Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-22
METHODIST CONFERENCE.

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METHODIST CONFERENCE,
Warm Discussion on the Limitation Of
EvangeliSts.
(By Telegraph,)
BALTIMORE. May 21-The penara,
conference of the Methodist Episconai
church, South. had warm discussion
.ooas on .he subject OF the limitation
OF evangelists. -'oAA
Inc question was on the adoption ~
law forbidding evangelists to enter
charge and hold services without tha
consent or the pastor. During the dis
cusslon Rev. Sam Jones sat on rho
l i'I,,i; IN rocking chair. Scorching
ILLUSIONS We're made to evangelists
OUT ne seemed unmoved. Evanpeiists
We're referred to as "anarchists "noen
VINO make trouble" etc.
II was minated that evangelists
We're after money. The proposed reg
u1ation was finally adopted.
The plan of Episcopal Visitation for
s.'e pishops Of the Methodist Church.
South. for the ensuing year was an
i'ouhced. The conferences are divided
INTO ten districts. to each of which ia
assigned one Of the bishops.
n,shop John {. keener, OF New Or
leans. who was recently retired at his
own request, was not assigned
Following is the names of the con.
terence, the place and date of holding
It. ,; and the bishops who will preside:
FIRST District-Bishop A. w Wilson.
s5. q, Mission, Kobe. Japan. August
%; horean Mission. Seoul, Korea, Sep
TENDER Is; China Mission, SHANGHAI
China. October 90 >
Second District-Bisiop John G
Iranberry: Illinois. Waverly. III.
Sep,ember q; Kentucky. Flemings-
ourg. ~, September IA; Louisville.
Louisville, Ky. September 21; Balti-
more, Alexandria. Va. March 4.
IhlFd Dlstrict-Bishop r. X. Har-
grove: Western Virginia, Cattlesbure.
ny" september I; Holston. Norris
town, Tenn, October 5; Virginia, Ports
mouth. va. November 16: South Geor-
Eia. iawkinsville, Ga. December Z.
Fourth District-Bishop w. w. Dun
can: New Mexico. Ell Paso, Texas
September sth: Mex Mexican, Chvhua,
hau. Mexico. October 5; Central Mexi-
can. city of Mexico. October 10; Next
can Border Mission, San Antonio. Tex.
October 25: German Mission, Houston
Tex. November 3: North Georgia, Au-
Susta Ca, November %; South Caro-
INA. Greenwood, December Z.
ruin Dlstrict-Bishop Chas. B. Gall
loway: Brazil Mission. Pirricacaba,
brazil. August 4: West Texas. Sequin,
Texas, November 2; Northwest Texa,
Brownwood November 1G: North Tex.
as. Greenville. Tex, November 90; Tex
as. houston. Texas. December -; East
Texas. Beaumont Tex. December 7.
Sixth District-Bishop r. Hendrick:
Montana. Butte. Mont, August 4 East
colombia. Lagrande, August IS; Colom-
| cific. Oakland. Cal, September Ii; Los
Angeles. Downey. Cal, September 49,;
| Memphis. Paducah, Ky, November
Seventh District-Bshop j. S. Key:
Tennessee, Clarksvlle. Tenn, October
1.sh
November %: North Mississippi, Abb
erdeen. Miss, November 30; Alabama,
Greensboro. Ala. December l.
Eighth District-Bishop O. F. Fitz-
gerald Western North Carolina. Win
ston. N. C.. November 16; North Caroly-
| Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss, Deem
| Der ii.
Ninth District-Rishop Warren A.
Chandler. Denver. Denver. Col, August
| IS: Western Kansas, Kansas City. Kas..
August %; Missouri. Memphis Mo-,
August 81; Southwest Missouri, Lexine-
| ton Mr., September IA; ST. Louis Desc
| TO. September q: Florida. Gainesville,
| Fla, December H.
! Tenth Decentralization Henry C. Nor
rson: Indian Mission. Norman, Okla,
November .: Arkansas Morrillton, Ark,
| November 16: Little Rock, Little Rock.
| Ark, November "a; Louisiana, Mans
| field. La. December 8.
T""av's session was presided over by
Bishop r. E. Hendricks.
The following committees on educa-
ton were appointed:
| James Fl. Carlisle, w. NJ Baskerville.
Morgan Galloway. ST.. j. A. Kern, w.
| p Fow Z. 3. Craighead, H. C. Pritch-
| EFT. J. .. keener, Edward Hayes and
| Eugene H. Pearce.
| The book committee was elected as
| follows:
Collins Dem, j. B. Morgan. T. D.
| Fife, j. D. Hamilton. r. A. Young, w.
| G. Hendricks, z. c. Reeves, j. A. Odell,
Paul Whitehead, w. P. Lovejoy, w. r.
Mills. James Campbell and J. NJ Ma
| son. NM0. M..
Rev. w. b. Murray was elected sec
| rotary of education.
A resolution to increase the size OF the
Nashville Advocate from sixteen to
| twenty pages and appropriate $500 for
| contributions was adopted. An appro-
| pration of ST. 100 was made for the
Methodist Review.
Two fraternal delegates. Dr. W. T,
Dawson, Of England, and DR.. J. F.
Rory. of the Methodist Episcopal
church, made the farewell addresses
A joint meeting of the ecumenical
commission OF the Methodist Episcopal
| church and the Methodist Episcopal
! Church South. was held this evening.
| Bishop John f. Hurst and Rev. l.. B.
Wilson. of the former church. came
over from Washington to attend. The
| object of the meeting was to decide on
n basis of representation of the two
churches at the council to be held in
London in 1901, and for the presentation
uf propositions before the London meet
| ing. No definite plans We're arranged
| and the meeting adjourned to the call
| Of Bishop Galloway, who presided at
| the meeting. b..
Miss NJ. Gertrude Smith to Marry.
Mrs. Mary A. Smith, OF Norwalk. O..
has issued invitations for the maria ge
of her daughter, Miss Mary Gertrude
IA II, ~ of