The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-10
CONFERENCE WILL
MEET IN LYNCHbURG
NJ. INV, ALPHEs w. WILSON TO
PRESIDE OVER THE 10TH
ANNUAL SESSION.
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TO BE MANY CHANGES
GREAT NUMBER OF MINISTER'S
RAVE coApLETED THEIR
ALLOTTED TERMS OF
SERVICE
TO BE MANY CHANGES

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The one hundred and fourteenth an
rnai session of the Methodist confer
eace OF Virginia will begin in Court
Street M. II. church. Lynchburg, We'd
nesday evening at 8 O'Clock, with the
r. A. Smoot. ID. D.. the alternate being
Rev. J. X. JoIiife. presiding elder OF
the Petersburg district
Ri. Rev. Alpheas w Wilson. eff Bal
timore, the senior bishop of the South
err Methodist church, viii preside at
the sessions, which are expected to
continue for about a week. This Will
make the sixth time that Bishop VIII
son has presided over the Virginia con-
ference sessions. Bishop wilson
reached Petersburg yesterday. remain
ting there over sunday as the guest OF
II. u. Davis. Tomorrow he will go TO
I.ynchhurg. Bishop Collins Denny.
also one Of the presiding bishops is
IN I.ynahburg today. having gone ahead
of time to take part In the dedication
OF the rernodsied. and enlarged Trinity
church this morning Bishop Denny
will preach at Memorial church this
evening.
Many Changes 20 Come
AT the conference changes In various
d!stricts, Of which there are ten. VIII
be made. many ministers having COM
pleted their allotted tifno OF service OF
four years. In Richmond there will be
several changes. Rev Asbury Chris
tian. preceding elder Of this district.
viii be given new charge. his term
OF four years expiring with this con-
ference session. The others to be
transferred TO other fields OF labor are
Rev. l.. T. Williams, pastor of Monu-
ment Methodist church, Rev. Daniel T.
Merritt, pastor OF Highland PARK
church; Rev. A. G. Bergman. pastor
OF Barton Heights church. These min
listers have served four years. and must
be transferred, but II is probable that
several others will be changed for
various reasons In the entire confer
snce thirty-twe ministers have served
their four-year terms. and these will
be transferred together with a Few
others to other charges.
Changes are to be made 10 Lynch
burg, Danville, Petersburg. Norfolk and
other cities. The Rev. Leroy W. Guyer
has completed his fourth year as pas
tor Of Cabeil Street church, Danville.
and the Rev. L. D. Staples has COM
pleted his work In the CASCADE cif-
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L I@ rev v. " :" ssA A'e~N
gone to Korea, after serving three
years In the Hyco circuit. has been
succeeded by the Rev. A. w. Linthicum,
4 young minister of Danville.
The Rev. DIR. B, y. Smart, former
pastor OF Epworth crurch. Norfolk. but
now In charge OF the church In Boyd
ton, will retire from active ministry
next week. He will not ask to De
placed on the superannuated relation.
d~a Sroy arfiNA
service to return TO South Carolina.
his native Stata-
The complete program has been ar
ranged for the sessions of the confer
snce. which will be held In Centenary
church, Lynchbnrg. II will be the sew
sixteenth time the conference will have
met In that city.
The first time the conference met In
Lynchburg was In 1908, ard the last
time In November, 1904 The confer
ence was held in Salisbury last year,
and In Richmond the preceding year.
opening Sermon.
The opening sermon viii be preached
hr Rev. Thomas A. Smott. p. D., pas
tor OF Epworth church, Norfolk. The
sermon at the ordination Of elders VIII
be preached by Rev. J. T. Mastin, sec
rytarv of the State board Of charities
and corrections.
The Virginia conference has O mem
bership Of sos ministers and forty
seven lay delegates. In addition there
are about one hundred local ministers
not subject to assignment to pastor
stes and forty supernumerary min
listers holding membership in the con-
ference. The conference has church
membership OF 1880. and has s4.3ls
students In the Sunday schools.
One Of the features of the confer
ence will be the renewal OF .he RAN
dolph- Macon college matter, but this
other sessions. The tight Is now In
the courts after q compromise by which
IL was agreed to permit the conference
20 confirm elections to vacancies on
the board before they became maj.
The confirmation OF nominations VIII
come before the conference. These are:
Rev. ]. W. Shackford, of Norfolk: Cap
tain J. i. Roper, of Norfolk: /. N,
Vaughan, OF Ashland. and Dr. J. r.
Latham OF Iynchourg.
The Richmond lay delegates and
their assignments for homes during
thu conference are as follows:
Branch. j. p. Hotel Carroll; Hard
wick. G. w, Hotel Carroll; Hender-
son. r. H, Mrs s. M. Terry. sl4
Church street: Mcdonald. ]. H., Mrs.
John williams. 4s5 Rovermont ave-
nue..
OfY,cers Of Conferences.
Following are the conference Of
fIcers. boards and committees:
President, Bishop A w. Wilson. p.
D.. LII. ID.
Secretary. s. s. Lambeth
Assistant secretaries r.. IT. Lips
comb and Frank l.. Wells.
Executive Committee.
W. r. Beauchamp, w. W. Royal.
II. r.. Barrow. W. B. Beauchamp. G..
f. BlanKehahip. George Z. Booker. Dr.
q. C. Mann. Bruce #. Payne. III, o.
Kearns. O. E. Booker. A. L. Keliam.
%. q. G. Butts. j. T. Green, L. J. Hy-
siio. w. c. Ivey. S. =. Jones, A. Il.
kellam, John Il. Winn, 8. p. Jones. r.
II Rawlings. J. c. Reed. w. w. Roy
All. H. Fl. Smith, Walter Sparklin.
". II Vincent.
Board Of Education.
r. r. Blackwell. president: James
Cannon. secretary: George p, Adams
r. r. Blackwell, J. T. Bosnian. James
w. Bouidin. James Cannon. J. w c.
Davis. DIR. w. r. Drewry. Charles
q. Evans. George r. Greene, p. Man
ming Hank. G. Rosser James, II. r..
Johnson, @. c. Kelly. ]. c. Parker. r.
n. Potts, Wv. Smith, George L. Ste
vsns. r. b. Tankard, w. L. Ware.
frank. r West. J. r. Catlin. Charles
ForbeA N. b. Foushee, r. r. Gayle,