The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-29

tees was legal. lie held to the view
| That as n large majority of the trus-
tees adopted the resolutions. tn, con-
ference could afford to do the game
c. NJ. Armstrong opposed the adop-
| ton of the resolution upon the ground
that the contract set forth in the sum,
! is Illegal, invalid, unlawful and un ENst
and Will not hold good. The adoptioY
| of the paper. he said, would lead the
conference into error that it would
regret.
Bishop Denny was the next speaker,
| and he said the only question before
| the conference was whzthcr 1t would
| adopt or reject the paper passed Dy
| the trustees and approved by the Nir-
GINA Conferences. He said he was cat
! istlcd as to the safety OF the PROPOSE
| ton made, having received LOCAL ad-
| vice regarding the same. and that Will,
the conference had not becn offered
all that ii asked, it had been offered
enough.
! The question was called at the close
of Bishop Denny's remarks. and tho
resolution was adopted. almost unan-
| imoUsly
Time Is Unchanged.
| The argument In favor OF tho change
| In the time for holding the confer
encc was bused principally upon the
/ belief that the contributions of the
churches would he more liberal In tho
/ fall The argument against the change
was that the spiritual interest of the
conference would be hindercd by the
change.
| The vote was taken first upon the
! substitute recommending that the
next session be held in April, 1918,
then upon the amendment which recon-
mended that the next session he held
! in October 1912, and then upon the
I resolution that the next session be
| held in October 1919.
! All Were lost and the time for hold
| ing the conference will remain UNI
changed.
! Bishop Murrah announced that r. c.
| Cuthcree, from the Virginia Confer
/ cncc: W c. Boswell. from the Holston
I Conference: C. ~ Knox, from the Lit
! tie Rock Conference. had been received
| by transfer into this conference
! Bishop Denny pres 'ded through most
I OF to-day's session.
! a telegram announcing the transfer
OF the property and membership OF
several appointments in the Washing
ton District. Baltimore Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church. to this
conference. was read.
The anniversary of the Sunday
school board was held this evening.
Committees OF Conference.
/ Standing committees OF the confer
ence We're announced as follows:
+ Conference RciatIons-J. ID. Pope, j.
L. Andrews. G. r. D. Collins. r. NJ
4 Wheeler. ]. Is. Gilbert, W. n. Best
I II. L. Myerly.
/ enthusiastically. NJ Melville, W. II.
Sanders, c. w. Gather. w. j. White
sell. c. Sydenstricker. C. L. Simmons.
". NJ. Compton, j. G. Thrashcr. NJ. ID.
Mitchell, $ Il. Senter, l.. S. Rudasill,
il. II. Schoolcy, G.. II. Mays, II. ".
! Wheeler.
Publishing Intercsts-w. II. Bal
iengee, J. w. Davis, c. NJ. Hcsser Z.
/ w. Ray, J. II. Haley. W. p. Licklider
l.. Hammond. L. d. Weaver. D. NJ.
/ Brown. T. T. Fishburne. j. W. Bcall.
III. c. James, ~. Lee Barrett, W. w.
I White.
! Temperance IT kaufman. w. r.
Simpson. j. w. Mitchell. 5. j. John
/ ston. G. Il. Tyler. c. NJ. Chiles, c. j.
/ Potter. -. f. CARRIER. n. c. Febrey. w.
II. Agnor. W. +. Lawrence, {. S. Dice,
W. Lawson, r. n. Stewart.
| sabbath Observance. a. Rood J.
| o. Maynard. w. 4. Cover, ii. *. Field,
j. NJ. Kline, f. l. Brown. q. H. Echols.
| w. II. G. Bowers. ]. r. Finger. r.. c..
jackson. ]. B. Hedrick, r. l.. John
son, y. A. p Neel, G. w. Fetzer.
District Conference Records. H..
White, w. L. Smith, c. w. Mark. w.
d. Eye. G.. D. Kidner. G.. c. Beery.
G.. X. Heydrlck.
| CoIlections-W. D. King, W. NJ
W. II. D. Harper, J. II. Yorke, wendell
Allen.
Memoirs-B. V. Switzer, j. l.. KILLER,
is Y. IIildebrand. H. II. Sherman, J. b..
| Henry. a. NJ. Cackley. ]. r. BaIthis
Appeals In TWO Cases.
The al interim court of appeals OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church. South
will meet In May of this year. and
before this court vii be brought all
cases OF appeal from the ad Interim
| committees or trial in all of the con-
! fercnces of the church-forty-s'N in
number.
During the session of the general
conference of the church held In Ashc-
vile. in May. 1910. the provision for
the trial Of prcn cher was changed
so as to be conducted as follows: When
j a committee of investigation finds
| charges against the moral character
of preacher. such as to make a trial
necessary, the trial shall be held be-
fore the ad interim committee of
trial prov ed by the general con-
! ference.
! The finding of this committee shall
! be reported to the following session
! Of the annual conference of which the
accused preacher was member When.
| The finding or the nd interim commit
zee of trial is such as to result in the
! expulsion OF the accused preacher
from the ministry and membership
! nf the church. the accused preacher
has the right offappeal to the al in
>nrim committee of appeals, also pro-
Jided by the general conference When
Lppcal is taken, II becomes the duty
IF the conference of which the ac-
{ FUSED preacher was n member to APP
/ anint two Of its members to repre-
sent the church before the nd interim
committee Of appeals. The finding of
The committee Of appenls Is final.
ny action of the general conference
! IN providing the adj interim committee
az trial and the nd interim committee
| If appeals. the annual conferences arc