Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
DEGREES |NTERMARR|ACE
OF WHITES AND NEGROES
At baltimore Conference Rev. G. S.
Sexton, OF Washington, Attacks
Practice In massachusetts.
FOR IMPLICATION or CHURCH
Criticihing Misccgcnation, Preacher
Says II Per Cent Of Marriages in
Massachusetts Last Year Were &C.
tween the Two Races.

special to The Times. Dispatch.l
'''NNOkE. VA, March 29--Rcv.
''"fS" ;. Sexton, OF Washington.
strongly disapproved aud attacked the
churches in Massachusetts for permit
'hI the marriages of white persons to
negroes, at the third days session OF
'hc 1873 annual conference" Of the i;alt-
NOR" Conference, Methodist Episcopal
'hhrch, South. here to-day. In speak
INK Of Methodist uniiicatibn h.. said:
am for unif,cntion Of Mcthodism
an right. Just 50 ! AIN not bound up
with n certain SGT OF folks where the
records show that last year II per cent
or the marringcs w"r" ,hos" in which
negro mon married white women. or
"ui'c m"n married negro women.
refer 10 the state 81 massachusetts,"
nc conference met AZ o'clock. with
bishoD w u. Murrah. OF Memphis
rem. presiding. Following the report
relative to the publication Of the Bal
t'morc Southern Methodist Rev. Carl
Ton ID. Harris, editor Of III" paper. told
the delegates OF the financial support
rendered and pointed out that moro
Than 100 new subscribers had been
secured during the past year. He also
urged that steps be taken TO increase
INC periodicals circulation this year. :
iJr. X, H. Bennett, secretary of the
department Of ministerial supply and
training OF the Methodist Episcopal
'hnr"h. South. brought greetings from
,hc W." universities Of the church.
Emory University aud The Southern
Nt'hNdiat tniNcrsty II. pointed on,
mat t1.p0O,o09 is invested in these im-
suit lions. and chat the enrolment has
reached 1900 students. y recommends
ti"h was put before the conference
WIN regard to the Baltimore and the
Nes, NirHinih conferences Jointly rails
ihG $4,000 I" be applied to Emory
University. This matter was referred
!" the board Of education Tn. re-
p'Tis o. the trustees OF the Southern
""thodist DnverAi;y at Dallas Texas,
ana Emory University at Atlanta were
az" referred to the board Of cdura-
ti"n.
various reports were discussed and
hit"r Il REPORT had been read with re-
gard 10 the Roanoke district, i, was
stated that ,h'-our years time limit"
VIII AFFECT only the presiding elder and
'"o other preachers here at this scs-
Si"n IL the conference
Rev ". + McMnrray. Il. - Of
Louisville. ky,, delivered the unniycr-
sary mc"'!uS address Tonight
FIGURES OF INTEREST
TO ENTIRE IIIuKCII
Facts and figures "f special interest
I" the Baltimore conference and 1.
IN" "rttr" Methodist Episcopal Chu -ch
anniversary Of the conference board
OF church extension.
II "hE shown that during tho thirty
i"nr years history Of the general
board OF church extension this board
mas aided in building Ass churches. at
4 total cost Of Stt1c.H6a: i, has aided
IN building 2,532 rarsonogcs. "a, a total
'ost OF f'o:,s2i. making the total
amount expended by tho ao,uI Tor
these purposes, ii,c73,o,4 III. loan
iuhd capital Of the board OF church
cStrn*ion now amounts TO sSot6oO
Rev w J. McMurray u l., has
hcij the Office OF secretary OF the zen.
era i"arr. OF church extension for
zen years, aud during this tiirc tic
receipts OF tho board have exceeded
nose OF III" twenty years previous to
his becoming secretary. The office o.
the general board OF church extension
- located AT Louisville, Ky and dlr.
ing the past year the church extensions
building was erected at =. cos; of more
man $4,000. This building IL the HON.
OF the board and MAS built rs the re-
SUIT OF the special fund which Dr. Me-
Murray secured FOR this purJosc None
"' 'hc receipts for the work OF church.
extension, were used in the erection of
th's building bat only the fund Sc
cured Tor TINS special PURPOSE