The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-22
ASKS CONGRESS-
TO TAKE TAKE. ACTION
Methodist Conference Wants the
Gates Of Jamestown Exposition
Closed on Sunday.
BIRMINGHAM MEETING ENDS
Sharp Answer to Protest OF Dele
gates on Question OF
Revision.
BIRMINGHAM MEETING ENDS
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BIRMINGHAM ALA, May 2.-The
fifteenth session Of the quadrennlal Gem
eral Conference Of the Methodist Epis-i
copal Church. South. camo to q close
shortly after s o'clock this afternoon,
with q few words Of paternal advice and
touching benedictlon by the venerable
Bishop a. w. Wilson, the senior bishop
Of the Church.
The last day was marked by the rapid
dispatch Of business. The features OF
the morning were the reading of tho
answer to the protest of several dele
gates against the plan adopted looking
to revision and restatement OF the
church creed: debate on who should
control the publishing house In Japan
which was finally decided in favor Of the
book committee, the present custodians,
and tho adoption of resolution strik-
ing out tho paragraph Of the discipline
RELAXING to worldly amusements. and
empowering the college Of bishops to
draw up new paragraph on the sub
Bishop Chandler resigned as secretary
OF the College Of Bishops, and Bishop
1igert was elected In his place.
AT the Afternoon session provision was
made for more evangellstic missionaries.
olid a change was made in the rule re-
Gently adopted. allowing unordained min
listers to perform the ceremony of bap-
tlsm and marriage. by making the rule
apply only In States where 1t is IN con-
fornlity with the civil laws.
Question of Revision.
The sixteenth business day OF the con-
ference began to-day with devotional ex-
ercises, led BY Rev. ]. C. Reed. Of VIZ
GINA. Bishop j. ]. Tigert, who was or
dained Yesterday. presided. A motion fix
Ing the first Wednesday in May, 1910. as
tile time for holding the next conference
prevailed
discussion arose over the report OF
the Church Extension Committee, which
made several changes In the personnel
Of the board. but the report was ADOPT
cd. The report recommended hearty sup
port Of the church extension work, es-
pecIally in the new fields Of Cuba, OK
lahoma and Indian Territory ana tIe
rural districts of the South. s'
/ An answer by the special committee
appointed for the purpose was made to
the recent protest filed against the pro
posed new statement OF faith, The an
swer was signed by G. M. Bishop, Q. ~.
Brown and J. C. Scruggs,. and SAD that
Tho protest had been read with sorrow
and Management" The reply also stated
that It had noe been suggested by any
representative Of the majority tral tiete
would be or was needed any REVISION OF
The faith. but that the conference only
authorized the commission to invite other
branches of the Methodist faith to unite e
IN preparing IAN adequate statement OF
the common faith of the followers of
John Wesley" The reply was severe
in some places. and dealt with the sub
ject In considerable detail az .is.s85a4
Closes Exposition on Sunday. !,
After the document had been Eeaa
Rishop Ward took the chair. an amehn-
ment was made to the report OF the Cr-
mittee sabbath o. TO wA, re
,uIra lint the gates OF the jamestown
Exposition be closed % Sunday a
telegram of greeting was received IRON
the Cumberland Presbyterian General
Assembly at Decatur, H.
The Epworth League board was elected
as follows. Bishop a. W, Wilson, pre 1M
dent. ]. NJ. Barcus A. +. Watkins, W.
T. Mcclure, r. b. King, r. P. Peabody
and j. G. Brown. 81,