The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-09
THE NE.TH0D|5Ts
IN CONFERENCE
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brought in preachers and laymen from
all over that part of Virginia occupied
by this Conference.
Many visitors from that and other
parts of the state, and from North Caro-
lima and other States, are here, and
many more are expected during the COM
ing days OF Conference. The local COM
mittee III charge Of the work of enter
tanning the members Of the Conference
and visitors estimate, from advices re-
ceived that the number of people to be
entertained will be at least q thousand.
Danville people, always hospitable and
openhenrted. seem to be trying to break
their own highly creditable record as
hosts. Every home in the city. large
enough to entertain Is open to the Con-
ference and the visitors.
Fine Auditorium.
The sessions are being held IN the Main
Street Methodist Church, one OF tho
largest and handsomest In the State. The
auditorium seems to have been especially
arranged fer holding and. accommodating
just such n body as this Conference
a The Conference met promptly at o
o'clock, Bishop Galloway being among
theNfrst squad OF ministers to reach the
church. There was the usual handshal,-
ing at the door OF the church and away
out on the sidewalk. The basement room
of the church, however, is the headuuar-
tiers of the handshakers There, too the
5'tKitchen Cabinet holds its meetings, 4
The principal business Of the "Kitchen
Cabinet" is to prophesys as to the worl,
Of the Conference, especially the location
or the prea chers. $i5
The half hour of devotional exercises
were led by the bishop. after which
business session opened. The roll
call by DR.. Paul Whitehead, veteran
secretary showed over 2lO preachers and
thirty lay delegates present. AS many as
twenty more preachers reported later.
DR.. Paul Witch cad was elected SEQ
rotary for the fftieth time. Ills cleo
ton was unanimous. Dr. S.. S. lambeth
and Rev George Il. Greene were APP
pointed assistants. 3$4
Enough Of the standing committees to
map out work for the conference were
appointed. The bishop took others under 1
advisement.
Conference business was here suspended |
and the ordinances of the Lords Supper
wns celebrated, the bishop administering
the ordinance, assisted by Drs. White |
head, Bedsoe, Tudor and Reys Little
ton and Campbell.
When committees were being appointed
~ ucVcIOpci tIIpL oHly DIG member OIL
the conference died during the past year,
Rev, II. t. Bentley, who died at Ur-
banna, last spring,
General Conference.
The communications read from the Of
acinls Of the General Conference were
very Instructive and interesting.
The General Board OF Trustees for tho
NJ, n. Church, South, report, among other
hings. that receipts for the endowment
'nnd for snperannuated preachers and
widows and orphans Of deceased preach
ers were s17s6s7.95, The report appeals
to the churches to make this endowment
fund FIVE million dollars,
Dr. j. d T., Il Cunningham, superintendent
,f,s the correspondence school at Nash
Vile, reports that the school Is more pros
,erous the past year than ever before
Dyer n hundred men are now on the
school roll, thrty-threa OF whom are In
he Virginia Conference, The report
lrges all undergraduate prea cheers ia be-
,onle members. l.
The General Board Of Education report
hows that during year 1oo4.'0b the
h,lroh schools have erected thirty-two B
lew buildings, an increase OF eight over
year. cost Of same being $4S4,-
ss. an Increase OF s1o8.o5g
The value Of all grounds and build
ngs Is $S,287 05s an Increase Of sl.155,-
6S. Total amount invested In improves
nents during tho year S198,735i ! increase, 4
IS, SS1 Value of science equipment
als,sS1i increase. s44.2S2. GIFTS and legs