The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-14

after the bearing.
Friends OF Mrs schenk are coming TO
he front protesting their belief In her
innocence and they viii make an 81,
fort either 10 have her released Oh paii
or given a hearing at the earliest Pos
sihlc dats.
Ter 10 ofllciate in hts stead in Atlanta
until he arrives.
Services in Conflict.
fssV. Ur. +. +. Lipscomb. soon after
the morning session was opened. took
occasion to criticize the arrangements
fer Sunday afternoon when services
and exercises IN ether parts " the
tx we're held in conflict with memo
rial exercises that took place in cen
tenarv. t>r I.ipscomh referred espe-
chilly IL tho eXeroises at the city
Auditorium where REV George II.
stewart delivered an address on tenn
peranee pr. Lipscon.b said he hoped
that al future conferences less con-
nieting arrangements would be made.
Ecumenicai Conference.
Regarding the eeumenicai confer
ellee to hc III Toronto. Canada. De-
tober. 1911. ReY. Or. w, Asburs
Christian offered the following reso-
luton which was adopted.
Resolved, l. That the assess
m3nt OF s231. the Virginia Com
ference portion of the expenses
OF the commission Of the Ecu
menitaE Conference. be appor-
toned 10 the several charges
with the collection for conference
entertainment, as recommended
h,a aiding elders
Resolved. >. That the treas
arer he instructed to pay the said
amount az soon AZ praeticabIs.
Conference also adopted "a reSotue
ton offered lay DR.. Christian urging
that the Board of Church Extension
hold it's next annual meeting in Rish-
u1aud, and in tho event the board do
cidea t. meet in Richmond that the
conference set aside the Sunday which
Will close the session ef the hoard to
he observed throughout the confer
ener a. church extension day In the
interest Of the CRANBERRY loan fund
Examining Committees.
kes. nr. W. j Young. of panviile.
offered the report of The nominating
committee for the committees Of .tx-
aininations. az follows:
Admisslons--ti. G. Kelly A. l..
t,rankln. John ". shaetford. + -
Putl.n.
First sear-W. H. Atwill, J. y.
l.llfnstom. f. T. Watertieid, K. II
scott. \
Second Net,r-~i NJ. Chandler. T..
H. Potts t. r. Williams, -. r. Me.-
ritt.
Third year~--W. W. Lear II =.
PREFER. j. n. Thomas, H. w Da.4a,
Fourth Near -~,,eorge ". Wrag. &.
r. Pleasantx. +, t. Wells, ", T WI
liams
i'puorth League Report.
There are ahout 1000 Ep.otth
leagues in the annual conferences.
with an approximate membership ~
IS. 900. according Ia the report II
tie Epwcrth League board. In the
Vlrgintn Conference there are about
500 churches OF which only seventy
have Epwurth Leagues the report
saNs,
1T Ia encouraging II hear from
those in touch with the laymen's
moN eneut that "A majority of the laN
leaders OF our missionary movement. =
the report goes an To say, are or
have been t.pw prth leaguera, and that
the i9powrth has been largely instru-
mental in training earnest and ioNa
men for this very important service.
Organization of an Epworth League
conference under control of the con-
terence board WAS recommended. and
It was suggested that the new board
take under considerations the advfsa-
lditN of asking the public worship
committee of the next annual con-
feenc. to set apart one evening for
an Epworth League anniversary ser
vice.
Following The submission of the
report and It's adoption. Rev fftz-
gerald =. Parker. secretary OF the Ep-
worth League board al Nashville,
sn"ke interestingly In the leagues
work and scope.
For Aged Pastors.
The report OF the Preachers Relief
Society showed an increase of s2.-
Il2.32 III assets after distribution Of
$l.t2b To bsneficiaries while the In
vested fund is $44,5S2.s6. The society
received during the year $4,000 from
the late j. Is. Caps. OF Norfolk and
the sum 'of s2.557. 22 from interest on
loans. The following were elected Az
directors for the ensuing year; Revs.
] =. Reed, j. r.. Deshazo. Richard
Ferguson and Nessrs John II. Win
free, f.. v. White, T.. q. Moseley. s.
=, collins. j, ". GrandA, W. w, Vicar.
Mr.. w. w. Vicar, Of Norfolk an
haunced that the Preachers Relief
Society proposed to raise pension
fund of 100000 for the relief OF
siperannuated preachers and the
widows and orphans .of deceased
So as TO enlarge tho scope
et the work of the society.
This will not interfere with the dis
tribution of the funds OF the society
AS heretofore done. MIR. Vicar explain
ed The committee on conference re-
lations made IA report recommending
". III. Camper, Il. L. Peli. John Nj.
Burton. T.. ]. Potts, +, 4 Potts. q. II.
Lambeth. l.. I. Hit. X. u. smart. for
relation; r J Dayton.
If. g. Bowles. J. r, Brannin, ]. r.
G., $. Warmsley, +. NJ. Ed
wards. W n. Gregory. c. II. Boggs,
J. f. Mcsparran. ]. q. Rhodes. w. II.
Judgins. W. A. Laughan. S. g. LAM
beth j. r. Potts. r. r. Duke. w. r..
Davis w. Y. Tudor G. II, Green,
JAMES @, Moss. Al. A. Davidson. }.
- .Forknef. George IL. Ray. W. T.