The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-30
URGES OBJECTION TO
CHURCH UM|F|CAT|sN
Rev. George s. Sexton Tells Of Cn-
ditions Existing In State of
Massachusetts,,
QUESTION NOW BEFORE CHURCt
Interesting Reports Heard At Baiu-
more Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, Now Meeting In
Roanoke.

Especial to The Richmond virginian)
Roanoke, Va, March 2s.--The Bal
timore conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church. in session here. has
reached stumbling block in church
unification. This question at the pres
emit time is before all branches of the
church and several commissions have
been appointed at general conferences
to work along this line. Church uni
ffcation, II is intended. should en-
brace all branches of the Methodist
church In America under one general
head.
At today's session OF the Baltimore
conference ii developed. however.
that miscegenation may act as to pre-
vent the inclusion of the Southern
Meth odist church in the general
plans. AS expressed by the Rev
! George s. Sexton, speaking in the In
terest OF the representative church at
Washington. this eminent divine said
among other things:
Il am In favor OF unfication OF
/ Methodism all right, just so am not
bound up with certain set of that
faith where the records show that last
year IT per cent of the marriages
were those in which negro men mar
ried white women or white men mar
TiGu htSIo "oHhtD. HIS SohiotNAoiA
exists in the state Of Massa chusetts."
Or. w. 3. Murray presided at to-
days session of the conference, roll
call developed an increased number OF
clerical and lay delegates The report
OF the trustees OF the Southern Meth
odist university at Dallas. Texas. was
read and referred to the board of edu
cation.
| Need Money For University
The report OF Emory university. OF
| Atlanta. also was read and submitted
! Included In this report as a recon
| mendation that Baltimore and West
; Virginia conferences raise Jointly
$4,000, to be applied to the endow
ment fund and this paragraph was
emphasized by the presiding bishop.
The publishing committees report
, was read and approved. The confer.
ence was then addressed by Rev
Carlton Harris. p. D. editor OF the
southern Methodist, who reported the
Official organ in a fiourishing condi-
ton. The report of the publishing
committee was then approved and
DIR. Harris ordered to be continued
as editor and business manager OF the
magazine.
/ DR.. r. II, Bennett. secretary of the
/ department OF ministerial supply. ad.
I stated the two universities OF the
South represented an investment OF
five million dollars and that the en-.
rollment had reached 1900 students
/ Rev. George S. Sexton made an ad
dress In behalf of the Representative
| church at Washington. now In course
! of construction. which will represent
| when complete an outlay of $500, 900
OF this amount $4,000 he said. hat
been subscribed.
DIR. r. r. Kahle. representing tn,
Children's Home Society of Virginia
spoke In the interest of that societ,
! and explained Its work. DIR. r. +
| Blackwell, president of RandolphMa
| con college. at Ashland. spoke interest
| ingly OF the work OF the institution
| Other speakers were Dr, s. G. Hatcher
vice president of Randolph Macon. ant
DR.. webb, OF the Woinen's college, al
| Lynchburg.
DR.. w. F. McMurray, OF Louisville
secretary OF the church extension work
occupied the night session in detailed
account of the work of that branch.