the Daily Prcss)
D~ANNTLIt. VA. NOV. H. Football
cauc mp in the Conference Today. when
e nos. iH,.cp ,vas presented by W. u.
Eatos and g.. R. James ms follows:
"Nl.r,as. The ZANE OF football, as
nj pres ut played. has caused much
adverse eri icism; therefore, be it
'i,, solved. Tnat q committee he no
p1iatti I'd Investigate ttic game ~
pia ecd BIZ tic students oi institutions
u 4caruing under tho care OF our con
1arcloH. auld report at The next SEES.
a.au what. If amy. action should be
igi n uF t1e conference.
T|e reading OF the resolution Great
cd % sensations Or. James Cannon
moved that inc paper be referred to
tae board Oi education, as that hoard
lui tho question already under con
eils rntlut. 10 ia understood thatsfoot
Ser tUi receive ccnsurc at the hands
az Iur conference.
Iv l'uul Whitehead. from the spc
c.al coMHuitte" on the Virginia Bib,
uaarj. presented the majority rcpo.t
recommending - continuance of the re
iat.ous Win the Virginia Bible hoard
Minority Report Presented.
Cannon presented :. minority
report PROPOSING the severance OF re
4a'icaS nul forming an alliance viii
1G' American Bible Society in New
ffIll. and after This year All contribu
tions iC! The Bible cause bc sent &c
i1c Sew York society.
Dr. rs. T.. Blackwell opposed the min
cltty ienurt. and Dr. Cannon replie.
blFlug his reasons Tor his opinion. II
ptd not THINKS the society was dom;
-r Whitehead made u reply 10 DR.
'auuCu in which he said that III,
Woit OF The Virginia Bible Socici!
Wa being wen performed.
5ic minority rcpuI, was adopted n,
J. vote of li8 to 81, ana the Mctht
Cl-lS have severed connections Will
the Nir@inia Bible Society and vii
I"ai.nlter affiliate with the American
eiA'c Society.
There was no session this evening
HescrNo Delegates Named.
1he following reserve delegate
were elected by the clerical member
"t iio conference to The general con
itrcnce. Rev. J. r. Mastin, or Rich
uond; Rev. w. G. Star. of Petersburg
Iit.v. j. ~. Whitley. OF Richmond
which completes the list OF alternate.
Uihp general conference.
RcY. Il. ~. Chandler. now nj Cen
tral church. Manchester. Is to be mad
nre liing elder of the Itichmond dis
trioi. i)r. Indor will be given 2
c1i t2c no Tar from MS present actiY,
Niiies Rev. j II. Amiss. of III,
l'"nNillc district. will 20 To Ports
H#9nlh rs the successor TO Rev. J
'9"ei Garland. who has retired fron
atiivo work.
If4- tlntnEAhFa ha.. ~ t,,t =,
aialin" for wears such as il will cci
iHis year az The hands of Bishop GA
ioway, especially among The elders,
common report among the preacl
GUS Inc preachers are to he given
wing around III all parts of the State
portsmouth, Church May cecede.
NORFOLK, VA. Nov. ll.-Th
l-ople oi Monumental church, Ports
iuooih. ARE much stirred mp over The
lteatened romova! Of Rev. ]. y
lgiAam from that church to Conr
lreet church, %Lynchhurg, by Bisho
oaay, now presiding over the Vii
a conference, in session at Dan
e Monumental people are So much
Ee.itl that some are proposing that
o' hlshop Insists upon removing
Mr Latham from Monumental
'a ,ia biz i%ynchbure church, Monu,
ia ri might pussibiy Withdraw from
atHinia conference altogether AMI
in.au a5 ;n independent Methods;