The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-20

Especial From a staff Correspondent
! PETERSBURG. VA. November 10
the devotional exercises of the night
session. visitors began to come into
the galleries, every. inch of standing
room being, occupied when Bishop
Galloway called the business session to
order. Rev. j. II. Amiss offered res
oluticn acknowledging the presence and
preaching of Bishop c. b. Galloway.
and requesting that the College OF
! Conference.
Bishop. Galloway expressed his
thanks for the action of the confer,
| encc, showing that lie was greatly
touched by the affectionatt spirit
shown
on memorials was presented by DR..
James Cannon. the memorial of Bishop
a. Coke Smith being read by DR.. r.
IA. Bennett, and the memorial of Bishop
John Cowper CRANBERRY, by DR.. w. ].
Young.
the eyd Boar eaa Of h Mia rsp9f.
showing the opportunities open in all
countries for active mission work.
The services of conference evan
gel1St We're recommended, but the
right man had not been found.
Missionary receipts were reported ns
follows: Foreign missions, $26.653.SO;
domestic missions. sf3,47o.66: Rosebud
eXtenson: ss.sie e s Momans F emsfsh
Missionary Society, sig, 7o2. 81; Woma ~
Home Mission Society, S7.575.90 Grand
total, s74.s6S.5.
the Virginia Conference for ss5,24S as
It's assessment for the ensuing year.
The election of the Rev. w. w. Royal
as conference missionary secretary; the
Rev. j. *. Jolift, vice-president. of the
Board of Missions was announced. Ap-
proprations Were read, showing tho
amounts set aside for various home
M. sharp's work ut the Methodist In
stitute, In Richmond, will receive $500,
and the Hasker Memorial Church., Rich
mond, 500 as assistance in their work.
Many other churches in all parts of
the conference are to be aided.
Report on Education.
Professor r. T.. BLACKWELL, president
OF the, Conference Board of Education,
the working OF the educational insti-
tutions in the conference. asking a lib
eral support both OF the preparat tory
schools and Of Randolph- Macon College.
terial students are now enrolled. The
Importance OF an endowment for all
educational institutions was empha-
sized.
The Committee on Education reported,
recommending an assessment of $4,000
FOR Randolph-M Macon College. The re-
port pc, 4, says ;a that It Is not expedient to
education at this time, ana urges the
Improvement of the public school sys-
TEN.
Report ON neutrality-suspicious..
The Rev. w. a. Christian read the
report of the special committee on the
relations OF the conference to Randol PHI
Macon College.a voluminous paper,
making detailed statement Of the
tsrs Of an hour In reading. The paper
expresses the utmost confidence in the
brethren who compose the board OF
trustees Of Randolph Macon Z College
best interests OF the college. The his.
tory OF the, movement looking to the
founding OF Randolph Macon and its
esya te shao of hfsy M
con system. and the offer OF the Car
negie Foundation resulting, In the ac-
tlon OF the board to the effect that IN
the tn conduct y, OF the college no denoml,
| bers Of the board or to students and
professors. and that no sectariar
tenets We're taught in the classrooms
or included In the preamble. The Varl'
tees Of the, Carnegie foundations are
unconditional colleges to their at,
| fniated churches are explained In de.
tall, and the advantages and d!sadvan,
i foundation and from other such
sources also exemplifled. The pream,
BILE deals with the relations with tn
ing out differences between the re.
4 ports made to the conference and tht
Il reports made to the trustees OF the
a Carnegie fond. No one Is blamed FOL
the conditions alluded to, however. art
desire Is EXPRESSED that the confer
y erce. should not undnlv NEEDLE In thu
affairs of the institutions. s2
NenOrts Very Different.
The report quotes at some lengt]
from pamphlet recently Issued b.
!, the trustees Of the Carnegie founda
ton. q, giving the conception OF TIL
the college to the conferences shown
-llfhe Annnnentinnt nf thn 6(',arnarin8 ir, q