The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31
Appointments TO
Be MADE MONDAY
MANY CHAxGEs ExPEcTED IN BAL
TIMoRE CONFERENCE AN
xOUNcEMENTs.
A d nj 1T CANDIDATES
MANY FAIL TO PASS EXAMINATION
ADMITTING THEM TO MIN
IsTRY AND ARE
CHIDED.

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Methodist Episcopal Church. South,
business was suspended until Mon
I day. The Baltimore Conference Be-
nevolent Society met tins afternoon
| and in the evening the Board of
Church Extension neld an anniver-
gary -. wee, the speakers being Rev.
! r. j. rrettynan and Rev. George X.
! Stuart
1ne most interesting services will
/ be held tomorrow. Inc first will be
at II o'clock in the morning In the
Belmont church, when de1.eons who
we're elected yesterday Will be or
! dained. Tho ordination OF elders will
be part Of the service tomorrow
night at o'clock at Green Memo
rial church. The many ministers who
are here in attendance upon the con-
ference VIII ill pulpits in churches
of all denominations tomorrow
Every meeting Of the conference
has been well attended. and has been
marked with interest Monday will
prove a day OF much speculation until
the announcement OF the appoint
| ments has been made. 1t liz expected
many changes will be made in Roa-
noke and tn nearby pastorates.
Reception of Dung Ministers.
chief among the features OF today
session was the reception or class
! OF hve young ministers into full con-
nection with the conference. They
were j. IL. Billingsby, John l.. Thomas,
| II: 1t. lambert. Frank r. NeeI and
w. a. Lynch.
! With this class of young men as
sembled before the chancel, Bishop
| Aurrah delivered a solemn charge 10
| those who were making tEv.r steps
along ministerial paths. He impressed
! upon the young men the serious un-
dertaking which they had chosen. and
admonished them to careful and
! prayerful thought
Faith in God" said the bishop,
is the fundamental principle. for
! there can be no power without firm
conviction and abiding faith"
Confidence In Christ that he will
make the battle winning one: the
| value of scholarship and the idea of
| success were other points which
! Bishop Murrah empha.sized. Other
! proceedings of the conference were
! largely devoted to a continuation of
/, the disciplinary question.
Candidates Admitted on Trial.
! The secretary OF the conference
| called the list OF the districts and
| the followingl named candidates for
admission were admitted on trial In
| the conference; John Edward Stroth-
ers. from tho Baltimore district:
| Frank Townsend Ridgeway. Winches-
ter district; Glen Gordon Martin. Roa-
! noke district: Walter Wesley White,
| Moorefleld district.
| Minute question No. was called:
Who are deacons OF one year, And
| the following named members Of the
class of third year having passed their
examinations were advanced to the
case OF the fourth year: Allen 4. r.
Neel and Stewart H. Greene
Bishop Murrah spoke to the con.
ference again OF the importance OF
the course OF study in the confer
ence and the duty Of the undergrad
yates to pass the examinations in reg
ular order.
Number Fail to Pass.
A number of the undergraduates in
all the classes have failed to pass
their examination this year. for which
much regret was expressed by sew
eral members OF the conference. J.
Fl. Light expressed the opinion that
one cause OF this condition was that
young men were In some instances
hurried into the ministry before they
were sufficiently prepared.
Examination Easier Than Formerly.
Rev. J. B. Henry. speaking on this
question. said that 1t was his opinion
hat any young man who would apply
himself as he should could pass the
examinations of the different classes
IN the course OF study easily. He
called attention to the fact that the
examinations are much easier now
han they were few years ago. and
chat the failure Of 80 many OF the
undergraduates to pass must be due
20 lack OF application. Rev. H. r..
Hamill expressed the opinion that one
hing which contributes to the failure
81 so many young preachers to pass
heir examinations il that they are
'urdened too much with tho work Of
collecting the assessments OF the
church, md that this work taken fhA
inc which rightfuily belongs to thci
STU fes' HIS work.. he, said, could
Q done by the laymen. and thereby
the preachers would be relieved Of I
serious handicap in their studies.
Rev r. J. Prettyman referred again
% the Biblical institute In connectio
with this question. and said that at
tendance upon its sessions would
enable the young preachers to pass
their examinations more easily.
Childrcn's Home Work.
r. +. kayle. financial agent Of the
introduced to the conference ana
spoke Of the work which he repre-
sonts. He said. among other things,
that he had been asked what Der
cent. Of children which tho society
receives turn out well. and that ne
was prepared to say fully IS per cent.
c. y. Harris. editor OF the Balti-
more Southern Methodist, addressed
the conference in the interest OF that
paper. He spoke highly ef contribu-
tors to the paper. and Of what they
write. calling attention to tho dif-
ferent departments which constitute a
regular feature Of the paper each
week. Tho conference adjourned ct
10 o'clock.