The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-18
Conference Affords Oc-
casion for Delight
full Reunions.
MUCH BUSINESS
YET UNFINISHED
Several Important Reports Re-
main to Be Made, and Adjourn
ment Is Not Probable Before
Tuesday-Fight of Women
for Rights of Laity
Just Begun.
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Lynchburg. Va, November Ito
day was Methodist day In Lynchburg.
every Protestant church in the city
being occupied morning and night by
memoirs Of the Virginia Methodist
Conference. which has been in session
at Court Street Church since Wednes-
DAY morning.
The day AFFORDED an occasion In the
various Methodist churches for re-
union of ex-pastors. this being made
a happy time in the older churches.
At Centenary, the oldest Of them all,
the former pastors present were: Dr..
w. f. Judkins. the first pastor after
the Civil War: Rev. J. S. Hunter. DR..
S. S. Lambeth. DR.. w. n. ANVIL. DR..
w. A. Christian, DR.. w. T. Whitley.
Rev. D. G. c. Butts and Dr. J. A.
Thomas and the present pastor. Rev.
r. NJ. Chandler.
At Trinity Church there were the
following former pastors: Rev. Edgar
Potts, Rev. G. H Wiley. Rev. w. J.
Hubbard. Rev. ]. s. Bray, Rev. L. I.
Williams Rev. L. c. Scherer. Rev. J.
B. Askew. Rev. W. r Evans, Rev. c.
C. wertenbaker. Rev. 3 T. Gambler.
Rev. w. Aiken Smart, Rev. A. K Lamb
din and the present pastor, Rev. J. G.
Unruh.
The reunion at Memorial Church in
cluded these former ministers: DR..
Harmon, Dr. T. Men. Simpson, Rev.
B. NJ. Beckham. Rev. Ernest Stevens.
, Rev. ]. W. Stiff. Rev. Joseph Reid and
the present pastor. Rev. w. A. Cooper.
Two ass-meetings were held dur
ing the afternoon-one at the Sty
Auditorium for men and the other at
the First Presbyterian Church for wo-
men. Rev. R NJ Maxey was the
! speaker to men and Rev. H. ]. Paylor
| to the women.
| Aaiourn .. Tuesday.
! It Is now expected that the con-
ference will not adjourn before the
session of Tuesday morning or Tues
day afternoon. There 10 much tmpor
tant business yet to come before the
body. It Is not unlikely that the con-
alteration Of this will provoke lively
discussion
Among the reports yet to be made
on the floor OF the conference are the
conference orphanage. educational
board; temperance. the finance COM
mittee and missionary. Most OF these
reports were ready for submission on
Saturday. but had to go over until
OF the charge against Rev. ]. +. vail
ant, whom DR.. Potts. the presiding
elder of the Eastern Shore District.
desired to be located.
/. Appointnents Of AlaisteFs.
| Another thing that Is causing no
end of trouble in connection with the
! aopointments for the coming confer
ence wear Is the twelve vacancies, ten
of which was occasioned by the re-
tirement Of ministers from acttve
work, and two Of them by deaths OF
members In the active itinerary. Some
Of these members held important
charles. and to all their places 10 NOT
a matter Of easy solution
Rumor is current tonight that IN
the Methodist appointments. In order
to retain Rev. Asbury Christian. whose
term IL out In the Richmond District.
in the presiding eldership. DR.. T. McN.
Simpson may be transferred to Rscn-
mond. Mr.. Christian coming here. or
that he will exchange posts with DR..
b. F. Lipscomb. Of the norfolk DIS
trict
Among the several unimportant re-
ports vet to be presented to the con.
ference IL that Of the Joint board OF
Ansnce- ana this report 10 always OF
social interest to the body. contain
I ing "A Il does the statistics Of Wnat
the conference has conf buted 70 the
various claims OF the churcn ouIsne
| Tho wear lust closed. and containing,
| also. the assessments for these claims
! for the coming year
I. On account Of the increaSed extern
/. sion and development Of the Work OF
the church each year. there u inc
conseouent demand for increase IN the
amount OF money contributes fer t"s
Fpour wear to wear
More than once during this session
of conference the attention OF tine
body has been called 70 the need OF
an awakening Of the entire member
shin 20 the responsibility of coutrabus-
ing more literally to the support Of
the church IN every department OF
work
While st 10 true that the memoer.
ship Of the churches IN tns se'."'s
4 az soushcrn Nethctssm include many
hundrees Of people Of moderate ranks
onIv. 4, II true also that much OF tne
!! veaish Of the South ID controlled BY
\ members of this church IL Is true
!, 80 that no church Provfdcs more
1 iinersIly for the support OF Its ON
\ e,aI life. ana the o@eisl nfe OF TINS
\ church IL larger than that OF MOST
mere are thirteen btshcps IN the
church, on the active use ana 49,
OF these receives . seIary OF w..
eacA year. with see sdditsonai 20 mees
the expense Of eeteGrapn,e
Th>,e Ssshops supergutenA the work OF
shs church ana hold upon an average
- sour conferences esch year. each
cs.eereoee tucjudin0. upon an svssSSe.
- Aayp. Tue cAurch prcvsdes . sensy
- e "a annuayIy 20 oopeS100uoto0