The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03
METH0O|STS MEET IN
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Interesting Questions to he Discussed
Mt the Sessions In Charlottesville
beginning Tomorrow
LOCAL. MEN LEAVE TODAY
Women's Rights, the Centenary Move
ment and the Ownership of the
Christian Advocate To he Consider
cd--To Raise Large sum.

The Virginia conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church convenes
in Charlottesville tomorrow. Bishop
f. r. Hendrix presiding.
The change in the law governing
the four-year itineracy, permitting a
continuance OF the pastor for renew
al. of that time in the same charge.
materially affects the placement OF
the ministers by this conference.
Another important feature to be
considered will be the fact that be-
tween 20 and 80 members of the Vir-
GINA conference have enlisted for
war work, all except very few OF
these being overseas with the unit
in charge of Bishop Walter Lambuth.
Their places will necessarily have
to be supplied. certainly for a por-
ton OF the coming year, and plans
for this will occupy a prominent place
on the business program.
Two referenda have been handed
down from the g1neral conference for
consideration:
The rights of women to hold Of
fees in the church formerly only al
| lotted to men, as that. Of steward.
trustee, or Sunday school superfn-
| tendent-
The question of changing the creed.
the words: .srhe Church of Christ"
TO be substituted for The Holy Cath
| Ollie Church" in this article OF the
Christian faith.
/ An interesting question of the
ownership of the Virginia Conference
weekly paper, The Baltimore and
I Richmond Christian Advocate" will
t be decided at this session of the con-
/ ference.
The periodical now belongs TO
/ Bishop James Cannon. Jr, who 70,
A number of years has endeavored
I to interest the conference in owning
| It,
The indications now are that the
Virginia conference will purchase the
paper To he run hv that organization
Centenary Day Thursday
! One of the most interesting fea
/ lures OF the conference will he Cen
tenary Day" which will be observes
December 5. DR.. w. b. Beaucamp. OF
! Nashville, will head a. team of mis-
sionary workers,
The subjects TO be discussed or
! Centenary Day" will be World Re.
construction after the War; Gods
CAN TO the Church In Worlds
! Crisis" The Church Opportunity 70
! get out OF Ltttieness into Bigness.
Bishop Hendrix. the presiding officer
NIL! Lt tBS "a tSiE PtitiNil'fAi =
| A leading layman will discuss Car
We Put It Oyer?" and stereorticor
lecture viii show the needs of the
mission fields.
! The centenary movement includes
a world program based on careful
survey Of need and opportunity. and
vigorous campaign Will be made e
rele sc the prayer power of tbs
church by enrolling tens of thousands
/ in the Fellowship of 1ntercession
and training Them as prayer helpers
The program also includes a stew
iardshipu Drive" to secure .enrollm en-
of millions OF Methodists who viii
acknowledge their stewardship by tn,
/ payment OF the 1.-THE.
T During the next FIVE years of tbs
Centenary celebration there will HI
an earnest appeal made for life ser
vice Strenuous efforts will be made
To recruit large number of new
/ workers for the ministry. home ssn
/ farslsf. missions snfS r7-rs,t'rv -21l1 M
\ local church.
In the next five years. Southern
I Methodists expect 70 raise $4,000.
600 TO be applied TO war work, hom'
and foreign missions, and church ex
tension