Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-25
THREE SEEK TO ENTER
METHODIST MINISTRY
Bishop Monz"u Dcplorcs Lack OF
Young Men to Join Balti-
more Conferences.
SAYS PARENTS RESPONSIBLE
Urges That Cody Life in Homes he
Observation-Disclosures Transfers
from Other Districts Expected To
Add To Number OF Preachers.


Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
ALEXANDRIA. Va. March g.
Nhen announcement was made ~ tho
Baltimore courc,cnc. .f ,bc N.,h,
die, t,,,.,,,, ,.,
~ '"''' '"-'''H
'' '''H 'hT'' 'rIiicaniS had asked
'"r ana had been received on trial in
the conference "a, ,biy .o,ei, r;,
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:,d ..dd,.,.ou .,, Da' ''"'' '"'' 'h"r
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M, , 49,, w ''"h S"N
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h,o,, M 49, -. '"'S hhS' nave
rcrcuc.. ,Lo ,,,,i. "'sc con-
,In,is.;o, 49,. ,,.i.'i "pp"l'nNS '"'
or mn horn W. '''"'" '"'
"o""c' WI! :" f"" arc asking
( Tor 'u"hSsion nero The home life OF
o"' COZ. mas something I" do with
-, """ie! ~ "n!ch 'od : not hon
ore" AN" IN WHl'n dnncin. and card
aH'"e arc allowed are not IA" homes
I",t "h'," preachers come. ~ is tho
I a'"e'S WI" 'ead tHclr families in fam
- ..,, ~" 'na mo'hcrs WI" live
M 'i's' me VINO ar" rearing chill
"'e" ''' 'ne ministry ana the church.
TRANSFERS PROMISE TO
CAUSE SURPRISES
In conclusion. Rishon Mouzou ,nole
OF the influence of, his own r;odl, n.,
rents over his life lie also urgcd w..
members Of the conference 20 present
the importance Of the ministry 10 tho
H"uhs men o. 'he'r churches. and he
urscu tncih nkeW'se TO encourage pa
c"'s '.a" ''oa'E hNeS ana TO recoS-
Z me- IN" TACT 'hai no higher profcs-
SION 10 De i"uhh Tor their sons than
~. "''''S'l! 81 IN" ''oSne'.
IS not unlikely when tho bishop
calls minute question 6, one or more
surprises VIII tie reEea led This nues
.lo' "'"S II" are received by trans
Ter from "theF conferences And there
u''ot '"h' "h'h n" calls this
'"ues' on ''sh"r M"hzou VII announce
III answer tn" transfer Of Rev. T. q.
Foot" from one Of the Missouri confer
ences 20 the Baltimore conference.
FURTHER rumor In this connection is
mat MI Footc viii be appointed pas
tor OF Greene Memorial church Pr.
nol;e. and tina, Rev !. r Vim. WHO
has been pastor at Roanoke fot. Tho
past TWO years. viii. AT tho close q,
this session Of the conference H.. ,,.,,.
rcrred to tho Nir-lni. c.or-o,.,,,,.,
from whence he came ana ,ba, ~ ~,
he anno,n,ah ,v.si,i, WI
r. r. III
been ,yi,hou, 4. n,s,or a,
cr,,d =: H',(. ~ ms,
,rt,,." ,' ""'i 'eN. slchaT"
,fo,ho,is, '...>H! 90 INC
~" '"!c'eu the min
va '"' '-p'st"p"! 'hurrh.
DIR. JAMES CANAAN ~
AMONG MEM tRUI>,IS
Another rmmor IF interest is ina, II
II. sherman. pastor at stanton for
me past thiee wears. viii be appoint
ed agent for Randolph Macon A"ad-
envy At Front ROYAL.
Rev. James Cannon. u n supcrir-
tendant OF IN" Virginia Nn,i-Salnou
League and w Wobb rr..f,i.,, -,
Randolph Macon woman.s .oIInec
we're among the visitors 10 IN. ,n,
ference to arrive ,c-tl.v
The con<eronca v.s c.,,od
q, Q o'clocl; win Rie;,on No,,,,, -,
the chair. ~
Following the d.yo,ior., sor,i
tho reading Of ,h. minutes p;ho
Monzou called minute orcs,inn -
..W-bo, ,rnv,lin. rrc,,ro,s
elders -" ''ec''"
The following named havirc ,.es.d
tho examination OF cb.r,ctar ,,I 49,,
co,Jstittc, on examination v.cr. o,o,.,
cd elders: Glenn A Marin .r,bn,,,.
Olyon Harvey L. Riycns .:.nr, .:
Oliver Elmer 4 Iau,bor, ,po,hn
member OF this class who h.d .Iro,,I,.
been ordained elder. Edward & ronGcs
passed tho cx,n,in,,ion re ,
and the committee on cxarin.,ion
William c. Boswell and James I,n,
drick, other members or this cI.,s. hay
ing passed the examination Of char
acter but not having ra.scd tho com,
mittcc on examination wcrc continual
in the class OF the fourth wear
CONFERENCES NEuu..uv
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80 -
Nna. ioc'i pi,"'ncrH arc clcctch dcA-
'o,S' INC ron III inc nlstrlctS Ma
N''t." ~" Nv 't'o'',,'h""P"tS h'lh-
hia"e' thc answer /" tue question was.