The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-15
Conference Adopts New
Plan in r an olp h.
Macon Matter.
RESOLUTIONS BY
CANNON SIT AsIDE
Former Relations and Support
Continued, While New Com
r1ittee, Uninstructed, Will
Report on Conference.
School Question Next
Year.

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BY referring the question to a COM
mittee. the Methodist Conference of
Virginia yesterday deferred final set
tlement of the relationship of the RAN
dolph Macon colleges TO the church at
least for a year All former resolu-
tions taken during period of three
years are superseded by the paper
adopted yesterday, practically without
debate. which merely sets forth that
there is a great desire on the part
of the church to end the controversy,
and by peaceable methods, and pro-
vides for the appointment of COM
rnittee of six from the Virginia Con-
ference. three from the Baltimore Con-
ference, and nine from the Randolph
Macon Board. to meet at Ashland, to
consider differences between the con-
ferences and the trustees and report
TO the annual conference next year.
There is no threat OF withdrawal of
the conference assessment; no hint of
looking about for establishing an OPP
position or church college, and no talk
of suit or charter change. The reso.
lutions are less drastic than those
adopted in Petersburg three years ago,
asking conference on the same sub
siect
There was no afternoon session of
the conference. and no progress made
in passing on the characters of tho
preachers. only about half of whose
names have been called, the conference
having turned to other business while
about halfway through the Farmvtlle
district.
Adjournment will be reached some
time to-day, Just previous to which the
assignments for next year Will be
read.
Rnndolph-Mucon situation.
DR.. w. w. Smith. chancellor of the
Randolph Macon system, having been
asked his view of the action of the
Virginia Conference on the matters a,
issue between the conference and the
board, said:
AS / understand the resolutions
adopted, the conference simply ap-
points an uninstructed committee to
confer with committee OF the board
of trustees. and a committee of the
Baltimore Conference. with a view to
finding satisfactory adjustment OF
the relations between the board and
the conference. This committee is not
expected to report until next confer
ence. and thus the matter will be with
drawn from public discussion at least
until that time, possibly forever.
Neither the conference nor the
trustees are in any way committed to
anything by this action, The confer
ence committees are simply to report
back to the conferences and the trus-
tees committee to the board of trus-
tees.
Meanwhile, the former relations are
continued. The support of the confer
ence is continued as heretofore with
out condition.
Morning Session.
Conference assembled at $50 A. NJ.
Religious exercises We're conducted by
Rev. DR.. ]. T. Mastin. The minutes Of
saturdays session We're read and ap-
proved. The memorial services of sun
day afternoon Were reported The
at Centenary and Union Station
churches. Rev. S. S. Lambeth protested
against the small attendance at the
memorial exercises. Dr.. Lipscomb said
the reason for it is that other mass
meetings at the same hour take away
the preachers. and these meetings
should not be held.
On motion of DR.. Christian, the
church extension board Of the South
ern Methodist Church, was invited to
mond. and on the Sunday following
the meeting of the board, the churches
throughout the conference shall cele-
brate Church extension day.. and
press the collection for the Cranberry
memorial.
DIR. Christian submitted a paper In
reference to the expenses of the dele
gates to the Ecumenical Conference at
Methodist to be held In Toronto. Can
ada, next year. The amount of the
expense is S237.
DR.. Royan asked permission to call
a meeting of the mission board at 1O:3d
this morning.
Rev. Frank Wells read the report OF
the Epworth League Board, and Rev
Fitzgerald s. Parker secretary of the
general board of Epworth Leagues at
Nashville, Tenn. and editor of the Ep-
worth Era. was introduced and ad-
dressed the conference on the work
of the board Dr. Parker is man
of fine presence and is fluent and
attractive speaker.
Rev. ". ], Young, p. D., read the
report of the committee, which was
appointed to nominate committees OF
examination for the next four Years,
as follows:
Admission on Trial-G. G. Kelly, A.
L. franklin, I, G, Pulltn, j, W. Shack K
ford
First Year-w. H. Anvil, j. w.
Lillaston, R:T Watarheld, n, sh r; 2, Scott,
Potts. neso L. +. r. Williams, D. +. Merritt lr1 t.
Third Year-W. W. Lear. II. G,
Pheiffer, j, A. Thomas, H. w. Davis.
Fourth Year-George w. Wray, w.
IT. Williams, G. q. Peasants. F. L.
Wells
To Meet In Salisbury.
DR.. LipscJmb, from the COMMITTEES
on entertainment, reported Salisbury.
Nd as the place for holding the con-
ference session ofs1911. and placed i'm
portant facts before the conference,
Which led the committee to select that
W. w. Vicar, from the Preachers
Relief Society, read the report of the
transactions of the society for the past
year. showing assets, $44,5S2,66, an
Increase of s3,212.2S.
The following We're confirmed as di-
Frectors; ]. c. Reed j, u, DeShazo,
Richard Ferguson..J. sB, Winfree.5 u. G.
Moseley,. p, V. White, S. @. Collins,
81, w. Grandy and w, w Vicar.
4 Y =. Wells re ported the names Of
superannuates as follows: a r. I, Bay
ton, H. g.. Rowles, j., n, N Bramin, i. p
woodward, i, 9, $. Wamsley, n M ed
wards, w III. Gregory, O. II. Boggs,