The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-20
CLOSING DAY Of
! CONFERENCE BUSY
GREAT MASS or ROUTINE BUsI-
NESS TRANSACTED AND MANY
REPORTS RECEIVED.
APPOINTMENTS LAST
w. W. VICAR, rOR SEVENTEEN
YEARS TREASURER OF CONFER
ENCE. REsIGNs-DETAILs
OF DAYS SESSION. $500.
APPOINTMENTS


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The conference opened with pr
]. w. Biedsoe in the chair. Devo-
tional exercises were led by DR.. Will
liam r. Judkins.
w A. Cooper brought In the item
of the Sunday school report, which
had been recommftted for further
consideration. He reported that at
ter further consideration the commit
tee had determined to recommend
that the Office of Sunday school field
secretary be continued and that the
bishop be requested to reappoint to
While the report was being read
Bishop Wilson entered and took the
chair. w. A. Cooper addressed the
conference upon the urgent need for
such a work as the secretary does and
The call for progress and development
that sounds In the ear of the Sunday
school board.
w. Il. Jett opposed the report upon
the ground that the financial invest
ment was not justified and the policy
OF depending upon the children's day
collection to pay the salary OF the
secretary was unwise and damaging.
b. r. Lipiscomb opposed the report
mon the grounds that we lack the
money to finance the enterprise: that
We need the man for the passionate.
and that we need an expert II we
have a man at all.
George w. wray thought it pecu-
liar that Or. Lipscomb and Mr.. lett
had not stated their opposition when
the question was recommitted. He
thought the opposition had developed
too late after the appointment Of the
secretary had been requested,
n. M. Maxay. treasurer OF the sun
day school board, stated that there
had been an increase in receipts OF
$500, and that the board haa IN hand
sI.svv 70 ., s.a.. sn ~, ,,, nrss,a,nr
spsaN A. 80 -nr,, for sun
go - 1sy.tn ~ - rna rta~,y rounds.
-, =. anvns.a ~ they would do II.
rsares : ,svnred fhe retention OF the
..asa.. - -, -
Ian,s Cannon favored thu reten-
,,nn ~ the once and argued that
..n.s.,.ax,. ~ tha treasurer fem
a me ,hs. 'ths once could be
ss,'. asanss IL thought thaf the
81 aan S.anaay .chnai II sehalars. d.
sary.sd ana needed the definite work
sha, the SUNDAY school secretary pro-
poses 10 do
II. s Coionna spoke OF the wo.A
that had been done IN the mar io'.ss-
Vile district. ana testiHeo that ing
work of the secretary had given a
great impetus and inspiration =" ZIG
Sunday schools OF that os.Iicl
T. Snehes. 2 H'el'"ei 81 ~
day schooi ooaIo' was 80 . a
privileges OF tne moor anu na :
strong piea tnat me - - Sss..nn-
and that M NJ viz naa .m.,,anny
strAtv0 Hs as
shouiu Oes - 81 ss o,sr.
me Iepp,It waS 49,
wneHm'rG MA'o's'
Conference Preachers
T-h. rommfttee on public worship
rer,orted that the following had beer
eaiacfea ~ nreach the conference
ssrnons In November. 1919: Opening
sermon. r. q. Rlankenehip; alternate
Thnmas n Reeves: sermon ut the or,
,Hra,,cn =, slider. W. n Edwards: al
terrste r I. Wells.
= iherai collection OF more thar
ssaO was lifted for the relief Of two
,.star,n members of the conference
who were forced 10 retire from tht
active work. Kevs. j. c. Lennon ant
wn,,rnara
r...- R..s,g,.
rs VIZ ,-;a.r
The resignation OF W W .icaI
for seventeen years the iaaihui - 80
nrer OF the conference Was aceep ~.
ana Sohn sactoN -
Peoples National BANK OF iSneheu.s
was elected treasurer .. j. Suo.s
of BEDFORD Gity, was eaeceeo aSsis.
ant treasurer
The joint board OF nnance Iepol.
ed adversely upon tne pToposi'"n :,
print the nhAnc'Ai iepo's ~
indtviduai enurch IN inc Ahnuai' eu
recommended that sucn uns -
printed IN separate ra'hphiet Io'
each district containing zoe Reports .
the churches IN the oiSerics. AM
after much discussion the report wa
laid on the table. ,o., ,,a
The JOINT BOARD aiso Iepo'.eu taa
i, had been able 70 add 20 per cen
to the appropriation Tor the super
annuate fund, and recommended INA
$4,000 be assessed Tor the inhd 10
the ensuing year-s. 4,""" TOT ~
local conference ana s1.oo" LOT IA
superannuate endowment funi. IN
Virginia conference receiSeu CIV si
dend OF y4eo from TINS funn IN,
year ~ :,
r. h. Mcsparran read the Iast o
sppropriauohs TOT .ne sups'' a'''' =
for the year ~ no~
w. A. enriMlan rag 80
OF the commune On sapna.m 49,.
vance wnich was uh"nii''"usss A'o''
ed: Z. h,r.,
the report u .ne uo n, T~s,.s,