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


cutive committee Of the board OF
education of persons as trustees OF
Vanderbilt University who are not
members of the Methodist church.
This question involved the Carnegie
Foundation and the church colleges
1t is believed the conference will SUE
tain the bishops. The paper was re-
ferred without reading. to save time.
immortal from some Of the trus-
tees of Randolph Macon College, re-
ferred to committee on education
calls the attention of the general con-
ference To the probable effect In Viz
ginia of the adoption of the law pro-
posed by the Virginia and Baltimore
conferences forbidding collection for
educational institutions the legal title
to which In not In the Methodist
church.
VIII Ask Guidance.
Conference fixed 4 y. NJ. Sunday
May s. as the tsne for prayer through
out the church for guidance in the
election of new bishops
Bishop Hoss, reported from com
mission on federation with the NORTH
ern Methodist church held last month
In Ohio, recommending forward step
in the establishment Of a court of last
appeal for cases of conflict or mis-
understanding between the Northern
and Southern Methodist churches. APP
plause followed the reading.
DR. Haven, of New York, of the
American Bible Society. reported
splendid progress. Mrs. Russell Sages
offer has been met and half a million
dollars raised. She sent her check for
the same amount last week, making
one milton for the s6Cipfy
Welcomed BY Or. ivey.
The feature of last nights welcome
meeting to the Conference was the
chaste and Delightfully."- Illuminating
address of welcome to the State of
North Carolina by DIR l. N. Ivey, editor
Of the Raleigh Christian Advocate. DIR.
1vey captured the audience with his
humor. rhetoric and easy familiarity
with the history and conditions Of the
Old North State. One OF his good
stories told of North Carolinian who
never failed to put his state ahead Of
the world. why sir" ne said to a
stranger, we've got o man In our coun-
ty, Colonel Carter, who makes one mill
lion pounds of butter a year "Oh.
come. now" said the stranger, you
know no man ever made a million
pounds of butter a year" "Jim,. said
the patriot 10 IA by staF.leF,. speak up
FOR your state ana tell this man what
said is true" Well" said Jim. II
don't know much about Colonel Car
ter's diaries, but | alb acquainted with
his saw mills. He has hundred saw
mills, and in times of low water he
runs every one OF them with butter
milk"
MIR, W. It, Weaver delivered an elo-
quent address OF welcome for the
city of Ashevllle, and Bishop Gambler,
OF Georgia. responded in his we'll
known veins of human and strength.
Standing Committees.
The standing committees have or
ganized as noted below These offices
are important and carry weight with
them as much of the work of the con-
florence IL done by these large commit
tees:
Episcopaey--Cellins Denny, chair
man: @. r. Il. Mann. secretary.
Itinerancy--John a. Wsllsass,s chair
man; T, 10. Sharpe. secretary.
Revisals-E, w Anderson. chair
man; w. A. Christian secretary.
Publishing Interests. T.. Harris,
chairman: II. NJ. Glenn. secretary.
Educa Son--E. G. o'Reaf, chair
man; James Cannon, secretary.
Church N;tension-W. r.. McMur-
ray. chairmans T. c. shuler. sscretsry.