The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-22
SAM JONES UNMOvED
OCCUPIES ROCKING CHAIR on
PLATFORM DURING DISCUSSION
EvANGELISTs CALLED ANARCHISTS
PIOn Of Episcopal Visit. Action For Bishops of
The Ensuing Year. Conferences DNid-
ed lnlo Ten Districts. One
Rishnn 10 Each.
Bishop to Each.

Baltimore, Md, May 21.-The general
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, had a warm discussion
to-day on the subject Of limitation Of
evangelists.
The question was on the adoption Of
a law forbidding Evangelists to enter a
charge, and hold services without the
consent of the pastor During the dis
cussion Rev. Sam Jones sat on the plat
form in rocking chair. ScOrching Ollu
sions- were made to Evangelists, but he
seemed unmoved. Evangelists were re-
ferred to as anarchists" ''men who
make trouble" etc.
1t was also intimated that Evangelists
We're after money.
The proposed regulation was finally
adopted.
The plan of Episcopal visitation for the
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church south, for the ensuing year, was
announced. The conferences are divided
into ten districts, to each of which is as
signed one Of the bishops
Bishop John G. keener, of New Or
leans, who was recently retired at his
own request, was not assigned
Following is the name of the confer
ence, the place and date Of holding it,
and the bishop who will preside:
First District Bishop A. w. Wilson,
Japan, Mission, Kobe, japan, August %;
Korean mission, Seoul, Korea, Septem-
ber 10; China Mission, Shanghai, China,
October 20.
Second District Bishop John C. Gran
berry, Illinois, Waverly Illinois, Septem-
her z; Kentucky, Flemingsburg, KY,
September IA; Louisville, Louisville Ky,
September u.
Baltimore. Alexandria, Va, March 4.
Third District Bishop r. X. Har-
grove, Western Virginia: Cattlesburg,
KY, September Z: HOlstOn, Morristown,
Tenn, October ;; Virginia, Portsmouth,
Va, November rs; South Georgia, Haw-
kinsville, Ga, December T.
Fourth Distrct-Bishop w. w Dun
can, New Mexico, Elpaso, Texas, Sep
tember 8; New Mexican, Chihuahua,
Mexico, October 8; Central Mexican,
City ofo Mexico, October 19; Mexican
border mission San Antonio, Texas. Oc-
tober %; German mission, Houston,
Texas, November 3; North Georgia, Au-
gusta, Ga, November %; South Caro-
lima. Greenwood, December Z.
Fifth District-Bishop Chas. r. b.
Galloway, Brazil mission-Piericacaba
Brazil August 4; West Texas Sequin,
Texas, November ,; Northwest Texas,
BrawnwoOd, November IS; North Texas
Greenville, Texas November 23; Texas
Houston, Texas, December 1; East
Texas, Beaumont, Texas, December Z.
Sixth Dstrict-Bishop II. Hendrix
Montana, Butte, Mont, August 4 East
Columbia, LaGrande, August IS; Column
bia, Albany, Oregon, September Il Pa
ciic, Oakland, Cal, September IA; Los
Angeles, Downey, Cal, September 10;
Memphis, Paducah, Ky, November 16S
Seventh District-BishOD j. s. Key:
Tennessee, Clarksvile, Tenn. October
80; North Alabama, Huntsville, Ala.
November 23 North Mississippi, Aber-
deem. Miss, November 80: Alabama,
Greensboro, Ala, December z.
Eight District-Bishop o. p. Fitzger-
aid: Western North Carolina, Winston,
y. c., November 16; North Carolina.
Elizabeth City, n. c., November 30;
Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss, Decem-
Der IA.
Ninth District-Bishop Warren A..
Gambler: Denver, Denver, Col, August
1S; Western. Kansas City, Kas., August
%; Missouri, Memphis, Mo, August 81;
Southwest Missouri, Lexington, Mo-,
September II; st. Louis, DeSoto, Mo-,
September 2l; Florida, Gainesville, Fla,
December IA.
Tenth District Bishop Henry G. Nor
rs0n: Indian mission, Norman, Okla
homa November ?; Arkansas, Morrill,
ton, Ark, November 16; Little Rock,
Little Rock. Ark, November "A; White
River, Clarendon, Ark; Louisiana,
Mansfield, La, December ;.