The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-22
Free-Will Offering Of From Fif-
ty to Hundred Millions to
Show Love and Sympathy
bath ANNUAL SESSION
COMES TO CLOSE
Report On Temperance Read
By Dr.. Cannon and Address
By Commissioner Peters Inc
teresting F eatures Last Night

To relieve the world suffering re-
sulting from the great war. to show
war sufferers the genuineness Of
Americas sorrow at their plight. and
| to impress the world with this na-
! ton 5 Christian spirit, Virginia Meth
odists would have Congress approprt.
ate 100000 900, or even 500. 900. 900.
! The Virginia Methodist Conference
| just before the reading OF appoint.
/ nents by Bishop Kilgo, marking the
! close OF the one hundred and thirty
! fourth annual session. last night adopt-
ed resolutions presented by Dr.. James
Cannon. Jr., Rev. J. Sidney Peters.
Rev. J H Light and DIR. E. T Dad.
nun.
| The resolutions express the sorrow
OF the conference for sufferers from
the war in all lands and promise. out
Of the prosperity OF Virginia Method
| lists, free-will offerings for their re-
lief; call on the President and Con.
gress to do everything possible to al.
! leviate the suffering, and earnestly ap.
peal to the President to urge upon
Congress to devise some plan by which
| It can appropriate $4,000, 900, or
even slo0.o0o.o00 for the relief Of
and resolutions as adopted follow.
Sympathy For AL War Su0ererv.
AS a body OF Christian men repre-.
sensing free and prosperous Chris!
tan people, our synpathies and our
prayers go out to the troubled. Epf.
| fering nations OF the world. Which.
ever way we turn, we see the black
cloud OF awful war hanging like .
pail over the countries OF the earth
which have been caught In the whiI1
OF this awful naeistrom and are being
sucked down to horrible misery and
death. Our synapathies 60 out TO al
the people In all the war-swept lands.
to humanity throughout the world 40
It lies torn and bleeding. to the PEG
and bloodshed. but who. because OF
pride, ambition and greed Of power.
are lined UP on one side or thu othsr
I IN the most gigantic struggle the world
has ever seen
But to the stricken nations OF the
earth we turn our eyes with the great
est pity. For Belgium aud Poland
aud Armenia and Syria, the helpless.
innocent victims OF the heartless ratO
and cruelty OF armies which seem to
have lost all humanity. our hearts
turn in this. their hour OF greatest
need. What Is our responsibility ~
a. Christian people to the people OF
these nations which are indeed walk
ing in the valley OF the shadow Of
OSdeu Wudt Sdo We 90 LOT LnSIu 20
show them the genuineness OF our
+, sorrow at their great af,ltction?
Make Frce-WiN Offerings.
Resolved. /. That we hereby express
our great sorrow for the sufferers from
the war in all lands; that we pray that
the hand OF God may touch the coun-
sellers Of the nation and bring to an
end the slaughter and death which
has now been going on Tor over two
years: that we call upon our people
to mako out Of their prosperity cree
will! offerings to save the many help.
less millions OF men. women and chil-
cren from cold and hunger and out
rage and death.
Resolved. 2. That we pray that
wisdom from Oh High may b gtven
to the President OF this great nation
that he may rightly solve all the DIFF
hcult problems with which he 70 daily
faced in this time Of worldwide bot-
(, tie and strife We call upon him
and upon the Congress OF tho United
States to do everything possibfo Ia
alleviate the suffertngs OF tho people
Of the stricken nations which have
been caught in the Jaws Of this hot-
rible trap, and which are pert4h1nk
for Lack OF the necessities o. lifA
Crge Big Appropriation.
Resolved. 8. While the Prestden<
IS calling upon Congress Tor huge
and unprecedented appropriations
for battleships and armies and mu-
nit!ons OF war, We respectfully but
earnestly request the President fcl.
lowing the noble precedent at ~
President Mckinley IN returning a..
distressed China our share Of the IN
demnity appropriated by China - ~
for damages resulting from the DcU0r
rebellion. to urge upon ConEroan ~
devise some plan by which Cons11on
can appropriate fifty or even one
hundred million dollars for the -
lief OF suffering humanity. and tApos
show to these needy nations IT,
brotherly sympathy OF our pAob3l
that we are indeed I nation Of krc1 81
! erly love.
Resolved, :. That q copy az thoooS
resolutions be cent to the prod6G4tA
OF the United States and to tho -
ators and Represents lives Of VIRGINIA.
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Features Of Last Day.
These resolutions. the paaHoe<3
changes the report on tompSraSS ~
and other social reform. Ax1ort10n 0IE
resolutions Ia the death % ~ W u
Alpheus W. Wilson. the rAn0rt &I r. ~
| statistical secretary and aA6yoG6S
| prohibition v!rginta BY IN.
non, Rev. J. sidney Feters ~ Y