Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-13
IBy Associated rr.s.1

NORFOLK. VA. oct. ;2-plc,ur.
ing the war zone OF the Near Ea,,
as shambles OF hre. murder and
deso!ation whcr. thousands of tn
nocent Christians have been wantou-
iv slain by barharous Turkish sol.
diers. Bishop James Cannon. Jr.. ad-
dressing the one hundred and for
ne,h annual conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church of Viz
rinIa. this afternoon declared the
hour has struck for Christian ma
t"ns 10 put AN end 10 further
N"sl"m atrocities.
b"pi"rinS what he termed the
neutral attitude 81 the great pow
'fS- n" advocated calling a confer
enc" 81 n" christian nation. of the
world /" suppress further activities
Of the Turkish forces under Mus,a-
phs k"mai 'asha He said tn" vain
glorious a''i,rd" recently assumed
~ Turkish leaders whom their forces
threatened the s"-caii"d neutral
zones established by IA. allied puw
"rS IN -" '"nstantinopl" area was
"a htSGrs"" >" IN" Christian world"
Would HIVE Z. =. Enter Protest.
Whil" not AN sdv"ca," ot war no
In his power IN urging tho Uni,cd
S'H'"- G"T"rnni"nt I" cu1"r siron:
S"n'"St against further airociti.s
auH 30 throw is strongest moral
support against further ACTIVITIES %!
tn" Turkish troops Telling of tn.
wr"tCh"drc~s ~ thousands ~ Crock
and Armenian refugees aud relating
numerous tales uf massacre told him
~ survivors 81 IN" SMYRNA horror.
n" ,sid
~ Is catastrophe SUCH as the
world has no, seen, even in IA.
pagan ages"
Closing his address. which was
hoard hy hundreds nf minister's and
Visitors attending Tn. conference he
wed hls h"ar"rs T." supper, relief
work In a." Scar East aud Ia ad-
rp.ni" i'tN America take . d"hnit.
H'tud ON the issues ir""lN.d iSIshop
'"nn"" r"c"ntlv returned from the
S7riTk"u countries ~ tho i.cvaut.
where ~" went an tour 81 iuN".-
Ea'i"n aS chairman "' th. com
mite" nn Near i:a.r relief work OF
'h" Methodist i,l.cnial church.
S"r'h ~" lott her" 'oni@h, 'ur
l;j'tw"ud wh-r- h" uill .p-aa I'm
tn" INTEREST Of furth.rIn. r.li"f
Work ~ me Scar East
Pastors t-s""inti"n Meets.
Spontaneous enthusiasm ana
""rnostn"ss 90 purpns" marked tn"
meeting her" t"nich, ~ TO viz
ginia ministers attending Ia" annual.
brnpu"' ~ IN" Pastors NSsocia;iun.
"' ia" virginia Couf"rouc" 90 ~"
Methodist Episcopal church Snuth
h"lh ~ ~" banquet nall OF tn"
southland iIot"I
Tn" f"l!"" iur officers w"r" elected
i' reclamation {" Serv. for n. on
suing Year: rr Th"iuas \ Smuu'. "f
Richmond. president, Rev r. NJ
whit" az Eirhr ond ,ice-ur"s id"ut.
l'f. Frank l. Wells Of Norfolk sec
rotary 'rcasnr"r. R"tir.ug officers
VIII" "o-" awarded q rising v"'" ~
thanks Yer" Irr ]. z VIM. ~ re
t"rsnurr PRESIDENT pr. Thuma. 4
Sm""t OF Richmond vic"-ur">iIent.
AMI Dr FrhrL l.. U.iis. ~ Norfolk
s"cr't"ry- treasure. i'r Wells Was
reelected % the same office ;onigh.
Discuss College Move
Will" action Favorable" 20 the ~
m"yal If Randolph Macon coIl-go
from Ashland to %orto!A may he
'ak"n by "a" Virginia Conference" dur
iHr ~" present secession. such action
VIII not necessarily mean transfer ~
the college. IL Was stated today lbs
~ official ~ Randolph Macon.
IN" Baltimore Conference. whi"n
m""t> next March. also viii hav. -
take favorab'c action. and ,hcn \
d"fui-" proposition must L.. m.,da TO
IN" trustees NJ tn" Institution b, Nor
folk interests working for tho pre-.