The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-19
Matter Of D efining Relas.i
tons Of Conference
Giving Trouble.
NOT IN A ORD
ABOUT T HE M OTTO
Somewhat Heated Discussion,
Over Question Of TN God We
Trust Being Left Off New
CoinsAp Appointments
Expected This Al
ternooil.
q. ].

| Especial From a Stan 3correspondent1
PETERSBURG.v A. November 1s-4
Reports from. q large riunber OF. cons
mtttees and lengthy debates took up
the time of to-daS's session OF the
methodist Conference. and while much
business was cleared from the caler-
dar, there still remain a number o1
matters of Importance to be dispoeee
OF hetore the body can adjourn. Actiye
lsnlembcrs OF the conferences predict ad,s
journment late to.nlorrou' al fternooM.
but It may be late at night before tha
list OF appointments Is read and tbs
session finally closed.
| The list Of appointments is believed
to be complete. although The !ies. y.
| facetiously said to-day that many ss
the names we're only down in pencil.
and were lightly written at that.
Randolph- Macon Matter.
Tie Randolph Macon College matter
| is still In the hands Of the committees.
(which has worked faithfully on the
problem for several d.trs. holding n
number OF lengthy meetings without;
| as yet arriving at satisfactory basts
| for report.
Up to late hour tonight he special
committee was still In sess!pn. u 70
thought that the serious sdtf tfficaitys In
their arriving at settlement or basis
| to report to the conference is the In
lterent differences between the various
institutions grouped into the, Randolph
Macon system. 4 d 49, s 4 ~ is
While the old Randolph7 Macon Col-
iage at Ashland shas always been re-
garded as distinctly Methodist ,insti-
tuition, receiving it's principal support
land patronage from that denomination,
| the same condition Is not so clear In
regard to tho Woman's College at
iLynchburg. which assin Its ipception
largely a civic movement Of the peo-
pie OF Lynchburg. The basis on which,
1.-THE various acadelnieu have 5besul
founded, the schoolss In, ann $40
representing the exprsss!on sof the e.peS-
pie OF ta:,,ccr1h1un ~ for AN aca1 ern.'
undor4 Christian Influences not
lcontemplatipg an absolutely riRtd de-,
Inominntionals iiue. also In sorne dSgres
conplicates the situatioM The hope II
Expressed on all sides that the agita-
tion Will not result in damage to this
Influence or patronage OF the schools.
lF.,H is expected tonight that tho
.committee's report will be presented
to.nlorroN morning. and 1t will no
doubt prove the chief source of
| ldiscussion In to-morrow'sl g. session
4 of the conference. However. thei
matter has been so thoroushly
threshed out in the committee
4 that the debate may be greatly short
encd on, the floor OF the house. IL
seems difficult to- forecast what action
will be taken by the, conference on
! this matter, for among large nun,-
/ Iiber.. interviewed; there seems to ba IA
1 wide difference of opinion as to tlie
proper relation of the conference to
1 these schools, s..
"In God We TRUST
To.day,ss session was marked by q
heated anu prolonged discussion pt
the propriety> OF the removal OF the
motto. "In God We Trust from cer-
tain tof the coins OF the country.
4 1T was claimed that the {i1Ovement,
but illustrated the trend of the times
and showed the general tendency to
drift away from sacred thugs. and to
threat any ference to the name OF God
with certain flippancy. This view
was warmly opposed / BY MAJ ay VIII saw.
l,no reason for Interference with the
government arrangements for tho coin--s
i age, and who did not think the sub
/ ject suitable one for any ctions by.
1.-The conference. 1t was held that the
country was essential lly3t sqlnd, and that
religious interest was growing rather
than weakening. II vas char ged In
II
every such small, s,ininiportapt mattsS.
would earn for the church the reputas 4
tlop OF being busy bodies always med
ding In every ma tier In heaven and In
/ earth.'i and would cause. the deliver
ances Of the CON ference TO be. held In
Hight esteem. ] was Sshowns that the
same session had already ia ken action
/ In regard to Sunday baseball. sunday
railroad trains, petitions TO the POST
Office Depnrtment.Ssto to the President,
Senators and Represat,tatIv Ives, to the
State Legislature tard to sratlwa g Of
1 ficials. sd {l.E
Those favoring ths sresolution held
that the Methodist, Church IS hould put
itself Ivocally, on record on these
matters, so that there could be i no
doubt in any quarter al to 5sNy here 1t
4 stood on any matter Of gpuhilc Interest,
4 The debate was wandering rat her far
\ atlcld when atmDtion prevail led TO make
sIittth special order or Sconsid dernt ion
at 10 o'clock 5to, ,morroW morn ~ s.
, Incrcase In Contrtbutiopn.
Reports on the conduct Of the orr
phana ga at Richmond. tn . Rosebud so-
ciety for chlldren. and on Saba III, OBJ.
seryance, were anon g X he v Important
pa pers considered at tosd session.
4 The financial statement was submitted.
showing p gain II, nearly every sir.-
lstance In the contr ributions OF The year,
4 the total contributions OF the confer-
|ence reaching u S7S. $40, an Increase OF
\ ss.64S over the year previous. 8
The roll call of srninlstars was scon,-
4 lpleted,fa number sbs ain g passed IN chars
1 |acter and work, and the list ann pouneed
Of those 5superannu ted and put on the
supernurnerary list steps VIII tch now
lleave the bishops council free to com.
Iplete their list OF appointment Is for
I tho year. a lengthy session 4 n ED BY
!! the council this afternoon about com.
pleted this work.
4 THE evening WAS 9Riyerystto q. pilhlt4
a naasa-meatnE; III the Interests M 0S
church extensi lon work. when the ptt1-
|5cipal address was made By the Rev.
DR.. NicAiurry. secret ny q 4 tie PoaEA
a of Church Extension Of the Alet thodiSe