The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-05
LACK OF PASTORS
CHURCH PROBLEM
Crisis Is Caused by Growth OF
Demand and Weakness
OF Supply.
WHAT ABOUT ELDERsHlPs?
Increasing Dissatisfaction in Con
ference Over This Branch
OF Work.
ny ,IA,iII: RAYS,


ny MAMIE BAYS
oxford. y g. Dcccul,or I'll,
levin. ,,.,,,,,,
'"a' WIS rclcrTc"
L" tho committees on memorials 10 the
ScHc''' c"iterehr" by tile North Caro-
linz. Conference OF the Mctho1ist tcnis
copal church sou,b ,, 49,,
r,.,,. '''' recon-"
nv '"''1 u oe sent TO TIE gen
Graz conference as memorial from
this conference:
"v,herooa no .rovt,, a,
no" "'''' me presiding eldership OF
our church threatens extreme measures
IunInss so,,o,yb,, noodt
| .,u,,.
N'c'cdH ''c ucmand Tor pastors cI
cecds the supply almost To Il crisis DO
lit rcyolvcd
.,i.,
,r..i,ii,'. III t,, "ise 10 nave The
u'9uict5 composed OF
/ 'N ie"'l 40, 'harSes
'fc"n"' 'htt inc presiding elder be
~ 10 ''S't 'aVh ShNrSc not more
.,.r, e''oI' Ht"'-
"l'u t"Ht t"la annual conference
80 GU, hcNt general confer
'ii'' ~ make IN" aforesaid resolutions
IN. Ia" OF our church
me paper was signed b. J. j.
! huhHF. { T.. Woatherbro and j. T.
I uhnlhEEim. ana ~ presenting II Nj
Z
/ signed IT, two preachers and one lay
man wero among those Who bcliovcd
! mo presiding cldcrship ia still necce
SitrN 10 the host Interests or tho
church
/ Not mi, I'm ms ,,r
I II ia l,o,.,
idisn in thc Nor,h C...roi,,, ~, ~ Me'ao
lama ihrou,-hou, ~ Gai,,I 49, NJ
unit in favor or ~ ,c,.t
nrcsidtp,, olJ.rsht g. % inc
,hro,,.b no n,,.. - ga" "c4"
tytcnc. 10 ~
J'boro Ga ,;
/ r.,,,,, ~, - ''''t' ~ mat "hlic IA"
I nr,si,lin,. ,n"r 'H,'n filsheu by Inc
+ ,ho ,s,,1 ,n' T"a ".SeSsaiE ~
/ .n,rcb thi. ,,,.t H., 'Yu o. ne
/ .,r,.. Lc.,,. r''st !" tH'
( utlil,cIy ,,,,, ~, ny - no.
/ ceivo careful coiisld.-s,ion d,r H.,
session a. ,''i'.- "a W. uullns NC
1.it -, oli,l,e. ri. enc %
There ara in 49,. ~, ,,,,,..
So,t,l.r,, N.,ho,ii. -, ,,,t 49, 800 ~
i,y,,i, ,.,rsii,rt .id''r - o''i''i
/ n,no,,r, ~ ,,,n,'9 ,,t' ~ 49,
/ stlo,I.. ID. ,,,o,. ,t az, c.n
Tnis couf.r.fr" ,o.d,, ,J1,,,.,
swan. r.sal,,;o Ir0I''t'
ia. ci,o,,c,.li,, ..,d 80 t,li.
lo.,rd -, ,,,,.t,.s -, H. ,i,It..i ~
si,y FIJI IN. mate, OF tbc ,,y,,rosoI Oh,
! Of 81, GOO. 900 bv Andrew. r,ynhr,io asnr
I cndoyyr,.n, f,,nd fo, ~. n.dic,J -,
t,,r,,,.,t of V,,drr,,i1, f-,i,..r,.i,,.. .,,i
! r,s.1u,inr. az ,,,,,,., i.,fo'
4 college ~ Bishops ia yctoinp tuis a..
ton. also COMMUNICATION 81 ~ ,i,.
ority Of The hoard of.tris,o.. in tbc,r
/ stand apaiust III. ,ccan,.n,e ~ ~.
/ gin
Minute question ten was called. "yybo
remain on trial. and ia answer to ms
/ ouostiori eleven undcrrraduates v.Lo
were admitted on trial in tho confer
1 ruce ono yeur ago were advanced ia
( tho class OF tho second year. they hav-
I ing passed tho examination OF char
actcr ana the committee on cxamina-
/ ton.
Three members OF this class having
passcd the examination OF character.
put not havins passed The committee
Of examination. w"r" continued In the
I Class ct tnc hiSt year Another mem
ptE OF ,h's 't'sS' u" lnE rhss5n ti.e
+ .H''''' ma .'oi' o. ci'H' 800 go
- ,.,',,' %, ~ ~" - ,,i 49,,
..,,r A.is" :. ~ 49,,
i 1'''..',-,,s y" 49,, 7,,,.,h,., az 10 c,oss
or 80 ec.o,,d v,ar hnyiu. nassed tbo
examination of character and the com
I ,,jt,.c on examinations were advanced
10 tic class OF the third year. and were
elected TO dcacons orders
/ Three members of this class, having
! passed The cNnmination of character.
/ but not having passed tho committe"
! class or the second year
For E'ahSciS'ic ORR
Hllrcu .iC'"ilc" ~ c9',''.N
! iutloh' WIZ" N'9 =" " -
/ 'l'tcr Oh niv ,., ',.o ,,,,'doS ~,
I coi' ~, " - nil va rnnuirod 10
! 49,, -, ,,a,,,hs ~ o.cb conforerca
',,,' '...,o.i j., ,,,,nf.Iis,i. work. as
1 80; ,,.,etors cr mission harecs and
v.nol. circuits in nro(r;t,~@ meetings
E.v John H. Hammond. H. -, presi
don, of paine college. for the educa
,inu III cnlorcd rcople. ut Augusta. Ga,
/ addressed the conference in the inter
/ est of that school and the conference
contributed 5000 toward the annual
fund of 81 900 required for running cX-
/ ucnscs If the. school
Key. John y. cole superinte ndcnt.
/ Submitted the annual report of the
/ Nc,bodist orphouagc located mt
/ Raleigh. which is conducted by the