The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-17

GEORGE r. ADAMS.
8: G. HATCHER.
r. r. DADMUN.
IT, w. HOUGH
". n. VINCENT.
Opening of Session.
Conference opened at q 90 with
Bizhup kiIgn On the platform. and de-
votional exercises were led by DR. j.
e. Reed. The conference sang,
Gavest Me" DR. Reed led in prayer
In the reading of the minutes il de-
Vc!opcd that by oversight of the secrc .
tary, the names of Rev. r.. W, sum
inervilIe and a. T.. Williams. elected
local dracoua on Thursday, had been
omitted In the ordination service OF
Sunday Bishop kilgo announced a
special ceremony TO be held later in
the session for their ordination.
Rev. j. r. Peters. absent Saturday
at the examination OF deacons. but
orda med on sunday. was examined by
the bishop before the conference In
the usual Gust ON, and by vote of the
confer enCe. was received into full con-
rCCtipn.
The names Of tho seven deacons
ordained yesterday were recorded.
Two. Come In On Transfer
IJr. Richard wilkinson. Of Ken
tucky, and Rev Frank Burrnss. OF
oklahoma, were announced ms trans
fcrs.
pr ". a. Cooper moved that the
conference resctnd its action setting
tonight * she order for the Sunday
school Board Thia was done and II
o'clock was set for the order Of day
for SUNDAY = h0ois Or. James Can
non roved that the conference ad-
tourn at I o'clock to meet at 8 +. NJ.
for the report Of the committee on
Temperance. This was done.
Petersburg Neat Year.
l'le committee on entertainment
rt.c- mrnended. that Petersburg he set
for the next conference. DIR. r. f.
LIpscOmb reported that the net in
come from the Hall Fund was sl6i,
which the conference moved to pay to
The treasurer.
The Bishop will formally act on
the question raised in regard to the
case ~ Rev William Archer Wright,
Or " A. C'aristian presented a for
mai paper asking II time spent on
ssigDment Of the Bishop az a pub
tfc school teacher under the discipline
would count for conference work.
Bishop KilRo announced that by the
IL w II would, although his belief WAS
that 1t should not
pr w. J. Yong represented the
rev school of tneoiogY nj Atlanta.
He expressed thu hope that the school
would soon have a definite name al
though this has not vet been chosen.
pr Young sketcteG the history OF
: the school and stated that at pres
ent fifty-four men are In attendance,
hut thai by December ] between sixty
and seventy men will be present,
IA said hat all the students are
working hard. al the preachers
( preaching. and tina, he himself had
/ conversion at the mourners' bench
! last Sunday. The BiSaop stated that
this YVES heresy for theological
/ professor, and laugh was raised Or
/ Young stated he would remain a
member OF the Virginia Conference.
I Recommers.i Two Evnnxeiists.
DR. w. n Reauchanp. OF the boa rl
/ OF missions reported on n petition pre-
sented earlier In the conference for
the abolition OF the position of con
/ ference evangelist. The report out
lined the plan adopted by the con-
ference for evangeiistic work last year
and after reciting the fact that reports
had justified the office. recommended
that two men. rather than one. as
heretofore, be assigned to evan9elis-
tic work.
good work OF Rev. II. NJ. Dunkley in
. the position. Il. p. Lumpkin stated IL
was the Office and not the man who
was to be considered. The report was
adopted after discussion by 3. e. Hud-
son. The election OF an evangelist Hes
with the mission board.
The Superannustes.
The committee on conference rela
lions recommended that the following
: b II
ates: ]. II. Amiss, r. !. Baten. G. II
/ Boggs, r. c. Bass. C. w, King, J. W
: Carroll. r. n. Crooks and Revs, Duke
y Green, Gregory. Herrink, Jordan, lud'
kins. Cables, s. $, Lambeth, Long. Les
nor, McSparren, James o. Moss. Par
: IRISH. Woodward, Pruden, Crowder
. Rhodes Rice. Riddick, Starr. Tornpkins
3 Trayham Tudor. Turner. Watts, Vert
/ enbaker. Parkham, Day, Elliott ant
| Reed.
= The following were recomm ended az
: supernumeraries Revs. ]. NJ Burton
Z w. II. Camper. j. f, Mccartney, J. T.
Merritt. F. L. Pell, f A. Potts. e, Il
, Potts and j. F.. oyler. In the case o
: Rev W. y. Moore. the committee re
, fused Il retired relation. @ w. Pressl'
was located at his own request
! DR. Cannon in Chair,
, AT the request of the bishop, DR.
james 4 duDOI ihph Iltt Nitl4i 1iio PaN
sided until near t.~- close OF the SEES
sion. when the bishop returned.
Committees were elected as follows
Fer Admission on Trial.. S. Pc
ters, ) M Green, ". r. Proctor, W
/ T, Haynes.
, First Year Ciass-G. II. McFaden
( r. n. Early. G. W. Leftwich, r. S
! Baughan,
| Second Year--T. r, Reeves, j. NJ
t Rowland, j. X. fLaughtont s. j. Brown
Third Year.. n. Latham, W. G
: Rogcs. +, H. ODeil, T. Forester
Fourth Year--J. IT. BOSNIAN. ]. A
Winn, j. II. Light and L. b. Betty!
Training school Report.
= Rev Il. NJ. Beckham. principal o
! the E'errum Training school, presented
: a report of the work Of the schoo
: during it's first year 1l5 student
y were admitted. but the number had t
, be reduced because OF lack of space
The conference voted to suspend ph'
! order of the day 10 allow Mr.. Beck
ham TOT address the conference. HI
stressed the large attendance, which
swamped the capacity OF the schoo
At the opening. Appeals through thu
: Christian Advocate brought nfn'
scholarships of 500 each. He thank
ed the conference for cooperation
through the year.
DIR. Hamill Speaks.