The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-11
WILSON SENIOR BISHOP
DISCUSSION OF THE EPWORTH
LEAGUE sECRETARYSHIP.
MOTION TO ADJOURN CUTS IT SHORT
Memorial Asking that the Word " South be
Dropped from Title of the Church mee's
With no Favor Ritual for Burial
Of the Dead.

baltimore. Md. May 10.-Almost all
Of to-day's session of the Conference Oh
tbe NJ. e. Church. South, was taken
m in discussing the advisabillty OF sep
oratingJ the Offices of secretary OF tlie
lspworth League and editor OF the hl-
worth Era. both places having hefe'o-
fore been filed by one person. M"nS
animated speeches were maze on p"ti'
sides and the matter was hnaily lelt uh
settled and will be discussed fufthef ~
4 future session. The committee on
Episeopacy reported favorably on the ap-
plicatien of Bishop j. {. heener 10 nc
retired and the report was adopted. mus
rplegating to the superannuated list TINS
venerable divine and comforting the tue
of '.senior bishop" upon Bishop w llsoil'
of this city. A memorial asking that me
word south he dropped from the tue
of the church was presented by Il deie-
gate from the Southwest Missouri Con
ference and referred to committee.
There is much opposition to IT ana niue
likelihood of it's adontion. Ihere was
also some discussion as to the disposition
Of Il fund of $685. recently paid 70
the conference by the United States
government in settlement OF CLAIMS TOT
property belonging to- the church, de-
stroyed during the civil war, but no de-
cision was reached.
Bishop II. X. Hargrove called the CON
ference to order to-day. The Rev. DIR.
r. A. Yates. of Durham. y. G.. offered
the opening prayer Bishop Hargrove
was succeeded as presiding officer by
Bishop Duncan, who presided the re-
mainder of the session.
During the discussion over the Ep-
worth League secretaryship. the Rev.
+. q. Keener of Greensboro. Ala. made
i lengthy address favoring an editor and
Il secretary. Rev. w. l.. helms. Of
Waco. Tex, said it was not right to dis
courage the publication of the Epworth
Era because it brought in no revenue to
the churchs
The Rev ]. G.. Simmons, a presiding
elder from Modesto. Cal, spoke eloquent
III for increased facilities. for the young
people. He said he was more than three
score and ten and held it WAS a great
friend of the young people. He said he
preached four and half sermons eyefy
week
Judge J. p. Strother. Of Fresno. Cal,
spoke for Increased facilities. Col. u.
". Cole. wealthy philanthropist Of
Nashville, Tenn, spoke for both secre-
tary and editor Rev. Dr. John O. Will
son. Of Greenvills. S. c.. opposed the
plan for secretary and editor.
Rev DIR. Il. r. Ross, of Nashville. OPP
posed the appointment of separate editor
and secretary. He said it would have
the effect of making the Epworth League
two-headed and that even saints might
disagree when two men were given equal
authority in running thing.
After a number had spoken, a motion
to adjourn cut short the discussion.
Some of the delegates are objecting
to the ritual for the burial of the dead.
A memorial was introduced to-day ask
ing that the following words be stricken
ont:
Suffer us not at our last hour for any
pains of death to fall from Thee"
Leave of absence was asked from
President John 4. Rice. of Columbia, S.
G.. Tt was announced that he was Presi-
dent Of Female College, and desired
to 90 to quiet scare over a contagious
disease which threatened to injure at
tendance at the college. President Rice
was appointed frat. tnal delegate to the
General Conference of the Colored Meth
odist church. now in session at Column
bia, S. G..