The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-27
MOVIES IN CHURCHES
Is BISHOPS TARGET
OPPOSES THEATRICAL METHODS
or GETTING CROWDS no At
TEND CHURCH SERVICES.
REPORT ON COLLEGE
RANDoLPH~MACoN MATTER tS RE
FEWRED TO COMMITTEE ON
EDUCATION WITHOUT
DISCT sSToS.

DISCUSSION.
y STANTON, VA. March IS
Bishop kiiEo. in opening the one hun
dred and twenty~ninth session Of the
Baltimore conference here this morn
ing. scored moving picture shows in
churches and other unchurchllke and
sensational methods Of getting crowds
IL attend church.
He spoke strongly against modern
day tendencies TO make Of the other
than religious house and against
some of the methods employed TO at
tract
4 When the roll was called by Rev
Il v Register. y. D. of Mount Yer
non Place church, WASHINGTON and
secretary of the last conference.
large percentage Of ministers and lay
delegates answered 10 their names
Standing committees were then APP
pointed and the report on the Ran
dolph- Macon matter was read and
turned over to the committee son edU-
cation with discussion.
Bishop Wilson speaks
Bishop A " Wilson, senior mem
her Of the College Of Bishops gave
q short talk. He assured members
that he had not lost interest in this
conference and said that he was more
interested in the saving Of souls than
in building of new churches it Is
too often taken for granted. he said.
that sinners Will he saved, though 81 is
an important matter and should have
the careful attention Of every
preacher. He preached the sermon
tonight.
Julius Magath, Methodist mission
aryto the Hebrews in the South. made
an interesting address at / o'clock
this afternoon.
Reports of the presiding elders were
encouraging regarding spiritual and
material welfare Of the churches
Characters were then passed upon
and reports submitted on the seven
presiding elders for the past year
DIR. +. J. Prettyman presiding elder
of the Washington district, called at
tention To the fact that he did not
have enough pews in his church to
accommodate his large congregations
Fred w. Allison was readmitted into
travelling connection with conference
On motion Of w II. Woolfe. Of the
Roanoke district. the name of W. j,
Proutt was discontinued Rows. -. n.
Kern and n II sherman were APP
pointed 70 the board of trustees of
Randolph Macon college. The session
adjourned al 1870 until tomorrow
morning at o'clock.
An intcrestinf feature Of the CON
ference IS the attendance of Rev. Far
rest J. Prettyman, y. j. Dr. Pretty
man is the newly appointed chaplain
Of the United States senate. He was
formerly pastor of Staunton Metho-
dist Episcopal church,
Randolph Macon Report.
The communication ON the Ran
dolph- Macon suit 10 the Baltimore
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, was as follows:
II greatly regret TO report that
In5A hot
this conference and trustees Of the
Randolph Macon college. concerning
the selections of trustees Of said col
lege has been called in question in the
courts Of State of Virginia In a
hin of complaint brought in said
courts three members Of this body
are made co-defendants with the
board OF trustees. viz. +. ]. Pretty
man, r. IT. FTishburne and J. H Light
j. II. Light has been transferred to
the Virginia conference since the suit
began, Since l was named in the
suits rs a member of this conference
and probably because / was elected to
represent this conference in certain
conferences held with trustees OF RAN
dolph- Macon college, looking To. "a
peaceful and satisfactory solution Of
controversy without resortIng TO The
civil courts, | have felt 1t to be my
duty, and / believe that it would be
should take such steps as might he
found necessary to protect the inter
ests of the conference In said suit / at
tended the first hearing Of the case be
fore Judge Chichester al Frederlcks-
burg, at which time the case was taken
up on a petition in chauCery TO en-
large and make permanent an in
junction granted by the court to re-
strain the trustees from carrying out
their aEreemnt with tn conference
snd the conference from performing
their part of the agreement Al this
time the court continued the injunc-
ton SO far as II related To the acts
of the trustees. but removed its opera
ION in reference to conference. 1T was
ascertained at that time that II would
be necessary in the further trial Of the
case upon it's merits to secure the af-
tdayits Of many persons in various
parts Of the State and that IN Sc
curing this testimony il was necessary
a that all OF the parties To the suit
should either be present in person or
be represented by an attorney
After due consultation | decided
that it would be far less expensive and
more satisfactory TO secure the ser
vices of an attorney. Mr.: A. W. Pat
terson, who Is the attorney for the
board of trustees, having charge of
their case and who because Of his re-
lation to said case IS conducting the
examination of witnesses for the
board, has been retained as my at
torney. His fee VIII be a nominal one
u may further state that at the
first hearing Of the case at FrcderiCks-
burg, Va, ] Consnted together with
the representative OF the board of
trustees 10 have the case heard an it's
merits without further testimony, but
the petitioners would not so agree
The case In now in process Of trial
] have he honor to make the above
report and await the pleasure Of the
conference as 10 the future conduct Of
sAs case
Respectfully SUBMITTED,
IT. ]. PRETTYMAN."