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"I'd like to know, too. I? i. Simpson,
* * bother you have any poor folks in
your churches," continued the bishop
in his characteristic manner. "Heaven
provide the church that has no poor. If
your churches have no poverty-stricken
members, you ought to so out and find
some before tomorrow night. And
when you do have poor folks in your
midst, thank God that He has given
you His helpless sheep to care for."
Dr. Simpson closed his report by stating
that in the Richmond District were
thirty pastoral charges, sixty-three
churches and 1 It 1 members. The district, he said, was in a prosperous condition. Dr. Simpson has served four
years as presiding elder of the Richmond District.
Pishot John Ellis, of Charlotte,
N.C., called the conference to order
promptly at o'clock. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered to the preachers by the bishop,
assisted by Rev. T McN. Simpson, D.D., Rev. L. W. Jones and Rev. S. J. Brown.
Rev. T. T. Ellis, D.D., was unanimously re-elected secretary of the conference, and on his motion Rev. J. T. Whitley, D.D., and Rev. Patrick L. Wells were unanimously re-elected.  elected assistant secretaries. The roll call by Dr. Lipscomb showed 1ST preachers present and twelve lay delegates. A considerable number of preachers arrived shortly after the roll was called. Before the end of the morning session, the church was well filled with members of the conference and visitors. 