Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-25

appeal by stating. ct is time for
Dethodists to stop building chapcls
aud build churches. for they repre-
sent the richest corporation in the
world-thc church Of Jesus Christ"
Bishop McHurry told Of the needs at
the University OF Missouri TO care for
the LOO Methodist students there.
and of the plans to cpcnd 500. 900 in
buildings. '"rhe same thing ought 10
bc done ut your own great university
AT charlottesville. in fact at every
great educational center In every
state" lie dcclarcd
Dr. ). &. Hatcher read Report No
Of tn" Board Of Education of the
conference. which stated that after
| a survey OF the schools in. the South
the Virginia Conference had every
reason 70 be proud Of it's system OF
education. The report included a
statement as 20 the value ot school
property. and rccommc ndcd that the
| old officers he reelected. The repor;
was adopted with its recommends
tons.
DIR. Dice Anderson Speaks.
DR.. Dice r. Anderson, prcsidcn:
Of tho Randolph Macon Womcn's Coz
lcgc. Lynchburg, said that institution
was success as far as its equipment
woNd permit. He appealed for an
endowment which would permit CON
atruction OF larger buildings TO care
FOR the hundreds of students who are
clamorinE for entrance.
Conference convcncs at o'cloci5
today. The hour OF II o'clock has
been set as Il special hour for the
nf
tails and addresses on each memorial
viii he limited TO five minutes.
The meeting of the College o.:
bishops will be held Thursday night
at o'clock at the Country Club OF
Virginia. at which time n banquet
will be served. The following bishops
arc expected to attend: Bishop w. y
McMurry, Bishop James Cannon,
| bishop Collins Denny, Bishop II. G.
Watcrhousc, Bishop Edwin -. Mou-
| zon. Bishop w. Il. Murrah, Bishop
| J. NJ. Moore and Bishop Warren y.
| Gambler. Chairmcn OF the local
church boards and the pastors Of the
local churches have been invited.
Against Gambling Devices.
Resolutions OF the temperance and
social work board. as publishes in sun
days Times Dispatch, were read and
adopted by the conference yesterday
afternoon, the same being amended
by motion of Rev. w. Ashury Chris
tian 10 include in recommendations To
the General Assembly the repeal II
the law. local and State, which per-
mits gambling devices of any and all
kinds at county fairs. The resolutions
SIX for liberal appropriation for the
enforcement of the prohibition law
IA. al 80 n. tlnr L..
which requires warrant before bag
gage or residence may he searched.
and appeals for the enforcement Of
tho national Sunday law.
The rcprot OF the executive COM
mittec OF the Methodist Conference
rrphanage was read by James Il.
Jones. In which reference WAY made
=" the deaths OF three members ~
The board during the past year-C. T..
wilson, OF Crcwe; General J. Thomp-
son Brown. Of Richmond. and j. l..
Roper, OF Norfolk.
The per capita cost OF the leo chill
lrcn in the institution is about az
"cnts. ana the property Of the or
damage IL now worth more than
100000. with no Indebtedness. the re-
BORT said.
The conference unanimously adpot-
el "A resolution offered by Rev. G. T..
Guardianship that the many sermons.
writings and letters OF the late REV.
ohm Harmon. ID. D., be preserved.
nd that Rev. ]. II. Laughton be RE-
IucSted to coiaboratc with Mrs. Han
aon and collect. edit and publish a
volume OF DIR. lannon's productions.
Table Noselc!'s Motion.
y motion By t.. q. Moseicy, OF Dan
vile, editor OF the Danvillc Method
st, TO abolish the position of n paid
conference missionary secretary, was
uchatad and tabled.
Al 1880 o'clock bishop McMurry
surrendered the chair to Dr. j. G.
Reed, president OF the conference
brotherhood. who presided during the
Special hour. The report read showed
i've ministers had died during the
past year. They were Rev. Charles
w. Kahn, Rev. Charles T.. Come. Rev
iohn Q. Moss. Rev. j.. T.. McSparran
and Rev. John Harmon. The follow
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