The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23
The WAR CLAIMS MATTER
The Compromise Report is Adopted
as Revised.
FUND FOR SUPERANNUATED PREACHERS
Five Million Dollars 10 be Raised as an Invest
ment or Endowment Fund the Pro
ceeis TO be Used For Their
Support.
(By the Associated Press. J


Dallas, Texas, May 22.-Tht General
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, today elected DR.. e. f.
Hoss. of Tennessee. and DR.. A. Coke
Smith, of irginia, bishops DR.. Hoss is
the editor of the official paper of the
Methodists published at Nashville. Only
one session of the conference was held,
Bishop Hendricks presiding.
After the opening prayer the confer
ence reconsidered the vote of yesterday
that in electing two new bishops only
one be voted for at a time and decided
that two be voted for on each ballot.
The conference refused to adopt a
resolution to adjourn finally on Monday
next at noon.
The special Committee on Revision OF
the war claim compromise paper adopted
yesterday made it's reports, and the pa
per as revised was adopted without dis
cussion. member of the Publishing
Committee of eighteen. who signed the
original minority report on the war
claim, presented a paper asking that
they be permitted to state, in the con-
ference records, that they eXonerate DR..
Collins E. Denny from any limitations
in their report; that his course had in
no ways been improper in connection.
with procuring the war claim apprO-
priation from Congress. The report of
the Committee on UnifcatiOn was read.
1t expressed sentiments of good will be-
tween the Northern and Southern Meth
odist churches, = provided for a joint
hymnal and recommended a plan for the
unifcation of Methodists in Japan.
AS a preliminary to the election of
bishops the next order of business. the
delegates and audience sang and Bishop
Granbury prayed. Six tellers were ap-
pointed by Bishop Hendricks and the
first ballot was taken. Total votes cast,
260; necessary to elect 131.
DR.. E. e. Hoss received 100 votes and
was declared elected.
The second ballot was then ordered for
the second bishop.
While the vote on the first ballot for
bishop was being called the question of
unifcation of the Methodist church in
Japan was taken up. Dr. Keenen, of
New Orleans, strongly opposed the adop-
ton of the report as submitted, as did
also DR.. Boswell, editor Of the New Or
leans Christian Advocate.
DR.. Wainwright. from the Japan Mis-
sion, explained the situation of the
Methodfsm in that country and advocat-
ed the adoption of the report as sub
mitted.
Bishop Wilson, Senior Bishop of the
General Conference, opposed most of the
plan advocated by DR.. Wainwright, but
favored a commission to arrange plan
of federation.
DR.. Mclean. of Texas, favored the
adoption of the report as submitted
DR.. Swindell. Chairman of the Commit
tee on Missions. availed himself of the
right as chairman to close the debate.
He favored the adoption of the report.
The unification clause was then adopt
ed and consideration of the other clauses
was taken up, and adopted. and then the
report as a whole was adopted
On the second ballot for bishop no can
diGate was elected, each failing to re-
ceive a majority of the votes.
Between the ballots the sessions was
devoted to consideration of the Finance
Committee report proposing to raise
$5 000 as an investment or endowment
fund, the proceeds of which is to go to
the support of superanuated preachers,
their widows and orphans.
This feature of the report was adopt
ed without material change.
DR.. James Cannon, Jr., offered an
TO the report to set aside
$100, 900 of Nashville city bonds in which
part of the war claim money has been
invested, and make it a nucleus for the
five million dollars superannuated fund.
He earnestly advocated his amendment
Mr.. F'ishburn, DR.. Whitehead, Mr..
Millsap and others vigorously opposed
the amendment and it was finally laid on
the table. after which the report was
adopted as a whole.
Four ballots were necessary for the
election of the second bishop, the major
ity of the last ballot giving the honor !
to DR.. A. Coke Smith, of Virginia.