Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21
CONFERENCE IS READY
TO CONSIDER REPORTS
Large Amount of business Is Trans
acted by Methodists in SEES
sion AT Norfolk.
ON MONDAY
Prominent Speakers on Social Reform
Will BE Heurd-Strong Report on
Subject of Temperance Expected
From Committee.
Especial to rhe Thncs pispatchl


Especial to The Times DiSpatCn
NORFOLK. VA. November. 2o-The
session to-day of the Virginia Confer
cnce OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South. marked the completion OF the
call and answer OF minute questions
regarding the Undergraduates. with the
exception OF tho case OF John W, Fizcr
the consideration of which has been
deferred until the session Of Monday.
The conference VIII now turn it's at
tcntiou TO hearing ana acting upou the
reports "f boards and standing com
mittccS and the consideration OF special
matters TO come before the body. II
is probable that - number OF the com
mittecs vii! bc ready {" submit re
ports OF Monday morning, and the
center of interest ON Monday evening
will bc the report Of the committee
on temperance and social reform. NJ
that tim" e mass meeting in that in
terest viii bc held and it viii be adj
dressed by several speakers 1t is en-
pecicd that the committee viii present
in its report q very strong expression
on the subject OF temperance, and that
the conference will adopt tn" same
with little or no amendment.
CONFERENCE TRANSLATES
LARGE AMOUNT or BUSINESS
The amount Of business transacted
to-day was larger than that done at
any session since the conference con
rened. and when one member of the
conference asked to interrupt the
minute business in order that some
special matter might he considered,
Bishop Gambler declined to grant the
request al that time. He said this part
of the business must he finished at this
session. referring TO that regarding
the undergraduate. II have been kept
on the sidetrack all week." he said,
but now | am on the main line, and
] am going TO stay there"
Bishop Gambler viii preach at Cum
bertrand street Church on sunday morn
ing, and this sermon and the ordina-
ton service which will follow will con-
stitutc the featur" of outstnndin.: il
tereSt to the conference for sunday
During the tim" that has passed
since the last session OF the Virgins;
Conference, seven members OF the body
have died. these being Rev. NJ. :
Elliott. Rev. =. T.. l.. Smith, Rev. j. L:
Lennon, Rev. Milton I. Williams. Rev.
j. i. Merritt, Rev. J. II. Kah@r and
Rev. r. J. Dayton. y memoir "f each
of these was read at the memorial ser
vice held to-day, and the adoption of
these memories constituted tho answer
TO minute question twenty one What
Preachers Have Died During the Past
Year bishop Gambler was i'm the
chair during this service. but Rev. !.
g. Reed, chairman of tho committee of
memories. was in charge of the service
The anniversary Of IN" conference
board of church. extension was held
this evening, and Rev w. +. McMur-
ray, of Louisville corresponding sccrc-
tary OF the general board of church
extension, was the speaker
WORK ACCOMPLISHED ny
BOARD Of CuIRCu EXTENSION
1t was shown al this anniversary
meeting that during the thirty three
years the general board of church cx-
tension has been in existence, i, has
aided the Virginia Conference in the
erection OF 373 churches, at Il cost of
SLICES. has aided in the erection OF
forty seven parsonagrS in this confer
cnce, at q cost Of Sl0.OI@. making n
total expenditure OF Sl25,7lN During
TN" same lon@th OF time. The Virginia
Ionier"ur" has contributed to tn" cause
of church extension $l92,Gol This
places to thc.Crcdir of this conferences
much larger margin than is true OF
many Of the colfc iN.ii.es. a.: the church
The total amount - receipts OF the
board OF church extension during it's
history is S2.>92,jNS, and thc total
amount i, has invested is SiG74.OS5.
the board having aided in the erection
OF $50 churches and @lIS parsonarns
throughout the territory Of the Metho.
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