The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-18
Methodist Conference.
RICHMOND. Vas p e CT

X Z II Nj o N ID, VAS ID ecial-
The Virginia Methodist Conference
meets Wednesday, November 9Th. In
centenary Church, and although that
date is three months away, prophe-
ctes Of general shake-up are being
made by members OF the conference
and the laity.
The shake-up this year is said to
be due TO the desire to get all the
ministers on a good four-year basis.
and TO make the appointments more
| satisfactory than they have been gem
orally to the ministers, as a whole.
The conference VII be in session
not less than a week. and there will
have to be rushing of business in
order TO get through in that time.
The wise ones in the conference are
beginning to discuss what will happen
when Bishop Alpheus w. Wilson. of
Baltimore, opens the proceedings
with devotional exercises. Just a year
ago Bishop Morrison, who has been
assigned to Virginia, played hob"
generally with the ministers. He lit
orally shook the old-timers, and some
OF them were dizzy when he began
them long time to recover their
equilibrium. Men who had been pre-
siding elders for many, many years
were given charges. Some of the min
listers who had never known what IL
was to. do more than to serve the al
made presiding elders, and there were
some strong protests against the ac-
| ton of the bishop. He simply said to
the DIRECTORS that the conditions de-
mandeG that new blood be infused
| into the churches, that change
appointments stood. Bishop Wilson is
expected to make some changes on
his own account, and it is believed
that several of the old presiding elders
will find themselves again on the cir
cult.
The time-limit on many of the big
/ pastors of the conference-7those who
| fill the larger churches-is up. and they
will have to be looked after. Right
| here arises the question of how many
"girahes,, are to be brought to Vir-
FROM otheT states ms and c6h
| ferences who come in and get the big
gest appointments. This has caused
some dissatisfaction in the past, and
| the members OF the conference do not
| look with favor on the scheme which
| allows a church 20 import a man when
| is no one available for their particular
church, and so the plan has not been
| According TO the early reports which
are in circulation, the following pre-
siding elders-deposed at the session of
the conference last year-will again re-
turn to the circuits: The Rev. DR. b. f.
Lipscomb. now at Park Place. Rich
at Cambridge. Md. will be sent to Park
Place to succeed him; the Rev. r. NJ.
| Chandler, now at Clay Street, Rich
mond, is to be succeeded by the Rev.
| w. w. Lear now at Berkeley.
Among the more important assign
ments in the conference which. will re-
ceive due consideration at the hands OF
| Bishop Wilson, and which report has
already disposed OF, are these: The Rev.
j. y. Latham, now at Centenary, Rich
mond. is said to be slated to go to
| Epworth Church. Norfolk: the Rev. G..
y. Booker, now at Epworth, will go 10
Centenary, Richmond. succeeding DR..
Latham; the Rev. w. r. Proctor, who
has completed his four years at Trim
| tty, Richmond, Will go to Centenary.
Lynchburg; the Rev. J. A. Thomas, now
at Centenary. Lynchburg. will go to
Lehies Memorial, Norfolk: the Rev W
G. Parker, now at the LeKies' Memorial.
| is said TO be slated to follow Mr. Proc
tor, at Trinity. Richmond: the Rev. w.
J. Young, now at Main Street. Danville.
and the Rev. George H. Spooner now
at Monumental, Portsmouth, will. un.
less reports are all wrong. move, DR..
Spooner going to DR.. Youngs present
charge, and DR.. Young going to Wash
lngton Street, Petersburg: the Rev w
II. Atwill, now in Petersburg. is said
TO be the choice for Monumental, Ports
! mouth.