The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-05-20
METHOD|STS WANT
EIGHT BISHOPS
Five Will Be Elected TO TAKE
Place of Retired Ones.
MAY TAKE VOTE WEDNESDAY
unny Names Have Bccn Nenti""eo
for the Positions-Mnttcr az
Amusements Ia he
Taken Up.

Los Angeles. Cal, May l6-Sunday
was welcomed by the delegates TO me
Methodist general conference as day
of rest. after a week OF continuous
sessions. either of the conference or
NJ the various committees. While
enough visiting bishops and ministers
volunteered their services TO the pull
pit supply committee TO fiji every pull
Dit in the city and suburban towns al
both morning and evenirg services, inc
great body OF delegates rested ana
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. + church; Bishop D. H.
Moore. Centennial NJ. E church. Bish-
On F. w Warne, Boyle Heights evn-
.ng: Bishop II. j. Vincent. Vincent N.
. church. where dedicafory ceremonies
we're held. Bishop Earl Cranston'
Blanchard's hall. Bishop Joseph G.
Hartzen. First NJ. Z. church. Pasadena.
All other Methodist pulpits in the
,lty and many other denominations
we're occupied by visiting clergymeE.
Al the First NJ T. church. this citys
Or Joseph Barry led large evan
velistic mass meeting. and AT Simp-
sons auditorium. Or. Frank Mason
North. George p. Eckman and }. W.
, Bashford made addresses 10 a large
: crowd.
Hazards pavilion was crowded 10
overlooking 10 listen 10 a sermon by
. Or. Waddy Moss. fraternal delegate
!. from the Methodist church in Eng
land. and at the same place there was
a meeting OF the Womens Home Mis-
a sonary society.
The happenings az Saturdays ses'
sion OF the general conference, whel
vote was taken on the retirement OF
:. ave bishops. furnished a live topic o
- discussion among the delegates Sun
= day. The general opinion OF the dele
gates is that when the report IS giVei
J, out Monday morning ii will show
- decided majority in favor OF the re
oort OF the episcopacy committee rec
ommending the retirement OF Bishop
&c Vincent. Walden. Andrews. Mallalie
- md Fcss. The prompt and determine
:, manner in which the subject was pu
- through the conference Saturday. i
a. he face OF strong efforts TO postpon
+" definite action until Monday. was niue
- commented upon. There are certai
10 number of delegates. especially anon
u the lavmen. who are disposed 10 crit
10 rise the manner in which the five age
H. bishops we're deprived OF their hig
n Offices: but the leaders seem 10 fe'
relieved that the most unpleasant dui
M ~ the conference has been performe
= and that the way is now clear TO mai
Il Nd other pressing and important legi
lation.
AZ II Is quite likely that the election
y eight. possibly more. bishops VIII tal
g place during the week. The day NJ
ar not been decided upon. hut it is sc
II orally believed il will be Wednesd'
nc Dr. Thursday.
as other matters that will come befo
20 Tho conference this week are Acti'
by Of the Methodist church upon divor'
en- Consolidation Of the various branch
If the book concern. limiting the &c
he ure Of pastorate. placing the church
TIA record in the matter of amusemen
by viz: dancing. card playing, thea'
going. etc. and many other matte
ion that have been brought up In II
Of MORALS from different conference
the The number OF candidates for bish'
grows daily. and no less than 30 nan
in are now mentioned in this connecu