The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-22
CONF FERENCE ENOs
BUSY sEs.l0l

, > Lambeth j. r.. fotts. L. T. D"nS'
w. r. Davis, w. V. Tudor G, II. Green
James Q. Moss, w. 4. Edwards, j.
w. Parrish. A. c. Bledsoe. W. A.
Tompkins, J. II. AmIss. A. S. J. Rice.
! f. NJ. Jordan. G.. c. Wertenbaker
w. A. Moore, j. T. Maxey.
Charlottesville Church.
The bishop announced the appoint
ment of a committee to consider The
! needs of a new church building fur
/. the congregation OF the First church
Charlottesville. as follows John +.
Pettyjohn. John l.. Roper. John p
Branch, -R-A r-RaHaettr = Aastin.
The Board of Church Extension
made its report through "A. {. Berry
man. The report revealed the fact
| that 3s3 churches in the Virginia
/ Conference had been aided by tn.
| Church Extension Board. and an
nounced the appropriations of the
| board to needy churches and par
sonages OF the conference for the
/ coming year.
Sunday School Board.
The report OF the Sunday School
| Board stated that the board had re-
/ organized by electing W. 4. Hearn
! chairman, and requested that Rex
George r. Greene be appointed field
secretary OF the Sunday school work
and further recommended that the
/ Sunday schools of the conference CO.
| operate with the Board of Missions III
! furthering the evangeiization of the
! world. 1t was also recommended that
/ institutes be held in various sections
! of the conference. and The Advo-
cate was asked to give a page to
! be edited in the interests of the sun
{ day school work.
/ Mr.. w, +. Heard, the newly elected
/ chairman OF the board. made
! vigorous address in connection with
| the report w, Il. Jet opposed th'
| appointment OF Sunday-schooi sec
rotary, but the conference outvotes
/ him and adopted the report In full b]
q large majority.
DR., James H. Moss read the re
port OF the Epworth League board
which was adopted.
! VirgtnIan Thanked.
Richard Ferguson offered reso-
luton signed by many members ant
unanimously adopted. expressing tins
appreciation OF, the conference to tht
management OF The Richmond Vir
gin,an for the daily distribution OF tht
paper,
DR.. John Harmon in characters
II
collection for the sexton OF th'
church. which was taken with gen
terous response.
The report OF the board OF missions
was presented by w. w. Royal. Tit
board recommended that the churche
and Sunday sch ool- of the conferenc'
undertake as a special work the evan.
gelixation of Korea and that slo.oo'
be appropriated for missionary wort
in the mountains OF Virginia
was requested tina, DR. r. II. Bennett
be appointed conference misstonar'
secretary.
Statistics Complied.
The following statistics were com
piled by the statistical secretaries ant
reported in answer to certain nInat'
questions. They were exceedingly en-
couragfng to the conference;
Total number OF local preachers
l05. and members. 11l,36o.
Total number of Sunday-schools
$40,
Total nan. Der If Sunday-scnool OF
ficers and teachers. s,34l.
Total number OF Suncay-sehoo
| scholars. S4,b16.
Amount contributed for
missions ...-.-..-,..* AAo.o'e''
| Amount contributed for
church extension .. hs4e2'o'
Amount contributed for
American Bible Society l.asA.o'
Amount c, ntris rel for
support II presiding :,
| elders .......... -i'eeo''
/ Amount contributed Ter
/ support OF preachers 2ee.ao1'e
s"unort of bishops 4.sss.s
Value of the church
building ....-.'.''
~ - 156,l29.s
Value of the parsonages ses,szo.
Total Indebtedness there
4 on ............... 49,
i Thanks to Salisbury.
DR.. John Harmon uro"osed a reso
! auttcn at thanks to the people &
Salisbury, whose hospitality was
s-raciously extended to the confer
I ence and the resolution was adopte'
by a rising vote. 1t Ia the common
/ EXPRESSION that the conference ha
never been so royalty entertained. tn
citizens OF Salisbury have without ex
lception dedicated their time and re
sources to the comfort and con
Ivenience of the conference
j In response to these resolution
Rsy. J. f. Carey on behalf OF IN
mayor and council OF Salisbury pre-
sented to Bishop kilgo a Key
sthe city's gates and assured the con
ference that Salisbury waited eager
'the coming again OF the Nirgih''
Conference. .
i K. Joliffe offered resolutions q
lappreciatton for the administration
the presiding bishop. but Bisno
Ki,vn ,vomeeiateiy ruled them out O