Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-14
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Sunday school board OF the Virginia
conference. Rev II. NJ. Hammill, OF
Nashville. Tenn, was the principal
speaker. The church was well filled
and the meeting proved a most in
teresting one.
Third Day Opening Services.
| The prayer service conducted by
DR. II. Il. Johnson was an insterest-
ing one preceding the opening ses-
sion OF the conference at Trinity
church yesterday morning. Bishop
Morrison occupied the chair. The
minutes OF the former session were
read and approved
The East North Carolina Christian
Conference. in session at Sanford,
. sent Christian greetings 10 the body.
and DIR. s. S. Lambeth. the secretary,
was requested TO send a suitable re-
I, sponse
The bishop called minute question
one. who are admitted on trial?'
john Brandon Peters. of the West
u.
Balderson. of Eastern Shore districts.
were admitted on THAI.
Last session thiryteen young
preachers entered the conference,
and this year only two were admitted
and the smallness of the number or
applicants provoked a long and in
teresting discussion.
Support inadequate.
A resolution offered by DR.. W. A.
Christian. urging the preachers 10
preach on the subject of cali to the
ministry and requesting that prayer
be made to the Lord Of the harvest
for more laborers. after discussion,
was adopted. DIR. Christian made
forcible speech followed by Mr.. A.
f. Kellam, of Princess Anne, who
cave II as his opinion the cause for
this marked scarcity of applicants for
the ministry may be accounted for
on the ground of inadequate support.
Mr.. Kellam referred to his own son
desiring to be a minister, but did not
want to become such, because he
didn't think he could make living.
Setting Aside Of Old Ministers.
Rev. r. NJ. Chandler, presiding ell
der of Portsmouth district, in his
speech. complimented DIR. W. A.
Christian as an able debater, ano
spoke of his oratorical fights to
balloon sailing around the moon. He
told of an anecdote Of young couple
at the sea shore, to illustrate his
timididly. in which the young lady
observed as she noticed that her male
ecort's mouth was very much pucker-
ed. You look as II you wanted TO
kiss me-" and he replied mo | don't,
, but my mouth is filed with sand
He argued that the setting aside OF
old men by the Episcopacy under the
popular demand for young preachers
was a cause for the dearth Of minis
tiers. Rev. y. =. Pruden took the
floor and in the midst of many inter-
ruptions argued that the reason such
state OF things is found in the small
paw and the frequent reputation on
the part Of many churches OF money
due the preacher.
Oivtne CdU Empnasi<So.
Rev. w. l.. Jones also spoke. DIR.
Jas. Cannon made a forcible address,
taking the ground that there were
higher considerations TO be weighed
than the financial one. He empha-
sized the Divine call to the ministry
and called attention TO Paui's saying,
Woe is me if preach not the Cos
peI" Rev. j. II. Amiss and Mr..
John p. Branch also spoke. Speaking
to the resolutions he had offered. DR..
Christian in a forcible and interest
ing manner referred to the great
dearth OF preachers in other denomi-
nations, and said he was not willing
that the impression should go out to
the world that this state Of things IS
peculiar To the Methodist church. He
deprecated the idea OF the preachers
waiting about their having such
hard time. and he c0mbatted the IDEA
that men in the ministry were dis
counted on account of age.
Bishop Morrison was called upon 10
give his views upon the subject and
he made a vigorous talk in which nc
referred to his early experience IN
the ministry and told how he gave
up a position paying sloo a month
and preached for a salary Of $3.50
year.
Delegates Elected.
II was announced that DR.. Z. H.
Rawlings. by vote OF las. was elect
ed as a delegate TO the general con-
ference, and the following were eject
ed lay delegates TO the same body: T.
J. Bsrhsm. W. c. Ivey. W. II. Vim
cent and Frank Talbot
W W. Vicar made the report or
the Preachers Relief Society. the d.
reciors Of which. confirmed by the
conference. are ss follows: r. Fer
guson. ]. c. Reed. J. +. DeShszo. J.