The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-28

Murrah a gavcl made OF historic wood
In Carroll county, Md
Minute question 23 was called: "Aro
! all the preachers blaIneless In their
life and official administrations" The
names OF the presiding elders OF the
sevsn districts were called. their char
! actsrs were passed. and they submit
ted their reports. Tho next name called
| under question 22 was that OF J. o.
Knott. who was appointed pastor at
Warrcnton at tho last session of the
/ conference.
f. ]. Prottyman. presiding elder OF
tho Washington District, stated that
! no regretted to say that owing to
charges against the moral character
OF Mr.. Knott the committee of inyes-
/ tigation found trial necessary; that
| the trial had been condnctcd By the ad
| interim committee OF trial. aud Mr.
Knott had been expelled from the min
| istry and membership I'm the Methods,
| Episcopal Church. South. lie stated
| further that Mr., Knott had taken an
! appeal from the decision OF the COM
inittee of trial to tho ad interim COM
mittcc Of appeals. and that It became
| the duty of the conferences to appoint
members OF this body to represent tho
church before the committee of APP
peals.
Tho name of w. II. JOYCE. who was
at the last session OF tho conference
appointed pastor of Trinity Church.
Roanoke. was called next. and w. II.
Woolf. presiding elder of the Roa oke
District. stated that his cas-. was sim
liar to that of Mr.. Knott.
Il. V. Register and J. F.. Prettyman
we're appointed to represent the church
before the ad Interim committee of
APPEALS In the case of Mr.. Knott, and
]. r.. Prettyman and II. p. Hamill wore
appointed to represent the church In
10 10 IF ~ no
Faces DisnErecnbic Duty.
Bishop Denny was chairman of the
ad interim committee of trial when
these cases were acted upon. and he
said: 1t Is sometimes necessary for
man to speak with the authority
with which the church has invested
, him. The episoopacy of our church is
unique; 1t Is not diocesan. but a bishop
| in this church lie a bishop Of the whole
church The bishops divide the work
betw sen them for convenience. and
! wh!fs he was looking after his work
IN the Dast. Bishop Nurrah requested
me to look after the work IL this con-
ference. which was in his district. 1t
is not necessary for me TO say that II
was burden for ms TO aot in this
case OF trial. I went so far to try
to set como OF my colleagues to act
in my place. II has been a long time
since this conference has had TO face
such conditions as these, and no con-
ference Is expected to observe the law
more rigtdly than this conference. 1
have no complaint TO enter against
any member OF the conference to-day.
but 1 feared at one time that I should.
It is Just as much the obligation of
preacher TO answer summons III an
unpleasant matter connected With the
church as Il is for him to preach
sermon and perform the other duties
OF the ministry. He must meet one
obligation az well as the oth.r If ne
is 10 be in accord with our system.
1 feel that the members of this confer
cncc will not need to DC reminded OF
this again"
The call of t!re twenty-sec ques-
ton was continued, and the characters
of the preachers sustaining the SUPER
| annuate and those sustaining the su-
! pernuInerary relation were passed.
Conf erence adjourned at 1880 o'clock.
| Bishop Denny prcnouncing the bAnc-
| diction.
History Of Ronnoke McthodIstism.
! Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
Roanoke Va. March 21.-Methodisn
in what is now Roanoke began in 1859,