The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-19

Ave al an Adjournment some time TO-
- Meet Ia Nc-folk next.
Tho next session OF the conference
Will BIO held In Epworth Church. NOT
Z folk Va.
4 soon after the opening this morning
/. the Rev. y. n. Whitley offe1ed a reso
luton OF sympathy with the Rev. Will
4 liam E. Indkins, ID. D., who was re-
! called from the conference on account
OF sickness in his family.
Dr. Bernard r., Lipscomb. OF the con-
ference entertainment committee, re.
ported recommending that the neN'
snnual conferet1co meet in Epwortl,
Church. Norfolk. Va. and that the
Il conference entertainment assessment.
Z De fixed Mt $1,000 as heretofore
Rev DR.. AfcMurry, secretary OF
+ the Board OF Church Extension. was
introduced by the bishop, and received
by rising VOTE. On motion, 1t was
I agreed to hear DR.. McMurry on the
work OF the Board of Church EStsns'oh
4 tonight In a public mass meeting.
The Rev. James Cannon introduced
/ resolution providing that since Bishop
I ! c.. CRANBERRY and Bishop y. Coke
4 emith. both of whom have died during
: the past year. We're members OF
the Virginia Conference before their
elevation to tho bishopric, that COM
nlittee OF Ave be appointed 70 draft
suitable resolutions, to be spread on
+ the minutes of the Virginia Conferences.
! Later in the day Bishop Galloway an
nounced the appointment OF this COM
4 mfttee as follows: James Cannon, E. FL.
Rawlings. r. H. Bennett. w. j. Young
and II. i. Johnson.
Many Arc Passed.
The call OF the twentieth question
was resumed and completed, the fol-
lowing ministers being passed In their
characters and official administration:
\. n. Foushee. NJ. l.. Williams. Mcdaniel
Rucker. j. II. kaller. J. u. Merritt w.
G. Bates T. j. C. Heath. S. w. Day.
C. c. Watts. j. II. Moss. j. w. Nichol-
son. S. o. Wright. u. j. Nicholson, Il. o.
Payne. w. g. Walden, j. d. Hosier. II. w.
Davis j. Il. Hearn. w. w. Sawyer,
j. c. Lennon. T. n. Potts. II. c. Pfeif-
fer. T. NJ Jordan, j. C.. Rosser j. w.
Hickman.
For sabbath Observance.
The committee on sabbath observ-
ance reported through the Rev. Il. II.
Bennett. D. D., chairman, The report
calls attention in detail to the iInpor
tancc. from physical and mental as
well as moral reasons, for the obsserv-
ance of one day of rest in seven.
The sanctity of the Sabbath day was
reafi1rmed and progress was reported
In the effort to secure cessation of
Sunday excursions on some of the
railroad lines The report expressed
regret at the attempt of prominent
official of the Jamestown Exposition
to open the exposition on Sunday,
which had happily failed. "A series of
protests were made in the report, as
follows:
To request the Virginia State
Legislature to perfect what APP
pears to be defective laws against
sunday labor.
Protesting to the President of
the United States and tile Secre-
tary of War against Sunday base
ball games by soldiers and sailors
of the United States Army and
Navy.
Protesting to the President of
the United States and the Postmas-
ter-General against allowing any
increase of Sunday work in the
Post-Ofce Department., and pro-
vidins for the closing of post
Offices in the United States on Sun
day where a majority of the
patrons petition for such Sunday
closing.
Protests to the United States
Senate and House of Representa-
tives against opening the Alaska
Yukon Pacific Exposition on sun
day.
Protests TO railroad officials, ask
ing them to diminish Sunday work
as much as practicable, and to give
all employees who do work Sunday
n full twenty-fouv-hour rest day
during the week
PROTESTS to Congress with regard
to the Importance of securing
Sunday law for the District of
Columbia.
The report also recommends that the
Rev. Z. H. Rawlings and the Rev.
George Wesley Jones be appointed a
committee to confer with the Minis
terial Association of Richmond and to
consider such action as they may deem
Wise in connection with the petition
from the Richmond Ministerial Assoc
citation.
Or. Cannon amended the report by
inserting That we are opposed to any
weakening of our present laws in re-
gard to the running of freight trains
on Sunday" and the report as whole
was adopted.
Good Reports Made.
The Rev. Frank Wells reported for
the committee on the Epworth League,
showing the Property of that organi-
walton.
The Rev. George w. Wray reported
for the Sunday-school board, and was
Followed by the treasurer, the Rev.
n. .. Edwards. whose report showed
total receipts from the Childrcn's Day
collections of $l,9SS.4O.
Considerable discussion OF the meth
DDS of Sunday school work of the con
ference. and the manner of the distri-
button of this fund to the best ad-
vantage, followed Mr.. G. I. Hunt the
Revs. Lipscomb. Atwell. Whitley,
Deshazo. Cannon, Wray. llesler Amiss