The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-18
Body Expected to Finish.
Tts Work in Long and
Busy Day.
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
VERY IMPRESS
This, With Sermon by Bishop
and Ordination Of Deacons,
the Features Of Sunday.
Presiding Elders and
Pastors for Rich
nond.

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Especial to Tho Times. Dispatch.I
PETERSBURG. VA, November IT,
Pulpits all over Petersburg to-day were
hlled by notable Methodist preachers
who are here In attendance on the an
,ual conference. The people Of the
,ity have become greatly interested in
the work OF the conferences. and large
congregations marked all the services,
especially that at the Washington
Street Methodist Church, where, at IL
Z A. NJ. Bishop Charles B. Galloway. one
OF the notable pulpit orators OF the
Methodist Church. was the preacher.
. meeting OF the conference was held
in the same church at p. NJ. at which
the memorials of those ministers who
have died during the past year were
read. the service being marked by a
deep solemnity. number OF the friends
!, ,nd relatives Of the deceased mlnteters
attending.
Following the morning service came
z tie impressive ordination service, when
several applicants were admitted as
leacons.
In the Market Street Church. follow
ing the night service, Bishop Galloway
ordained a considerable class OF elders.
10Th of these ceremonies. which mark
.he entrance OF a candidate to full adj
mission into the ministry. beng I'M
pressive and commanding the atten-
ion of large audiences
May Adjourn Tonight.
Tomorrow will be busy session,
many uaDers being ready.
cation to the conference. and num-
ber of debates are expected. 1t was
reported that an effort Will be made
20 ciose the business OF this session
: io-,isoYraw cstssty52.s hut from presen.
Indications. IL the conference decides to
push through to-morrow, the hour OF
adjournment, will be late at night.
Tile two matters OF most general In
terest are the reading of appointments
for the coming year. which will prob
! ably be the closing scene. and the dis
s position of The Randolph- Macon Col
.ege matter. There are many indica-
tons that after discussion this latter
subject will be referred to a special
committee to report to the next con-
ference. az many believe that the sub
tect has not yet been sufficiently di-
gested ais to allow an action which
will meet with the approval OF the
church at large.
Sermon by Bishop.
great assemblage, composed OF tho
delegates to the conference. members
of tile Washington Street Church and
many visitors, completely packed that
large auditorium this morning and lis
tened with what seemed at times al
most spellbound interest to superb
sermon by Bishop Charles B. Galloway,
of mississippi. presiding officer of the
cnn re 4 1at,i lac ola nf
the fifth verse of the first chapter OF
Jeremiah: 81 have ordained thee a
prophet unto the nations" the bishop
preached with powerful simplicity and
clearness. unfalling fluency and joy-
ously earnest faith G sermon TO the
heart and mind of every one within
sound of his voice. especially adapting
dained deacons.
Beginning with a brief sketch OF
Jeremiah and historical review of
Israel during his career. the speaker
set forth with, beautiful clearness those
great qualities in the old Hebrew
prophet. his humility. his coura ge and.
sstaunchness. and his undyins faith In
God in the darkest days OF Jewish
history. which made him one of the
noblest types OF Gods servants nres
y sented in the Scriptures, an example
for ministers Of all ages and all ianus.
The bishop laid especial stress on the
humility OF Jeremiah. eSenlplifled In his
reply to Gods call: - Behold. ! cannot
speak. for i am a child and appealed.
( to all entering the ministry to emulate
4 sthekexample. d.
strength In Weakness.
"One OF the most essential qualifi-
cations for effective spiritual work.,
asserted the preachert "is a sense Of
a %fny,
truth also In the woras iot st. PAU,
EtsWhen am weak, then am I strong,
and emphasizing the fact that though
God wanted in a great crisis Of His
people q man OF iron, He selected In
Jeremiah a character which combined,
with such strength the humility that
said to God, ~ am a chill The bishop
pointed out the great significance Of
the fact tia before Jercmiah's birth.
God had ordained him as a prophet.
"This Is the true apostolic 8succe ession,
and Methodisln knows no OF he de-
Z clared the speaker. who also d%elt
earnestly on the nature OF the great
4 sentials for his life's work with
which God endowed the prophet the
message. the elocluence to- proc aim ",
and, greatest of all, faith An the mes
\ ma go, the power and gre atnesss OF w
he set forth Ii, burning; words,
Bishop Ga lloway enrt tcled his sermon
with most interesting historical in-ll
formation and Incidents OF his travels
IN foreign lands, some Of which he
employed In beautifully appropriate
metnpho and slnlil ile.
The regular service We're contlu ucted
by the rev. n. Il 3. yvinn, pastor OF the
washington Street Church; the Rev
Dr. b. II. Lipsconlb anu the Rev. lor,
{ w. g. Starr. IN "a "
After the sermon the impressive ser-l
vice OF fordaining deacons was con-
faucted by Bishop q alloway, who, by
the laying on OF lland IS, allthprize led y To
{ execute tile Office of fsS a deacon. and to
spreachaand eSppl,1ei n he Word Of God,
the following cand ID atess oward SV
Scontt tnued " on seco ond Fages)