Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-17
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] FOR NEXT CONFERENCE
Bishop Announces His Mind Is Def.
g nitely Made Up About Assign.
ment of Ministers.
I PROBABLY BE READ TO-DAY
Service of Thanksgiving for Victory
Of Prohibition Forces in Virginia
Held-Nfinistels Named to Super
numerary and Supcranuate Lists.

numerary and Supcranuate Lists.
LspssisI to Tho Timcs.pispatch;l.
nuai conference. Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. moved swiftly at the
i fifth days session at Monumental
Church. to-day. Bishop Kilgo. who was
taken III yesterday and ordered to bed
by his physician. presided, but showed
signs OF weakness. and kept his chair
most OF the time. The morning session.
was devoted to assignment of under
and making up the super
numerary and superannuate lists.
Petersburg was selected for the con-
ference next year, and the sessions Will
be held In the Washington Street
Church OF that city.
To-night's session of the Virginia
Z Methodist Conference resolved itself
into service of Thanksgiving for the
prohibition victory OF last September,
and developed into what closely resem-
bled an ld-fashioned experience
/ meeting" Bishop Kilgo, J. w. Hough,
president OF the Anti-Saloon League
OF Virginia.; DIR. James c. Reed. Of
Hampton: DIR. S. c.. Hatcher, H. e.
James Cannon, Rev. Asbury Christian.
of Richmond. and Professor e. NJ.
Smith. OF Randolph Macon, wore some
OF the speakers. Practically every
section OF the State had Its spokesman
and the county leaders In their State
wide fight gave their reports of tho
conflict eulog!zins various prohibit
tion leaders.
FIRST WORD ON LIQUOR
COMES FROM BISHOP
There were about 1900 present at
the sessions, the largest attendance
set. and the first words OH liquor came
from the bishop. The South has been
pushing liquor statesmen steadily
northward to find places to operate,
he said. and he expressed tho hope
that they would keep on going north.
Let them go to the North Pole" no
said 'If anywhere on earth, drink
ing ought to be In fashion there
would mover recedc, and Virginia has
won her victory for all time.
The report of the temperance COM
mittee declared Virginia's vote had
boon OF announcement to other States,
and cited the stand taken in several
Western States as indicating approach
ing nationwide prohibition. 1t de-
clared there would be thirty prohibit
tion representatives In the next Senate.
The Anti-Saloon League still owes
$4,000. and churches were urged to
take up collections to reduce this
amount. The work OF tho women OF
tho State was commended, as was the
, state Fair Association. for its stand
Z against liquor at the last fR1r. .
The report OF the temperance COM
4 mittee declared S225.O00 has been spent
on the Richmond Virginian during the
five years that paper has been in oper-
alton.
Eleven elders were ordained tonight.
They were: w. @. Bates. Jr., o. NJ.
Charlie. L. w. Elliott. c. Il Green, L.
IInga, L. \. Hopkins, ID. w. jackson,
c. n. Kidd. q. u. King, s. L. Lucas and
j. G. Unruh.
1t is believed that the confer
cIlcc Will end some time to-mor-
row. as Bishop IIilgo announced at to-
days session that nc has made up his
mind definitely about assignment OF
ministers, and the bulk of tho business
of the body has been disposed Of
Announcem was made ut the
morning session that Rev. Richard
Wilkinson, of Kentucky. and Rev.
Frank Burruss, Of Oklahoma. have
been transferred into the Virginia con :
ference.
The proposal during the first part OF
the conference that tho office Of con-
ference evangelist DO abolished has
has been decided to appoint two evan
CYCLISTS. They have not been named.
but 1t Is thought that Rev. II. w. Dunk
ley. who held the position during tho
past year, will DO ono OF them.
Tho question as to whether three
y
preacher as a teacher in the public
schools could be counted on the period
OF his timo on trial In the conference,
and on his ordination was answered In
the affirmative by tho bishop.
HOLDS ANNUAL. MEETING
The conference brotherhood. "A life
insurance organization of the confer
once held its annual meeting to-day,
and elected the following officers: Dr.
roll, vice-president; Rev. S. j. .fsati1n,,
secretary and treasurer; Frank Talbot,
assistant secretary and treasurer; Rev.
]. w. Euro, membership secretary.
The report of tho Preachers Relief
Society showed that the balance on
hand for tho year amounted to sa,-
363.90: assets. s62,S63.g0.
Report was made OF the $4,000 be-
quest of Mrs. Emma J. Lckies. OF Nor
folk.
The following ministers Of the con-
ference were assigned TO the super
annuate tnonactive) list for the com
ing year. Revs. j. NJ. Burton. w. II.
Camper. J. c. Mccartney, J. L. Merritt,
L.. l. Pell, L. A. Potts, e. J. Potts, J. II.
Oyler.
The following ministers of the con-
ference were assigned 10 tho super
anuate (nonactive) list for the coming
year: Revs. j. II. Amiss T. j. Dayton,
G. II. Boggs. H. G. Bowles, c. w. Cain.
J. w: Carroll, H. n. Crooks. T. p. Duke.
Z G. II. Green. w. II. Gregory. u. S.
Herring, w II. Jordan, w. Il. Judkins
j. il. Kablcr. H. S. Lambeth, w A.
14anghon. J. G. Lennon, j. e. McSpar-
ran. ]. Q. Moss. J. w. Parrish, n. j.
Pruden. w. L. Crowder. ]. Q. Rhodes
n. S. j. Rice, w. III. Riddick, w c.
Starr. w. A. Tompkins. ID. ]. Traynham
~. v. Tudor c. W. Turner. C. e. Watts,
&. C. Wertenhaker, j. =. Woodward. l..
J.. Parham. $. W. Day, NJ. $. Elliott,
II. =. Reed.