Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-05-21
METH0D|STS WANT
EIGHT BISHOPS
Five Will Be Elected to Take
Place of Retired Ones.
MAY TAKE VOTE WEDNESDAY
Many Names Have been Mentioned
for the Positi0ns-Matter of
Amuscmcnts 10 he
Taken Up.

Los Angeles, Cal, May l6-Sunday
was welcomed by the delegates to the
Methodist general conference as day
OF rest after a week of continuous
sessions, either Of the conference OF
of the various committees. While
enough visiting bishops and ministers
volunteered their services to the pull
pit supply committee to fill every pull
pit in the city and suburban towns, at
both morning and evening services, the
great body of delegates rested and
talked over the events of yesterdays
session of the conference. Sermons by
the following bishops were preached
Sunday:
By II. w. Warren, at Boyle
Heights NJ. Il church; Bishop d. II.
Moore, Centennial NJ, e. church; Bsh-
op f. w. Warne, Boyle Heights, evn-
ing; Bishop II. j. Vincent, Vincent NJ.
+, church, where dedicatory ceremonies
were held; Bishop Earl Cranston.
Blanchard's hall; Bishop Joseph c.
Hartzell, First NJ +. church, Pasadena.
All other Methodist pulpits in the
city and many other denominations
were occupied by visiting clergymen.
At the First NJ. e. church. this city,
DR., Joseph Barry led large evan
gelistic mass meeting, and at Smp-
sons auditorium, DR.. Frank Mason
North, George p. Eckman and ]. w.
Bashford made addresses to a large
crowd
Hazards pavilion was crowded to
overfowing to listen to sermon by
DR.. Waddy Moss, fraternal delegate
from the Methodist church in Eng
land, and at the same place there was
a meeting of the Women's Home Mis-
sonary society.
The happenings at Saturdays ses-
sion Of the general conference, when
a vote was taken on the retirement of
five bishops, furnished live topic of
discussion among the delegates Sun
day, The general opinion of the dele
gates is that when the report is given
out Monday morning it will show a
decided majority in favor of the re-
port of the episcopacy committee req
ommending the retirement of Bishops
Vincent Walden, Andrews, Mallalieu
and Foss. The prompt and determined
manner in which the subject was put
through the conference Saturday, in
he face of strong efforts to postpone
definite action until Monday, was much
number of delegates, especially alntSig
the laymen, who are disposed to criti-
else the manner in which the five aged
bishops were deprived Of their high
offices; but the leaders seem to feel
relieved that the most unpleasant duty
of the conference has been performed,
and that the way IS now clear to make
up other pressing and important legis-
lation.
1t is quite likely that the election OF
eight possibly more, bishops will take
place during the week. The day has
not been decided upon. but 1t is gem
orally believed it will be Wednesday
or Thursday.
Other matters that will come before
the conference this week are: Action
of the Methodist church upon divorce,
consolidation of the various branches
of the book concern, limiting the ten
ure of pastorate, placing the church on
record in the matter of amusements,
viz: dancing, card playing, theater
going, etc, and many other matters
that have been brought up In me-
MORALS from different conferences.
The number Of candidates for bishops
grows daily and no less than 35 names
are now mentioned in this connection.