Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-13
METHOD|STS OPEN
CONFERENCE HERE
More Than $50 Ministers and
Laymen Attending State
Sessions.
GREAT REVIVAL Is PLANNED
Church to Stage Stupendous Re-
ligious Campaign as One Cure
for Worlds Unrest.
GREAT REVIVAL IS PLANNED

Preparation for a nation wide
spiritual revival. made possible through
the success OF the Centenary move
ment. and a call for more service by
Methodists was the keynote of the
missions which featured the opening
OF the one hundred and thirty-seventh
annual Virginia Methodist Conference
Bishop Eugene, r. Hendrix. of Kan
sas CITY. formally convened the COM
Methodist Church AT . o'clock yester
daE morning. which was followed by
ceis sbraiion -o Of the Holy Communion.
Almost 300 ministers and laymen,
including. for the first time in the his
sqsY tory Of oln the v;rgiaia Conference. sey-
mond attend ing the sessions. Among
the principal accomplish of the
OF the reports of the presidinr riderss
ana The appointment OF conference
II was brought ou, at the board of
missions meeting last night that, mas
] brourht tn ne sou,6eIny IPa9G1am had
great revival spirit in quickeninE the
life Of the church and awakening the
msn ofea4E 6e to 'hs 5S,S call fGr ssryse
con mmiss!on 10 promote church. W idc
Revival Next Spring.
ms simultaneous revival in Meth
odls, churches ali over the country is
SGnedu!cd TO begin two weeks prior to
>aSter sunday.
The evangelistic director for the
Virginia Conference will be selected
At 4 meetiog of the conferences cahi
bt3o 5eI ana the conference commission at
the church. oA
., ;Pfreseniiation of a series OF lantern
GUIDED in the missionary progra,n Of
M.tnodisn opened the meeting last
psA ihs board at w1eh o thf q
ot hariottesville, presided Pictures
OIL the bishops in charge of the work
Cannon. Jr;, of Mexico, was appiauded d
s Pa m nSe BETH hudisnes as was that Of Bishop
ident!hed with Richmond
MI d>eV: c nfhonas \. Potts. OF Salisbury.
W"s the hrSt speaker last night, Mir
notts gave a brief resume from a hu
snary oyement snndnsini ns Of baa the Cen
Mrtjnouists individually and as conSrc-
year OF labor" that Me,hodis;s bsS
Yer ,roirhIHp heISperteneed. and his recital Of the
round,tabie t BIZ Pdisl9Ts discns which came out in
OF the drive were not hurnor
Can Curb Labor Unrest.
we are now on the eve of n tre-
mehdous revival. w-lich VIII be coun-
We must keep close to God and vi:
coAsc'cnt !ousiy," ne said. and with re-.
H!hd!eI hearts at the altar of Col o.,
s,'or oaSn none ,h rom this conference and
Si','he the o!d Common Wealth of Vir-
~ n from one end TO The other IA a
S-rat spiritual :evival"
I'iat the only cure for the social
aAd industrial unrest of America and
EUROPE a. lie present time was the re-
i.slon or Jesus Christ, and thar the
need >: the country. more than anv
t"ihs eise, was a revival of Sid
lishioned religion" was the emphatic
sts tement OF Thomas s. Soutbrate of
NcTfoik, who was campaign director OF
me centenary drive for the Virginia
Conference.
Mr.. SoutIgate made an urgent an
peal Tor an Increase in the salaries
Paid preachers. which, he said, was. in
some instances pittance which was
receive.
He advocated new and progressive
methods for Methodsts, referring TO
some churches as "dry-rot p!oposi-
taken UP with discussion and e%s
i.a P.ianation OF the STANDARD Plan for the
contspar consepaa.'1n 5n eTiod OF the Missionary
Is: Beauc.lamp. of Nashville, who was
dlrector-general OF the missionary cen
tenary and is president of the board Of
missions, declared 10 be the textbook
for Methodist ministers and laymen FOR
next year. o
Speakers for Today.
Dr. Edgar Blake, of New York. q dis
IiAguished leader of the Methodist
episcopal Church. will address the Vir-
GInia Conference today from sl2 to
o'clock ~
announcement was made tina, the
BOARD or lay activities would meet at
me Ine Jefferson Hotel at o'clock tits
norfolk. Is chairman of this board.
=, For the first time in the history Of
Southern Methodistm women delegates
Sae SAL, among the $50 delegates present
1rom 1t the ten districts OF the conference.
Inc women delegates are Mrs. B. w.
Oodson. Danvile district: Mrs. j. M
S;mnsn, ;apson LH14c1bIrg 1c1fug district: Mrs. &. L.
Britt and Mrs. ]. r. Bryant, Ports
mouth and Newport News districts.
Featuring the close Of the morning
session > sssIn was the unanimous adoption by
by Rev. S. c. Hatcher. d. D. and Rav
Asbur. Christian, D. D., solemnly nro.
.eSt'ns aei R against wheels Of fortune and
an gambling devices" displayed on
Week festivities.
Report on Centenary Drive.
dominating all other features OF tho
morning session yesterday was tho re-
More than .3,5oo,ooo had been erahfSi raised
in this great drive by the churches in
s,o,, ane Ten districts Of doo the conference.
the quota assigned. Thomas S. South
gate. as conference campaign man
aScr. was given rising vote Of thanks
hv the conference
1t was arranged that beginning with
the board of missions last night, tho
various boards would each have an
open meeting in the church auditorium
of Centenary Church. The church eX-
tension board will have an open meet
Ing tonight, the Sunday school board
tomorrow morning. the board Of educa-
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