The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-24
Changing of Boundaries Left to
Missouri and st. Louis Confer
enceS for Adjustment.
QUESTION DEBATED AT DALLAS.
Resolution Is Passed by the Meth
odlsts lndorsing Religious PROF
ects Contemplated at
Worlds Fair.


Eti'I Ei-lt SPECIAL.
Dallas. Tex, May 2s.-Nearly one-half
the time Of the regular session OF the Gen
eral Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. to-day was taken up with
discussion of the St Charles District mat
ter in relation to the Missouri and st. Louis
conferences.
he Committee on Boundaries reported in
favor of transferring the St Charles Dis
trict from the Missouri Conference to the
St Louis Conference. a majority report
favored submitting the matter TO the Mis-
scGri and st. Louis conferences for such
adjustment as they might mutually agree
upon. Judge 7. Shackelford Doctor j. H.
Pritchard. Doctor George Gibson and Doc
tor Fielding Marvin all vigorously favored
the minority report. Doctor w. F. McMur-
ray OF ST. Louis and Mr.. Baker and Mr.
Nelson contended equally vigorously for the
majority report and transfer.
On a vote Of the Gcnerol Conference the
minority report will be adopted. and the
st. Charles District is 10 occupy such status
fer the next four years as the conferences
Of Missouri and St. Louis may annually
agree upon.
Praise for Worlds Fair.
Another incident of interest to St Louis
was the passing by the General Conference
Of resolution signed by Doctor W. r.
McMurray, +. S. RAIDER of Jefferson City
and others expressing appreciation of the
acton of the Worlds Fair directors in
granting the requests made by the religious
bodies OF st. Louis for building for ex-
hibits OF religious movements and progress,
and which authorized the various churches
TO prepare for such an exhibit.
AT to-day's session there We're many re-
quests from delegates to be excused from
further service, so that they might return
TO their homes. An effort WAS made to
ha Of Ip,,c III.
an arbitrary term of service Of four years.
The whole matter was finally tabled.
Election of Book Agents.
II. c. Bigham of Georgia was elected to
succeed Doctor ]. d. Barhee of Nashville
Tenn. as the senior book agent and D. NJ
Smt.. junior member Of the firm of Barbea
n Smith was reelected as Junior book
agent II. NJ. DuhOse was selected on the
first ballot for general secretary of the Ep-
worth League and editor of the E>pworth
Era.
Doctor Lambeth was reelected mission
airy secretary and Doctor ]. n. Harmon
was reelected educational secretary re-
ceivng III votes. j. II. Wishner was elect
ed secretary Of the Church Extension
Board. Professor Healing of Philadelphia,
fraternal lay delegate from the African NJ.
f. Church, presented and delivered
what was conceded to be one of the most
finished fraternal addresses of the confer !
ence. He was given an ovation. participat.
ed In by the episcopacy. the clergy and /
the lay delegates
During the afternoon session the confer |
ence refused to place limitations on ad- |
vertising in Sundai-school literature. The |
matter was left to the discretion of the !
committee. heretofore.
TIE conference also declined to concur in |
the memorial of the International Typo |
graphical Union In favor Of arbitration Of
labor controversies.