Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-23
VIRGINIA METHOD|sTs
LIBERAL FOR MISSIONS
Despite Financial Depression, They
Contribute $4,000 More Than
in Previous Year.
GOSSIP OF APPOINTMENTS
Bishop Gambler Doesn't Like Spccu.
iation as to Pastoral Changes, but
Rumors Continue Thompson May
Get Cumberland Street Church.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispa,ch. ]


"dist Episcopal Church. South, has been
received with "a greater degree of graft
hcation than that made to-day by Rev.
w. IL. Beauchamp. president Of the con-
ference board OF missions DR.. Beau
champ stated that. Notwithstanding the
financial depression now being felt
throughout the country, the contribu
lions for missions I'm the Virginia Con-
ference the year just closed will cx-
coed the contributions to this cause
during the year previous by almost, IL
not fully. $4,000. The contributions
last year for foreign, home and con-
ference missions and specials to mis-
sions amounted to 10000.
The report Of the treasurer OF the
Rosebud Missionary Society the chill
drenS missionary society. which will be
submitted OF Tuesday. VIII show that
these societies nave contributed a total
OF S6I27 The past year. AN increase
OF SCI over the amount contributed the
year before.
CONFERENCE nKOTIiERHoOD
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING:
The conference took recess for
thirty minutes today that the Con-
ference Brotherhood might hold it's an
nual meeting. The officers for the COM
ing year elected are: president. j. &.
Reed: v!ce-prcsident. J. W. Carroll;
secretary. $. j. Battin: treasurer. T..
Frank Story.
One OF the preachers received by
transfer In the conference to-day. Rev
w. T.. Thompson, began his ministry In
mis- conference. but since then hc has
been a member az the Arkansas Hols-
ton. Memphis and Florida conferences
and probably others. He has been men
TONED as the new pastor of Cumberland
street Church ever since 1t became,
known that he would b" received into
this conference, and this rumor seems
TO become stronger each day
Bishop Gambler stated to-day that he
wished people would stop circulating
rnmors about tho appointments "a
man that viii do that" he said Ought
20 wear frock, begging the pardon
~ tn. ladies' for man gossip is the
worst gossip"
CHANGES PREDICTED
IN CONFERENCE: III MOUS
Ru'nors continue. however Among
the latest is one TO the effect that an
exchange viii be effected between j. y
Latham. OF Court Street Church Lynch
burg. and W. r. Beauchanp. OF Main
street Church, Danville that j. ~
Thomas. OF Cumberland street Church
Norfolk vii! succeed W. y. Cooper Al,
central Church. Richmond. and that
Mr.. Cooper VIII be transferred 10 the
Florida Conference. succeeding W. T.
Thompson at Tampa. Another is to
the effect that DR.. Beauchamp will be-
come pastor OF Monumental Church
Portsmouth. and that W. \ Christian
will he appointed To Court Street
church, but his removal from Union
station Church Is not thought likely.
i. Il. Ch"nault * yet AN under
graduate. but his return 10 Broad
street Church seems probable. Mr.
ChenaUlt was ordained a deacon ~.
Bishop Gambler to-day.
IL is not unlikely that some OF the
most interesting discussions of the con
ference will take place on Tuesday. The
appointments are expected at the close
of III" evening session. and Il IS not
improbable that the largest number of
changes In several sessions OF the con-
ference will be announced.
NEED OF ENDOWMENT
ron CHURCH SCHOOLS
The speakers who addressed the con-
ference this evening pending the adop-
ton OF the report OF the board of cdu-
cation were Bishop Gambler, w 4.
Webb. II. l.. Blackwell, James Cannon
and ;. c. Hatcher. Bishop Gambler
spoke especially OF tho need OF cndow-
ment for church schools. emphasizing
this as one OF the best Investments for
money in addition to the aid 10 be
given TO tho schools lie also stressed
the importance" OF making church
schools distinctly Christian schools.
The report OF the board Of education
=
pal recommendations being rs follows.
That rejoice at the continued
prosperity OF our schools and colleges
We pledge ourselves anew as confer
cnce TO work for the advancement OF
these institutions, which were founded
by the church and have been brought
to their present state of power and eff
cheney BY the devotion and loyalty of
our preachers and laymcn. We urge
all of our people TO send their sons and
daughters TO eur conference schools
and colleges.
THAT your board comments to the
iberality Of our people the Tcrrum
training school for poor boys and girls
And we hereby request the general
board Of education OF our church to
continue the appropriation OF 81 1000
10 this school for the comin. year
THAT have heard with great
interest the statement sent TO the con-
ference by the educational commission
We are gratitied To learn that the work
OF the commission has been attended
with such phenomenal success in the
organization OF Emory University at
Atlanta and the Southern Methodist
University OF Dallas.
That tho nomination of j. +. catlin
to I'LL the vacancy of the said board
0ccasioncd by the death of John T.
Branch is hereby confirmed by the con-
ference.
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Of CORRESPONDENTS: SCHOOL.
THAT we again urge our undergradu-
ates TO take advantage of the oppor-
,nnitics offered for instruction by the
correspondence school
THAT President r. T.. Blackwell,
President w. y. Webb and President
James Cannon, Jr, arc hereby appoiptcd
commission to confer with tho W.
gina state Board OF Education. in
order that, IL possible. some basis Of
agreement may he reached by which
there may he genuine cooperation be
tween the work done i'm the Sunday
schools and in tho public schools OF
the state: and furthermore to plan for
better provision for tho religious dc
vclopment OF students in the State in
stitutionS by such means as NAV he
ADAPTED to our Virginia conditions
; THAT the Joint board of finance 4,
hereby instructed TO appropriate s545a
to meet the assessment for education
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