The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-12
ECHO OF MONEY SHORTAGE
HEARD IN CONFERENCE
Resolution Proposes That No In
creased Assessments Be Laid on
Churches at This Time.
METHoDIsTs ARE IN SESSION
They Gatl,er at Portsmouth for 1891
Annual State Meeting, with Bishop
John {. kiIgo Presiding-Dr. B. r.
Lipscomb Is Elected Secretary.
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NoitFOt.k. VA. November 11.--W-ith
Bishop John c. Kiigo presiding. the
one hundredth and thirty second an
nual session of the Virginia Confer
ence. Methodist Episcopal Church.
south. was called to order this morn
ing at o'clock ut tho Monumental
Church. Portsmouth, and after the
opening ceremonies and an address by
inc presiding officer. several matters
or more or less Importance were
brought before the conference.
To-night the opening sermon be-
fore the conference was delivered by
Key; g; G. Kelly. pastor OF the Client
Methodist Church. Norfolk, at the
Monumental Church.
Rev. B. +. Lipscomb. ID. d.. was
elected secretary of the conference
after Rev. Samuel S. Lambeth, for
many years selected for this work,
and Rev. James Cannon, Jr.. had de-
ciined the nomination. Rev. j. T.
Whitley and Rev. Frank Il. Wells
were named assistant secretaries.
resolution was offered rccitinE the
stringency of the times as to the sale
OF cotton and tobacco. and urging that
no increase be made in the assess
ments to be levied on the churches
OF the conference during the coming
year. This was referred to the Joint
board OF finance.
Several propositions were made look
ing TO the adjustment OF the confer
ence offices of missionary secretary,
conference evangelist and Sunday
school secretary, but definite action
thereon was deferred pending reports
from conference boards to which the
proposals were referred.
A communication from the educa-
tional commission with reference to the
new Southern Methodist University was
read in full and referred to the board
on education.
LARGE ADDITIONS
ARE MADE TO CHURCH
Reports were received from the pre-
siding elders of the various districts.
in which IT was shown large additions
to the churches had been made during
the past year. The passage Of char
acters required but a short time, no
charges being preferred against any of
the clergy.
conference decided to hold business ses-
| slons daily at A. NJ. to P. NJ, the
visitors being informed that imme-
diately upon the conclusion OF the daily
! sessions dinner would be served at Cen
trail Methodist Church, Portsmouth,
without cost to those who were guests
In private families. This dinner Is pro-
vided by the conference.
In announcing the standing commit
tees OF the conference. Bishop Kilgo in
cluded one new committee, that on
LAY activity" which will be composed
OF one lay leader from each of the ten
districts.
Bishop Kilgo and the ten presiding
! elders who compose his cabinet lost no
time in considering the question of
conference appointments, and held a
session this afternoon.
| The standing committees appointed
were as follows:
~
Kerner. G. /. AlcAllen. II. Z. Barrow.
]. Carl Peck G. Benson Fcrebee. John
r. Doyle. r. L. Brewer, DR.. G. C.
Mann. Q. S. Morton.
District conference records-C. II.
Fielding. e. x odell. =. L. Carson,
J. w. Gee. S. H. Johnson. G. W. NJ
Taylor. r.. II. Marks. w. T. Williams,
o. N. Clark. D. NJ Smith.
Publishing intcrests-H. E. Johnson.
r. A. Mundie. G. F. Greene, L. G..
Moseley. p. NJ. Bell. ]. E. Jones, J.
Sidney Peters. c. T. Reekes. J. II.
liams, NJ. c. Keeling. w. b. Jet. p.
ID. Halligau, A. l.. franklin, J. II. Hall.
J.. T.. johnson. G.. T.. Hunt, j. ]. Brad
ford, ]. IT. Mcdonald.
Public worship-Rev. w. T. Greene,
Rev. j. T. Boswell.
Peters, W. L. Judkins, w. T.. Greene,
j c. Reed, G. II. Lambeth. w. Ct.
Boggs
Conference rclations-L. Fl. Early,
j. L. Dcshazor, John o. Moss, Ernest
Stevens. r. NJ. Chandler. II. ]. Paylor.
S. j. Brown, w. j. Williams, r. T.
Gayle. G.. o. futile.
Temperance committee - Composed
Of members of the conference who arc
also men.bcrs Of the Anti-Saloon
League.
Committee on admissions-C. F.. Com
n
S. Conrad, j. r. Laughton, L. T. Dad
nun, j. W. Stiff, r. S. Vaughan, J.
w S. Robins, II. c. Pfefer.