The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-14
DR.. ]. ]. LAFFERTY
PERANNUlTEO.
Methodist Conference to.
Close Its Session
To-day.
MEETS NEXT YEAR
IN PORTSMOUTH
Sits Down Hard On Memorial
for Division-The Confer
ence Brotherhood in Fl
nancial Trouble-The
Divorce Ques-
ton.

Especial From stan Correspondent)
DANV1LLE, VA, November 1s-The
one hundred and twenty-third session Of
the Virginia Conference Methodist Epis-
copal Church has nearly reached It's end.
At the close of the fifth day 1t Is a set
tied fact that the business will be closed
up Tomorrow In time for adjournment
in the afternoon or at night.
The features OF to-days session were
DR.. Lafferty's retirement speech, the
speech OF Rev. ]. A. Bray, a negro, in
the interest OF the Christian education Of
the negro and the vigorous way In which
the conference sat down on the PROPOSE
ton to divide the conference into two
bodies. Rev. Bray Is the president Of
Lane College, at Jackson, Tenn, a color
ed educational institution that Is aided
by this conference. He mndc q strong
and catchy. speech and raised $237 on the
spot z'S#3 ~ .i1
DR.. Lafferty Retires.
Dr.. Lafrerty applied for superannuated
relation and made a long talk telling OF
his forty-eight years 0 f experience as
a member OF Conference
The committee on memorials to general
Conference reported adversely on a me-
moriai offered by Rev. j. n. Amiss ask
ing General Conference to divide the
Virginia Conference. Mr.. Aniss spoke
forty minutes against the committee re-
port but much to the surprise OF many
people Conference sustained the commit
tees report by a Very decisive vote. This
settles the question OF division for at
least four years. ii $8 s.5
Y Reports from the publishing committee,
the managers OF the Orphanage ana from
the Ministers Relief Society we're pre-
sented and adopted without debate. The
report Of the Joint board Of finance shows:
that nearly fourteen thousand dollars
were distributed this year among super
anuates and widows and orphans.
To Meet in Portsmouth.
The committee on time and place for
next Conference named Monumental
Church, Portsmouth. as the next place
OF meeting.
q Just before Conference adjourned for
the day DR.. Cannon offered the follow.s
Ing which was referred to the memorial
committee:
Resolved that the Virginia Conference
hereby memoralizes the General Con-
ference to adopt such legislation as will
keep our church membership free from
persons who have violated the ordinance
OF marriage, as laid down in the word OF
God. either by becoming a party to
divorce proceedings for other than scrip
tural reasons or by assuming n relation.
ship, recognlzed as marriage by the civil
law, but denounced as adultery by the
law OF God, the legislation being so
guarded as to allow the restoration Of
such Offenders to church membership
when the pastor Is convinced that there
has been genuine repentance.
The Brotherhood.
The secret meeting of the Conference
Brotherhood held Saturday night develop
ed an unfortunate condition of tho
finances of the organization. AS Is we'll
known the Brotherhood Is kind Of
mutual Insurance company 1t has ac-
cumulated a considerable fund Intended
tc be used in paying specified sums to
the families OF members when one dies.
All the preachers or nearly all In the
belong to the Brotherhood
The organization derives Its revenue from
The annual dues o. members and from
the contributors Of associate life men,
bers among the aynTen. In this way the
Brotherhood had accumulated a snug little
fund amounting to several thousand doll
ars.
"A Loan.
1t was decided three or four years ago
o lend out part OF this fund, about
2, 500, in order that 1t might be drawing
interest Rev. DR.. J.. j, L'tfferty. who was
hen conducting the Richmond and Balti-
more Christian Advocate, borrowed the
money and used II In his publishing bus
ness. General Julian s. Carr, of North
Carolina. wns Or. Laffertys bondsman.
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