The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29

uu from all parts OF the church Is as TO
what is called, tho removal OF the llme limll
! Since the beginning OF this century there
has been limit 10 the length of time that
Methodist preacher could remain IN the same
appointment From 1904 to 1868 II was two
years: In 1864 il was extended to three years.
I and IN 1883 to five years, where IL now stands.
There IL widespread sentiment In favor
OF lifting the limit completely. SO that the
bishop will be free 70 reappoin, men TO the
same charge as often as he in his Judgment
Is satisfied 1t should be done. IL Is evident.
however. that this action finds much more
favor among certain OF the preachers tnsh
among tho laymen and IT, is very likely
that the introduction OF the equal lay repre-
sentntion in the next conference may defeat
this proposition.
multitude Of other important matters
will be before the conference. such as the
case Of Or. Schell late general secretary Of
the Epwortl League. and possibly some
other cases of more or less the same kind
that have attracted the attention of the
church, The matter of reunion with the
Methodist Episcopal church tSouth) Will also
come before the conferences. though IL is
doubtful IL anything moro will be done
In the case than to smooth the way for n
reunion in perhaps the next generation. No
doubt the asperlties of half century ago
arc DYING out and the csift is toward the
coming together of these two great Methodist
bodies that have been separated since the
slavery secession in 1874. The church South
has membership of about 100000. and
that of the Methodist Episcopal church is
about $500 coo.
All manner of rumors are anoat as to
changes in the epscopacy some wanting it
to be made diocesan-that is having bishop
appointed for dstrict-othsrs wishing them
to be elected for only four years instead of
life as now Some want this change and
some that but as the episcopacy is care
fully hedged in by constitutional provisions
1t Is very doubtful if the general conference
all GOT n1tp On
effect any material changes. Altogether this
coming conference promises to be the great;
est of its kind that has over been held and
will elicit worldwide attention
Delegates from the South aud from foreign
countries are:
ALABAMA Ministerial, g. E. Alderman.
chattanooga, Tenn reserve, J. G; Johnson
ARKANSAS inisterial. Andrew j. Tay
lor; reserve r. W. MacMaster. Lay, Will
lam c. Chynoweth, chief deputy marshal
United states States court, Fort Smith, Ark. ;
reserve. Charles +. Cole, lawyer, referee in
bankruptcy. Beebe Ark
ATLANTA Ministerial NJ. c. b. Mason,
Cincinnati Ohio; G. NJ. Arnold, Atlanta. re-
serves NJ. NJ Alston. South Atlanta; J. p
Wragg Newman Lay, l.. j. Price, South
Atlanta; A. L. sdnnIes, Rome; reserves, W.
H. Crogman, South Atlanta; j. l.. Bow
AUSTIN Ministerial, o. r. olauder, Aus
TIM reserve, T, II Corkll, Dallas. Lay, &,
y. Collins, Denton; reserve, c. W. Starting,
Dallas.
BALTIMORE-Mi Ministerial, John f. Goucher,
Joel Brown, Frank NJ. Bristol, John Lanahan,
W s Edwards, Lay, J, S. Rawlins. D. P.
Miller. Provisional, Alexander Ashley, Sum
merheld Baldwin, l.. NJ. Bacon.
BENGAL BURMAH- Ministerial, Frank w.
law.
BOMBAY India Ministerial, T. S John
son, presiding elder of Jubbulpore district.
Lay. Harry stephens. Poona, India.