Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-17
RICHMOND T1MEs-D1sPATCH: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1917.

was overwhelmingly In favor Of the
change.
The tellers began the distribution OF
tho blanks for the ballots at 1907
O'Clock.
Bishop Denny took the gavel. and
there was a call for n~onmembers to
get behind the bar Of the conference.
and the lay delegates wero assigned to
seats at the left OF the front OF the
auditorium.
The decision Of tho conference to
permit the use Of sealed ballots ex-
tended the privilege Of the election to
nve a~bsentccs.
A motion that ballots containing
either more or less than seven names
would be reported as defective was
adopted.
After the collecting of the ballots
the teilers returned. and while tho
count was In progress the routine work
was
A number OF memorials were pre-
sented and referred without being read.
DIR. w. f. Thompson presented a reso-
luton indorsins the war work of the
T.: NJ. c.. A.. plodgin9 the cooperation
or the conference In the raising OF the
war work fund. Tho resolution was
adopted without opposition.
The order for the hour was the fur.
ther consideration Of the memorial
looking to d change in the method of
electing delegates to the district con-
~ferencee BY the church members. DR..
j. Is. Winn chairman Of the committee
which reported the memorial with fav-
orahle recommendation. stated that the
committee had accepted the amendment
offered by DR.. Christian to limit the
vote TO members OF the charges who
were eighteen years or older.
DR.. Winn. favoring the change. de-
clared IT TO be an absolute change from
the preacher II the people. He said it
In the selection Of delegates to the
law-making bodies Of the church.
There "ere many demands for the
question.
Rev. James ". Moore. ~favorins the
proposed change. said it was q revo-
lutionary one. as it contemplated in
it's last analysis the transfer OF the
sovereignty from the preacher to tho
members. He believed the change
would develop the members. and that
1t would mean real democracy. He was
sure the people could be trusted with
this power.
The bishop was unable to decide the
viva voce vote, and on a standing vote
the result was lis for the memorial
and liz against. The memorial. there
fore, was carried by a majority of
three. and IL goes nov to the general
conference.
DR.. w. B. ~Beauchamp attempted to
get a report relative to war work be-
fore the conference. but DR.. VIM in
sisted on the order of the day.
DIR. Royal moved that DR.. B~eauchamp
be permitted TO read the report. Or.
Cannon asked that the motion be with
Drawn In order that he might move the
consideration OF the report Of the COM
mittee on memorial. This was the
pleasure OF the conference, and DR..
Beauchamp was heard. lie read the
following report. which was recon-
mended by the board OF missions and
the board of lay activities
Report Nc. |, mission board: "Recog-
nizing the increased responsibility that
has come to us out of the war condi-
lions and the multitude Of soldiers and
sailors in the bounds OF OUT confer
ence. we recommend:
First. That four men be appointed
for special service, one TO be stationed
In Petersburg. one in Norfolk, one In
Portsmouth and one in Newport News.
Second That $4,000 be raised as a
special fund for the salaries and equip
ment in this work.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
FOR WAR CANE WORK
Third. That a committee Of service
is hereby created consisting of Bishop
Collins Denny rs chairman and three
from the board Of lay activity; namely,
Thomas S. Southgate, D. s. Morton
and II. D.. Kerns: three from the board
OF missions, w. 3. Beauchamp. w. C.
Ivey and a. L. Ke!lam. the committee
to plan this special work.
Fourth. That Bishop Collins Denny
is requested TO present this work to
our conference in session at the earliest
possible hour
The result OF the first ballot for
general conference lay delegates
was ms follows:
II. L. Barrow. 2s: John P. %Pettyjohn,
&c: S. W. Ames. ls; T. S. Southgate,
is: S. d. Scott, l6: Frank Talbot, IS;
c. W. Hardwickc. 10: J.. c. Parker, 10;
!. II. Catlin. 10: w. G. Ivey, 9; Thomas
Whitehead, :; W. w. Vicar. Z: w. II.
Vincent. 5; r. e. Blackwell, 4: G. w.
MaDp. 4; j. r. Rogers. 3. and thirteen
men who received one or two votes
each.
It wes announced that H. E. Barrow.