New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-18
TO ELECT EIGHT BISHOPS.
Los angeles ". E. Conference IN
Triangle Ouer Districting PO1cer.
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Los Angeles, May 1.-THE Methodist confer
ence to-day adopted the resolution providing
Tot the election Of eight bishops recommended
by the committee episcOpacy- Two bishops
have died during the last quadreunial. and SIX
retired during the session Of the present confer
ence. The bauoting for the bishops viii begin to-
morrow. There Il difference OF opinion In
the committee. the number of new bishops desired
ranging from six TO ten. The Board OF Bishops
desired seven
Early in the session a resolution referred 70
the Judiciary committee recommending that IN
future bishops be districted quadreuuium The
committee reported to-day that the conference can
not district bishops. DR.. r B. Nicely. OF PhIls-
delphia, candidate for bishop. offered a sub
stituts which declared the conference could dis
trtct bishops The report OF the COMMITTEES was
adopted after spirited debate DIT Nicely declared
that the bishops the creation % 4 conference.
and that the rules governing their work should
emanate from the creative body.
Dr. Nicely resented with Indignation the accuse
ton Of DIT. Buckley that he had faIsifed. and the
discussion grew into a Buckley-NeeIy controversy.
OF which the conference expressed its disapprovaI
by groans.
The Book Concern committee decided 20 recon-
mend the Unification of the New-York and Ctncin-
natl publishing houses fixing the output under one
roof. preferably in Chicago. The COMMITTEES will
recommend the selection Of a commission or equal
ministerial and lay representation TO consist OF
member of each general conference district. 1t is
Intended that the commission will devise a consoIi-
Cation plan after the adjournment of the present
conference 10 govern the Book Concern committee.
A single management fer all the city book depos-
tories Of this country also is recommended Mean
while the book committee favors taking the man
ageent OF the San Francisco depository out of the
hands OF Eaton & Mains the New-TOrk publishers.
and vesting IL with Jennings & Pye. of Cincinnati
The board OF bishops will be asked give closer
supervision 70 the teachings OF the theological
educational committee prevails. II has the ten
dency TO throw the trial Of heresy charges before
judicial body instead Of the general conference Of
the Church DR.. G. ]. Little submitted an amend
ment which differed slightly in wording The
hall. who has led the charges against the theology
cal institutions. accused the chairman OF rule.
In speech which was frequently applaUded by the
committee NJ 8. Terry OF the Garrett Biblical
Institute protested against assumption that
higher criticism heresy- He insisted that IL
and always had been the privilege OF the MethOdists
think and let think. In the book written BY
Dr. MunhalI he had declared that he believed in
verbal and mechanical inspiration OF the Bible.
That the speaker, was heresy. But he believed
Dr. MunhalI had a right TO believe il DIT. Munheu
had asked the same liberty for himself and believed
il should accorded to all who accepted the funda
mental principles of the Church.
u. P Mains. of New-YOrk Cits member OF the
New-York East delegation. declo-ed tonight that
his delegation including Or. Buckley. solid for
the Rev. Or David O. Downey for the hishOprtc.
DR. Downey is pastor Of St Johns Church. in
Brooklyn. DR. Buckley would not accept episco-
paliau hOnOrS-