The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18

I'age; Crittenden. J. r. Sturgis; Frank
I'm, High Street, r. NJ Chandler; Gil
merton Circuit, w. Il Bates, Isle OF
Wight, c. Il Johnson, Newsoms,. w
j. Williams; Newport News Chestnut
Avenue. 6. otto Wright. Grace, =. w.
watkins; Trinity, II. " Davis; Nor
folk Circuit. w r Williams: Ports
taee Place. J. y. Peters: Eim-Avenue,
r.. Il. Scott; Monumental, j. 7. Bos-
man: Park View. w. T. A Haynes;
Port Norfolk and Primers i. /.
Chandler. Wright Memorial. A. L.
Franklin. smithheld. u. T. Merritt;
southampton, w. y. Scales; Sunolk,
Main Street. r. n. MaNey; Oxlord
and Magnolia, T, M. Hank; Whaiey-
villa and Somerton, X. J.. Bushy. VIII
,a}usburx, @, II Newbury; Windsor.
.. l.. Prihbley. student Atlanta Uni
versity and member Benns quarterly
Conference, Q. l.. Gillian.
Ranpahannock District.
IT. n. McSparran, Presiding Flderl
Bethany. Radcom Dey; Colonial
Beach, s l. Dumyi,le; Fast Mathews
Il. f.. Gayle East Middiesex. }. s.
Wallace; Essex. J. u. Agnew Chou
cester, Il. Il. Hudson. Gloucester
~ Hearn: Henderson Station, j. u.
Hoster; King Geroge, r. Y. owen
eupplv; King and Queen ]. j, Gre
CORY. supply; king William W. T.
Province, Lancaster, Il. I Clarke
Mathews. r. T., Foushee, MiddleseNt
r. II. Hopkins, Montrcss, II. M HiS
& gtnbutham New Kent, c. II. Mckill;
Richmond Circuit, G. X. KIDD, shack =
jeforas, 6. =. Lucas, Toano, g. A.
Campbell. tfrbanna, +. f. II. Mclean I;
West Lancaster r. G.. Laughn; West
50
! ia,,d. G., w. ].oftwicf West Point.
a. VI clarke: milestone, j W. 5.
Robins $780,
Tnp conference opened a little late.
B l{lshop kiigo neld devotional eXer-
clses. Dr s, c. Hatcher leading IN
J prayer
Knso said. ~,
os Christian life liz to serve Gou LOT
what He is; latter day applied Chris
ltianItv serves Him for what II can get
out Of Him. Half-hearted Christian A.
iitv il intolerable TO God. There ISM
}nny better way to lose God than by
always seeking a prominent appoint
rne,lt. There is more territory In one
soul than YOU and can cultivate ihe
benefit and the end Of giving drol
Of water In not IN the benent 10 ths
one who gives or receives. out IN 'ae
recognition Of disciple Of Christ in
he service"
T. +. TAYLOR. referring 20 me RECORD
number Of new ministers. attributed
t1his 10 period OF prayer set aside
during the year for this theme
Evidently referring 10 letters in re-
gard to tho return Of removal or min
listers. Risslop kilgo spoke with grea'
feeling If anonymous letters sent hin
during the course of the conference
lie defended in no uncertain tefn'
the character Of tho Methodist min
istYy and declared he Wo+ld not hs
Influenced By anonymous communica
tons Said he.
u ana constrained to remark the
! am tired Of anonymous letters, NJ
brave or straight man ever wrote one
have received more anonymous let
ters and more unseen witnesses in thi'
conference than In the last ten years
BEFORE ! opened my Bible one wa!
i.lrown on my desk here. IF you've
got anything against one OF these
preachers you stand up here on Thu
floor of this conference and say 50
Methodist preachers maybe poor, bu
! thank God they're not towards,
= want 10 go home. ] want to get u
my little room with God. pray yol
TO spare me. You don't have to hav
me 10 preside over you you can re
somebody else, after this II my man
\ IL not wise enough. hut during thes
few remaining hours, ! beg Of yo'
that you spare me
Asks For Personal Reports.
The bishop called on all the member
i of the conference for personal report
on the work OF their charges. TIL
4 question especially stressed by tn