The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-05-27
MANY CHURCHES
IN Conference
IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS GATH
ERINGs OF SEVERAL DE-
NOMINATIONS.
METHODIST BODIES
MAY CONSOLIDATE
Presbyterian Organizations Move for
Closer Relations-Fruitless Ballots
for Bishop at Los Angeles-Ques-
lions of Church Policy Discussed.

Washington, May 23.-The brief ses-
sion of the general conference of the
Methodist Protestant church Saturday
developed but one feature. Rev. DR.. +.
T. Little, of Baltimore, submitted
proposition for union between the
Methodist Protestant and the Meth
odist Episcopal churches. The Meth
odist Episcopal general conference at
Los Angeles, Cal, recently referred this
proposition to committee. The same
disposition of the matter was made Sat
urday by the Methodist Protestant con-
ference. The committee, however, is
vet to be named by President Tagg. 1t
will consider not only this proposition,
! but the proposed union between the
Methodist Protestant denomination and
the Congregationalists and United
Brethren The proposition to unite the
Methodist Protestant, the Congrega-
tionalist and the United Brethren de-
nominations takes this form: If the
plan is approved by the representative
legislative body of each denomination,
O. general council will be created, to
| consist of one representative for each
| 5000 members of each denomination.
| This council is to consider the question
| of union and present plan for its &C
| complishment. In the meantime each
church shall add to it's present name
| the words: Affiliated with~the United
| Church"
| The union between the Methodist
Episcopal and Methodist Protestant is
| to be made on the ground that the diff
ferences which led to the separation OF
the two churches in 1928 have disap-
peared. These differences consisted in
the protest of the Protestant branch OF
the organization against the elimlna-
ton of the lay member from voice II
| church legislation, the life tenure OF
the bishop, and several minor matters
1t is explained that the Methodist Epis-
copal church has gradually recognized
| the lay member to the extent desired
and has indicated that the life tenure Of
the bishop is to be curtailed.
The conference adjourned at l.
o'clock until Monday.
|
Los Angeles, Cal, May 23.-On thu
eleventh ballot taken by the Methods
general conference Friday night, the
result of which was announced Satur
day morning, there was no election
J. R. Day received 299 votes, r. r. Cool
2S8, H. c. Jennings 80, w. Az Quayle l!
and ]. w. E. Bowen 49, The twelfth
ballot resulted in no election, DR.. j. r
Day receiving 1872, r. ]. Cook 1877, w. A
Quayle So, H. G. Jennings15 and S. w
Smith II. Seven hundred and fifteeI
votes were cast; necessary to elect, All
DR.. Cook then withdrew, saying that h
had no desire to be party to a long con
tinued contest.
The time of the morning session wa
almost completely taken up with tn
discussion of the question of restoring
the pastoral time limit.
A sensation was caused early in tn
session by the adoption of resolution
by a rising vote of the conference ex
Guiding from the privileges of the hal
the representatives of local newspaper
on account of the publication Saturda,
morning of an article regarding the figh
alleged to be in progress against d.
J. R. Day, the leading candidate for tn
bishopric.
The committee on state of the churc
has decided by large majority vote
: after warm discussion, to recommen
to the general conference that it pre-
pare petition to congress on the sub
: jects of polygamy and divorce. 1t wi
ask congress, if the report of the com
mittee is adopted. to enact a constitu