The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-23
Bishop kilgo Relieves Black
stone Pastor for Larger Field
Of Usefulness
Was Elected
at Norfolk
Choice Was Net Made Public
Pending Consent OF Metho-
dist Bishop League Starts
New Year With Strong Team

Rev. J. sidney ePters pastor Of the
Methodist Church at Blackstone, and
It minister we'll known throughout the
state Of Virginia, was Yesterday APP
pointed general fcld secretary Of the
Anti Saloon League Of Virginia by
Bishop John c. Kilgo presiding bish
op Of the Virginia Conference. ard
viii enter on the discharge Of his du
ties at once He viii be succeeded
At Black stone by his son, Rev: J, II.
Peters, at present pastor of Cottage
Place Church. Portsmouth, until the
end Of the conference year. Bishop
kiigo and Rev Raleigh I. Green,
presiding elder Of the Portsmouth
District will fill the vacancy a. Cot
tage-Place Church
Elected al Norfolk.
Mr. Peters was elected to the po-
sitson of secretary of the league al
the session of the newly elected eX-
ecutiva committee of the. league AT
the convention i'm Norfolk last Thurs
da*. AT the same time Or. James
Cannon. Jr.. Was elected snperinten~
dent of the league. Rev. David Hen
burn, his assistant and tins headgtar-
ters eosnmstte we're reel@gt ed The
election ct MI Fatsfs yrf1s uat made
public al that time. however, because
or the necessity OF securing the con-
sent OF Bishop Kiigc and making
the proper arrangements with the
churches involved
A special meeting OF the stewards
OF the Blackstone church was called,
and after considering the importance
of the work to be done and the need
OF their pastor to do II, the board
reluctantly but unanimously agreed
to the new arrangement. which is
similar 10 one made last spring TO
allow Mr.. Peters to take work with
the league as organizer OF the State
fer the prohibition campaign. Be
cause of his eminently successful and
far-reaehing work at that time tho
officers or the league felt that no
other man could so we'll fill the po-
sition as Mr.. Peters.
Has Been Pastor i'm Richmond.
Mr. Peters has resided In Rich
mond previously. having held pas
torates AT Barton Heights, Trinity
and Central Methodist Churches, and
at Emporia and Blackstone since leav-
ing Richmond While In Richmond
he WAS also "a member of the Ad-
vocate Publishing Company. publish
ers of the Christian Advocate. the
organ of the Virginia Conference. or
which paper AIR. refers was business
manager aud associate editor.
Strongest Force in History OF League.
With this final announcement OF
officers for the coming year, the
league starts on its work with one
of the strongest forces In It's his
tory. Or. r. H Pitt. recently elect
ed president is editor OF the Re-
lgious Herald. and DIR. James Can
non. the superintendent Of the league.
is editor OF the Christian Advocate,
these two papers being the official
organs OF the Baptist and Methodist
Churches IN Virginia. and both the
papers took leading parts in the pro-
hibition campaign last summer.
Messrs. Hepburn and Peters are
thoroughly trained in the work of the
league and are capable of rendering
ii service of nature that will be Of
tremendous value for its future work
Headquarters Committee.
The headquarters committee, which
has direct supervision OF the affairs
of the league and which was re-
elected al the Norfolk convention is
composed as follows: Mr. j. w
Hough. Norfolk: Mr. w H. Vincent,
Capron; Rev. j. W. Cammack. Rich
mond Mr.. r. s. Barbour. South
Boston: Rev. +. It. Dadmun. Nor
folk: Rev ]. S. Peters and DR.. James
Cannon. Blackstone