The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23
GENERAL CONFERENCES OF NJ. e.
CHURCH, SOUTH. CHOOSES I'M
PoRTANr COMMISSIONS.
WAS NO SPITE ACTION
DIR. CANNON AMONG THOSE WHO
DEFEND CALL FOR RECoNsrD-
GRAFTON MOVING PUB
WISHING HOUSE.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA, May 81.
A paper that was passed last night
instructing the commission on ex-
animation to look into the charter of
the publishing house in Nashville. the
tax exemption and the railroad facili-
ties. with a view to the possible re-
movaI of the publishing house from
Nashville, came up for reconsideration
this morning. Percy Madden, an at
torney of Nashville, declared the
charter all right, the tax exemptions
and shipping facilities as good at
Nashville as could be acquired any
where in the country He depre lated
the talk of removal as bound to make
the impression abroad as a piece of
spite work, and as a threat AGAINST
offenses of few members of the board
OF trustees.
Rev. DR.. James Cannon, Jr,. of Nir-
ginia. and others defended. the action
and disclaimed any spite or pique in
the movement, but a matter that had
been mooted for years on account of
climate and other reasons. The action
was not changed.
Virxinians Appointed.
The report OF the Sunday school
committee was passed taking very ad-
vanced ground in planning for the en-
largement of the Sunday school work
OF the church.
The book committee. which is the
body in control Of the publishing
house at Nashville. Tenn. and Its
branches in Dallas, Texas, and Rich
mond. Va. was appointed today. @, w.
Hardwicke, Of Richmond, and Rev. II
V. REGISTER. of Alexandria. Va, were
appointed members.
The hoard Of rryissippQ which has
charge ef all the missionary opera
tons of the church. was appointed
Bishop Collins Denny. DIR. W A.
Christian, and Mrs. Lee Britt. are the
Virginia members of this important
body.
The report of DR.. f. II. Rawlings.
Of Virginia. the fraternai delegate to
the colored Methodist Episcopal
church. whose general conference has
just closed in the city OF st. Louis,
Mo. was read before the conference
ternai messenger from that church 20
the conference here. returned the
visit and brought greetings, He was
heard today,
The Epworth league report was
passed.
---- Commissions Are Named.
Two important commissions were
appointed today, One was the edu-
cational commission. having charge
of the Vanderbilt university. and kin
dred subjects, appointed by the
bishops The members are Bishops
! w. r. Murrah, Jackson. Miss; W, A.
| Gambler. Atlanta. Ga; J. c. Mccoy
Birmingham. Ala; j. c. Kilgo, Dur
ham. n. c.; Revs. A. !. Lamar. Nash
willie, Tenn: r. T. Durham, Winston
Salem. N C.; r. ]. Prettyman, Wash
ington, D. c.: w, u. Brad1eld. Aus
tin, Tex; Messrs, G. T. Fitzhugh. Asa
( Gambler. Atlanta. Ga; w. G. NJ
Thomas. John p. Scott. n. r. Fitz-
gerald. Danviile, Va; J. f. Cockrell
T. T. Fishbourne. Roanoke, Va. and
w ID. Thomson.
Members OF the Federal Council Of
! Churches In America--Bisho ops A. w
Wilson. Baltimore. Md; f. e. Hoss
Nashville. Tenn; Collins Denny. Rich
mond. Va: Revs. Frank NJ; Thomas
Louisville, KY; w J. Young. Rich
mond Va; J. NJ. Moore. Nashville
/ Tenn; Messrs. NJ, l.. Walton. Wood
| stock, Va. Percy Madden. Nashville,
Tenn. and DR.. H. N. Snyder. Spar
tansburg, s. G,