Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-06-12
METHODIST
CONFERENCE.
Minutes Of District Conference,
lryinstOn. Va, May 26-2S, '0S.
THIRD DAY.
MORNING SESSION,


MORNING SESSION.
! The Conference was opened with re-
ligious exercises by Richard Fer
guson.
The Presiding Elder in the chair.
Minutes were read, amended and ap-
proved.
A report for Bowling Green charge
was made by c. o. futile.
Reports from the pastors in charge of
SPotsylvania and King & Queen were
read by the Presiding Elder.
A report of the District Stewards
was made to the Conference by j. w.
&. Davis. 1t stated that the District.
In accord with the request of
the last Dis6ict Conference.
had made an assessment on the several
churches of the District for this year,
amounting TO $l,l50.O0, and had taken
steps to secure a location, with spec
ial assistance, for parsonage:
that the matter was not yet in proper
shape to report the details to this Con-
ference, but they hoped to be able to
secure a parsonage very soon. On mo
ton the report was received.
On motion of w. Med. Lee, the Pre-
siding-Elder was requested to appoin.
a committee of three District Stewards
to build or buy a parsonage for the
Presiding-Elder in such location as
they deemed best, and as restricted by
action of District Stewards. The
Presiding Elder appointed j. F. Bel
lows, F. w. Lawson and j. w. C..
Davis.
On m otion the Conference went into
the election of a Board of Trustees for
the parsonage, and on nomination by
the Presiding-Elder the following were
elected: w. Med. Lee. j. w. C. Davis.
j. F. Bellows. w. r. Stokes, S. w.
Pointer, ]. w. Minter, Fleet Lawson.
j. G. Grinels and C. B. Newbill.
Election of delegates to Annual Con-
ference was taken up, and the follow
ing elected: DR.. j. w. Tankard. C. b.
Newbill, DR.. WI. Newbill and w. r.
Stokes, delegates. DIR. C. c. Mann.
L. A. Jett, ]. T. Thomas and j. w.
Minter, alternates.
The report on the Quarterly Confer
ence Records was read by J.. T. Minor
and the report was adopted.
REPORT ON QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
RECORDS.
The committee on Quarterly Confer
enee Records respectfully report as
follows: After examining the re-
cords from the several charges of the
District we find the Richmond. King
George, Bethany, Gloucester Point
West Lancaster, Heathsville, East Mid
dlesex, Westmoreland, Gloucester.
Mathews and Middlesex neatly and
we'll kept Lancaster record correctly
kept, but the edges of some leaves are
soiied with ink. White Stone Records
well kept, except Recording Stewards
name not signed to minutes of 2nd
Quarterly Conference fer this wear.
Montross record reports no election of
Secretary at Bird Quarterly Conference
OF 1906 and 1907; pastor in charge
name not signed to supplement report
and records partly made with pencil
| Recording Stewards name not signed
to minutes of first Quarterly Confer
ence, 1907 and 1908. Essex record has
no new official roll for 1907 and 1908.
answers to questions 3, and l3 refer
ed to supplement report, are not re-
ported, otherwise correct. East
Mathews record begins first Quarterly
conference December 9th, 1907, well
kept, this being a new book contained
only part of the years work. King
William record reports no answers to
questions at first Quarterly Conference.
| King q Queen record official roll does
not give name of Presiding Elder or
pastor IN charge, minutes of 2nd Quar-
terly Conference not recorded. We
cannot report record neatly kept.
]. T. MINOR,
j. w. MNTER,
T. A. JET,
I. +. ANDERToN,
j. +. HUDGINS.
A motion was made that committee
be appointed to nominate layman of
the Rappahannock District as a leader
of the Layman's Missionary movement.
DR.. j. w. Tankard was nominated and
elected as leader
The Sunday. school report was read
by II. II. Smith, was discussed bv
himself and j. w. Minter and
adopted.
REPORT ON THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The Importance of the Sunday School
will be realized when il is remembered
that SO per cent of all our church mem
bers come from the Sunday School. and
80 per cent of all our preachers come
| from the same source. From this II
will be seen that the very life of the
church depends upon the Sunday school
we are glad to note that most of the
reports from the different charges show
Improvement and increased interest in
Sunday School work, but there is
room Tor greater Improvement There
are hundreds and thousands of children
not yet reached by the Sunday School.
Inc church has no greater work before
IL To-Day than that of saving the young
ana training them for Christian service.
Wmie more than 80 per cent of our
members come from the Sunday school
1t is depiorable fact that only 40 per
cent OF all the Sunday school scholars
become members of the church. go
per cent OF our young people are drift
ing out from the Sunday school and are
beng lost to the church. How to save
these young people while they are in
the Sunday school is one of the great
est problems before the church TODAY.
The following resolutions are offered:
RESOLVED !. That our pastors and
Sunday school workers be urged to pnI
forth their best efforts to improve the
Sunday school work, endeavorinp espe-
cially TO arouse the parents as to their
duties In this matter.
RESOLVED 2. That we urge our
Sunday school Superintendents to use