The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-16
PUBLISHING HOUSE
FOR RICHMOND
Methodist Conference Con-
siders Establishing Branch
in This City
NAME COMMITTEES
AS PRELIMINARY
Bishop kilgo Calls Session
to Order--Dr. Cannon Asks
$1,000 for Represen-
tative Church
{Ry Staff Correspondent,)

fBy Staff Correspondent
Especial to The Richmond virgfnian.)
SALISBURY. MD. Nov. l6.-At
nine o'clock this morning the one
hundred and twenty-ninth session OF
the Virginia annual conference of the
Methodist- Episcopal Church. South.
met in Salisbury. Bishop ]. c. Kilgo.
In the chair
According to the custom of the con-
ference the sacrament OF the Lords
supper was administered by the
bishop assisted by DIR. A. j. Lamar. OF
Tennessee, and Drs. s. s. Lambeth, J.
III. Amiss and w. II. Edwards, OF the
conference.
AT the conclusion of the religious
service Bishop kilgo called the con-
ference to order. end the roll call read
BY Or. s. s. Lambeth showed large
majority Of members OF tho conferences
present Or. Lambeth was unani-
mousIy elected secretary and noni-
mated as his assistants Il! 4. Lips
comb and Frank l.. Villa
The first days session was occupied
largely in routine matters OF organ
ixations, election Of com1ntttees, and
the passage OF the characters OF the
ministers.
Committees Named.
The following committees were in
stituted for the session:
Committee On publishing interests
c. 4. Conner. w. J. Young. c. r. Wo-
mack. W. r. Crowder, S. w. Amss,
q. f. b Smith, H +. Barron. &. =.
Watts, ]. w. Gillespie. T. A. Smoot.
q. b. Feribee, J. l. Gray. e. l. Mann.
r. II. Maxey, J. e. Parker. w. W.
SAwyer. DIR. g. c. Mann. +. Stevens,
r. J. AcDonald.
COMMITTEES on district confsrear>
recor3s--P. ~. Ball. v. n Turner. =.
n. Green. v. L Marsh, n H. Powell.
w. H. Rlddick. J. w. Hough. J. W.
Egxlestcn. r. s. Baughan, 8. II. john
son.
COMMITTEES on memoirs-W. II. At
viii will read the memoirs Of Rev. A.
M. Hall: J. X Jolin. that OF +. Al.
Edwards; J. w. Stir, that Of c. u.
Crowley. J. r. Dashazo. that Of J. d.
Forknsr, w. +. Judkins, that Of Geo.
Fl. Ray and T. J. Taylor. that OF W.
r. Wright
Committee on conference relations
Geo. Il. Booker, l. b. Butler. g. c.
Kelley. H. w. Davis. w. J. Twiiley.
A. L. Franklin, c. r. JAmes. r y.
Gayle. w. w. Sawyer. r. T. Water
field.
Committee on Admlssions-C. F.
Conner. v. II. Turner. J. w. Stif. W.
r. Proctor. w. W. Lear, c. o. Tuttls.
John T. Bosnian. w. r. Green. H. }.
Payior. /. N. Latham.
Committee on public Worship. F.
Carey and W. II. Edwards.
COMMITTEES on coliections-W. r.
Beauchamp. ]. II. Rowland, w. w.
Lear. r. d. smart, and w. H. Davis.
cemmlttoe On Temperance.
IN - "A
motion Of Or. J. c. Reed viii be COM
posed Of those members OF the execu-
two COMMITTEES OF the Ant1-9Aloon
League Of Virginia who are in attend
ance upon .no session Of the confer
ence.
In answer to the question: Are all
the preachers blAzneisss In life ana Of
hcial administration" the names al
the prsaiding elders wsrs called and
work on their districts. their charac-
ters were passed.
| A most encouraging sftuation de-
veloped from the reports Of the o.
| dsrs In the fact that something uks
1000 conversions have been reported
| In the conference during the year.
| At the suggestion OF the venerable
Dr.. w. 4. Judkins and In the ex.
| preston OF their gratitude the dele.
| gates to the conference sang the dox'
/ ology With great spirit.
! Following the call Of the roll oi
| presiding elders the characters Of
the ministers OF the following dir.
| tricts were paassed: DAnvilie. Easterr
Sh0ra. LynehhuE9. Portsmouth. Nor
folk, Rappahannock and Richmond
Bishop Kilgo departed from tn,
tims-honcred method Of calling each
name and permitting the preacher
to report ~ his character was pass
ed and substituted the more move
and expeditions method OF calling III,
names and passing the characters o.
the ministers without the delay Il
giving time to report their work To-
| the year.
/ OF great interest to faichmond Il
(ContiAuAd ON third nagel