Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-24

ilinlaS, IL. Lynch
hurg-t'cntenary. W. q. Boyg: Court
street George T.. Booker: Memorial.
Il. l.. Wells: Rivermont Avenue. J. G.
robertson: Trinity. J. l.. Finch: West
End. John Harmon: Lynchburg Circuit.
l.. +. Arthur. supply: Madison Heights.
Il. j. G. Heath: Middle Bedford. =. II.
Clements: Montvalc Circuit. -. L. Inrg
supply; North Bedford. ". c. Harris:
North Pit,s%lvania. W. l.. Mays: Pamp-
lin. y. Is. lhmbdr: South bedford. 10
be supplied: West Bedford. Il. NJ.
DcshaZo; West Campbell. W. :. Brown.
Secretary ministerial supply and train
ing and member Court Street Quarterly
, Conference. H. III. Bennett missionary
to Brazil. John Lee Bruce.
Eastern Shore District. f. Carey.
I presiding elder: Accomac. J. G. Harry.
| Allen g. Bell; Andrew Chapel. W. H.
! Fletcher: Atlantic. W. l.. Murphy:
H!oNom. V. l.. Marsh: Broadwater and
Bethel. =. NJ Bell: Broadwater Mis-
sion. W. a McAIlister: Cambridge. H.
w. Dunkley: Cambridge Circuit &. \.
Campbell: Cape Charles w. \. Wright:
capcvillc. i. NJ. Hank; Cheri,on. j. T..
Scwcll: Charlottesville and Bell Haven.
r.. T.. Garner: Dorchester, y. l.. Steven
son: Frauktown and .IohnSons. !. w
Gee; Keller. &. II. Kidd; Onancock. u.
l.. Myers: Onlcy. Louisville aud Mclfa.
&. III. Williams: pocomOkc. j: W. Lillas-
ton: Punsoteague. w 6. Burch; Sails
bury. ~. w. Davis, Il. w. Truitt. Jr.
tprcachcr); South Dorchester, W. II.
Iiam,zmon: ST. Martins. j. r. Gill:
Wachapreaguc and Smiths Chapel, K
L. Busby. Missionary to Japan, j. G..
G. Newton: missionary to Korea. V. II
=
sions ana member OF Salisbury Quar-
terry Conference. Thomas y. Potts.
Portsmouth and Newport News Dis
trict--W. T. Green. presiding elder:
Bcnns, T.. II. Powell: Boykins. T. T..
Johnson; capron. J. w. Marsha:
churchland and West Norfolk, y. y.
Page: trittendcn. &. " Rood; Frank
lin. High street, X. NJ. Chandler: Gill
merton Circuit g. w Collins. supply:
Isle of Wight, 6. Il. Johnson: Nowsoms
~ j.. Carson: Newport News. Chestnut
Avenue. : otto Wright: Grace. G. l..
Green; Trinity, j. a. Thomas; Norfolk
Circuit w. j Williams: Portsmouth.
Broad Street 6. ". Wray; Central. :.
n Domahoe: Cottage Place. j. q. I'm
ruth: Elm Avenue. Il. T.. Scott; MoTu-
mental ". T.. Bcauchamp; Park View.
". T. Haynes; Wright Memorial. y. l..
Franklin. Smthtieid. -. 7. Merritt:
southampton. w L. Burks: suffolk
Magnolia. .. NJ. Clark: Whaleyvillc and
Sonerton. j. L. Pribblc: williamsburg.
g. II. Ncwbury; Windsor a. y. Lewis:
student Emory University and member
Of Hcmns quarterly conference, c. l..
Gillium
ference at the evening session was the
report Of the committee on temperance
ana social reform
DE- James Cannon. Jr. submitted the
report and 1t was adopted without dis
cussion. The preamble cmpha ASKED the
Importance OF Christian citizenship
upon the part Of Christian men. en-
plasiZng their duty To the State as
well as to the church
The first resolution recommended
that the conference indorse the position
OF tho .Auti-Saloon League of Virginia:
that the General Assembly OF next year
pass general state wide prohibition
law which shall contain no exceptions
as TO wineries or brcwerics. and which
shall contain all the prohibitory and
law enforcement provisions necessary
10 secure genuine prohibition in Nir-
giuia. so that by the passage Of such
Law there may hc no possibility OF
any effort being made TO obstrUct or
delay the operation Of the prohibition
law by appeals 10 the courts on the
basis OF imaginary defects in the en-
aiding act as passed by tn" General
Assembly and adopted by the vote OF
the people.
THIS recommendation urc ed, further
more, that the conference agree with
the declared policy of the league.
calling for such provisions in the law
AS will secure Statewide enforcement.
if necessary 10y a State department and
AS will require officers # the law to
enforce the prohibition laws upon pain
OF removal in the event OF dirciiction
OF duty in the enforcement OF the laws.
ri,.. nh iS ti.A HrSt nm, II
tion OF the report. and the other eight
rccomme udations were as strong.
touching the various phases OF the
work.
T. :. Southgate, Of Norfolk, was re-
elected lay reader of the conference.
The net gain in members reported
for the Year was 1896.
Among the last announcements made
to the conference was that the session
of 1916 will he held i'll Richmond. the
church in which it will meet to be de
cided during the year.
Rev. j. X. Joliff was appointed TO
preach the opening sermon al the neNt
session of the conference. with Rev.
II. Z. Pfeiffcr as alternate.
The conference convened AT $50
o'clock with Bishop Gambler in the
chair Bishop Gambler conducted the
devotional service. The minutes OF the
sessions OF Monday were read ana APP
proved.
The call OF minute question 30 was
continued: Are all the preachers
blameless in their life and official adj
ministration?' The call of this ques-
tion was concluded and the characters
of all of the preachers were passed. the
answer. Nothing against him being
the answer given by the presiding
elders with reference TO each OF tn"
preachers.
BISHOP EXpRi;ssEs WISH
FOR HASTE ~ BUSINESS
Before beginning the business of the
conference Bishop Gambler expressed
the hope that the business would he
fastened, and requested the preachers
to be brief in making their reports