The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-14


WHO arc received from other churches
rs travelling prcachcrs?" and tho an
swer Of each OF the presiding elders
when tho roll OF the districts was
called was such as to render the an
swo~ 10 the question none"
Rev. Gilby c. Kelly. - H.. OF Char
lottcsville, was appointed 10 preach
the opening sermon at tie next sos
sion OF the conference, and Rev John
". Shackleford. OF Norfolk. was APP
POINTED alternate
Admitted Ia Full Connection.
Answering minute question four:
who arc admittcd Into full connec-
tom the following named under
graduates. having passed the cxaInlnn-
ton Or CHARACTER and the other require
Mcnts having been met. were recon-
mendcd 20 lie received into fun ,onnec-
ton In tn. conference: Milton L
Maya. William \. McAil!at.r. Frank
Al. Mclean iarwood =. Myers. Guy Il
Newbury, Hiram (. Turner and Roscoe
NJ. White. The reception OF this class
INTO fun connection: was made the or
der OF the i,y Tor Friday morning at
10 o'clock
When Bishop Denny called N
question Two. N'nV tcniain ON trial?'
and in th!S connection called the name
of James 4 Avery. Jr. thu. chairman
81 the committee OF examination, ".
-. AtWill. was not In the conference
Dom, but, rs Mr. Avery had passed tho
examination OF character. another
member "t TN. committee 81 examine
tlon announced that he had passed that
committee. and he was al vanced TO the
class or tho second year Nj, Ataifl
returned TO tho conference room a
short timo efteruard and when he
learned what had been done in the case
ststutional right of the action Of the
conference, upon the ground thai
the time the action was taken the
conference did not know that MIR
A:ory had passed his Summation, AN
the chairman Of the committee alone
couid give the fun information. Bishop
Denny sustained the action already
taken, however. and tho case was not
rcconsidtred
The conference adjourned at /
o'clock, Rev. !. Wiley Bledsoe pro
nouncinS the boned,cticn.
Work for Missions.
Inc Virginia Conference contributed
$4,000 10 missions last year, this be-
ing tie total amount for foreign. home
and conference missions, specials. the
amount given by the women's societies
the chiidrens societies, and Sunday
schools.
Special effort has been made during
the year just closed 10 secure a larger
totai Than the year previous TO this
cause. and IL Is probable that the re-
port of tho board of missions will
show this has been done. The report
OF the conference missionary secretary,
Rev. X. H. bennett, -. d. which he
VIII submit 10 the board OF missions.
anu which IN substance. is - follows.
| tells much OF what has been done by
| the conference In tho interest OF mis-
hiona the pnst year. and what is pro-
posed for next year
The sec:ctary's records for the con
| ference year now ending show that
he has Travelled. 2I,333 miles. delivered
/ 2p2 addresses ard sermons to o5U3O
| people, written t.G+2 letters. mold many
| private interviews and committee and
[ board meetings, of which no record Ia :
been taken, end conducted Institutes in
| six of the ten districts OF the confer
! cnCe.
| THE churches which he has been
! able 10 visit have pledged themselves
| 10 raise ninety specials above assess
ments. aggrogating $2J.SoS. The six
| institutes held in that ).umber of pre-
/ siding elders districts have set the
! hEurcs for those districts ut nm aEare-
gate OF S3s.0t2 above assessments The
&, other four districts il seemed wiser Ia
| reach from charge to charge, and part
OF their aggregate 10 be added to the
above.
While II may he too much to hone
that all these pledges will be made
good. yet IL is likely that tho latter
ana larger figure Will be found nearer
the final results wnen the returns are
all in. The total amount raised laai
year by tho Virginia Conference for
missions was sli3,00O. We expect Ia
90 beyond that figure this year More
and moro the church seems awakening