The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-08
CONFERENCE BUYS
CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE
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TO nc Conducted nv Board Of Mana
gers of Eight
REV. 6. r.. LAMBETH EDITOR
Variouc Boards and Standing Com
Ttfttsca Named nj Moving SESSION
Yc~ster,iay--papcr Costs $4,000.

| charlottesville, Va, Dee. AT TINS
! mornings session OF the Virginia con
! ference. the report of the committee
4 on the purchase Of the Baltimore
+ and Richmond Christian Advocate
was adopted by q large majority. ana
the paper, the property Of Bishop
James Cannon. 1r.. now becomes the
! property Of the conference. The pur-
chase price Is $4,000. The commit
tees report was as follows:
/ - That the paper be bought for
$4,000
/ .. That the name OF the paper be
/ The Richmond Christian Advocate.
! 8 That an assessment Of $4,000
/ be made on the conference for five
years. 10 paw for and sustain the pa
/ per.
I That Graham n beth he
appointed editor for n period of four
years. with salary of $4,000 per an
mum
/ s. The paper to have board OF
managers, composed OF fonr preach
ors and four laymen. as follows; F.
+. Lumpktn and J. r Pettiiohn. fer
a term Of five wears; r, n, Potts and
G. T. wilson for n term Of four years:
j T. Einn and J II Catlln, for
term Of three years: r. A Smoot and
}. Lee Davis for term of two years
4 6. No editor or employee shall ne
+ n ncmher Of the board.
Z The board has tho power 10 re-
move any employee OF the Advocate
+ g. The board shall make a full
report TO each and every ANIMAL con-
ference
/ .. The board shall have power 70
enact for their own government any
/ bv@ laws not in conflict with confer
cnce action,
10 The Virginia conference re-
serves the right to dissolve this board
and inauEurate a different plan when
/ ever, in its judgment. such a pro-
ceeding becomes necessary to the
prosperity Of the paper and the in
terest OF the church.
IL The board shall meet at such
place as it secs fit as soon after the
adjournment Of conference as practi-
cable, but not later than January j.,
ifs19. for tho purpose of organization
and such other business as may be
necessary.
At the early session Of the confer,
ence, the following nominations were
made by The presiding elders for the
various boards or standing commit
tees OF tho conference;
Finance
charlottesville district II J.
BROWN and D. NJ. rattie: Eastern
Share. p Manning Hank and s W.
Amos; Farmville. ]. r. Bosnian and
~. NJ. crute: portsrn outh and New
port News. w H. AtwiIl and Lee
Pritt: Petersburg. J. w Stiff and ?.
p, HailIaan: panville, r. NJ. Beck
ham and + T. Catlin; Rarnahannock.
". F. Grant and w. w Bruce: Nor
folk -Rattin and Sd, Scott;
Richmond. F. r McSparran and r
/ f1ee Davis; Lynchburg Il. l. Wing
! field and JUDGE Frank L. Christian.
| Bible Sacicty
! Charlottesville district. las NJ
Greene Eastern ghore. !. n. Hoser.
Farmville. r.. A. Potts Portsmouth
: and Newport News. y w Bargamin:
Petersburg. T.. r. Williams: Danville
nr. G. r.. Wormack Rappahannocl5,
". Y. Scales Norfolk ! J. Bradford.
. rYnchbure. ]. C. Raed. Richmond. II,
In lIartness
H., Christian literature
charlottesville District r q Ell,
wards. Eastern shore, ! NJ. Kline.
Farmvfl1e r / paylor. Portsmouth,
T 4. Nrinu Tetershurg II. II. smith
, ranvtNr s L. Adams Fappahan-
mech, e firecn and w. Donald
burg, George w. Jones, Richmond
r. Il. Chenault
Church Extension
charlottesville district. ]. + Hearn
, and w. Rice HArksd.le Eastern
shore. w A. Wright and G. p
I[rause: FarmViile. H. L. Weston and
/. i.ucfus Gregory Portsmouth, w T.
Murphy ana r.. FRANK Story; Peters
burg. N r. Fouehee and ! T. Rogers:
panvi,le. w n. Jett and r. A. Webb:
Rappahannock. II. L Balderson and
w T Courtney; Norfolk j. r.. Green
a3d G. H. Sawyer IYnchhurc. O. r.
.4stft1cS est1i / F. FOttyfohn: Richmond
r. ~ Marcy and C. n Hardwicke.
Charlotte district. Hledaoe and II
r West. Eastern shore, r. r. Reeves
and IT, r. Tankard. Farmville, W
. Ashurv Christian and George r. Adj
ans, Portsmouth J w. Moore and
w r. Poll; Petersburg, J, r. VIM
and ]. r valentine: Danville j n
Latham and c. L. Evans: RIPARIAN.
mock l.. y Staples and Walter
Sparklin Norfolk. S. r. Senter and
J. G simpson; Lynch burg. G. T.
. Booker and w A. Webb; Richmond
X, T. Blackwell and s. C. Hatcher.
E,pworth Ieaguc
charlottesville district. Bernard
starr Via and J.. K. Whitten: Eastern
Shore. G. w watkins and Russell
DAVIS. Farmville, j.. E II. Mclean
and q ytvtfeop. Jar.-s,n,,t1