The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-15
Annual Conference Meets at
Lynchburg With Bishop
Hoss Presiding
DR.. JOHN HaNNON OA
SUPcRANNUATED LIST
Memorial Church. Lynchburs'
of Which He Was First Pas
tor Thirty-three Years Ago,
Presents Him With Deed

fsneciaI to The Richmond v.rginian)
Ivnchburx We, Nov. lA.-The open
ing sermon of the one hundred ana
thjrty-feth annual session OF the VIZ
u{pta. conference of the Meerodist
EPISCOPAL church. south' was preach
ed tonight to an immense auoiehce HI
Court Sire ct Methodist church by Kew
r. NJ. Beckham. principal OF the FER
rum Methodist school and former pas
tor of Memorial Methodist church In
this city. The speaker took as MS
text the fifteenth verse or the hinsh
rhanter Cecond Corinthians, Thanks
Re to God for His Unspeakahle Gift.
and made one OF the most impressive
and n,as,erful discourses heard here
for many a day.
While he dtd not aliude specially TO
tha~ present caiamitous times, Dr. w.
J. Young In his opening prayer IN
voked divine rid in bringing about
peace and there Is not member IN the
conference who does not feel the gre~~
responsibilities of the present. for AT
this mornings session frequent anu
slons were made 10 the war.
Bishop Hoss Pre~fde%.
The confcrei &c opened this morning
a. q o'clock a. Court Street church,
with Bishop Hess, OF Oklahoma. pre-
siding. The 81 re 1dnnce at the opening
vas about the usual in puint of num-
Der. the celehrs ton Of tile Lords sup
per being conducted by Bishop Collins
Danny. Of Richmond. who vas assisted
b. j. C. Reed w. J, Young, ID. q. e.
Butts and W n. Gregory.
The calling Of the roll consumed
twenty minutes following which DR..
Il r. lApscomb was reelected confer
ence secretar.'. and DR.. J. i. Whitley,
DIR. II. NJ Seek ham and Rev Frank
l.. Wells we're nEsds assiqt arts.
The hours for the session were fixed
from 9:40 to O'Clock. pr, ,. r. VIM
presented a rtsoltiti N iookirg to the
appointment IF a committee OF ten
members. one from each district, &
cooper ate with a likc- committee from
other Christian churches t. see that
rler In the army cnnpn are given the
suirft,tai welfare required. the commit
to- 10 he known as the committee on
~er work and thc resolution was re-
ferfef2 10 the board of missions. The
cor fr.rsasce 1tfopted n resolution OF
fered by Dr. Booker, requesting Bishor
Hoss to deliver his lecture. The Life
and IAhors of William McKendree.
Thursday at noon.
Asks for Camp Pastors.
A resolution from the Norfolk min
isiers asking for the appointment oil
camp pastors for aryr1y and navy work
ysnS referred To the beard Of missions
DR. John A Rice, of the 81 Louis
conference, and Dr. Thomas y. Tvey
OF thu. North Carolina conference. were
presented
DR. VIM presented an amendment
to Section 3 of chapter OF the church
discipline. providing for new sector
10 require reasons for the desire fo'
a change In pastorates 10 be presented
previous to being made TO she bishop
T. the pastor affected. This was re
fer1ed for consideration.
Or. James Cannon had passed res
oIution TO ffx the memorial service FOL
the noon hour Saturday
Committees Appointed.
The following committees were ap
pointed
Cone-ticns--G. E. Booker. r. P
I,umpkin. T Men Simpson.
District conference records--C, r
Thrift A. r. Williams. w. Fl Dunk
ley. II, T.. Weston. Porter Hardy. II
J c. Heath, J, r. Prooks. j. w, March
r. r. Fl, Mclean. L. T. HIT.
Memorials to general conference
r. l. Wingfeld. w r. Barksdais.
r. Gambler Frank Talbot, w.
Wright, G. I. McAllen, J. r. Bosnian
II. A. Barrow, A. X. Lamhdin. A. Fl
Clements. 8 T. sentsr, Walter HIT
john r.. vim. c. p. crowder' /. A
VIM. j. c. Parker. r. E. Hudson
NJ w Bruce. g. r. Lambeth and {
w Hariwicke.
Publishing interests--J X JoIlif
Thomas whitehead, j. H Moss, j. I
Calling =. NJ. Hank. s w Anne,
q O. futile. C. r. Reekes. O. r
James. r. p West, ]. l., Bray, q. n
Williamson. l. r. Williams +
Short. S. A. Donahoe. f. F.. Store,
J. X walker G y. Reed, r. F
Chenauit, G. I. Hunt.
Temperance and other local re
forms-James Cannon, Jr., =. Men
simpson. r. II. Bennett, s. G. Hatche,
w. A Christian, F.. T. Dadmun. ], s
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