Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-12


amendment made to the chart port
a;,non c,ns.s prot.stl cont
Bishop Morrison caused cob
able comment among the memtbf .
the confession yesterday morniE 49,
saving that no nan who tas III
as an elder four years shou,d \
lowed to occupy the position -,
and should go out and take a Vhl =
Two appeals will be taken -.
inns i"''"e ie'' I,p mitt
Richmond district. and Rev. H.,
Gayle, of the RappahannocK t.5tt
are the men T;:o Will. II is sal! n
against the ii = rulipg
Prayer Meeting Service. I'm.
The second days session or Tx.
conference at Trinity church yesn
terday morning began with a pray4
meeting service, conducted by ReVs
John Harmon, ID d, OF South Bostorf
after which Bishop Morrison took th@
chair and the minutes of Wednesday,
mornings session were read by Dr. 4
S. Lambeth. the secretary. and
approved A pleasant little episode
then TOOK place when DR.. H. T.. john
son presented Il suit Of clothes. a gift
of the Charlottesville Wooden Com
pany, 10 Rev. II. T. Clarke. pastor of
Louisa circuit. as the preacher who
had the Creates exposure to weather
during the year.
A memorial to the general confer
cnce, petitiOning that body TO include
the whole OF the matter in the church
ritual, signed by r. IL. Bennett and
others, was read and referred to the
committee on memorials.
A similar paper. signed by w. J.
Twilley and others. memOrializing the
general conference to take steps to
bring about closer relations between
all Methodist bodies was read, and
referred to the same committee.
Elected to Descon's Orders.
The names of the following young
preachers were called by the bishop
and these not already ordained were
elected to deacon's orders-W. A
Smart. A X. Lambkin, J. W. Bouldin.
Charles f. Johnson. l.. A. Smith. J. L.
Robertson, J. Z. Daniel. F. o. Smith.
W. p. Province, G.. b. Cling, r. v
Owen. l.. G. CruIchfeld and j. X.
Walkerham, Frank Talbot
Randolph Macon Controversy.
The special order OF the day. the
report of the committee III the Ran
dolph- Macon College Carnegie Foun-
dalton matter having arrived, DIR. Jas.
Cannon. Jr, secretary of the board OF
education. addressed the conference
after Dr. B. +. Lipscomb had read the.
following resolutions:
Il. Resolved That We hereby ex-
press our hearty appreciation Of the
statements of the board. in its action
taken June. 1909. that the board IS
one of the agencies of the VI. Il.
church. South. for the education OF
YOUTH and the declaration OF loyal
tv to the NJ H. church. South and
that we Furthermore heartily appre-
ciate. The action of the board in w.
ing to the Virginia and Baltimore Con
ferences a voice in the appointment OF
future trustees. an; the Virginia Con-
ference hereby definitely agrees that
whenever the board of trustees OF Ran
dolph-Macon college shall present TO
this conference fo- its approval the
name Ct any person to fill vancacy
in the said board C trustees the con
ference will indicate. ~ vote. Its APP
prevail or disspproval OF such person
10 I'll said vacancy. and will notify
the said beard of trustees Of its action
- Resolved. That in the judg-
ment CT this Conference. the board
Of trustees of Raudc lph- Macon COL
lcse is not merely an agency of the
VI. L. church. South. but j. the agen-
cv of ihc Virginia and Baltimore Con.
fercnccs. specifically created by The
Virginia Conference to carry on the
work of the conference in the cduca-
ton cf youth. aud that the trustee"
of the said board arc repre- sentative"
of the said conference. and that they
are members OF the said board by VIZ
tue Of their relation to the said confer
ences. and the Virginia Conference
hereby expr, ~scs it as its firm convic-
ton tina; tor the best interests OF 'hs
church and Of the Institutions Of the
Randolph Msccn lizard. in particular.
the said trustees. a. REPRESENTATIVE
of the conferences. should acccdc 10
the wcIl-nizh unanimous request ri
tho Two conference. hat the charter
OF the said board be changed 80 a.
g. guarantee 70 the conference me