The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-30
MINISTERS PASSED
OM.BY CONFERENCE
Much BUSINESS or ROUTINE Ma
TUNE ~ TRANSACTED nv l.,
THAT BODY.
DR.. CANNON PRESENT
TELLS OF PLANS OF SOUTHERN
AssEMBLY-DR. MAYBEE
STEAKS OF CHILDREN's
HOME.
DR.. CANNON PRESENT

ROANOKE. VA. March 2y.--
Though the Baltimore Conference Of
tho Methodist Episcopal church.
south, In session at the Belmont
cnuiCn. Lnls cay, transacted iuucn
business oil "A routine nature touay.
tnS meetings we've p.acAeany irve or
aiscuss.uns Ineie were no IMPORTANT
aues.tons INTRODUCED. ana the. t.ine
WAS CONSUMED IN nearing u numoer
Ut PROMINENT Speakers on uiarient
,opi.s ana IN Examining and aoNanc'
inx ministers.
lne eiec.ion OF deacons and elders
was the most interesting feature OF
tne nivt ming Session. Dtsnop Murran
pI es.uud aiia caiieu the tu.nute u1Ss-
tons. which were answered by the
IS.u.He ~ naiA.o u. tnc e.Sics ."
eacn Gaze. Disavp Auftan eaiiea
minute question 40. :. ~ no rsinA.n
TN lriat Z bIsupp Murrah tnen SsLi,eu
,I.o names OF tie toiio"inx prvao,ic,
WHO We're auiiiitteu on titdi ihto lne
conference lao, year. tneir characters
Neto Dssseu, luey supi.itteu tiicr re-
kolts, Neie husanera 20 the CLASS Oh
.ne second year, having passeu .nyi.
cAafiIlna.toa: lh.ouote McGruder
IVAN, h..uaId A.eonard Ni,t, Lee
W HeeIer.
me following named members OF
this class uiu not lass tneir eAarni-
nAtsen, tnasr cnaI aGtsrs were p.Asses
uIon, they suu.nAtteu tnsir Reports
anu they were continued IA the viass
OF the iirst year: Gppa FRANK REID
ms, LeIcher -. Snues, Jonn r.. hei-
lea, many {. bitner.
: on, motion of Regesters John
+. ksuwaius. a memper OF mas ciass,
was discontinued at MS own request,
after his ,nafacter had been PASSED.
EI.ctsu oeacons.
Minute question no. Az was eateo.
wv Nat traveung preachers are erect
ed deaconsg" The names OF j. II.
Billlnssny, Thomas l.AInDert and a. ..
Lyon were caiieu, tneir cnaI acters
we're passed. they submitted their re-
ports and were erected deacons.
Minute question No. was called.
~ hat are the oeacons of one year.
The names of W iiiiam A. Lynch.
Archie h. Sapp. Gurus c. LAMBERT,
Jonn l.. Thomas. $. J. Lester Duianey,
Elmer A. Lambert. ETankiin +. Neei.
aid Henry NJ. johnson were called,
their characters were passed and they
submitted their reports. William A.
Lynch. Elmer a, Lambert and Frank
lin r. Neel. were advanced to the
class of the third year.
The other members of this class
not having PASSED their examinations,
were continued In the class of the
second year, with the exception OF
Henry 81. Johnson. who was. on mo-
ton of f. V. REGISTER. discontinued
at his own request.
Minute question No. ~ was called,
What travelling preachers are elect
ed eldersT' Answering this question.
Arthur Il. Owens and Wiifred Law
son we're elected elders. after their
characters had been passed, and they
had submitted their reports.
Or. Cannon Addresses Conference.
Among the visitors introduced to
the conference today. was the Rev.
James Cannon. y. b.. superintendent
of the Southern assembly. located
near WayneSvilfe. North Carolina. He
spoke In the interest of the assem-
ply which he hoped would prove
great Chatauoua for the South. He
said that s250,0O0 OF the stock had
been subscribed. and that he expect
ed to hold the first assembly In June.
1913.
The Rev. NJ. b, Porter. in speaking
in the interest OF the American Bible
Society. said that $4,000 Is being
spent each year for distribution pur-
poses in the South, and that but $685.
600 is being contributed to the society
from sources In these States
DIR. ]. w. Maybee, Richmond, SUI
Of the Children's Home /,
Society, spoke In behalf of the work
of that Institution. He made q plea |
Tor greater support in the work. and
how necessary additional help /
was from the fact that seven hum !
dred children had been cared for In |
the past year. eightysix of whom were !
from Roanoke.
To Establish History.
A resolution was presented BY Rev. !
j. Paul Tyler. representing the South
ern Methodist preachers meeting OF |
regarding the appointment |
OF q commission to cooperate with |
a like commission of the Methodist |
church and Methodist Protestant
church of Maryland to determine tho |
beginning of Methodism in .
The paper was adopted. |
The Baltimore Conference board Of |
church extension held its anniversary |
last night The service was well at
tended, and was made most interesting |
by addresses t5y+ Bfsffot, w. u. Murrait, I
p. D., and the Rev. Edward +. Cook. |
Of Nashville.
The most interesting topic now
being discussed outside tho confer |
ence meetings is the prospective |
changes In churches, The apopint- /
ments will be announced Mondav |
light The temperance committee will |
report Monday morning at 10 O'Clock. |
and II is expected that the rcpresen- |
latives of tho Anti-faloon League will |
na vrosAnt At that fttnA