The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15

Of new ministers, fifteen men were adj
mitted on trial and five more later
on in the day For the first time in
the history of Methodism each capdt-
date was asked. in accordance with the
action OF the last General Conference,
il ne used tobacco. and the committee
on admission reported on each. Ihose
admitted for trial were @. l.. Gillian
H. W Nevith, James a. Chaplin, w. IL
Fletcher j. T. Clark, A. q. stephen
son r. ". Wilkinson, u. w. Davis,
J /. Finch. l.. f. Callahan, w II.
Hartman, A w. Boten. T.. Il. Loving
and t. II. Mcneil Later in the day j
r. Douglass. w. S. Darlin. IL u. Mol.
Tart r. r. Burnett and A. T. Hanel
were admitted
The name of Rev ]. T.. oyler was
referred 10 the committee on conference
relations,
Rev. Granville Burruss was retained
as "A member Of the class of the fourth
year
At 12 o'clock Bishop kilgo began
his impressive address to the class that
was received into full travelling con-
uections 1t was considered the strong
est deliVerance during the course or the
conference The bishop spoke with
fervor and intensity He declared that
the Office of the ministry is an apos-
Importance of religious experience. lie
declared that the surest way of saliva
ton is through conversion. That the
strength of Paul III time OF trial was
the great wall Of his religious ex-
perieuce behind him II may be pos
sible to need saints, but there areTrnore
of the Paui than Of the Timothy type
HI could remember the very spot on
which he was converted In Metho-
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4cally every member OF the conference
/ knew Christ through conversion. You
can get an education by correspondence
school. but you can't get religion tha'
way 81 have no patience with this
fad Of passing cards in the audience
for everybody who is converted ana
intends to lead a better life to sign and
drop IN the nat next Sunday. fhat
may do for some churches. but not
for the Methodist Church.
You may say that this is old-fash-
toned ANA antiauatcd, but the multi
plication table Is older than any of us
land YOU wouldn't change that. would
Won? All truth is old, Don't tax
about holding 'penitentiai clinic
when YOU mean calling mourners 10
I the bench.
( Talk From Experience.
+ When you are holding a meeting
/ ana all your luSVuouS anu Pio-
I grams" fail just get to telling your
! experience in Christ.
I That is what all preaching is--tell-
| ing what God has done for you. ana
that in what your ministry Is for ITO
witness for Jesus Christ" l didn't
come here from any interest in the
church as an organization, because
OF a sense Of brotherhood. Christ
never said anything about the
brotherhood, he said my brethren.
1t wasn't an abstract social order, hut
personal contact with an individual
man | came here to mold this con-
ference in order to serve God, and to
witness Cor Him
Following tne bishops charge the
vows of membership were taken by
the candidates and they entered into
full membership.
The new class OF men just entering
on trial is one of the largest on record
in the South. twenty men having been
received TOR this order. The name
OF ~ NJ Higginbotham was referred
back TO the committee for further con-
sideration,
Rev Or Cassidy. a presiding elder
Of the Hoiston conference was pre-
scented 10 the conference.
5000 Conversions.
In view of the fact that over 5000
conversions during the year have been
reported to the conference and that
the largest class of young ministers
In many years was received yesterday,
the conference, at the suggestion OF
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