Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-14
ONE RICHMOND PASTOR
WILL De TRANSFERRED
Methodist Conference, Which Meets
ut Norfolk, to Make Single
Change Here.
SESSION OPENS on WEDNESDAY
Bishop Warren A. Gambler. of At
lanta, Ga, Will Preside-Two I'm
portant Charges in Lynchburg and
Danville Must BE Filled.

! The tinie-lim.t OF the pas;ora,e Will
require the removal OF only one pastor
| in the Richmond district at the ses-
sion OF the Virginia conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
which will convene in the Cumberland
street Church. Norfolk, on Wednesday
morning. Another interesting fact in
this connection is that no presdin.;
| elder of the conference has served four
years in the district to which he is now
| appointed. but this fac, does not insure
/ that no chang" OF appointment Will
occur among the presiding elders, for
they, like the other pastors are ap-
! pointed for one year only
| The Richmond pastor who has COM
pleted a quadrennium Of service a, Ills
pastor at Asbury aud Oakland
| Churches.
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE
ONE OF SOUTH'S LARGEST
! This session will be the one hundred
and thirty-third annual meeting OF this
body. and this Will he the sixteenth
session Of the conference 10 be held at
Norfolk. it having been held in that
city in 1876. 1914, 1892. 1886. 1915. 1861,
1866. 1873. 1879. 1885. 1892. 1900 AMI
| 1905.
The territory OF the Virginia con-
ference includes large part Of the
state OF virginia and few appoint
it WARY iGFu. illS territory is
divided into ten districts and tho total
number of pastoral charges i'm the ten
districts is 25a. The total church mem
bership of this conference. according
to the latest figures available is lig-
lh'i. making II one OF the largest con-
ferences In the church. and In point of
ability of the ministry CONFUSING it's
clerical membership the Virginia con-
ference is easily one of the strongest
in all Southern Methodism. There are
lis local preachers In the conference,
and the number OF lay delegates to
each annual session is forty four-four
from each district.
The total gain in church membership
in this conference last year was l2l41,
but owing TO loss in membership by
removal and otherwise OF 9.74?. the net
| gain Was only 2.392. The number OF
/ members added to the church last wear
ion profession OF faith was G46l. or an
average of Il fraction more than TWEEN
ity-four members to each pastor in tho
conference, and the number of members
added on certificates and otherwise was
$3.50. or fraction more than twenty
ono TO each pastor. The number of
adults baptized last year was 4.474, and
the number of infants baptized was $50.
HAS CONTRIBUTED LARGE
| SUMS FOR CHURCH WORK
The number OF Sunday schools in tho
conference is S35. the number OF officers
and teachers in the Sunday schools.
! 9,6l5. and the number OF scholars en-
rolled. 9l.S21. There was 3.22a con
versions reported last year as coming
from the Sunday schools. There arc
seventy-six EDworth League chapters
i'm the conference. with membership
!! of $3.50.
| The total amount contributed by the
/ Virginia Conference for all purposes.
last year was S9S6S59 an average OF
/ SIS per member. OF this amount, Sa2SoJ
was for salaries of presiding elders:
S2.4S3 for travelling expenses. S25l.4S2
was for salaries of pastors, SIa,O33 was
contributed TO the Virginia Conference
/ orphanage. s60.651 To Sunday school
purposes si.aI9 to the American Bible
Society. sl.67T to annual conference eX-
pense fund, S4,3i5 to the support OF
bishops, $1,000 to church extension.
si.234 to educational expense. and
sS.7SI to Randolph- Macon College:
, s24.o45 10 the support of conference
claimants. s7S.I52 was contributed to
| foreign missions and S45.72I to homo
! and conference missions. and the Rose
| bud society gave to missions $685..
making a total of $130a74 contributed
to missions. This amount included
1861 given by the Womcn's Foreign
Missionary Society, and 1858 given BY
the Women's Home Mission Society.
BISHOP GAMBLER WILL
| CONDUCT CONFERENCE
I The presiding bishop at this session
OF the conference will bo Bishop War
! rem A. Gambler. of Atlanta. and this
viii he the first time that he has held
the Virginia Conference, although he
! AS elected to the episcopacy at the
general conference Of 1898. Bishop
Gambler is recognized ms one Of the
ahlest preachers In the Church, and as
n presiding officer of marked executive
/ ability Rev. II. l.. Lipscomb, OF Pc
I tersburg, is secretary OF the con inference.
i In keeping with the time-li of
| four years. thirty zone members OF the
i conference. will be appointed to now
pastoral charges at the coming ses-
! sion, and II is probable that not less
/, than 100 changes in the appointments
will be made as 1t not nfrequently
occurs that the removal Of ono preacnc:
requires the removal OF two others, or
! more. The largest charges in the con-
, ference that must receive new pastors
on account of. tho time limit arc Court
Street Church, Lynchburg, the present
pnstor being Rev. ]. n, Int am, and
Main street Church. Danvillc, where
: Rev. W. b. Beaucha' MP is pa stor.