Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-24
kES SPIRITED ATTACK
ON CONFERENCE ORGAN
>tcr Says $4,000 Expended on
Might as Well Been Poured
Rat Hole.
|rOK SPEAKS IN DEFENSE
|cst * Made That Literary Char
ter Of Baltimore Southern Meth
list Is Not Cpto Stivltlarti-hnti-
loon League Explains Defeat.


list Is Not Upto Stiv,tlarti-hnti-
loon League Explains Defeat.
pociaI TO The Times Dispatch.
ENANDRIA. VA. March a.
ing animated on the subject OF
Baltimore southern Methodist. tho
OF the conference. Rev. q. II.
Is. u member Of the Baltimore
renee Of the Methodist Episcopal
ch. south, to-day said as :: preface
10 amendment lie offered to the
I OF the committee on publishing
csts, During the past several
this conference has expended
% On TIA. Baltimore Southern
odist. and thia money might as
HAY" been thrown ia rat hole.
rat has not been run out and the
is stili there. The hub Of the
frcncc may not agree with me
this. but the rim VIII agree with
ana knows that what have said
nc, aud the rim is bigger than
hub, and the hub must rest upon
rim IL u keeps out of the mud"
|cahing 10 the same subjcct. Rev.
liarnill said the cruX of the mat
,bout tho conference organ is NOT
nanciai standing. but the literary
acter OF the paper. THAT Is the
a, which the paper needs
tightening" he said. and il is the
|ary character %; the paper that is
,izcd." Rev. Carlton u. Harris
" OF the paper. defended its lit
character with tho statement
matter from the editorials Is
ed often, not only In tho South.
in tho North az well. and Is high
commended by capable Judges OF
ary merit.
so hinhops OF the church are mem
OF the Baltimore Conference.
or Alpheus w Wilson, OF Balti-
.. and Bishop Collins DENIM, OF
mond. II had been expected that
would be present 1T this session
- conference. Much to the regret
nc conference, however. announce
Vas made to-dav that Bishop
nS would lie unable 20 come. Bishop
son - still expected 10 he present
TO take a prominent part on the
ram OF TIA" special exercises TO
hold on sunday afternoon com
sorat!nG thc iiftieth anniversary of
conference as ii part OF the Meth
Episcopal Church, South
sion Is OPENED
ny niSHOp NOSZ0S
~ conference" convened AT . o'clock
tho session Of tho second day. with
iop Edwin r. Monzon in tn" chair.
! bop Mouzou conducted the dcvo-
NJ service. after which the minutes
| he session % Wednesday, were read
Tho secretary ana were approved
roll OF the members Of the con-
nee not answering TO their names
Wednesday was called. showing a
kci increase IN the attendance Of
gates
he first business transacted today
Tho cali OF minute questions -
%. and I'm answer 10 the Same the
reno" or tho names OF thirty
I'm members OF the conference 10
committee on conference relations
THO sup"rannuatcd relation and tho
|rcs OF four Ia tbc game committee
tho Sup"rnumern relation. TIL"
sc OF =. W. Bond. FOR tho past y",r
|tsin'nr The supcraunuu,c relation.
|; recommended TO lee returned 10 the
c;ive rnni
he report ar ,uc directors OF .uc
|timore Southern Methodist, the con-
nee organ. MAS rc.d. and follow -
tlitl report No J Of thr committee
publishing interests. Eoth repor's
we'd ''le financial condition OF the
or % have improved suhstantiHlly
iU@ III" past wear and TO bo upon
afc basis 80 this tim" The report
Itc committee recommended thar
rnrcr issue in I'll" future once each
nth paper OF twenty four pa,;es
addition 10 the issu"s OF regular size
other weeks IN til. month In
Ter 10 meet the Increased cost ~
biIcatiou the rcp"r, recommended
It all funds received i'm excess q,
4, necessary 70 pay tho salary ot
II a he id -, - Il
ional cost or that The number OF
Dscrihcrs he Increased by q, Icns,
90 within the nest fcw months.
!. n Echols offered am amendment
the report of tho committee recon,
ndiuc that the additional cost OF
hl;cation ho met by Increasing the
Jscription price Of the paper from
to si.5o "a wear. When the vote was
zen the amendment was lost and the
,r:t "f tho committee Was adopted.
rho cali OF the twcnty-seCond min
, question was resumed and the
trnct.rs Of the preachers In the
ltinorr, Washington. AleNandria and
nchcstcr districts were passed and
y submitted their reports
az the Maryla nd
ti-Saloou League. the Lords Day
lance aud the American lSibie So
~ addressed the conference.
speaking OF the defeat Of the state
lie prohibition hill in the Marylan nd
a representative Of the
gyland Anii-Saloon League declared
II the commercial organizations OF
fillmore are dominated 10y the liuuor
tiic, and that these organizations
d the secular press OF Baltimore
.ich, he said, used it's innuenc.
ainst the passage Of tile hill. were
large degree responsible for lis
feat.
rhe bill that the LEGISLATURE passet
Ep"lS every wet" precinct in Mary.
III to vote on prohibition, and the
nakor predicted that when this re.
ircmcnt has hecn met the countic.
Washington, AllcGhany and EaI,!,
.rr will vote dry"
Announcement was made tina; ar,
ngcmcnts had been made for the
'nbcrs OF tn" conference and visitors
- desire TO do so to go Ia Baltimor,
saturday to attend the Billy Sun.
y meeting The morning session q;
: conference will adjourn earlier @,
1t day In ordcrathat the entire after.
on may be spent in Baltimore.
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