Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-24
RICHMOND TIMES DIsPATCH WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER o. 1915

To the conference and TO eliminate au-
tobioSraphical tendency. lie said
further that lie had an engagement to
preach In Atlanta on Thanksgiving
Day, that he wanted to be there at
his home on that day and that he sup
posed the members of the confercuc"
also wanted to be at their homes on
that day He hoped. therefore. the
business OF the conference would be
FASTENED sufficiently to allow every one
n',ehoinS the conference TO reach home
before Thursday.
When the call OF the twenty second
question had been concluded Bishop
GAMBLER introduced to the Conference
Rev. :. S. Kinney. OF the Texas Con-
! ference. who Is the agent of the church
/ 10 raise the money with which the
representative church of the Mcthodist
Episcopal Church, South, to he erected
at The national capital, at n cost of
S3oooOo, all Of the conferences of Tho
church to be identified through contri
i button I'm this enterprise. Mr. Kinney
announced that the membership of NJ,
Vernon Place Church. washington h,d
subscribed s1o5.0OO OF this n,nonn,
leaving $4,000 to b., raised by tho
Vhurch NJ large Several years ago
me Virginia conference subscribed sIo :
900 to this fund. but Mr.. kinney an
nouhced that only a little more than
Hion had been paid.
3 IN IN
icrcnce in the interest of the rerrc-
sentative church
ASSESSMENT IS placed
ON VIRGINIA CUNl'ERENt,E,
ON motion Of James cauunr m.
J"iht board of finance was instructed
70 piace an assessment on the con,
ference covering the pledge OF this con
ference ana that this assessment he
paih within three years
The remainder of tn, morui,,. COG
: SION was occupied with the prescnta-
non ana adoption Of reports Of con
ference boards and committees
inc reports Of the trustees of the
Virginia Conference Orphanare of tn.
'.oSe"ud Missionary Society. and of the
sunday school board were subuitin,i
ana We're adopted. also tina, or thn
treasurer OF the sunday school board
inc report % Rev. j. y. Potts con
! terence missionary secretary. will
sh"" that the conference contributed
last year Si6T,+i1 as Il total for foreign.
nome and conference missions. and
specials 10 missions. This is AN excess
OF SIZES" over tho amount contributed
10 inns com bined cause the year previous
! INC amount given that year havin., been
EiiS''i ~ The amount given the past
year exceeds ny $1,000 the contribu-
non Of amy year in it's history from
inns conference to missions
w men the hour for Adjournment mr.
fiNed B +. l.ipscomb made Il motion
'na' when the conference adjourned it
adjourn 10 meet at o'clock This mo-
tioh was amended by motion which
James cannon made TO the effect that
the consideration of the report of the
committee on temperance and social
reform he made the order of the dav
Tor the evening session Immediately
| following the reading Of the minutes.
me motion as amended was adopted
The conference adjourned at / o'clock
with the hcncdiction.
HALF OF ANTI-SAI.OON
LEAGUES DEBT Is PAID
III connection with his report TO the
conference. }. Sidney Peters. field agent
OF the Anti-SalOon Lea que OF Virginia.
stated that one-halt of the debt OF the
league had been paid, leaving an in
debtedness OF $1,000 yet TO be raised
Mr.. Peters has resigned the position
OF field agent and will re-entcr the
pastoratc in the conference. The cleo
ton of his successor rests with the
executive committee OF the .\nti-Saloon
League and il is not known who will
hc the choice of the committees