The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-06

Missions---o. f. Brown. chairman,
J. w. Perry.
L/,ndarlis--J. NJ. Donally. chair
man, c. NJ. Hairless, secretary.
Moral and Social Reform -Not yet
organized
Sundays b. Chapel,
chairman; J. II, Human. secretary,
Epwcrth League-T. w. Lewis,
chairman; r. Bare, secretary
Appeals--Bishop Hendrix. chair
man; Il. A. Meek. secretary:
Financc-T. S. Garrison, chairman,
G. A. Sanford, secretary.
Church Relations-W. J. Young,
J ehairn,an. L. n. Briggs, sesFetary.s-='.-a4
Mr. Branch 'sFhe bishop.
I The distinguished bearing and al
I fable manners Of MIR. John +. Branch,
! of Richmond who was the host OF the
! Virginia delegation en- route, have
produced their effect upon the motel
servants, and they have surrendered,
! insisting that he Is the bishop
| Virginia has three important posi-
! tons on the committees, DIR. Young
| is chairman Of the committee on fra
ternai relations with other churches.
| This is new committee just formed.
| DIR. Cannon is secretary of the COM
| mittee on education. The much dis
cussed question of the ownership of
| the church colleges and the Carnegie
! foundation Will be IN the hands of this
committee. A vigorous discussion Will
no doubt be held. DIR. Christian is
/ secretary Of the committee on revisals.
/ This Is one Of the busiest of the con-
/ ference. Five hundred memorials and
/ resolutions relating to law changes
were before this committee four years
ago. No smaller number will go be-
/ fore it this year Few of these will
4 pass. This Is the guillotine commit
! tee. Fair discussion will be allowed,
| but the conservative view generally
/ wins, that the almost perfect machin-
cry of the Methodist church needs lit
tie improvement. Some of the great
est tacticians in the world have de-
! clared that the finest piece OF organi-
cation in the world is the Methodist
/ Church.
Work OF CRANBERRY College.
DR., j. VT arpous, pf BraZff, inc
president of the Granbery College
in Brazil, reports splendid progress
! in the work of this great college.
1t has several hundreds of students.
/ The college was named for the be-
loved Bishop Granbery. of Virginia.
/ The institution has also Il theologi-
cal department, and is supported IN
part by Virginia Methodists. The
/ college has far outgrown its build
ings and has not nearly enough room
for its many students 1t must have
100000 to properly equip it. DIR.
Tarboux brought a request from Bra
zil for a new departure in the APP
pointment of resident bishop for
South America.
Rev. II. c. Tucker, general agent
Of the American Bible Society IN
Brazil, and son-in-la OF Bishop
Granbery. talked interestingly OF the
great country of Brazil.
Time Is Money.
1 A Ave minute speech at the general
conference Ia costly affair. The
expenses OF the conference amount to
about twenty-four thousand dollars.
This Is good deal over a thousand
dollars day. Allowing two hours
and a half for debate, one can call
culate that time Is money. Many OF
the speakers do boil it down. A man
who wanders will be promptly called
to order.
The virginians have one on Or,
Bennett of Lynchburg, to-day. The
campaign for 'woman's rights" In
the church is being led by Miss Belle
Bennett OF Kentucky. A guileless
member Of the audience liz asking to-
day II Dr. Bennett Is the husband or
Miss Belle Bennett. of the woman IS
rights movement. The vtrgtntans are
reported az opposed to the movement
Temperance" Is Restored.
DR.. Cannon's motion carried We'd
nehday to enlarge the duties OF the
committee on temperance and call Il
the committee on moral and social
questions" Or. Mann, OF Kentucky
yesterday moved to amend by restor-
ing the name temperance to the com
mittee. Said he: Il do not think any
one in the country can accuse James
! Cannon OF lack of interest in the
temperance question Oaughter). but
am afraid the liquor men may try
to make point that we have nc
committee on temperance l have q
right to talk on temperance, live
In Kentucky. Iaughter.) When we
get certain new officials in Kentucky
We are going to have n State victory
there. "a voice from the ghborhood
Of the Tennessee delegates I'VE
too.") Give us committee on tenn.
perance and give us Galloway from
Mississippi a Gambler from Georgia
a Hoss from Tennessee "a horse
laughter) and a Cannon from Virgins
and we will sweep the country foi
temperance even with a Patterson II
Tennessee and a Watterson in Ken.
lucky"
Dr. cannon accepted the amend
ment to the committees name. sug.
gestion from Texas that the commit.
tee be named one on prohibition die
not meet with favor
One of the most interesting charac-
tiers in the Conference is the aged DR.
Frank Richardson. of the Holston Con-
ference in Tennessee. He is indie
pendent In spirit, very fair but very
courageous In debate, and no game
seems so welcome TO him as a bishop
AS he has stood for that position In
the past. II Is believed he will make
a speech on limiting the power of the
bishops. 1t will be a spicy and inter-
esting discussion. The bishops are
quite fond OF him, and even those who
differ with him admire and esteem
him. He reminds one OF the interest
Ing and admirable traits OF the late
DIR. Paul Whitehead, of Virginia Con
, ference.