The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-05
BOARDS TELL Of
GOOD WORK DONE
Fine Reports Made to Confer
ence on Various Depart
ments of Activity
TWO GAVELS PRESENTER
FOR USE OF BODY
One of Them Made of Wood fru1
House in Which Class Was 81
Organized. DIR. Mann Speaks
on temperance.
Especial to The Richmond vkg1nAnu.T
GHNERAI. CONFERENCE ROOM

<>A&AAS @A-AA@RSs ANs N~-s may o<~-81AUA10V
Hendrix presided over the 0anaxna
Conference to-day, and DIR. J. r..
Ekes, of Georgia, conducted the opom-
Ing exercises. Dr. j. s. StrnonA, fEae
ternaI delegate from England. was IN
troouced. ~
DIR. Dubose presented to confersnc0
In the name OF MRS. Judge Bell, ~
NASHVILLE, Tenn, gavel from tn \
cedar built house Of bishop SouIes
near Nashville. Captain w. r. WoAn
yer, OF ASheyiile, presented 70 cons
ference a gavel made OF wood fru1 1
the house In which Bishop Asbury 60
gained the FIRST Metnouist 0laso - 81
this vicinity Bishop Hendrix ruapouN
ed TO the presentation. WI
Greetings were received from r.
Northern Methodist Church and fro1M n
tho South Carolina Episcopal ChurUnA Il
The committee on rules Of os6oE
reported for adoption. with -
changes. the rules of order Of tha ~
General Conference. On motion Il III
Mann, OF Kentucky, the word tanns
perance wax added to the titlA AZ 49,
COMMITTEES on moral and social 0unos
tons. DR.. Cannon, Of Virktnln, 49,
author OF the motion for the COxnsn n6
tee. agreeing. DIR. Mann'a speech 49,
breezy and well received The auhfoo98
OF temperance In a live and po91o
cA0 WALL eAAeS GpnIGLGnC0s
OF temperance In q live and pou II
secretary of the Mission Boa9A - i
Is prominently spoken Of Tor t. 10
nee OF bishop, presented the np5om<nnA
report OF his board. DR.. w. y. -.
Murray had also good rup0Ft -
church extension. of which he = ronss
rotary. DIR. A. l.. Lamar rapoeeod -
the publishing agents and Dr.. -
Chappeil. for the Sunday school $50
gave q fine report. hi
The remainder OF the moSuane u
| sion was spent In reading The H.
great nnmber Of memorials Al y
fcrrinx them to proper ConufffA fSSa3
delegates krcn Eyxyuhe
II u great confeFonCa H
members are Regulating for noo4
two millions of Methodtsts round q \
earth. They arc here from NaxS
land to California. from T1oxtdA -
Montana. from Mexico. Cuba. Hson
from China. Japan and Korea. &c
q aplendid body Of men With 4 ECp1n
number of elderly leaders the CO.
ference is made up largely Of younGEl
men In their prime. IL " Gid that
two-thirds OF the conference are 49,
All the bishops except 4RlnhoG
Fttxgerald are present and seam n
be In good health. Biahop F1An
gerald In on the retired liak and ~
feeble health, He II expected 70 ~
present at q later date in the sasston.
virginians Well 6eascd.
The conference ID meeting In t.
spacious auditorium, well lighted an
with good acoustic qualities IT,
city has spent 5000 in beautifyin9s
the building for the conferences.
A pleasant feature 10 two se&t1 n1Si
signed to each delegate. The VirgtntG
delegation Is seated between Miasonf3
and South Carolina. and fortunately
has place near the 'front.' TIM
means a good deal in the stTussfG0
for recognition on the door when 60
bates grow vigorous
Across the aisle il OkiahourA. H.
conference with its wonderful CROWN
since the general conferences ia44l
naet Four years ago Oklahoma hn0s
small delegation. Now that 0t&1ns
IL here with one Of the larga1t 49,
cations in the body. M
Only one delegation Is larger tAows
Virginia. fourteen members N0ttEl
west Texas has eighteen memh1es
The great Lone Star State cOuta1m
lone-seventh of the total membars44
of the church If,
| The Virginia delegates are m0mM
pleasantly housed at the Manor hot14
| In Albemarie Park. adjoining to
Country Club.
Asheyilie Beautiful
Asheville Is prettier and greatoFl
than ever. A number of new hotelo
have appeared upon the top Of -
mountains about the city.
! One can with difficulty disttnguA4s
sometimes when meeting well droooe'
ed stranger between q general conf4nsE
ence delegate and a tuberculosis payss
tent Asheyflle just now u 3 gfen1'
place for both Il
The Battery Park Hotel has or1e@