The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17
A PAIR OF NEW BISHOPS.
AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE NUM-
BIER THREE DEFEATED.

OneNof Them to be the Successor OF
Bishop Moryere and the Other to be
at the Head of a New See-Laymen
on the Committees.
ST. LOUIS, May 16.--In the general con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal church
south this morning, after the usual religious
services, the committee on revision made
report recommending the election OF two
bishops, one TO take the place Of Bishop Nc
Tyere and the other a bishop of new see
to be created. A motion to amend by maxi
ing the number of new bishops three instead
of two was voted down, and the report of
the committee was adopted. The election
of the bishops was made the special order
for next Monday.
The committee on revision made majority
and minority reports on the question Of
committees Of the church, the minority
being in favor and the majority against the
proposition.
Tne committee on boundaries reported
that the present boundaries be left undis-
turbed.
The committee on publishing interests
recommended the establishment Of a church
organ on the Pacific coast.
A memorial was read from Dr. Marshall
Of Vicksburg, Miss, recommending the
distribution Of healthy church literature Of
light nature.
THE GERMAN CONFERENCE.
A memorial was read from the German
mission conference of Texas requesting that
they be not disturbed as a conference.
A series OF resolutions signed by a num-
af1 Il 4r.&,
Romanism and recommending that the
Sunday school committee be directed to
have such instruction as they deem neces-
sary placed in the catechism informing
children of Professionalism, teaching them
why they are Protestants, and impressing
on them the great evils OF Romanism. The
resolutions were referred to the committee
on Sunday schools.
Delegate Magee of Georgia stated that
the impression had gone abroad and the
statement had been published that the
resolutions on worldliness which was be-
fore the conference last week, had been
tabled, and that the opinion had gained
ground that the conference was afraid to
place itself on record as opposed to worldli-
ness and boldly face the question as other
denominations had done. He moved, there
fore, that the resolution be taken from the
table and considered.
IT HAD PASSED.
DR.. Gambler informed Delegate Magee
that the resolution had passed the confer
ence, but that the motion to have it placed
in the book Of discipline had been tabled.
A long discussion, at times quite heated,
then ensued on the subject of worldliness,
aud resolution for the appointment Of a
committee Of fifteen on the spiritual state
of the church, to draft a resolution on
worldliness to DO inssrted in the ap-
pendix of the Book of Discipline,
was passed. In the meantime the original
resolution was referred to the committee
on reyisals. Discussion of this question
took up large part of the time of the ses-
sion, and the fate of the resolution is not yet
quite certain.
A resolution to limit the term of presid-
ing elders to eight years was defeated.
The report of the committee on mission
aries, which contained several recommenda-
tions and proposed amendments to the
present laws governing the board Of mis-
sions. was read, after which the conference
adjourned.