The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-17
DR.. CANNON HEADS
DELEGATES TO The
GENERAL CONFERENCE
Virginia Mcshodiss nj IIyuchburg
Elect Four Of Seven Clerical
Representatives
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
REPORTED PROSPEROUS.
Warm Applause Greets Speakers Ref-
ercncee to President wilson--Seeds
of Period Following War Dis
cfsssed.

Especial 60 Tha Richmond virsin.snl
Lynchburg. Va. November iG-Rsv.
George E. Booker. .. d. paxtor OF
Coart-Strest Methodist church: Rev.
James Cannon. Jr.. Rev. q. H. Lambeth.
y. D.. and Rev S. s Hatcher. d. D..
were elected At the night session Of
the Virginia conference. N. ". church.
South. as four Of the seven clerical
delegates to the general conference
which meets In Atlanta next May, Drs.
Cannon and Booker were elected on
the nrst ballot. the former receiving
1888 votes and the latter 1874. The total
sary for election. On the second bal
lot DR.. Hatcher received its votes and
DR.. Lambeth 1877.
Three more clerical delegates will be
voted on at tomorrow mornings ses-
sion
Those receiving the next highest
votes on the seecnd ballots were Rev.
r. T. waterneld p. o.. %; Rev. 3. F.
Lipscomb, D. D.. 81: Rev. J. c. Reed.
d. D. 81: Rev. ". A Christian, D. D..
10; Rev. q. N. Beckham. D. D.. rs: Rev.
w. J. Young. D. D.. -.
Four alternate lay delegates were
also elected at the session. They were
w. r. Cate. OF Petersburg: q. n. Reed,
of reedvilIe: w. c. Ivey. Of Lynch
burg, and George p. Adams. Of Black
stone. Messrs Cato and Reed were
elected on the first ballot: Mr.. Ivey
vas elected on the second and Mr..
Adams on the third
Because he received the highest
number Of votes Or. Cannon will head
the Virginia delegation to Atlanta.
Sunday School Anniversary.
Last nights session OF the confer
ence was held for the twofold purpose
of continuing the balloeing on general
conference delegates and OF observing
the Sunday school anniversary. Bish-
on Hoss opened~the meeting. but after
few minutes relinquished the chair
to Rev. r. II. BeEnett, D. D., ana left
the church. Rev. John Harmon. D. D..
opened the proceedings with prayer.
While the tellers were counting tho
votes the session was turned over to
the Sunday school board members.
NJ. w. Brabham. of Richmond. con-
ference Sunday school field secretary,
read his report. He urged moro eff
cheney In Sunday school work. espc-
cially In the training of teachers.
Some of the present Sunday school
buildings, Mr.. BrabhAm said. were
forty years out of date. and he asked
for more modern and up-to-date
10 Oc ucttCi cXuAPPC0 Aot
carrying on the school work.
He also recommended more graded
class and lesson work and the hold
ing OF Sunday school institutes. ruany
of which he reported as having d.
rected during the past year.
Rev. e. r. Dadrnan, OF Richmond.
chairman of the Sunday seheel board.
read the annual report OF the board.
The report mentioned Rivsrmont-Ave-
nue. Methodist Sunday school. of this
city, as having accomplished splendid
work during the year. The program,
for the year DIR. Dadman said, had
been one of the greatest. but the at
tendance has been too small.
To Print superintendent Names.
The report recommended that the
names and addresses Of all Sunday
school superintendents In the confer
ence. totalipg 80 namea. be printed In
the Conference Annual. This occa-
stoned some debate. after Rev. J. c.
Whitley ID. D.. one of the secretaries.
explained that the printing of the
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