The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-17
Resolution Passed At
Saturday Sessi o n
Causes Stir OF Excite
ment.
BROAD ST. CHURCH
RECEIVES $50, 900
Rev. Guy Fl. Newberry
Condemns Manner In
Which Richmond Gel
ebrated Armistice An
niversary.

ANHKMfnenH OF pH&NHie Ars tflE Nd
rious charges. the most thrilling mo-
ment of the annual sessions Of the
virginia Methods, Conference. prob
ably will be announced tonight by
Bishbp Eugene r. Hendrix, prest-
dent Of that body,
II was limited yesterday that a
vsorm may break during the closing
hour. Of the conference, before
which may be brought the acton OF
certain pastors, led by DR.. j. r,
VIM. in passing a resolution on
Saturday calling for closer CO -oper-
9lion among themselves for mutual
defense against what they termed
the big stick" of church boards.
This was denounced ~ some
LEADING members nj the conference
as uositixek holshevist in tendency
and IL was reported yesterday that
discussion of the movement may
come. on the floor today. rrecfpitat-
ing An exciting debate
Several Of the conferences boards,
\ Notably these on sducation and mis-
sicns, will make their annual re-
rnrta today iii. tfte rer~rs-~ef rms
board Of missions will be contained
the recommendation that Broad
street Methodist, Richmond. be Civ
an institutional center.
With tho ordination Yesterday
morning at Centenary Church OF
tf,s s.sYune tfesf WIN have. been eaewt-
I'd at this conference To deacon's
ard elders orders. the distinguished
senior bishop Of the Methodist Eris-
coraI Church, south had started the
ministerial career OF more than l.
900 men. The theme of the sermon
he preached was the perfect I'm.
manltv of Christ. the text being And
He showed Them His Hands" taken
from the narrative of the firxt meet
tiny hesweas, Christ. apds His disciples.
after this rrncifiNion
FIJI Other rutpfts
The ministers who are attending
tho conference sessions filled many
n,,lpfts Yesterday in the various Pro-
te.tart churches OF the city, one OF
the notable arpointrents being that
Of Or. ". r. Eeauchamp. director
general OF the centenary movement
Tor the Southern Methodists, who
spoke AZ the First Baptist Church
on the centenary program as II might
he applied by the Bapsists to their
drive for $4,000. 600.
During the morning service at
RF0AH Is
Guy n, Newberry scored the manner
IN which the ffrst anniversary OF the
signing OF the Arrlistice was cele-
hrated in Richmond, declaring 1t was
q solemn and significant. occasion
and should have been celebrated In
a spirit Of Thanksgiving.
ITO celebrate the anniversary Of
s,ch an event with carnival" ne
said. was nothing less than desc
Grafton"
Or. Beauchamp told this same con-
eregation last night that, unleN
Professionalism is carried into the
countries of Europe. the league OF
nations will be nothing more than a
scrap Of paper.
NO less person than Marshall
Joffre himself the speaker con-
ttnued. has declared that France
needs the teachings OF the church OF
America as much now as she did
the troops Of this country In early
part OF our participation in the
war;
Or. Reauchamp gave It al his
earnest conviction that Europe at
the present time is more In need OF
missionary work than any part of
the world and that there is no bet
ter field in which to spend a great
part OF the funds collected in the
centenary movement
As member of commission
sent to Europe last summer to in
vestigate conditions there and make
a report of the findings. Or, BeaI-
champ believes the greatest thing
the church can do now Is to afford
relief in the way OF food and cloth
ing to the destitute people OF Bel
GUM and Northern France. who. he
says. are facing at ~this time the
hardest winter since the war began
In 1914. a
Ten Young Men Ordained.
The church already has begun
this work, furnishing funds for the
purpose to Mr.. Ward, an English |
man, who has done extensive relief
work during the period OF hostili- !
ties. IN Jerusalem lso A mission
has BEEN established which gives
to the Methodist Episcopal church,
South. the distinction of being the !
FIRST body Of Christians to begin /
operations here. after the redemp-
ton OF the land Of Christ by Al
lenby.
The ten young men ordained yes-
terday morning at Centenary church
bN Eishop Hendrix are. r.. IN. Craw- |
ley n. - Draper, 2. v, Jchnston.
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