Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-03
OPPOSE LARGE INCREASE ~
CONFERENCE RI.PItI:SI:Nvt rIO \

The vote Of tine Baliinor. confer
"nce on the question OF the proposed
increase I'm lay representation in the
,snnnal conferences OF tn. Methodist
Episcopal Church South. was over
whclminrIy against this proposed IN
'rc"Hc. tn" vote staining - for aud
- against the proposal The uucs-
ton involved being constitutional. the
vote was taken by count
~ present. III" lay representation
IN each annual conference Of tn.
church IS only four lay delegates IRON.
'aeh district iu tn. conference. ihcs.
being elected by each district confer
.noc
'"nfercnc" OF the church AT OkIahom..
City IN 1914. proposing AN increase IN
IA" lay representation in the annual
conferences by the recognition Of IN"
conference lay leader and the district
lay leaders OF each annual conference
aS "N-"iii"io members Of In. annual
conference The general conference
sent this question dowu Ia the an
huhi conferences Ia vote upon. and the
result Of tn" total vote viii lie an
= n"unc"d ~ Tho next general confer
"nuc 10 b. held ~ Atlanta i'm lqfs
y is known already that tho proposed
increase has been defeated by tn" am
nuhl conferences, as II decided majority
- them have voted against IT, Thc
virginia conference. which is the
N.
voted I'm favor of the proposed in
'r"aS" in lay representation hut only
" Few other OF the conferences did so
Tho following Virginia appointments
for ia" ensuing year were made
heNandria Districts. w Bond
prrs'ding elder = v Reg@ster. Alex
andria: W. w Mclntirc. supply. B!uc-
mont. f. G. Bcery. Clarendon and
Eallston l.. r Fielding. pclrav: q NJ.
.Hoard. supply, rumfrics: II - Marsh.
last FairfaN. q. 7. Tyler. F'airfaX. !
u Henry. Falls Church; W H. Marsh.
FauGuier' J. G. Hawk. Frcdcricks
u; J. Eutslcr, Hamilton; w. T.. wool
iicrudon. e. Il. sutton. ilillSboro. II
SydcnStrickcr; {. ii. Cannon I.oudouu:
- -. Carr. Manassas. T.. T. Isid.way
Marshall. II. l.. Eivcns Middl.burg:
! =. Randall pccouuau. e. W Marx
Prince William: q. W Gather Rem
in-tUn; Homer Wclch. stafford. II. y
Wilson. Sterling G. *. MilHc:tn. sud
ley Geprg" I'ascl. Warrcnton: y A.
= johnson. supply Warrcn;on circuit
i.cwishurg DiStrict-E. l.. E'uitz pre-
siding elder: w H. Ballcngcc Alder
son: II. MullinauX. supply. Avon; X
y Swccher, Blue sulphur: T. l.. Tay-
l"r r. y. WiIcher AID T. Nj Oucl.
supply Clifton Forge Selma and CAL
laghin: l.. :. RudaSin. C;ranhcry Me-
mortal; \. W. Lyons, Epworth Coving-
ton: J. T.. Atkins. Durbin: G. f. y
HALL. Frankford: a. III. Echols Green
Bank; j. G. Spindler. Grccnvillc: j.
J. Rivers, linton: &. G. lambert Hot
- Springs; j. w. i.eggett, Huntcrsville:
w. u. Eye. IIillsboro; J. W. Roscn-
barEcr. Loyeton: :. * CockrclL II. A.
Murrill. supply. Lewisburr: w u.
Keene, Warrington; y. {. Brooks, super
nUmcrary. Paint Bank and ,Swect
Springs: r. o. Ilipcs. supply. Peters
town: u -. Pope. Richlands: T. A.
ROnspvprtp. inl 'ral
colt; Il. Is. hewitt. Union: I. G.. Michael
White sulphur Springs; G. NJ Sarver.
Williamsburg.
Rockingham District--II !. stephens.
presiding elder. Basic, NJ L. Fear
now. supply; Bath. George u. Pope;
Eue Ridge, X. c. BENSON. supply:
Bridgewater William stevens: Cal
vary. T.. a. Roadcs; Coliicrstown. Pal
mer Eubanks. supply; Elkton, G.. l..
Potter; Fairfield. II. S. Coffey; Goshen.
Thomas Morgan. supply; Grccnville. w.
\. Lynch: iiarrisonburg. j. H. Wells:
Lexington. Il. l.. Woolf: Luray. j. G.
Hooks: Mt. Crawford. q. w. StSplcs;
Mt Solon. II. l.. Mcyerly: New Hope,
G. J. Clarke: Page. t.. G.. IIclmintoller.
supply; Port Republic. w. u. Law
renee; Rockhridge Baths, l. H. Nandc-
vendcr: Rockingham. w. j. Whitcsell;
shenandoah and Marksvillc. l.. l..
I.owancc: stanton Central! NJ d.
Mitchell. w. $. Thomas. Supcrnumcr-
AIRY; Marquis Memorial and Church
willie. \. l.. Harnsbarger. S. y. T.. Wag-
ner. supply; Wayncsboro, s. r. steele
RI. Wells.
Conference missionary Secretary.
Winchester District-D l.. Flake
more, presiding elder Berkeley, w H.
Sanders: Bcrryvillc. j. II. Bean: Bruce.
town. o. d. Lambert. Charlestown, T..
y. Tyler; Edinhurg, T. y. STROLLER:
Frederick. Il. w. Brubakcr; Front
Royal and Rivcrton. j. IT, Smith: Glen
side, j. II. Cooley, supply; Jefferson
W.. NJ. Compton; LiGen. G. G. Bush:
Martinsburg, IL. r. lIamill, a. 4. T.
Ncel, supernumcrary; Massanuttcn j.
w Reeves. supply: Mddlctown. j. III.
Haley: Mount jackson, NJ ID. Ellmbre:
!, New Market. w. Il. Dorsey; 3idgeway,
w. r. IIardesty; Shenandoah Junction,
Il. w. Aaron; Shepherdstown, a. Knox:
stephens City G. Sydcnstrfcker. Strns