The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-15

place OF Porter Hardy. who was ar
sent. and r. 7. Gambler, II. r Gambler
was appointed secretary.
After careful examination Of the
records OF tho trial, Or. J. III. Moss
who had been appointed to represent
the applicant stated tho grounds or
the appeal and addressed the commit
tee. lie was followed by DR.. w j.
Young. who represented the coInrnittcc
y motion that the appeal he sustained
was lost"
Finally Disposed of.
When the report had been read
Bishop Denny announced that this ac-
ton constituted the final disposition
of this case. The hour for the order
OF tho day. the reception OF the class
init full connection. having arrived.
Bishop Denny requested the secretary
of the conference 10 call the members
Of the class before the chanccl. and,
when they had arrived. Bishop Denny
delivered nm address TO them upon the
subject OF the Importance OF the step
which preachers sake when they have
been received into full connection. and
then he propounded the disciplinary
questions. Among the practical points,
which he emphasized in this address
were tho following "A preacher
should use the utmost care never To
mako Il statement which he is NOT
willing 20 face. 4 preacher shoul0
never leave any home in which lie Is
making pastoral call without con-
Quoting family prayer The use OF un-
chrstc language ana tho telling OF
Sarsc jokes is unworthy OF a minister
or OF any Christian gentleman"
Speaking further TO this point,
Bishop Denny said he had long since
decided never TO appoint any man pre-
siding elder whom lie knew To DO
given to telling "sooty" Jokes. and
that no man INDUCING in this habit
should make his ear a sewer pipe into
which 10 pour his impure language.
The class received into fun conncc-
tlon consisted of the following mem
bers: Wilton l.. Mays. William A. Nc
Allistcr, Frank i. II. Mclean, Harwood
=. Myers. Guy T.. Newbury, Hiram f.
Turner and Roscoe NJ. White.
Immediately after Tho class had been
received. two of tho ncnibcrs. william
\. McAllister and Guy IL Newbury
wero elected to deacon's orders
w. Cooper. addressing Bishop
Denny stated that lie had been n MEM
Der Of the Virginia Conference four
teen years. md during the entire time
he had never heard any young preacher
in the confereDce indulge in the use OF
Joke or otherwise and that only once
IN that time had he heard such Ian
Euase used, and in that instance It
was by ono Of the older members OF
the conference. not present at this
session.
Bishop Denny expressed his pleasure
at hearing this recommendation Of the
young men OF the conference,
Request for leave of absence after
n
by several members Of the conference
and with this the request that these
members be allowed to leave in the
hands Of the secretary sealed ballots to
DC cast during the election of the dele
gates 10 the general conference. on
motion. these requests were granted
Tells of Grent Church.
Rev. George s. Sexton. D. d.. imam
cial agent for tho representative
church TO he erected by the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South. in Washing
ton, ID. G.. was introduced and addressed
the conference In tho interest OF this
enterprise. Tho cost Of this church
when erected will be about $500 900.
and he stated that s3lS000 of this
amount has been pledged, of which
amount the Virginia Conference pledged
$4,000. this being among the largest OF
the pledges made by any OF the con-
f"rcnces in the church. The report of
the committee having the pledge OF
TN Virginia conference in charge was
submitted by w. ]. Young, chairman,
and showed that only n small per cent
OF the pledge had been paid. On motion
OF ii. II. Johnson, this committee was
authorized to devise plans by which to
secure the payment of this pledge MS
soon as possible. and to publish the
pian IN the conference papers and in
the annual Of the conference
Visitors introduced to the confer
enco to-day were Rev. w l.. ATcMur-
ray, ID. D.. secretary Of the board of
church extension, and Rev. e. Il. Chan
pell. D. D.. secretary OF the Sunday
school board OF the Methodist Epis-
eopal Church. South; also NIrs. I. d.
Hammond. wife of the president OF
Paine College. located at Augusta, Ga.
Tor tho education OF tho colored race
This school Is conducted under the di-
rect!on Of the board OF education OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South