Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13

der OF FaFmville district, reported his
work. aud was followed by Rev. w.
T. Atwili. who said that in the Dam
Vile district there had been thou
sand conversions and foreign missions
had increased geo per cent and domes-
tic missions 800 per cent.
In making his report DIR. J. G. Reed.
presiding elder OF the Petersburg dis
trict. stated that there were between
eleven and twelve thousand members
and about one thousand conversions
within the bounds of the district the
present year and finances were in
good shape.
The Portsmouth district. Rev. r..
NJ. Chandler. presiding elder. reported
a successful year. large number OF
REVEALS. phenomenal success in Sun
day school work and $1,000 raised
for Suchow University. China.
DIR. l.. b. Betty. of the Norfolk dis
trlct, reported fine work and f.
nances in good shape. and DR.. w. II.
Edwards. reporting from the Eastern
Shore district. prophesied that 1t
would likely be one of the best In
the conference.
One Thousand Conversions.
Rev. r. F. Gayle was the las; pre-
siding elder to report hts work ana
he said he had good year; about
one thousand CONVEX sions during the
year; two psrsonases had been built,
and there was an increase in the
benevolent collections.
Papers from the leaders of the Lay
mems Missionary Movement were
read. showing the progress Of the
cause which Bishop Morrison said he
regarded as one of the greatest
movements in Methodism.
Under the goth question, Are all
the preachers blameless in their life
and Official administration? the fol-
lowing passed in examination OF
character and made reports TO the
conference: G. c. Kelly. w. r.
Proctor, ]. w. Dixon. r. H. Potts,
C. F. Greene, v. NJ Bargamin, r. N.
HARNESS. r. P. Lumkin. J. G. Daniel.
John Z. White. d. J. Traynham. Z. X.
O'dell. K. T. Dadmun. J. ]. Bradford.
II. w. Dunkley. j. II. Amiss. J. f
Oyler and E. II. Rowe.
Rev. DIR. NJ. p. Porter in addressing
the conference on the work of the
American Bible Society, said that
there .s an increased interest in the
distribution of Bibles. In China the
sale of Gods word has in ten years
increased so per cent He said the
Presbyterians and the Methodist
were the leading denominations In
contributions to the Bible society. He
said that 2,153.O 900 copies Of the Bible
had been printed and 100000 circu-
lated in foreign lands.
AT the close of DIR. Porter's address
the bishop led the conference in sing
ing a stanza of the hymn. 20 Happy
Day That Fixed My Choice"
DR.. ]. d. Harmon, secretary OF the
board of education: Rev. j. ID. Nc
AIster, president of the Anti-Saloon
League of Virginia; DR.. w. ]. May
bee, superintendent of the Children's
Home, Richmond; Rev. II. w. Kin
sey. of the Baltimore Conference:
Rev. w. ]. Callahan. missionary from
China: Rev. E. F. Kahle. of the Hol-
ston Conference, and Prof. F. L. Day,
OF Randolph Macon College, were in
troduced to the conference.
DR.. Gross Alexander. editor of the
Quarterly Review and book editor. OF
Nashville, Tenn, addressed the con-
ference In the interest of the pc
riodical he edits. The speech was
capital one and was heartily enjoyed
by the conference Witty sallies, elo-
quent passages ami humorous hits fol-
lowed each other in rapid succession
In the learned doctors talk.
II was announced that the Con-
ference Brotherhood would hold
meeting this evening at , o'clock The
conference then adjourned to meet
in afternoon session.
Afternoon Session.
Meeting In an afternoon session.
yesterday at 3 o'clck, the conference
was opened with prayer, led by d.
B. F. Lipscomb. Following the read
ing and approving of the minutes OF
the morning session. the result of the
frst ballot for clerical and lay dele
gates to the general conference, were
announced as follows:
Clerical:
b. f. Lipscomb. 191.
Jas. Cannon, Jr-. Isl.
w. J. Young. 1853.
]. c. Reed, 1876.
E. H. Rawlings. Ill.
Other votes scattering
The necessary to a choice being
112. all of these with the exception
of Z. II. Rawlings we're declared elect