Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
ACTION BY PASTORS
MAY Be CONTESTED
Methodist Conference Expected
to Take Official Notice
of Protest.
DEMANDING MORE LATITUDE
Resolutions Concerning Meeting
of Ministers on Saturday An
ticipated by Delegates Today.
DEMANDING MORE LATITUDE

When the Virginia Methodist Confer
ence convenes again this morning Of
fetal notice is expected to be taken OF
the meeting hold by the ministers OF
the conference on Saturday afternoon
when protest was voiced against So
called "big-stick' method of the gem
eral board, and more consideration was
asked by the pastors in local supervi-
sion Of their work.
Organized action of the ministers
mas proven the most startling feature
ot the sessions Of the conference, and
the strength of the movement which
has been termed by some of the most
even ,,Boishevis;c" is expected expected to I%o re1
resolutions dealing with the situation.
Delegates Discuss Action.
There was much intense discussion
among ministers and laymen yesterday
Gsr .hn act9n of the pSfssers at
Ihis meeting was apart from the regu-
iar j sessions Of the conference. and thus
the subject. according to delegates, will
hrobaoiy be broached before the con-
terence in official form.
IN substance, the ministers are de-
mand .ng that they be. given more lati-
permitted voice in make Of annual
appointments. and be less hampered by
tues b and regulations of the general
q
com con nittee was appointed to consider
lhe conditions and to report at the
next annual conference.
Movement Gains Friends
1t was intmated last night that
tne earnestness Of the ministers sup
porting the new movement has attract
se se,Inn man, mac adherensS s s and that whatever
conference this morning. there was the
possibility ISL of strong, contest.
me conference Is scheduled to close
tomorrow night, when the annnint-
ments ,i,s VIII be made Known. IN addi-
aissSn sEeS TO The fSsIn possible trHnsfer Of DE-
Church, and DR.. T. A. smoot. % of fee. Gen.
tenary, Church. other speculations 90
foaeeFn the Rev rfmfAT@'" IT, g. Phtifer srfnsfe5s 3s
Park Place Church, who is understood
fo,lt TO be slated for Epworih Church, Nor
Sentcr. of Epworth. going to Court
street Church, .Lynchburg. Rev. George
:; B9oker. OF Court Street Church.
stood aFfR th"t Rev nesS re- hogHs i also DnM nnSe5
barton Heights Methodist Church
Want HowInnd Returned.
,-nv;;, Rev; j. NJ Rowland, OF Park Place
count Of the work he has done done for fG the the
nphuilding OF his church during The The
hSe hSes years of Sc of his pastora,e. the mem
a petition to the conference asking
mat he be retained in Norfolk DR..
erection of a sl50.000 dhurch during the the
Hme ne has been at Park Place in
MORNING in Centenary Church foay foS,yy
elders and five deacons were ordained
e1aF'G 8 mds cS.1,st elders
Harreli. Charles l. Salmon and j. ].
;, The deacons were T. V. Johnston. NJ
+. Draper. r: B. Proctor. Charles L,
Stillwell and p. p. Taylor.
Rev. Mr.. Proctor was the only Rich
has been attached to the Woodland
Heights Methodist Church for some
time. io
Hold Memorial Services.
~ Memorial NJ services for the deceased
Virginia who have died since the last
conference. were held yesterday. after.
noon at o'clock. the service being
me name of each of the deceased min
listers was called his memoirs we're
read ana then turned in to the secre-
fary far of the Dr. Lpscomb
ministers who died during the wear
are as follows: ''"t'
read MfT BY i he hsn r. RneseayG n Nsx{s memoir
Rev. H. p. Balderson. memoir mo road
oy Dr. George c. Mann.
pax NeVi ); r. Payne, memoir read by the
s., Rey: W. w; Sawyer, memoir read by
hev: Z; Z. Westenbaker. memoir read
by the Rev. j. G. Reed
Drawing the lesson that tho WORKING
man is the godly man. and that Cod
ahd inid men s;n are Intimately related through
VINO Is presiding at the conference
SPOKE yesterday morning at Centenary
Iih@Teh iabor he on si,t1h The -, Hand Of God" Ey
put through unemDIoymapt thn ' Sn
suffers curse. vac ave
Jesus Fnvors Workers.
bo,re 1es"S ,n haS the workingman at
nchrist "chri is Bish9D Bis, sor Hendrix declared
prosperous or the poor onlv Snt IT,, nc -,
ti4r that great body of men who form
more ne .0al1ds ~ nd mas masses of the world And
sary that these toilers know t6oir HeIe fai-
ioW.workman. Jesus Christ, better" ''
10 t,tSinting out that the hand Of man
he me nari Iiost ] ]aistinctive part Of his body,
ing to the will of that motive crnter
sihao shd mat 1a IT Is the hand that is respon.
come enmn,ieh ior lever every great effort, great ac-
He ndriX stated that Christ showed Ii;s
DIVINITY through His hand when He
ralsed ~, the dead and healed the sick bv
pacing His hand upon the head Of
The bishop drew his parallel by saw
nn;,or .ms ,hat the hand of Christ teaches
man through industry exercises power
over the natural forces of the world.
christ came on earth as bread. |
winner; the speaker told his audience.
and this IDENTIFIES Him with our hu.
manity." Christ came into the world |
70 be fellow-worker, not a specta-
This, the bishop explained, should
rim as such and not as one detached
I'd uninterested.
Bishop Hendrix declared that the
great resources Of the world have as