The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
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- on the ground that II would i'm
pose unnecessary labor upon the pas
tors and the statistical secretaries OF
the conference and would accomplish
no valuable results.
Pastors 10 Issue Bulletins.
A substitute offered b. Rev. IL, M.
Beckham Was finally adopted. which
declared that II was not practicable
10 publish the reports OF each IN
dividuaI church In the minutes Of the
conference: recommended that the
pastors Issue bulletin in which such
information should he distributed
among their congregations.
A memorial was presented from the
Lyncbhurg district conference request
ing that the editor OF the baltimore
and Richmond Christian Advocate sat
aside "A page OF that paper Tor SUNDAY :
school matters. methods and lessons
and that the sunday school board vi
the conference consider the aavis-
abiiit! OF putting "a secretary in the
neid to develop the Sanday-schoo.
work.
This last Item was also requested
by paper from the charlottesville
district conference. Both memorials
were referred 10 the sunday -=ehuol
board.
pr w. }. Young presented the re-
port oi the committee appointed |"
devise "a plan FOR securing the s4e.o7e
pledged by The conference as a f"h-
tributicn towards the continuation 81
a representative church in the city OF
Washington. The committee decided
that a campaign should toe inaugurated
In the conference. beginning January
18th, and lasting Until March 40
ls12.
Bishop KIgo and pr. q. =. sexton
arc 10 visit the larger cities OF the VIZ
gtufs Conference and speakers ana
workers are 20 be provided Tor other
places.
Bi>bnp Makes Things Move.
In adui;fon TO this the pastors are
sXileeteu to cooperate in tine clfsh-
Isriun of letters and the distribution
III literature Ia commentator oi anu
aid 10 the euterprise. great "e"'
Of routine business was transacted.
The bishop Keeps things moving al
liHe44 gait and -Aucceells II alkllaAel :
nag business with great rapidly,
Several classes of undergraduates
wer. reported upon and NUMBER Oh
Noune ministers stood approved. EN-
amfuattous and their characters were
t,asS,-fii thereby e4s's.1ain9 pfoii4otiou ~
The next higher class In the class Or
the first year they were w w JACK
son. r II. Hopkins. j +. Cnrieh'
Charleston KIDD. W. q. Bates. : a.
l,umsiile and e. y. Grice.
In the class Of the fourth year
were. 4, T.. johnson. J. W, Bonidin.
w A Smart, }. G, Robertson - ~
,'rutchtield, j. r. Moore and b. d
Gambler.
TN, following names or men who BY
reason of the inhrmities OF age OF
III health ind themselves unable to
no the work OK the ministry, were re-
TERED to the committee Oh conference
relations far the superAunaafed rela
lien A =. j. Rice, G. G. erte1''
baker, W Il. Moore. K. NJ. Jordan, aho
T.. oYler.
Among the visitors TO the session
to-day who we're introduced TO The
body were Rev. w, H. II. Joyce. o.
tho Baltimore conference Of the Nj. r.
Church south, Rev, Doctors -
Wyatt, e. +. Jones and }. W. liar
,iesty. OF the Wilmington conference
OF the NJ Il. Church, and Doctor w. 1
M Beale, pastor Of The fresnyteriai
church of this city.
Temperance COMMITTEES.
The committee on temperance com
posed of Jas. Cannon, *. IL. bennett
" A. Christian, r. r, Dadman. 5. {
Hatcher, 7. Men. simpson. J. w
Housh. and w H. Vincent. met ant
organized. by the election Of JAS. Can
non, as chairman, and instructed nun
To draft the report to be presented u
the conference.
During the session to-day q tele
gram was received from Colonel Johi
+. Branch, or Richmond, regretting hi
inability through physical indisposi
ton to be present, The secretary Q
the conference was instructed to SEN
reply assuring Colonel Branch OF IN
sympathy and regrets of the confer
ence.
In the afternoon Mt g. so o'clock, Dl
John Harmon preached a Characters
tic sermon before a large congrega
ton, and at night the annual mcmoi
ial service IN honor of the minister
who had died during the year wa
hald Memoirs were read rs follows
"a Nj Hou, Ivy W Ii. Anvil, +. A
Edwards, ny J. n. Jolin. VI. A. David
son by L. r. Conner. (. -. Crawle,
ny J. w Stiff, J. ID. Forkner, by .
H. Deshazo q. II. Roy by W, Il. Jud
l1ins W. r. Wright. by L. ], Taylor
Name Or. Bennett.
The board OF missions this afternoo
elected Dr. X. ii. Bennett as confer
.ace missionary secretary, and he ae
oepted on the condition that the al
raneemel4t should meet with this COZ
iirmatiou OF The bishop.
In Bennett has just closed yer
successful pastorate at Court stree
1.yuchhtirg. and ii considered to Il
tie fnosi efficient man In this confer
ence for the post 10 which he ha
bg,u elected.
Bishop. Cabinet.
The bishops cabinet held its fir,
session on Wednesday afternoon an
What TRANSFERRED therein Is "a scale
book. NeN eftheiess the matter oi AT
poiniments is live issue and tn
ministers are induIging III great des
oil specuis ton. Efforts to make III
official solution of the mystery he
resulted in many surmises. some
which are that q. H. Spooker VIII x
To Union station Richmond. j
Bradford IL Laurei-Street; j. H. Mos
10 Ashland, X r. Potts 10 Mark e
Street, Petersburg: John T, Bosnan
Monumental Portsmouth n. n
Maxey To suffolk j. A. Thomas
Curnberia nd street, Norfolk; X,
Mart To Larchmont. and 6, IL. NJ
Taden to Hampton
,...sss.s sthots s4sssioa pIsdifjcd-
Bishop kilgo stepped immediate
into the good graces OF the confel
ence lie is intensely democratic
his spirit gracious in his manner an
cordial In his attitude towards h
brethren. He maintains splendid ord'
and siy his ability In the disposition {
the business Of the body facilitates an