The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-12

~ lous enough to know how foot
80 - wa In days gone by.
EgSs N am sorry that the necessity icl
vs. munrh revolutions has ariseas satd
Ss nandaie Il do not wish 10 be harsi
but Ne to desire the Times Lhsratc'
4 u rcpreaent us correctly,
Speaks For Reporter.
Rev. Or. :. g. Hatcher took. occasion
Is say d few wcrsis ia defense % ta'
rrr,orter. explaining that he was IN
ncn Il Rev Dr.. James z. smith.
4 hirh,, esteemed and honoree Prrf@s
terian divine al Richmond.
Re., DIR, J. {. Reed objected va 'h'
ht,,e tenor 1T the Times pisi'ai cf
report. fer tse reason tfat IT relte l -.
on the character Of DIR. Cannon.
3 ans one reading between the lines ~
raid. III is evident that the rep"re Ras
u unfair"
& Esy. Or. j. X. lollff. at TINS juno
tare. coHtendcd that what tfr. nAtehef
had said about the reporter only az"
rrayatea the offease. ii the reporter
IL went on, meant By the use CT the
word ..u,eiffV'' condensed statement,
he ought TO have said 1t.
Cannon Appears on scene.
ReS. 3tr, Cannon. who was not IN
the s.harch when ffte resol atAefs Wer"
& offered took tA, tfnuF when hG re-
turned and asked That the resolutions
be read again.
~ regret exceedingly that ! ana
made the center ui IA matter al INT
kind" continued Hr. Cannon. ana !
una not responsible in amy parthv-
lar Gar the Introduction Of thesa ress-
lrsitas an YESTERDAY. wneft =
the statement in titt 'stznas-i Dispatch,
In which I, ~as said that MIR. Sfaneh.
In the course 81 argument on 1ht
Randolph Macon question, tald nae I"
sneak she train II / cosifa. | VIA Ell
tirely responsible for the paper ! ia
troauced regarding the matter,
Or Cannon then stated that a3seF
reading hIs statement before confer
ence- Friday during Mr.. E:aaeh's ah-
senee. he read il again when Ar.
Branch reached conference
u read Ia him exactly what has.
satd to conference" continued Or.
Cannon. and he denied ever SAYING
10 me. Tell me the truth # you ean. -
Changes 10 indignation.
Or. Cannon went on "a ssss that
hs ME not reT engsIul, neither en- I'll
day nor ON Saturday bat when re
rnad the article in the Times-bis-
patch Saturday morning MS feellhg
81 resentment changed Ia indignation.
there WAS no apology offered. no re
xrrss made. and not Nord retraeted'
t'The article begins with AN insln
uafton that ] waited for Mr.. Branch
10 leave the house before making my
Il statumeus." continued DIR. Cannon.
..and that Mr. Branch hurried back
into the church when he herd OF the
Incident IL goes on 10 say that
: went to Mr.. Branch and held b long
whispered conversation with aim and
then arose and made q modified state :
merit OF what | had read - Confer
ence zeny that and insist that the
fasns hae came when shall stand
against atty man al get ~ men who
seek 10 destroy nay Influence and at
tArk nay character.
Mr.. Branch arcse aud said that he
and DIR. Cannon are friends and be
w&. very sorry that tbs matter had
assumed such Il stag. ne asked that
Il be dropped without further ado
Soon after This the Anal vote was
taken and the resolution OF protest
adopted.
Following an address b. Bishop
Wilson TO IA class Of candidates fer
EsafeEessse ssesssteF=ssii 47tr-s-..
1oarned till q. A. N Monday
openiaK Eaercises.
GonfereuGxs @a& opened with GtTo-
3tonAi services conducted BY tsea ns.
w, T. Ju6ksEs &no made special
reference in his prayer io Tn. esten-
aton Of mission and general churesl
work.
The following transfers 10 the Viz
giniA conference were ordered; J. H.
NcAifsfer. = Hoiston: OTIS NJ. Clark,
\ PACING. r. A. Smoot, North Carolina
n m Ina NF e g.
was referred to the corn mittee on con-
ference relations for apernamerers
relation.
Or. Smart was at Charlottesville
when transferred IL Louisville tive
years ago. Before going 10 Char
lo<teEvilIe, he was at Epaortn, Nor
folk.
Conference designated f. N. Sun
day afternoon as the time for recefv.
Ing the report OF the committee on
memoirs.
The following were admitted or
time: Edward IL Hopkins, John q
Enruh. Charlton II, Hunt, Fleming
4 England, Waiter G. bates. Jr
Charter For Board.
Conference adopted the fello~ins
report which Rev. Dr. James Cannon
IT.. submitted from the board OF eau
cation.
The annual conference, Al Its SEES
sion ia November, 1908. instructed
your board OF education to prepar,
= charter Incorporating the said boart
i Ia accordance with the prov isiofs u
khe laws Of the State al Virginia
which charter shall be Submitted Il
u the annual conference for approval
Following out tho instructions. we
ycur board u education. rsaussie.