The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-23
HOSS AND SMITH
~,rrHODIsTs ELECT TWO NEW
BISHOPS.
WAR CLAIM DISPUTE SETTLED
REVISED REPORT OF COMPROMISE
ADOPTED.

pleasant and "A Satisfactory Day
At the Big conference.-the. e. f.
uoss, Editor of the Church Organ
At Nashville, Elected Bishop on
FIRST BaIIOt-Dr. A. Coke Smith
Given the Honor After Several Bal
Iots-Methodist UnificatiOn in ia
nan Is FavOred-PIan to Raise 3d.
100000 Endowment Relief Fund
Agreed to by Conference.
DALLAS. Tex, May 22.-The general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South, to-day elected DR.. E.
T Hoss of Tennessee, and DR.. A. Coke
smith of Virginia, bishops. DR.. Hoss
&c the editor of the official paper of
the Methodists, published at Nashville.
only one session of the conference was
neld. Bishop Hendrix presiding.
After the opening prayer the confer
ence reconsidered the vote of yester-
dav that in electing two new bishops
onlv 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 Mon
day next at noon.
The Special Committee on Revision
Of the War Claim Compromise Paper
adopted yesterday, made its report and
the paper as revised, was adopted with
out discussion.
Of hA Duh In O
Committee of nineteen 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 Denny from any limitations
in their report. that his course had in
no way 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
between the Northern and Southern
Methodist churches, provided for joint
hymnal and recommended a plan for
the uniication of Methodists in Japan.
Election of the Bishops.
As preliminary to the election of
bishops, the next order of business,
the delegates and audience sang and
Bishop Granbury prayed. Six tellers
were appointed by Bishop Hendrix and
the first ballot was taken. Total votes
cast 26O, necessary to elect, 1S1.
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 the unitication of the Methodist
Church in Japan was taken up. DR..
Keener of New Orleans strongly OPP
posed the adoption of the report as
submitted as did also DR.. Boswell,
editor of the New Orleans Christian
Advocate
Dr. Wainwright from the Japanese
mission explained the situation of
Methodism in that country and advo-
Gated the adoption of the report as
submitted.
Bishop Wilson, senior bishop of the
general conference, opposed most of
the plan advocated by DR.. Wainwright
but favored a commission to arrange a
plan of federation
DR.. Mclean of Texas favored the
adoption of the report as submitted.
DR.. SWindells, chairman of the COM
mittee on missions. availed himself of
bate. He favored the adoption of the
report
The unincatiOn clause was then
adopted and consideration of the other
clause was taken up and adopted and
then the report as a whole was
adopted.
On the second ballot for bishop no
candidate was elected, each failing to
receive a majority of the votes.
A S5,OOO,OOO Endowment.
Between the ballots the session was
devoted to consideration of the Finance
Committee report, proposing to raise
$5'0OO,0OO as an investment or endow-
mont fund, the proceeds of which is to
so to the support of superannuated
preachers, their widows and orphans.
This feature of the report was adopt
ed without material change.
pr. James Cannon, Jr., offered an
amendment to the report to set aside
100000 of Nashville city bonds, in
winch part of the war claim money
has been invested, and make 1t a nucle-
US for the $5,000,OOO superannuated
fund. He earnestly advocated his
amendment.
MI Ftshburn, DR.. Whitehead, Mr..
M'llsap and others vigorously opposed
the amendment, and it was finally laid
On the table, after which the report was
adopted as a whole.
further ballots were necessary for
Tue election of the second bishop the
majority of the last ballot giving the
HJnor to DR.. A. Coke Smith of Virginia
ne report of the Committee on
aa,uIlsGopacy passing the characters of
oil the bishops of the church was
PASSED under a suspension of the
rules. A second report from this
uoIhfnlttee declaring Bishop Hendrix
should not be censured for appointing
minister over the action of the Pa
eIlc conference was adopted. The
new Sunday-school Board was nomi-
mated and elected as follows:
John R. Pepper of Memphis. w. E.
Washburn of Alabama, John o. Will
syn OF South Carolina, B. M. Burgher
D. P,, North Texas, M. Frank Walton of