The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
INDIFFERENCE ELECTS
REST Of DELEGATES
toc Notice to- Pastor When Members
" Congregation Desire a Change.

BN8tn, TO-DAY C0mPfsiSG the SicIlIpt'
4 u clerical delegates to the general
conference. The delegation now con-
sists of the following
Cierfcal--Dr. James Cannon, DI.
& George Z. Booker, Dr. q. II. Lambeth,
DIR. 3. c. Hatcher Or :. c. Reed. DR.
n. r. waterneld an6 r. r. Lipscomh.
LAymen--H <. Barrow, John f.. Pet
tytphn. S. W Ames. 7. 5. Southsate,
Frank Talbot. s. u. Scott aud J, g.
PARKER.
Memorial to the general conference,
reoommeuded by the committee on
memorials. was adopted providing
that notice be given a preacher before
d fEhf is iauncftd over his RETURN 10
y charge After brief discussion tie
memorial was adoptef by large ma
sority
Dr. James Cannon had the record
chsnrea to include the tahulation or
the entire vote in the ballots for gen
erai conference delegates, instead ot
\ mere statement nf those elected.
A recomru ndRtion OF the board OF
Randolph Macon college TO elect W. p,
Roper 70 tne hoHFd 20 succeed John l.
Horer was referred to the educational
hoard.
Or. winn was siven the doo- to re-
rune the report Of the committee on
memorials.
Mast Give Pastor Notice.
Memorial Nc referred to an
amendment to srStiob 3. hapter 2, 81
the discipline to require members
seeking 90 prevent tn return OF q
pastor. should be required te give no
tsce 10 the pastor az least two weeks
ssfore the conference. "r II the com
p!aint be made during The session OF
the conference, written copy Of the
complaint be male "a the preacher
b>fore being caGnn' lHIcated 70 the
btshop The ortE;uai memorial was
designed % maize an offeneing mem
Der guilty OF immortality but this was
changed to he guilty Of temper and II
came to the A,or with this ams nd-
ment.
Dir. winn declared the memorial
was designed 40 prevent late hour
charges against preachers made ~ a
caandestine manner. and 10 protect
preachers ane bishops against being
Imposed upon by thou kttless ne'n~
bars He stated he thought the me
mortal would cut out Is per cent OF
the complaints
church was guarded and the preacher
was protectes Dr. the presiding elder
and did not believe things Of TINS
chara~ter could he regulated by l&w
but hr spirit
Or ] & G. Newton opposed the me-
moral aud said he I'D not bo}ieve the
menorial would correct trouble. but
would increase contention.
Menoriei Adopted.
Tie memorial WAS adopted ny 3
ssrge majority, ..
The recon m ensstiou CT the board Of
xata~lons WAS adopted. eleCting r. y.
Potts. confer au-e secretary; w. l.
Marphy. conference evangelist, and j.
w. Dixon superintendent Of the Rich
nnnd city mission.
Brief stateWeTrT7 TT-rr'-----''--a-i d I-all
Dr. Booker. % the American Bible
sccsety. and Or. H. NJ DuBose, editor
cf.ahe Quarterly Review.
Details 81 Ballots.
I'm the third ballot for clerical dele
sates r T, Waterheid was the lead
Ing candidate with li3 votes: j. G.
Reed 1l2. b. T. L'pseomb. ~
Young. So; w A Christian, So, u. NJ
Hscgharn SO; W. Il, Beaucbgmp. 81; r.
II. Bennett is; }. Il. VIM, II. and
other small votes were east. pr
watertseld and Dr Reed were elected
on the ballot ard another ballot was
ordered.
The following were elected TO The
order Of elders. James +. Avery r. a
t.nAnault, william II. GTuob. w, H.
Newton. Mark - stevens, Henry T.
Todd ard A. =. Williams.
: Ysccaf rIgres chars elected LEGAL dsa
cons were az follows Joseph d. Bat
Tin
Local preachers 10 be elected elders
None reported.
Glass for admission on trial John
Marshall, Charles l. Stllwen, James
cannon. III. 3. B. Bland. Il. Fl. ,Craw-
lev. NJ. r. Draper and Robert Proctor.
Class recommended fer supply
work: John Marshall, James W, Rsy-
nolds and r J. Vow.
Btshop Hoss called for better order.
Bishop Denny stated the disorder was
due to the fact those IN the rear could
not hear
Or. B. f. LApscomh was elected sew
,rth DELEGATE on the last ballot.
Class Of third wear passed to class
Of fourth year W J. Boyd. James A
Chapman. J. J. Clark, walter $. De
yrrie. ]. L. Finch. J. s Flournoy. Nj,
n. Hansmond. f Bernard Loving, &
II McNeal n n Monock, II. w. Ne
Vile. w. Nj Province. J. Walter Rotten.
Arthur l. Stephenson and sterling W.
wIlkerson
re character Of the following wers
passed, but they were continued in
She third class; II NJ. Deshase, l. T.
callahan, Z NJ HiReinbothaIn, e. r.
Harreii and Forest p, seed.
Class Of first year. Hy p. anchor
il africa continued, l.. II. Black con
vanced; James L. Edwards. advanced:
Harvey H Gloss advanced; Otis l. GU
nArr character passed and continued;
wfiiism O. Gordon advanced: Lamar
Malone, continued Charles w Moss.
eontinued: l. c. Smart, advanced. J..
A. Tucker. advanced.
Memoirs for mem bsrs who died dur
tng the year. which had been made q
special order for ~ o'clock today.
fniiOwA
For Rev. w V Tudor. 2. d. read
~ J. r. Laughtou.
For Rev. w II. Camper. by o. NJ,
Clarke.
FOR Rev. W. r. crowder, by j. c.
Read
Fer Rev. 8. r Drewry. by J. W
Heckman.
& For REV J. Q. Rhotss, by J. c Reed.
For Rev. l. p Betty. by r. Mon.
Simpson.
For Rev. Bacon Day. By James
Cannon, 1r.
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