The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-13
Presented in Effort 10
DO Away With All
Determinations.
MOVE STRONGLY SUPPORTED
Meeting at Lynchburg Saddcncd
by Sudden Death OF Lay
Delegate.
Bi MA ME BAYS.

III AMBE HAYS.
Denviilc. Va. November i2-Thrce
important resolutions were presented
70 tho Virginia Conference or the Meth
odist Episcopal church, South. to-da:-,
with tho request that tho conference
adopt them rs memorials and as such
send them 10 the General Conference
OF 1914. Tho first Of these IS the fol
lowing, which was adopted 10y the
Lynchburg preachers meeting. and was
presented to tho conference by ". ~
Cooper
Whereas. from the founding Of tho
Methodist Episcopal Church IL Amer
lea, In 17Si, until tho year 1886 there
does not appear to have been any law
that Disseminated In express terms.
against any member or body ., MON
bers OF TIE church on account Of sex
ana
Whereas beginning with the year
1890. there has arisen "a series OF rcgu-
lat!cus ~ episcopal decision and other
wise, that do discriminate, on account
OF sex, against q large, Influential ana
most useful class OF our membership.
Resolved. That this I.ynchburc-
preachers meeting do hereby petition
tho Virginia Annual Conference TO re-
spcctully uemoriali2c tho General
Conference OF the Methodist Ep,ecopa |
church. South. al It's next session 10
abrosatc, amend and annul all Laws,
regulations and decisions that dis
cr!miEatc on the ground Of sex against
;,nIr person ar class OF persons who have
been regularly admitted TO All tile
privileges OF mem bcrship il the church
OF Christ; and 10 leave 10 each con
ference. or other constituent BODY in
our Methodism, the right 10 Judge OF
the qualifications OF its own members.
and 10 put into Official position in the
church the prcsons best qualified for
such office or service. without refer
encc 10 thc accident OF sex. and ac-
cording TO the established laws and
regulations governing al such cleo
tons"
Hus Strong support.
lseN. w. W. Royal, who led the dis
cussion in favor OF the movement at
the las; session, along with quite y
number OF others. has approved the
paper, thereby uniting more fully the
friends OF the movement to grant laity.
rights 10 the women of Southern Meth
odism
The resolution Was referred 10 the
committee on memorials
The second resolution was one tina,
amended that the section OF the
discipline OF the church be so amended
bH the General Conference as 10 pro-
woe the election of one steward in
each church for every twenty members.
instead or ono for every thirty mem :
ucrs. a. Al present.
This resolution was referred 10 Iii.
committee on memorials The other
resolution in this connection was one
presented by u. NJ. Beckhan. which
recommended that the territory OF the
/ l1ahHille District In Patrick County
west OF tho Dan River be transferred
by the General Conference TO the
North Carolina Conference. the district
conference OF tho latter conference
Mount Airy District, of the Western.
having requested the transfer, and the
territory being such az 10 be more
easily Travelled from Mount Airy than
from the Danyille District
This resolution also was referred TO
tho committee on memorials
Lay Delegate Drops Dead.
saddcned to-day by the sudden death
OF one OF the lay members, Car
tain W. q. Bosgs, Of Newport News
and ley delegate represc ntinE the.
Norfolk District. Ito and his wife were
being entertained near the church.
where the confidence is being held, and
it was on Main Street just before
I the opening OF the conference ses-
sion that he died. lie was accom-
panied by his wife wnen no fell on
the sidewalks. Assistance was given
F, Immediately and he was carried into
tho house OF Mrs. y. II. Cook on Jcffer-
son street, where he and his wife were