The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15
Moves Conference by Strong
Portrayal of Functions OF Sa-
cred Calling
Ordain Members
This Morning
Bishop Calls Attention to SUI
perior Reports of Charges
Served by the Younger Min
listers of Church
INV "a stan Correspondents

tBy Ia STAFF Correspondent
Portsmouth, Va, Nov. IA stir
ring address TO a large class or IN
coming ministers by Bishop kJlgo, q
lively tilt over the Interpretation oi
the discipline, In which the bishop
came out best, and the passing of a
large number of young preachers
from one class to higher class, were
the chief incidents OK .odays session
of the virginia Annual Conference
The bishop made one of his very
strongest utterances SO far in the
course of the session In delivering the
charge TO the class OF young preach
ers received into fun membership IN
the Conference II spoke of the mis-
sion OF the ministry rs sacred nature
its scriptural authority, and Its eh4ei
work, which, he declared, was VIII
Messing for the Master. The large au'
dience OF ministers. laymen. and visit
ors was greatly moved by the bishop
strong portrayal OF the function and
work of the Office, and the spiritual
and evangelistic character that should
characterize It's testimony OF God
power.
In the technical Interpretation OF
the rules of admission into the VaFi'
ous stages of conference relationship
the bishop showed himself u thorough
MASTER III the tI3AiNAk la law -e13s <"
distinct hit when he declared thai
too many bodies are so given over Il
making laws that they do not stoi
to understand the meaning OK those
they have made. Church bodies. ht
said, are not free from this tendency
This statement was made i'm the
course of "a reply 20 an objection
made TO the ruling OF the chair b,
DIR. w A. Christian.
a. r.sarasa tssy
was taken up with calling III severa
glasses Of young ministers. hearing re
ports az the preachers themselves tnt
presiding elders and COMMITTEES III
charge OF the work Of the men. AND
passing them on to advanced stages
Of relationship, Seven ministers wert
admitted to tpu connection this morn
ing at the close of the bishops charge
to them.
The features Of Sundays service
will be the ordination of elders BY
the bishop at Monumental Church In
the morning. following sermon or
! that subject and at night the ordi.
nation Of deacons at Central Church
By the bishop after sermon by Rev
John w. Shackford. pastor of Broad
Street Church, Richmond.
Opening,
Bishop kilgo opened the mornine
SESSION WIN 0SN0NiNiisAt SASA AASSss AdN
Conference singing 20. Happy Day
with It's usual enthusiasm. The bishop
extended an invitation 70 sinners &c
come forward and repent, and DIR T
Men. Simpson. of Richmond district
offered prayer. The blshep read the
Thirty second Psalm, and, after the
singing of the hyu2a, 20 to Grace How
Great q Debtor the minutes of thu
previous meeting were approved anu
active business taken up.
A member called on the chair to
state what the bar o. the Conference
was, and ne replid that the lawful bar
was Just back OF the second window,
but the unlawful bar was on the curb
stone: the lawful conference in the
church, and the unlawful on the
street. This was taken as a dig. al
the Kitchen cabinet" which often
gathers to speculate on the appoint
nents TO be made by the official body
The regular course of business was
taken up and the following travelling
preachers were elected deacons
James f. Avery, Jr., Cecil G. Bell
Fleming w. England. Allen w Lin
thicuni. w. A. orser, Bart u. Steph
ems, William A. Wright and j. b
Peters. All of these ministers were
questioned by the bishop as to the sue
cess of their ministry in the CONVEX
zion and reception of members. and
each reported number OF CONVEX
eions, Later on the first seven were
received into fun connection.
4 large number of ministers were
elected elders. that being the high.
est order of membership in the confer.
ence, and are as follows: w c. Bates
Jr., Otis NJ. Clark, &. w Elliott
Charles T.. Green, Q. L. Haga, L. Il
Hopkins. y. w. Jackson. c. III. Kidd
IL. b. King, S. a. Lucas and j. G. I'm.
rub, All these will be ordained ED.
ers tomorrow morning by Bishop Kill
70. At the conclusion OF the reports
az these young ministers the bishor
stated that they had made remark
4 HE reports, and raised the question
OF why more souls were converted un.
der the ministry of these young mer
than OF the older members of the
conference. Several OF the oide,
ministers stated that the past year
had seen the largest number Of con-
versions in their experience. The
bishop stated that the success in con.
yersion depended on aroused interes,
Ia the subject.
ii was during the election of Rev
william Archer Wright to full con-
nection that Bishop kileo uncovered
an trregularity in the course Of his
previous election. The bishop held
that his predecessor, Bishop Collins
Denny. and the last conference, had
Internationally erred III the consider
alton of the case so that Mr.. Wright
had been kept back one year, or de-
priyed OF years rights. Several
members of the conference failing t.
understand the ruling. raised ques-
| lions which brought on rather tech
nical discussion of the course of pro-
motion In the Conference. Dr. w. A.
Christian, who was the presiding cid
or on tho occasion of the ministers
arst entry into the ministry. asked for
explanation OF the rules Of the dssci
rhine, admitting to the bishop that