The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
.fARnv|llE DISTRICT
CONFERENCE MEETS
Adopts Strong Resolutions For Sup
port Of Movement to Raise Fund -
For blackstone college For
Girls.

! Blackstone. Va. July 2.--The
| forty-fifth session of the Farmville
| District conference. convened here
with Crenshaw's church on Tuesday
last. and adjourned Thursday after
noon. Its presiding officer was Rev.
Henry c. Pfeiffer, and its secretaries
were Rev w. A. s. Conrad and Rev.
! e. F. Hall.
! There are twenty-four charges In
the district. with a membership of
| 1854; housed in SO church build
ings. The Sunday school enrolment
is 1856.
| The following committees were ap-
! pointed and reported through the
respective chairmen named: Ex-
animation of candidates. etc, Rev. c.
F. Conner; spiritual state OF the
church, Rev, H e. Johnson; mis-
schools Fl, J. Paylor: Bible cause, w.
G.. Bates; finance. r. NJ. Rowlett;
quarterly conference records. w. @,
Bates, Jr. Epworth leagues, c. o.
futile; ministerial support and train
ing, Rev. s. J. Battfn: temperance,
Rev. James Cannon. Jr.: education.
Rev. J. r. Sturgis; colportage. George
P. Adams; lay activities, H. e. Bar
row; orphanaxe, Rev. Ernest Stevens;
religious literature, J. e. Daniels;
publicity, J. r. sturgis; circuit
boundaries, c. V. Steninger.
Following it's rule and precedents
OF acting separately on each namc
presented the conference confirmed,
respectively, the election of James H
Gray. OF Petersburg, Va. and J. W.
Housh Of Norfolk. Va. as trustees of
the Blackstone College for Girls.
| One of the resolutions adopted with
the educational report affirms that:
Instead Of hindering, the war
should spur forward the movement
for raising Fifty thousand dollars for
completing and -eaHippiHg the plant
OF the Blackstone College for Girls,
together with the Atty thousand dol
lars more for the needed endowment.
The great need for this was upon us
before the war cloud appeared. The
war conditions now make that need
all the greater. and furnish a new
and powerful reasou for immediate
and continuous effort to raise a.
speedily as possible this required
amount. And we will welcome into
our respective charges Rev. James
Cannon, Jr. or his representative for
this fund"
In the absence Of DR. Cannon. who
by insistent kilograms and phone
| messages was recalled TO WASHlNR tON
in connection with the threatening
OF the temperance legislation before
the United States senate, the presid
ing offlcer Rev. H c. Pfeiffer. by re-
quest, spoke on this resolution, after
calling Rev. c. o. futile to the chair
He was followed by DR.. J. T. Bosnian
and n. E. Barrow, the district lay
leader. Subscription notes were then
circulated and number OF them
were flied But and signed.
Before this action on the specific
resolution concerning the Blackstone
College for Girls was taken. and dur
ing the general consideration OF the
report on education. the conference
was in.pir!ngiy addressed by Rev s
c. Hatcher and Rev. b NJ Beckham
A live lecture on Sunday school
methods and work by Field Secretary
Brahham. featured an afternoon ses
sion.
An unusual incident was the offer
ing and adoption Of a resolution bear
ing on patriotism and the duty Of
Christians In regard to 1t. II was Of
fered ard most Interestingly discuss
ed by Rev. II. C. Gregory. OF Ken
bridge
District Lay Leader r. f Barrow
OF Farmville, was reelected to that
position.
II. F. Barrow. George P. Adams. c.
T. Reekes and Dan Keller were elect.
ed delegates to the annual conference
DryTJ.- NJ Davis, L. W BridKeforth
W. F. Kennedy and r NJ. Rowlett
alternates.
From outside the district the visit.
nrs present were: Rev s. c. Hatcher
y. d, secretary and treasurer o.
Randolph Macon college: Rev. p. NJ
Beckham. PRINCIPAL OF Ferrum Train.
ing school; Professor L. c, Davis o.
Randolph Macon academy Bedforj
City: DR.. J. F. Carey. presiding elder
Of the Eastern Shore district: Rev
Joshua Hunter, OF the NJ. E. church
South Publishing house: Rev. A. r
Sharpe. superintendent of the con.
ference orphanage; Mr.. NJ. w Brab-
ham, SUNDAY school field secretary
Rev. n. c. Thrift. of the Charlottes
VILE district, and Rev J f. Brooks
of the Petersburg district.
Keysville was selected as the mex
meeting place Of the conference.
striking and unusual feature al
such conference is the fact thai
each business item received full
measure OF attention, and nothing
was acted on hurriedly under :
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