The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-10
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After Adjournment OF Yesterdays session
your correspondent spent the afternoon
among the delegates at their headquarters
I'm the Oriental hotel. he found that per
haps the most talked OF questions grew
out of the Episcopal, address delivered uy
the college of bishop, and read by Bishop
Duncan In the opening session. THIS H. the
uuddriennlal message that indicates need
ed legislation aud points uncrlngly to all
the tauGrntial aud dangerous tendencies in
our beloved Zion
This lengthy document gave stringent
rebuke to the tendencies of the religious
press In some quarters. In certain locai-
ties personal grievances thr likes and dis
papers. 1t is To believed that the general
conference viii eunct such legislation a.
viii forever shut of these prtty quarrcls
and piqucs which are as patent In the
ministry as elsewhere,
Memorials, coming from organizations
among the elect women OF Mcthodism win
pray for the establishment OF the order
Of dcacuuesscs. This memorial viii nave
many ardent supporters, but viii at IA"
same tlulC come in contact with strong OPP
position from among those who account 1t
an undue innovation. The primary design
of this desired institution is 10 set apart
women whose lives shall be devoted to mis-
sion work among the poor CiC. its chief
call seems to be from conrostcd ccuters and
populous districts II Is claimed that metro.
pUlitHn pastors are necessarily overloaded
by the dcmunds ~ both he ministerial aud
pastoral duties peculiar To his Office. Ihc
object is that the dcaConcss shall so supple
ment his ahors MS that he may be ia per
feet touch with the vast field that appeals
to every pastor IN the great modern CITY
districts.
The papcr also indicates growing scnt,-
mcnt to more completely organize the do
nestle mission territory. Some of the state
ments were unforeseen surprises to many
of the delegates. The suggestions affected
mainly the church's operations on the Pa
al liEhNug
the nmnlgnmatlon of the Los Angeles and
the Pacdc conferences and that this new
formation be- known rs the Pacidc confer
CnCcs II further Indicated that the Phne-
nix district los Angeles conference which
district comprises all Of Arizona Territory,
be transferred 10 the New Mexico confer
cncc These suggestions appear 10 strike a
sympathetic chord In tho minds of those
who are familiar with the situation of the
fields living beyond the Rockies and along
the borders Of the mighty Pacific
OF course ms is the case In legislative
body into whose hands is committed the
sole power 10 create chief executives and
! big functonaiies. the needed additional
/ btshnps is one Of the questions of the hour
! ! heard many expressions on ms hun5S.
during my tour Of the Oriental lobby. The
/ Eplscopnl address suggested the election ~
| two bishops Several things are To hc con
| sidcred This advisory statement coming
! from the bishops WIS made on the basis
that the present college would remain In
! fact Agalu four years must clapSe before
another election would take place There
/ is nm existing possibility owing TO me
| cnfcehled condltion-thc present physical
/ infrmity among thcm-that one or more
! will lac retired as WIS the case Of Bishop
/ Keener Mt Memphis In 1894. should thi'
come to pnss at least three might be elect
| cd While IL is purely coniectural, so fan
! ne csrtalntics are concerned. vet II Is very
safe to say that Rev. T. T. IIoss. III y.
editor Of the general organ-the NashNn'
| Advncatc-Rcv Collins Denny, ID. D. Of
Vanderbilt university. Nashville. Tenn. anf
Rev G. G. Rankin. d. ~, editor OF the Tex
as Christian Advocate; oil these VIII sc
strong support for the high cabling o
bisbop I'm the Methodist church This cleo
lion viii he awaited With great degree o
anxiety. II Is 10 he remembered that n
Inc general conference 90 1898, held in Bal
timore. Dr. Hoss was elected. along VIII
Drs Gambler and Morrison. However. ow
Ling 10 a previous resolution calling for tn
election Of hut two hishoDs Or. lioss wa
NOT ortaIued aud was retained ms editor o
Inc NnehviIle Advocate. There seems ~ M
no Doubt % his election M this session anl
his multiolied friends are honlug fnr hin
m overwhelming election on the first bal
lot