The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-13
MUCH BUSINESS
IS DISPOSED OF
Methodist District Conference Favors
Budget Plan for Church
Expenses.
DR. LIGHT ON MISSIONS.
South Richmond Pastor Delivers An
nunl Sermon-Deegates Enjoy Hos
pitality OF Good Hanover People.

The forty-ninth session OF the Rich
mond DistEict Conference convened in
ITS second days session at Shady
Grove Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, yesterday at $3.50 A. NJ
The devotional services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Harry Todd; after
which DIR. r. Men. Simpson, presiding
elder. took the chair.
The following delegates appeared
andf their names were recorded: w.
Christian. W. A. Mcdonald, L. 3.
walford. c. H. Courtney S. Howell.
r. A. C. Rerryman. r. E. Blackwell.
F. W. Tucker. Jr., Boxley Vaughan n,
T. J. Teagle. 2. l. Bentley, J. R..
Ridiner. o. s. Morton. r. A. Hughes
J. D. Eucheart and s. P. Jones.
Prof. l. L. Davis, assistant prin-
cipal Of Randolph Macon Academy,
Bedford City. was introduced to the
conference and presented the claims
and interests of his school Dor boys.
Would Provide for Married Men.
Mr., o. s. Morton, the missionary
district lay leader, addressed the con-
ference and offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved. That with the utmost
respect for our chief pastors, and
without the least desire 10 dictate, we
,request that the presiding bishop at
our approaching ANNUAL conference
will, SO far as practicable, appoint
married men 10 churches paying a
minimum salary Of nine hundred dol
! lars"
| The plan for raising incidental ex-
| penses and benevolent collections was
discussed at some length by Messrs.
| O. s. Marion. J. q. Hunt. c. W. Hard
wick W. r Courtney r. f. Blackwell
land James A. Richardson. The follow
ing resolution. offered by Mr.. Jas, A.
Richardson, was adopted.
! Resolved. that we recommend that
4ali-e,,r- churches adept the budget
plan for raising all claims against our
church. having an every-member can
vass in October. or as soon thereafter
as practicable"
Rev. ]. ". Dixon spoke TO the con-
ference on the work of the Methodist
City Missions on Nineteenth Street
Mr.. Dixon stated that the church was
lpnw spending about So 500 every year
in the city mission work. but that II
should raise a great deal more.
Or. r. E. Blackwell spoke IN the
interest Of the work, stating that he
felt tha, the whole district should
earnestly support the work. He said
II believe that II our Saviour should
ro-ne.to our CITY He would he found
down there IN that city mission Acid,
rather than IN cur churches"
Mr. W. B Newell. district secreta "
q" the K{chun ud District OF Women s
Missionary Societies, addressed the
conference in the interest OF the wo-
mans Missionary Conference, Mrs
Newell said this IS the best year in
the history OF their society. Rich
mona District led The Virginia Con-
ference last year in the amount con-
trihuted 70 missions through the w
NJ s. There are more young people
engaged In missionary work than ever
before. A giff thirteen years old In
this district has dedicated her life
| TO God for work in the missionary
field. Mrs. Newell told OF a scene she
witnessed when twelve young girls
volunteered at a public meeting FOR
foreign service. They came TO the
altar and kneeling there they prayed
aloud: 20 Jesus. ! have promised
keep. me to the end" Mrs. Newell
stated that the women of the distric,
fare planning to raise $500. Five
hundred goes TO foreign fields $500
| 10 scarat Training School; $500 10
the Richmond City Missions and $3.50
/ for the Wilson Home for Girls Mrs,
| Newell said in last March they con-
| Quoted a membership campaign as a
! result OF which $50 new members
were received into the society.
DIR. Light on Missions.
/ At 1880 o'clock the business OF the
/ conference was dispensed with TO hear
/ the annual sermon on missions. by DR..
J. Fl. Light. pastor of Central Metho-
/ dist Church. South Richmond
/ DR.. Light took for his text. Ezek
81, And he said unto me, Son OF
Man. stand upon thy feet and l with
speak unto thee"
/ This young man was one of the Jew
F., ish captives carried into Babylon
| Gods message TO the outstanding
man. God can only speak to man
on his feet. God says: Upon your
feet. let me speak to you" II is In
SNis attitude that we must have.
/. IT is a massage of warning, Jere-
/ miah was back in Jerusalem trying to
keep the people there from entering
/ into an alliance with Egypt, but the
war party there was powerful and
wanted to break the alliance with
| Babylon. So God speaks to this young
man Eek. captive in Babylon
He Joined with jeremiah in Jerusalem
| in warning the people against this
move for independence. But the
warning OF God through mis- servants
was not needed by the people of Jeru-
salem. They made their strike and
| failed
| 2. 1t was a message of hope. When
all things had failed and the people
| were defeated and in captivity. II
was the man OF God upon his feet had
for a people In the depths OF despair
q message of hope from God. All Is
rael was as the dry white bones IN q
valley. The question was asked in a
most hopeless spirit, Can these dry
bones liver Gods message was
"Yes;" for the answer Of every hard
question !s with God When we cannot
see. God can.
| 8. It was a message Of reconstruct
ton. The men had to go back to the
demolished city OF Jerusalem and lay
out larger plans to build the walls
| and the great temple over again.
| The man with the measuring rod
must 60 out and take the measure OF
China, Japan and all OF the heather
world and build the mighty kingdom