The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-15
MfTH0O|STS TO OPEN
SESSIONS WEDNESDAY
Rev. J. r. Eggicston and Rev. G. Il.
Green VIII BE removed, Having
Served -Four Years Here.
BISHOP GAMBLER TO PRESIDE
Annual Methodist Conference Will
Convene at . O'Clock Wednesday
Morning In Cumberland Street
Church, Norfolk.

Church, Norfolk.
Tnere are only two Richmond
Methodist ministers who have served
their full four years in local chur ches
ana Will have to be removed to other
helds by the Virginia Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
which convenes in Cumberland Street
Church. Norfolk, next Wednesday
morning at 9 o'clock. They are Rev.
J: r. Eggleston. pastor Of Asbury
Methodist Church, South Richmond,
and Rev. Charles E. Green. Of St.
Paurs Church. Both OF the pastors
have accomplished much in their
Richmond pastorates, and their re-
spective congregations. and 1t will be
with reluctance that their congrega-
tons will SEQ them take their de-
parture for other churches.
There will doubtless be other
changes in Richmond. but in which
churches they will be is not known.
There are several local preachers who
have served three years. and 1t is un-
derstood that most of them will be
sent back to their fiocks Rev. E. v.
Carson, pastor OF Fairmount-Avenue
Methodist Church. has served the East
End congregation for three years, and
petition will be sent to the confer
ence, asking that he ne sent back for
the fourth year. He has done much
for the Paramount Church. and Is
quite popular with the CATION.
Since he has been pastor of this
church he has built handsome edi-
| Ace and the congregation has grown
considerably. In the event that he
! IS sent back ne will be the only pas
tor to serve four years since the Rev.
| J. o, Babcock left some fourteen or
| fifteen years ago.
Only -Four Transfers.
This Is the one hundred ana thir-
! ty-third annual meeting of the Vir-
GINA Conference and the fourteenth
time that II has met In Norfolk. The
reports will show that the Methodist
churches throughout Virginia have
grown considerably during the past
year.
The opening sermon will he preach
ed Wednesday evening by Rev. w. E.
Beauchamp, OF Danvilhe, one of the
leading ministers OF Methodist clergy
Of this State.
Transfers to the Virginia Confer
ence this year will be few. Rev.
Frederick r. Chenault. OF the CALI
fornia Methodist Conference. and who
assumed the pastorate Al Broad Street
Methodist Church a few weeks ago to
succeed the Rev. ]. w. Shackford.
now secretary Of the Sunday School
Board OF Nashville. will DO one who
will he transferred. The others are:
H. NJ. Leggett. Of the North Georgia
conference. What designation Mr., Leg
gett will &c La not known.
! o. b. Bruce, OF the Brasil conference
He has been in Brazil as a missionary
and fs NOW coming hack
H. p BAlderson, Of Montana He was
originally OF this city. was transferred
to TENNESSEE. then to Montana. and
thence back here
Btshep Gambler WIN Preside.
! This year Bishop w. A. Gambler. OF
Atlanta. Ga. will preside. Bishop Kill
go presided last year. Bishop Gambler
cies In this State. As a presiding officer,
although he IL known throughout the
; country as one OF the leading men in
the Methodist Church, South Bishop
Gambler comes OF a family that Is as
noted In business ~ II 10 in religion.
One Of his brothers IL a leading manu-
facturer and flnancier and he himself
II one of the most distinguished clergy
men In tho United States. Bishop
Gambler Is q native OF Georgia and il.
OF course, we'll known particularly
, ouHAOuS bhdN 6Ndtc-
After the opening session the bust
ness of the conference will proceed A.
usual. Many questions will be decided
upon, among which will be the super
Annuation and the experimentation Of
minister's: the good character OF the
clergy as reported upon by the pre-
siding elders: the induction OF new
ministers into the brothcrhood--a cere-
mony performed by the bishop: re-
ports of the state OF the various dis
tricts by the ten presiding elders Of
the Virginia Conference, and the cleo
ton of new ministers to All pulpits
throughout the State. Committee meet
ings Of various kinds will be held
throughout the days Of the session
These will relate to education. sxami-
nation OF young ministers and similar
matters.
scope Of Conference.
The Virginia Methodist Conference IL
comprised of all tho State OF Wiz
ginia east OF the Blue Ridge Mountains,
with the exception OF the cities of Roa-
noke. Fredericksburg, Alexandria.
Staunton. Winchester and Salem. The
Eastern Shore Of Maryland and vir-
ginia IL included. The conference now
has a membership Of $4,000: in its be-
ginning It counted only a small frac-
ton Of this. There are s3s Methodist
pastorates in the conference.
There Will be several feature days at
the conference which will be a mis-
sionary day. a Sunday School day. and
Antt-Saloon League day, church ex-
tension day and a Virginia Conference
Brotherhood day. Special times will
be set apart for the consideration of
these special matters. ri
One Of the interesting events Of the
conference will take place next sun
day afternoon at o'clock. when the
history Of the Cumberland Street
Church will DO reviewed in addresses
by W. S. Morris. Jr., and Bishop Cand-,
Ter.