The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-19
PROPOSE SPECIAL FUND
FOR SyPtRANMUATEO
Services For Period In Each Year
To Build Up Weaker Charges.
PROVIDE AsBERY CENTENNIAL
Norfolk District Methodists Propose
Establishment Of Summer School of
Methods mt Virginia Beach.
tBy Star Correspondence

Norfolk. Va, Nov. ia resolution
was ordered and promptly adopted
Monday calling for the appointment
of committee with the duty Of con-
sidering a paper from the Eastern
Shore looking to the founding of q
special fund for superannuataa preach
ers. This committee was appointed
and the concensus of opinion is that
this special fund will be founded. 1t
is hardly probable that II will meet
with much opposition
resolution adopted Monday re-
questing fifty of the highest salaried
ministers in the conference to hold
one or more revival services during
the ensuing conference year on the
weaker mission charges, for which
they are to receive no financial renu-
neration. will be largely discussed at
this meeting. In fact, It will be one
Of the most important questions OF
the conference. The resolution fol-
lows:
Resolved. That the Virginia Con-
ference hereby requests fts nifty pas
tors receiving the largest annual sal
aries, to hold ono or more revival
services during the ensuing confer
ence year on the weaker mission
it is suggested that they receive no
financial remuneration whatever. and
that the. board of missions OF the
Conference have general charge OF
making all arrangements and work
ing out all the details of this plan"
Committee on Memorials.
A committee. comprising Revs. j..
c. Reed, J. r. LAughon, f. T. Dad
NUM-. II. Ames and L. b. Betty. was
appointed to draw up suitable reso.
buttons In commemoraion OF the
ministers. mem bers OF the conference.
who have passed away during the past
year The deceased brothers are.
G. e. r. Smith, J. II. Kohler. J. r.
Merritt NJ. s. Elicit. NJ. l.. williams
and J. G. Leonard. Those memorials
will be drafted and read within the
next day or two.
The conference referred to the
joint board of finance a resolution,
providing that when the blanket col
lecuons for conference henevolences
are not paid in full they are pre-rated.
This was spoken to by Rev. L. G.
Crutchtield. who is in favor OF the
proposition,
Ask Summer School of Methods.
Representatives OF the Norfolk Dts
trtct requested the Inauguration Of
an annual Methodist summer school
OF methods at Virginia Beach. This
proposition was referred to special
committee, composed of @. c. Kelly.
J. r Catlin. John Victor. Thomas C.
Southrate. s. r. Jones. J. c. Reed.
G. III. Lambeth. J. n. Latham, D. ID
c. Butts.
Names Of the superannuated
preachers were called. and their char
acter passed on Reys. j, H. Amiss,
William F. Judkins and James @.
Moss, and they made brief and inter-
esting talks. Rev. John W. Carroll.
who was on the superaunuated LIST.
told the conference that he desired
to be restored to the active list. He
Will doubtless be given another pas
torate.
Resolutions offered by Revs. ]. r.
Iaughon, Jafnes Cannon and c. +.
Rlankenshfp were adopted, providing
for the suita BILE observance OF the CEN
tenary Of the death OF Francis Asbury,
the first bishop Of the Methodist Epis-
copai Church. who died March 81.
1915. The resolutions provide that on
Sunday, March rs, 1915, sermon be
preached by every pastor in this con-
ference on the life and labors Of Fran
CHS Asbury. and that at the next SEES
sion of this conference, over which,
Bishop Asbury presided twenty-six
times, a portion OF time be set apart
of not less than one hour for the pur-
pose of observing with appropriate ex-l
ereises the centenary OF the death OF
Bishop Asbury. who ended his life
labors In Virginia--the presiding
bishop to make an address at this an
celebration.
The conference sent greetings to the
Virginia Baptist Association. in SEES
sion at Clarendon. Va