The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-14
DELEGATES CHOSEN TO
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE
Methodist District Sessions End With
Big Days Work In shady
Grove Church, Hanover.
THREE LICENSED TO PREACH
accommodate tons Are Received for
Admission to Conference and for
Deacons and Woman's Parsonage
Committee Named-Reports Are
Good.

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esting days the Methodists of the
! Richmond district late yesterday
closed their annual conference at
Shady Grove Methodist Church in
Hanover County. Reports of various
activities of the church and insplr-
J ing talks were heard. Appointments
OF committees were made, and election
iyof delegates to the Virginia Confer
ence which meets In Broad Street
Methodist Church. this city, in No
vember was had.
afternoon four delegates and Ave al
ternates, the last two of the latter
being tied on the count Of the bal
lotlng. were chosen to attend the con-
ference at Broad Street. Those nam
ed are: Delegates. J. T. Mcdonald,
Hanover circuit; G. w. Hardwicke
Trinity; James T. Jones. Decatur
Street, and James H Chappell, Clay
Street. Alternates. f. ]. HurA, Park
Place: NJ A. Connell, Central; J. Lee
Davis, Monument; 9. F., Bishop.
Park
licensed TO Preach.
Three young clergymen we're IL
censed to preach; three laymen were
recommended for admission TO the an
nual conference and three were recon-
mended for deacons during the clos
ing session. They are:
Licensed to preach--R. r. Proctor.
Trinity; w o. Gordon. Branch Me-
mortal and r. B. Jackson, Epworth.
For admission to conference-E. L.
Copley. Grace: w. X. Cunningham.
Centenary. and W. o. Gordon, Branch
Memorial.
For deacons-E. l.. Coply, Grace;
W X. Cunningham. Centenary. and
]. NJ. Moony, St. James,
Local preachers of the district had
submitted their reports, passed the
examination Of character and their IL
cense3 were renewed The reports
were submitted by G. w. M. Taylor.
OF the committee on ministerial Hup-
ply The licensing committee elect
ed and authorized by the church TO
examine candidates for the ministry
and recommend to the conference for
| license, during the coming year, Is
composed of Rev. r. H. Potts, Rev.
! j A. VIM. Rev. J. J. Bradford. Rev.
! c. q. futile, Rev w A Christian and
Rev. J. X Jollif
Parsonage ladies' Committee.
! A committee OF nine ladies' with
! the privilege OF naming additional
members. was named as the district
parsonage ladies' committee This is
composed Of Mrs J. Lee Davis, Monu-
ment; Mrs J. L. wiltshire, Union
Station; Mrs. II. r. Richeson, Clay
/ Street; Mrs, Connolly, Centenary;
! Mrs. A. r. Robertson Highland Park;
Mrs. II. r. Flippin, Hanover circuit;
Mrs. J. A, Richardson. Barton
Heights; Mrs. r. w. Carter, Central
and Mrs. ]. II Johnson, Broad street
o. s. Morton was elected lay leader
for the district.
DR.. e Fl. Rawlings, missionary
secretary of the Southern Methodist
Church, addressed the conference at
fts afternoon session on the Junaluska
Conference Of the laymen's mission
Iary movement, which will be held in
August He told Of the splendid work
! that had already been done by these
assemblies of the laymen and urged
large attendance from this section Mt
the coming meeting.
Many Good Reports Made.
Rev. J. X. Joliiff. OF Laurel Street,
reported on the work Of the Amerj-
i,can Bible Society. and. tho report -
the committee on religious literature,
urging larger support for the Chris
tian Advocate, as an organ for the
Methodists. was made by S. +. Bis
hop.
! DR. r F. Blackwell. OF Randolph
Macon College. reported for the COM
mittee on education. and Rev w. AS
bury Christian made the report on
Temperance. Reports on the accom-
Iplishments of the Epworth League
were made by r. B. Proctor and by
Rev. Fred r. Chinault, OF the Broad
Street Church.
! c. w Hardwicke reported on
expenses E. NJ. Travis, of Bowling
| Green. submitted a report on the
! quarterly conference records of the
district. and pointed out certain omis-
sions which he held could be correct
ed by the use of certain forms which
he explained
]. Lee Davis, OF Monument, while
reporting on the finances OF the dis
trict for his committee. recommend
ed that a budget system be adopted
for the estimating of expenses and
endorsed the every member canvass.
| Tho conference decided that this can
vass should DO held each year in Oc-
tober. or as early as practicable there
after.
Rev. c. O. Tuttle reported on evan
geiism. and with addresses by NJ. A.
Campbell. @. J. Hunt and DR.. Black
we'll on the spiritual state of the
church the sessions we're closed
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