The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-13
CONFERENCE RETAINS
MISSIONARY SECRETARY
Report Of Board Shows That Office
Has Been OF Great Aid In
Work OF Church.
PURITY OF IDEAL Upheld
Bishop Kilgo Decries What He Calls
Soup Counter Isettermcnt-I'igbt
Over Secretarysllip OF Sunday
school Board Ends In Abolition.
Especial to The Times Dispatch

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NORFOLK. VA. November 12.-The
mission board OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, now In session at
Portsmouth, unanimously recommended
to-day that the conference missionary
accreturyship be not abolished. the re-
port showing that work Of the churches
along this line has been greatly helped
by this office. Rev. II. II. Bennett Is
retiring from this position. having
ton. Addresses In connection with this
report .were made by Revs. w. w.
Royal and w. 3. Jctt.
Bishop Iiilgo called the roll OF the
conference by districts for reference TO
the committee on conference relations
of those contemplated for other than
active relations. Reports from presid-
Ing elders showed no trials of ministers
are necessary.
For the consideration In connection
with the superannuate relation, the
following were referred to- the COM
mittec: Rev. w. r. Crowder, Rev. L. y.
Parham and Rev. s. w. Day.
Rev. ). II. Edwards was discontinued
at his own request. and Rev. j. G..
Rosser surrendered his credentials.
Rev. q. w. PRESLEY was granted a
location. and becomes what is known
AS Il local preacher.
Among visiting ministers introduced
to'thc conference to-day was Rev. John
y. Kern. D. D.. OF Randolph Macon
College, who delivered an address.
Rev. Emory w. Summerville and Rev.
a.. +. Williams of the Charlottesville
District. were elected deacon5.
For the first time In the forty-four
years he has been member OF the
conference, Rev. d. G. c. Butts to day
addressed tho annual session. His
maiden effort was with reference to
the recent erection of church at Vir-
sin!a Beach. The conference service
Will be held tomorrow morning.
THREE; LEADING FEATURES
IN SESSIONS OF CONFERENCE
Three features stood out above the
routine level In to-day session OF the
conference. They were Bishop Kilgo's
sharp speech unfolding the purity of
The religious ideal against what he
lively fight prccip!tated over the reten-
ton OF the secretaryship on the con-
sermon preached Tonight by Rev. W.
+. McMurray. chairman Of the church
extension board of Louisville. Ky.
Bigger crowds were present through
The light over the secre,aryship OF
tho Sundty school board resulted in
the abolition of that Office In accord
beard.
Dr. McMurray spoke tonight of the
financial needs of the Church I'm re-
sDect to church building and improve
nent, outlined the work that the board
has done since Its organization, and
told OF the way many people had in
vested their money. not only for the
cause OF the church but for their own
..;crsonal benefit by placing II within
the Jurisdiction OF the board.
Bishop kilgo delivered several talks
Turing Turin the day which took the form Of
that the Bible did not admit of argu-
scoffed at the evolution theory. say
ing that IL there had ever been evolu-
zion 1t was that of Abraham's faith.
URGES CONTRIBUTIONS
TO BELGIAN BIBLE FUND
There was n speech also by Rev.
John Fox, of the American Bible So
ciety OF New York. who told of the
work that the commission had done
in foreign countries. He urged Tn.
raising of 10000 for the Belgian Bible
relief fund. lie spoke OF the Difficult
ties of Biblical translations. and said
that the chief obstacle In transmitting
the correct Ideas to the foreign mind
WAS In finding translator who could
put the correct shade of meaning
into words.
Of the Bible Society showed that the
this year had been 2.377,39O and
abroad 2.932,7SG. the most successful
year In the history of the society.