The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-29
IBEF0h F0neE
Goes METHODIST
2sALf1nonE coHFERExcE MEETS
IN Irs 1ssrH ANNUAL
SESSION.
/ BISHOP HOSS PRESlDES
snEv. II. N. CASTER, OF ALExAx-
nnrA, BREACHES OPENING SER
n0N--LARGE MINisTERIAL
AND LAY ATTENDANCE.
BISHOP HOss PRESlDES

e Especial to The Richmond virxinian.)
81 CLIFTON FORGE. VA. March 70.
xhis town, although noted as hos
pitable place. has its capacity taxed
this week In entertaining the 12sth
ssession OF the baltimore Conference
* of the d. r. Church. South. Every
train since early morning has poured
IT. quota Of visitors into the city un-
I'll every other man you now meet II
= delegate to the conference, either
lay or ministerial.
II The nrst meeting was held last
night In the Central ~. II. Church.
K south, handsome $4,000 edifice
K that has recently been erected. It IL
probahay the handsomest church in
Ethis part OF the State. To accommo-
date the large crowd the Sunday
S'1ch0ol room was thrown into one with
1.-THE main body OF the church. all of
1.-THE gallery was used and yet 1t was
4, found necessary to put chairs in the
n aisics In order TO accommodate those
4swho desired to attend the opening
sexercises-
N Nearly all OF the prominent menu
!, beers have arrived. Bishops r.. e.
s.Ioss. who will preside. and Collins
Denny are both here, while illness
prevents Bishop Wilson from attend-
anK.
At the initial meeting last night
a Rev. ], r. williams. of BerTyvtile.
one Of the veteran ministers OF the
conference. opened the meeting with
prayer. After a hymn by the choir
an inspiring solo was sung by Mr.. r.
&c. Byrd, followed by a prayer by
Rev. ID. II. Kern. OF Stanton.
The opening sermon was preached
Il by Rev. III. M. Canter. OF Alexandria.
lone Of the most eloquent members In
~ - 60 IA
#Out OF Death He cited numerous
I instances both In the Book OF Law
and In nature to show that everything
THAT has life In the human species has
~ resurrection.
1ishep Hoss Makes Address.
M The hrst session of the 127th an
ssnual meeting OF the Baltimore Confer
rnce OF the NJ. Il. Church, South. WINS
Opened at o'clock this morning. with
nm address by Bishop F. X. Hoss.
which was able exposition of his sub
e 3ect, Judge Not Last Ye be Judged. =
After the reading OF the list of COM
q 4nittees there was an introduction OF
i the correctional men and the local
VI ministers. The character OF all the
8 ministers was passed and referred to
the proper committee there being no
sscbjectton to any OF the charges agains
any OF them. Under the call for the
report OF the presiding elders all were
Spresent and made reports. These
e showed many conversions during the
Il year, and with but one or two excep-
lions q most gratifying growth
ss The reports demonstrated that the
assessments for missions both foreign
and domestic were more largely paid
than IN past years. A number OF new
sGhurchas and parsonages have been
bufit or arr In course of construction
The iarEest church contracted for
during the past conference year was
w&t Harrisorburg, which In to erect a
go. 600 building Mr.. b. w. Bond of
that circuit reported that there had
been 7ss conversions and 1861 increase
IN Sunday school attendance. the lar
Gest In the conference.
DIR. Levy. the newly appointed edi-
TOR OF the Christian Advocate at Nash
..xiiIe. addressed the conference on the
&lnpoftAnce of the circulation OF
Schurch papers. The usual reports
were received and referred TO the
appropriate committees without dis
sFuSgion.
Several ministers now on the su-
Serannuated list asked to be assigned
10 active work. while about an equal
Aumber now on the active list wished
to be placed on the superannuated.
The question which provoked the
aIOat discussion and which was final
NJ postponed until tomorrow wss the
a#GppOtntment OF three conferees from
s the conference to meet the committee
aek III from the Virginia Conference
sand the six selected by the board OF
trustees OF the Randolph Macon In
tereSta to settle the much discussed
Vuestion OF the relation Of the church
- these institutions. The conference
4ecided BY q large majority to APP
T0int the three members. and they
viii be named by the conference In
ne morning. There will be no meet
4itg cf the conference until 3 o'clock
to-morrow morning. but all the COM
1nittees are In session this afternoon.
The delegates are being treated TO
- bod spell Of weather. There has
been / snow storm all day. and At
Hoon there WAS lightning and thun-
der