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from the 5Lynchburg district conference
praying for the appointment OF perma-
flent committees to work on the railr
for stricter observance OF the Holy
Sabbath. M 4.
AT. w. Davis, Walter c. Parker T. r..
Reeves and KennethS,M. Mears having
passed In character and having passed
the proper examination were admitted
into the fill connection. T hey were called.
before the bar of conference and the
bishop earnestly addressed them as to
the duties OF the itinerant minister The
! bishop dwelt at length upon the neces-
Y sity Of pronounced spirituality on the
part Of ministers In illustrating the
point made That a man may get in the
throes Of spiritual death without know
ing 1t, even while thinking he Is growing
better. the bishop told OF the time he was
stricken with yellow fever in Vicksburg.
and was believed to be dead. His graphic
story OF the pleasantness of dying pro-
duccd almost q sensation.
The Holiness Doctrine
The bishop incidentally discussed the
new doctrine Of holiness.
Among other things he said that while
the advocates of this new kind OF holiness
or at least many of them were unWise
nd some fanatical, he invarlbly believed
that this new cult was born OF an earnest
longing, on the part OF the people for
greater spiritually, especially on the part
OF ministers.
The bishops address, which was made
as much to the main body Of the con-
| ference as to the four young men OF the
class, was a gem 1t was humorous, and
In turn, earnest solemn and eloquent.
The young men were Unanimously r.
cGived.
lion OF delegates to the general ecsi.
ference. and the first ballot was taken.
which resulted in the election Of the fol-
lowing laymen: W. W. Smith. ], W..
/ Grandy,. e. G. Moseley and j. P. Branch
Question Twenty "a
Question %: "who are admitted on
trial?'' was called, and the following
Young men were admitted: Charles Tins
lev Thrift, G. O. Tuttle, Joseph T lien,
/, Howard b. Shenton, William T. PROVINCE
The Committee on Memorial to General
i Conference made a partial report, memo
rializing the general body, first, to amend
the Church burial service, making
separate service for the burial OF chill
dren; second, to authorize annual con-
ferences to appoint preacher to do
special temperance work in conference
territory: third, TO give annual confer
ences more power In the management OF
Chldren's Day collections
DR., Lewis Powell, Of Arkansas nd-s
dressed the Conference In the Interest Of 4
the Central Methodist Church at Hot
Springs, which recently lost It's church
building by fire. collection was taken
for that church, amounting to S347 Mr..
John Branch gave 500 for himself and
like amount for Dr.. Young, his pastor.
The calling of question 20 was resumed,
and all the preachers Of the West Rich
mond District reported, and their charac-
tiers We're passed.
All the Richmond and Manchester
preachers reported Increased collections
and increase In membership. All re-
ported assessments paid In full
Left Virginia. s
When tho name Of ]. Ellington MCGEE,
West Chesterfield Circuit, was called.
presiding Elder Wilson said he had left
the Conference and Joined tho Ohio Con-
ference of the Northern Church. Mr..
McGees name was dropped from the roll
Of preachers.
General Conference resulted In the cleo
ton Of z. P. Hines and r. II. Blackwell.
The seventh layman and all the minis
terial delegates will be elected at the
night session.
Night Session.
At the night session of conference.
Judge Il, j. Barham, OF Newport News.
vas elected the seventh member OF the
lay delegation to the genral conference.
and the following ministers were elected
as clerical delegates Paul whitehead,
James Cannon, Jr,, p. u. IIpscomDe, }.
G. Reed, W. ]. Young, r. L. Wilson ana
r. II. Bennett.
Following regular conference proceed
tngs the body resolved Itself Into a
general educational mnss-meeting. The
Main street Church was packed with
people who had come TO hear tho adj
dresses on the general subject OF sdu-
cation. DR., j. d. Hammond, general
secretary OF education; DR.. u. i, Price,
Of the Montana conference. and Bishop
Galloway were the speakers.
Tho society of alumni Of Randolph
Macon College enjoyed a reunion and
banquet at Municipal Hall Tonight How
ever, "banquet" Is hardly the proper I
name for It, for It was merely an oyster
supper, but none the ess enjoyable for /
that reason, This Is the first effort OF
the kind OF alumni, hut they hope to
make Ii a permanent feature of the con-
ference meetings,
DR.. Cannon, the president OF the Alumni
Society, presided, The alumni OF the coll