The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-10
New Statement of Faith
 Passed. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS Will Be Taken Up at Next Gen
 eral Conference.
  Committee on Itinerancy Report Nos- Concurrence in Resolutions Look ing to Changes in Discipline
 of Southern Church.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS

Birmingham, May 9.-(Special.)-- Bishop J. s. Key called the sixth day s session of the fifteenth General Confer ernce of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. to order this morning promptly at g o'clock
 The devotional exercises were led by Rev. John R. Nelson of the Northwest Texas Conference. As the lesson of the day, he read the second chapter of the first epistle to the Corinthians, after which Hymn No.137. How Stweet the Name of Jesus Sounds in a Believ- CTS Ear" was sung by the congrega- tion. The preacher then led in prayer.
 The attendance today was better than on yesterday. A number of visitors were present Among the visitors could be seen ministers and laymen from various adjoining States. Probably the largest delegation, out side of Alabama, came from Georgia. . Among the Georgia ministers who arc not delegates were: The Rev. Wiles Pierce of the Walker Street Church, Atlanta; the Rev. A. N. Pierce of the church at Epworth, Ga; the Rev. John Peer of Greenville. Ga; the Rev. c. c. Jarrett of Grace Church, Atlanta: the Rev. c. M. Fakes of the Monroe, Ga., Methodist Episcopal Church; the Rev. B. F. Frazer of Gainesville, Ga; Loy Warwick of Villa Rica, Ga.; and .ne Rev. H. NJ. Quillian of Cedartown. Ga.
 Among the arrivals today was B:sh- up O. P. Fitzgerald of Nashville. He was given warm welcome by the oth- CT bishops and occupied a seat on the platform. Among the other bishops to reach the seat of conference early were Bishops Morrison, Galloway. Candler. Key and Hendrix.
 Bishop Warren A. Candler of At lanta was Introduced as the presiding E officer of the day and his ability was commented on by the conference.
 1t was announced that he Rev. R. C. Dial had arrived and would rep.aee R. C. Everett on the Temperance Com mittee. pr. Dial Is from North Texas.
 Dr. W. F. McMurray read the fol- lowing telegram:
 'Farmingfon.- Mo. May {, 1908. "Dr. W. F, McMurray, Care General
 Conference, Birmingham. Ala: 9S
 Father Berryman passed away at his home, Caledonia. this morning.
 rDr. F. B. Barrow"
 The following resolution was passed by the conference on motion of Dr. McMurray'
 Resolved. That we have heard with sorrow of the death of the Rev. J. c. general conference of 1S44, at the close of almost century of heroic faith and Aireless labor for Christ"
 The secretary made the following announcement:
 The local entertainment committee has arranged a trolley ride to Ensley Thursday afternoon and visit through the steel mill and furnaces for all delegates and their wives
 'The cars will leave Third Avenue and Nineteenth street promptly at 2:15 and will return to the city about 5:3o. For the convenience of the delegates who have committee meetings on be made on Friday afternoon at the same hour and from the same place"
 With a. view of taking up the re- port of the committee on boundaries, submitted Monday and re-committed. the rules were suspended and the ques- ton taken up That portion of the re- port giving the North Georgian con- ference four years more in which to consier the matter of boundaries was adopted. The report gives the North Georgia conference the right to make any change it sees fit, subject of course. to ratification four years hense by the general conference.
 The report of the boundaries com mittee. which had under consideration a memorial from the pastors of Knox vile. of the Holston conference, to bet ter define the boundaries of said con ference, was adopted. It concurred In the request and gives the Holston con- ference the right to make new statement of It's boundary.
 No Change in Discipline.
 ported non-concurrence in the resolu- ton proposing certain changes in the discipline. The committee further re- ported that 1t had given careful atten- tion to that portion of the Episcopal address relating to the decrease in the number of local preachers and suggest ing as q corrective the restoration of the licensing of such preachers to the quarterly conference. But" says tho report, "the committee. while synIpa- thizing with the end sought to be at tained do not see their way to the &C., ceptance of the means proposed"
 The committee, therefore, non-con- cured in memorials from various con ferences asking that the authority to license local preachers be transferred from the district to the quarterly con ference.
 The special committee named to con slider and report concerning the new statement of Methodist faith and doc Urine recommended the passage of the resolution proposed, with the under standing that the preparation of this new statement should be undertaken by the commission only when such CO., operation on the part of other repre-
 
 have been secured as shall give to the statement prepared an occumenical character and make it an expression of the faith of worldwide Methodism. It is proposed to have the report of the commission ready in four years.
 Non-concurrence in memorials from Indian mission conference asking CD that revenues from sale of Sunday school literature go to maintenance of Sunday school department be provided for in the Sunday school lessons and that lesson on missions be provided once every quarter asking t3) that the church te divided into districts and that the office of assistant superin- tendent he created
 The report of the special committee on the twenty-third article of the church was read by J. J. Tigert. It said in part that before any changes could be made in the articles of the religion of the church that the same must be acted upon favorably by all the several conferences and two-thirds vote of the several conferences. The committee further recommend cd t'Nat the general conference by a