The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-19
Nineteen Preachers Received
Into + ull Connection by on
ference
BISHOP DELIVERS
SOLEMN CHAR( E
DR.. Doughty. of New York, De-
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Nineteen young preachers were re-
ceFed mt" tnN 2nnection with tns
Virginia Methodist Conference during
Its session Of the fourth dav ~ ,ho
i54th annual meeting OF the confer
ence II Broad Street Methodist
Chnrch yesterday morning. The SOL
emn charge was most irnpr.s aiN elt.
delivered to tho class nv Bishop ktI-
GO. IRIS accession to the mtMstry
Of the Methodist Church; the II -
sioharF hour In which the address
was made by DIR " f.. Doughty. OF
New York; the introd teton of NJ. 4.
Brablian, new field secretary for
sunday School work of The confer
enc@, and the reports of ths lit
tee on lay activities BY II. c. BowIes,
on the Virginia Meth odist Orphanara
by a. b. sharpe. and on publis ring
interests - w. A.. Smart. featured
the day.
When the conference adjourned IS
business session 1T ! O'Clock II VIZ
70 meet again at $40 tom orrow uol-n-
ing Today the n7iiisterg ATTENDING
the session will Ill the pulrits, morn
ing and evening, in many OF the Rich
mond churches of Methodist and
other evangelical denomin atoms.
Ordination Services Today.
In Broad-Strert Church at IL
O'Clock this morning the service will
be given over TO the ordination of
deacons. the ordination sermon to be-
preached by Bishop John c. Kiigo.
Tonight the sermon. one OF the con-
ference series on evangelism, will DO
by Or. Luke f. Todd. of St. Louis.
DIR. Todd will also preach at this af-
terloon's service at 3 O'Clock.
The ordination of elders will taxa
place tonight in Park Place Methodist
! Church. where the serlaoa will h.,
preached by Rev. NJ 5. Colonna. OF
Petersburg.
The music in Broad Street Church
today win be by the church choir.
A splendid musical program has beeii
arranged on which there win be
/ choruses from the great oratorios.
The hearing of reports from the
committee on admissions was taken
Up shortly after Bishop kilgo opened
Yesterday mornings session, AMI after
The opening prayer mad been made
10y Rev. DR. E. T. Dadnum There
was some delay In completing the
class for admission to full connec-
ton. Two of the candidates having
been recalled before the committee.
! During the Iull DR.. Dadmun cs-
corted to the pulpit NJ. W Brabran1.
who has tUsl become field secretary
20 the Sunday School Board Mr..
Brabham was presented to the con-
ference by Bishop kilco. who an
nounced that the new Sunday School
. secretary had been connected wisr
! the North Carolina conference il IL
| similar capacity for FIVE years .ad
very successfully
Nineteen New Ministers.
The admissions committee having
concluded the deferred examinations,
the nineteen successful young preach
ers answered TO the call of their
names as follows
William ] Boyd, Leslie F. Gala
han J. A. Chapman, j. J. Clarke T.
NJ, DeShazo. J, B. Douglas. w s.
Overly, J l.. Finch. L. s. F1ournoy.
William Fl. Hehtzman. Theodore c.
/ Laughton, f. r. Loving Charles H.
will, William P. Province. A. W.
Rotten A. L. Stevenson and S. w.
| Wilkinson.
While Bishop Kilgo spoke the words
OF his charge to the candidates. he
spoke also to the gathering Of min
listers and laymen who filled the
church. and his N essagn carried a les
son that appeared to he deeply inn
pressed upon minds of his hearers
The bishops homeiy humor cropped
out above the more seriously worded
sentences, as from time to time IN
illustrated his address with -sneideF.tx=
bringing smiles or tears. and when
the charge was concluded The mort
ewes OF many showed that the Spri1
had moved those who listened
The greatest need of the world"
he had emphasized. is tremendous
apostolic ministry"
The bishop warned against tho
temptations which beset and against
s - nev "a hv<
men who made their Hfework the
Sd ing of sinners. He urged determi-
nation to win men to Christ; warned
against the human inclination TO
yearn for things OF the world. wealth,
things that seem to give pleasure. at
the cost of the possibility OF losing
sight of the mission they have set
themselves upon.
Ever Hold High Ideals
He insisted that they should ever
hold before them high Methodist
ideals, that they should go where sent
without feelings of dissatisfaction.
that wherever they were sent they
should mako use OF everv means Offer
ed them and should create cppor-
tunity to attain ide.tls. Work deter
minedly and with belief and faith"
ne said.
Bishop Kilgo advised against dis
enlargement and urged that strong
heart and strong spirit be kept with
them. that they be of good cheer.
He told them there would be obeta-
cles and trials. and promised that tn
prayer and communion with God they
would find the way pointed out 70
them. He told the new preachers not
to worry about their salarieA, not TO
seek Jaeger fields whore they ualehe
gain more OF the material things when
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