The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-14
Conference Presiding Officer
Calls for Return to Old-F ash
toned Religion
Debate on Method
of Raising Funds
Money for Representative
Church at Washington Need
ed-Many Oppose Assess
ing Amount at Ibis Time
(By STAFF correspondent

Portsmouth,. Va, November i5,--
strsng reproaeh to the confer
enee for hardness, q lively debate
on the floor over the method of rails
ing $4,000 pledge TO the rep
reseHtative church at Washington,
reading OF memoirs of deceased MN
listers and the anniversary session OF
the Board OF Missions at night were
features OF the rltrd days session of
the Virginia Annual Conference. The
Bishops reproach came as The Result
Of the failure of the committee 10 re-
port on the examination and adfnis-
sion o. candidates. all Of which Is
usually done before or on the first
day OF conference, but which to-day
found undone. The debate occurred
fafter an address to t1e conference by
Rev. r. X. Hardin, pastor of TIE
Washington church. who reminded
the conference of its pledge Of SIG
600 made three years ago. \ com
1nittee was appointed to raise the
amount but was unable tn do SO and
last year made an assessment IN the
various charges for the sum. This
assessment was made too ate for col
lection and SO the sIU,eoo was un-
paid. The debate was as 20 whether
the money should be raised ny as
scssment or otherwise. Final action
provided that the committee be al
lowed any means it may see At, pro-
v!ded no assessment he made the
coming year on account of financial
stringency. The sentiment of tne con-
ference seems TO be against any III.
crease in charges. Those taking part
tn the debate were: Drs Rea uchamp.
Young. Lipscoulb. Christian. Cannon,
Hatcher and Mr.. John c. Parker The
result was TO some extent conpro-
mise between the two sides.
Memorials Are Read.
Memoirs OF seven deceased minis
ters were read az the conclusion OF
the debate. A laree audience at
tended throushoT the day
AT night the anniversary session OF
number of addresses by mission
workers. including President w. r..
Beanchamp. of the Mission Board: DR..
John NJ Moon, of Nashville ). DR.. r.
H. Rawlings and others.
a large number OF ministers to-
day were assigned for preaching SER
vices in Norfolk. Portsmouth and
nearby churches. The bishop VIII de-
liver the principal sermon at Monu
mental Church.
Opening.
The third session opened promptly.
with devotional exercises. conducted
by the bishop, Rev. f. X. Herndon.
~ Washington, led in PRAYER. The
bishop read the lesson ard made an
eloquent address TO the conference,
asking for return 10 the old fashion
ed faith. and ridiculing modern tend
encies to social movements. He said:
The emphasis of our gospel is upon
eternal and rct upon temporal things.
Christ looked at everything in the ligh.
Of its relation to his eternal nature.
The difference between Dives and
Lazarus was one Of eternity. SO in
leaving His disciples. Christ fixed the
attention OF his people upon eternity,
and now from an eternal throne fixes
All issues of time with an eternal view.
II Is thus upon an eternal Christ that
We fix our hopes. one Invested OF all
temporal marks, The life He promised
Us was not higher order OF erathly
life. but a new, a more abundant, an
eternal life.
LAS a practical application. you are
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