The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-14
METHOD|STS TALK
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Mr.. Potts was for more than half
century q faithful. minister of the Viz
ginia conference, and leaves behind
gracious memory and influence in the
hearts OF many whom he served as
pastor. His four sons are ministers in
this conference. TWO of them being
among thu u1ost efficient ulen-at-the-
present active force. Rev, Dr. Thomas
n. Potts, and Rev K. Ii. Potts,
.Nithdraws From Church.
The bishop announced that Rev
| w. G. Parker had surrendered his
| credentials. and withdrawn from the
ministry and membership of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, and
that Rev. h. l.. Purman. Of the China
mission conference, had, transferred
! TO the Virginia conference.
! Rev Fitzgerald $. Parker, one of
the secretaries of the Epworth league,
was introduced, and addressed the
body upon the need fer religious
work among young people and the
adaptibility of the league to this end.
Resolutions of sympathy upon the
death of Captain j. +. Boggs Were
offered by Rev. j. X. Jolliff, and
adopted.
/ The committee on Sabbath observ-
ance was constituted as follows: r.
r. Ruon. c. Z. Blankenship and X. T.
Watertield.
. Rev f. H. Rowe offered a memo
rial to the general conference, re-
questing that body to give attention
to the matter of increasing ministerial
support to meet the demands of the
increased cost of living, and the
paper was referred to the committee
on memorials.
( Rev George w PressIy was read
! inf a rtj n ,r ct
! A. l.. Brewington and W. A.
) Wright local preachers for several
| years. were elected to deacon's orders,
/ and W. Fl. Ends was received from
! the Christian church as local
preacher with elders orders. Rev.
e. c. Jones. of the Christian church,
! was received into the conference as
an elder.
Inside Churches and Parsonagcs,
] DR.. W. A. Christian offereG me
MORALS requesting the general con-
/ ference to remove from the law that
provision limiting the number or pas
toral charges in a presiding elders
district to thirty, and requesting rn-
general conference to organize and
maintain an insurance department 70
protest churches and parsonages from
! loss by FIRE. Both memorials We're
referred to the proper committee.
| Rev H. w. Davis for the commu-
I tee on public worship, announced that
DR. G. G. Kelly was selected 10 preach
the opening sermon at the next ses-
sion Of the conference with Rev. c.
O. futile as alternate; Rev. ], w.
Shackford 10 preach the sermon at
the ordination of elders. with DR. NJ.
s. Colonna as alternate.
/ wednesday Morning,
/ Bishop Denny is delivering a series
I Of addresses each morning half hour
| before the conference session opens.
( The first Of these was delivered We'd
nesday morning. the topic being The
! Prayers Of Paul" The bishop spoke
! with characteristic earnestness and
was heard with eager interest.
/ A distressing death occurred We'd
nesday morning which cast shadow
over the conference Capt. j. II.
Boggs, Of Newport News a visitor 10
the conference, died suddenly while on
/ his way to the church.
I Much of the Wednesday morning
session was given to the passage of the
character of the ministers, the follow
| ing presiding elders having their char
acters passed and making report of
the work in their districts; DR.. NJ. S.
Colonna. of the Charlottesville dis
trict; Rev. r. NJ. Beck ham, of the
Danville district; DR.. Thos. n. Potts
of the Eastern Shore district; Rev,
f. S. Dadmun. of the Farmville dis
trict; DIR. w. Fl. Edwards, of the
Lynchburg district; DR.. b. F. Lips-
cmob, of the Norfolk district; Or
j. X. Jolliff, of the Petersburg dis
trict; Rev. s. j. Brown of the Ports
mouth district; Rev. W. G Boggs OF
the Rappahannoek district; DR.. r.
Men. Simpson. These reports are full
of encouraging facts denoting progress
throughout the bounds of the confer
ence.
DR., Latham offered a paper adopt
ed by Court Street church. Lynch
burg, suggesting that the fiscal year in
every charge in the conference should
correspond and should be from Mo-
vember 18th TO November 18th. 1t
was referred to the joint Loard of
finance.
A paper that is likely to crete con-