The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12
METHOD|STS MEET
IN DANV|LLE FOR
ANNUAL SESSION
Virginia Conference Is
Presided Over by
Bishop Denny.
COMMUNION HELD
AT FIRST SERVICE
Meeting Then Largely Devoted
to Organization and Appoint
ment of Committees-Nun-
Der of Communication Re-
ceived-Three Bishops of
Church in Attendance.
BY MAMIE DAYS.

Danville. Va. November il-rhe
Virginia Conference or the aIcthodist
Episcopal Church, South. convened in
!ts 131st annual session this evening
at o'clock. in Main Street Church
Bishop Collins Denny, Of Richmond.
the presiding officer. conducted the de-
votional service. 1t hogan with tho
singing, Of the hymn. Jesus. Lover OF
My Soul" after which bishop Denny
read the io3rd Psalm as the scripture
lesson. and then led the opening pray
cr. The large auditorium OF the church
was nncd with members or the con
ference and visitors
At the close or the devotional serv-
ice Bishop Denny requested that the
roll Of the conference he called. Rev.
;. :. Lambeth, D. D.. OF Bedford City,
secretary OF the last session and of
FIVE sessions previous to that. called
the roll Of clerical delegates. and Rev.
y. f. Lipscomb D. H. OF Norfolk. call
ed the roll Of lay delegates The roll
call showed l9s clerical and twenty
SIX lay delegates present at the OPEN
Ing. The election OF seer etary was the
next business to come before the con-
ference, The name Of DR.. Lambeth was
the only one placed III nomination. and
nc was elected unanimously for an
other year by acciamatiou. on mo-
tion Of DIR. Lambeth. Rev. e. T. Lips-
comb. u. q, and Rev. Frank /. Wells,
OF Richmond, were elected assistant
secretaries.
Sacrament of the Lords Supper.
The business Of the conference was
then suspended for tho observance OF
tho sacrament OF tho Lords supper.
Bishop Denny conducted this service.
and ne was assisted hy Rev. w. r.
Am.ss, Rev. W. T. Judl<in, Rev. Is. NJ
Breclsham and Rev. W. q. Beauchanp
in the distribution or the elements.
AZ the conclusion or the service the
business was resumed. In order 70 com
piete the organization. On motion OF
Rev. b. +. Iipscomb, the calling of the
roll was ordered TO be dispensed with
after this session. with the provision
THAT the names of members of tho con-
ference not present at the opening ses-
sion he given 10 the secretary In writ
Ing, On motion OF Rev. w. b. Beau-
champ the hours for meeting and ad-
1ournment o. the session each morning
were fixed IT 9:3o o'clock for meeting
and ] o'clock for adjournment.
B. ~. Beckhau, for the presiding
elders who constitute the committee on
non!i nations OF the standing commit
tees. submitted the following nomlna-
tions. which were confirmed by tho
conference: committee on publishing
interests-J. y. Peters, F. e. Hailigan,
George W. Jones, $. ID. scott. T.. D.
Hit, NJ r. Bruce, f.. X. Odell. i. r.
Catlin. II. T.. Johnson, 4. III. Loving
p. NJ. Fell. George r. Houston, w. A.
Smart, i. O. shannon y. c, Scott, T.. L.
Wells, Lucius Gregory. j. w. s. Robins
]. III. Light and T. S. West: committee
on memorials-J. W. stiff, II. J. Paylor
T. a. Smoot. Frank Talbot. George W.
Wray. r. Frank Starley. w. 4. Chris
tian. c. T. Gamer. J. F. Greene and
w. y. Cooper: committee on district
conference records-J Il. Ashen. j. s.
Wallace, Joseph a. Thomas. J.. D.
Stokes. l.. II. EARLY, w. r. Crowder
b. T. Gambler. II. l. Weston r. c..
James and Roy Moore.
4 number OF communications touch
ing the general interests of the church
Were presented. and were referred to
the proper boards and committees.
Committee ON Trial.
Bishop Denny announced the COM
mittee of trial in the case OF u. p
Tate, q local elder in the Danville Dis
trict, who has taken an appeal TO the
annual conference from the decision
OF the committee OF trial appointed by
the presiding elder OF the Danville
District. The decision Of the last
named committee OF trial was that Mr.
Tate be expelled from the ministry and
membership OF the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South, and from that de
cision he appealed. The following con-
stitute the committee for the trial.
K. NJ. Chandler, chairman; l.. II. Banks,
c. l.. Blankenship. II. =. Brown, w. c.
Burch, t. y. Gambler, j. w. Lilliston,
j. w. Marsh Porter Hardy and X. r.
Lumpkin.
The charge against Ar. Tate. and
out Of which the trial. decision and APP
peal given was that of getting money
under false nretenses or false repre-
sentation. rs in the case OF selling
mortgaged property, representing 1t
to he unencumbercdp he being real es-
tate agent at this time in Danviile
The work OF organization being com
Ilcted the conference adjourned, Bishop
Denny pronouncing the benedction.
Three bishops Attend.
Adding TO tho interest of tho ses-
sion Of tho Virginia Conference this
year is tho presence of three bishops
OF the church, these being Bishop Col
Inns Denny, of Rchmond, the presiding
officer of this session of the conference;
Bishop Alpheus w. Wilson, of Balti-
more, who has presided over this con-
ference at six OF tho annual sessions
and Bishop Elijah Embry Hoss, of
Nashville. who has been n visitor ut
this conference during other sessions
OF the body. but, who has never by np-
Dointment in the original plan OF epis-
copal visitation OF the college of bish-
ops been the presiding officer.
Almost every train arriving ut Dan
ville to-day brought delegates and visi-
tors to tho conference. The entertain
ment committee was busy all day con-
ducting the delegates and visitors to
their homes. All Danville Is extend
ing hospitality to the conference, and
the Methodists OF the city are being
assisted by members OF other denomi-
nations In the ma. 'er OF entertainment
The conference committees on eS-
animation were closely engaged to-day
with the work Of tho examination of