The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-12
Strong Address of Bishop
 Wilson.
CONFERENCE WAS ENTHUsED
Proposed to Build Magnificent
 Church at Capital.
Appeal of Rev. w. w. wadsworth Charged With Lmmorality sus- tsined by Committee-Bishop
 Granberry Arrives and Is
 Cordially erected.

Birmingham. May 11.-tspeciaL)-- One of the liveliest debates heard on the floor of the fifteenth General Con- ference of. the Methodist Episcopal Church. South. was prcipitated today when the resolution proposing new statement of faith came up on fa- vorable report for consideration by the , General Conference.
 There is considerable division on the subject and when it Is taken up again tomorrow the indications are there will be a continuation or the discussion. Three bishops made short speeches against the proposed change. one spoke in favor of it. and all of the bish- ops might have been called on had not Bishop Galloway. in response to calls for his name, stepped to the front of the platform and said; T hope the time may never come when bish- ops will feel called upon to take part in your discussion.
 It was the time for adjourn ment nd although many wanted the discussion to continue longer, the motion to ad iourn prevailed before a final vote was taken. The question gives prom ise of taking, up much of the time or the conference tomorrow.
 5Acting on a report of the commit tee of appeals,the conference today. reversed the decision of the North Georgia conference in suspending the Rev W. W. Wadsworth of Hartwell, for alleged immortality. The minister was charged with kissing member or his church.
 A telegram of greeting was sent the Southern Baptist Convention, which as- sembled in Chattanooga today
 s<...t t.xxs. fa1 hxx church xtension-committee asking the church at4farge to pledge itself to raise s20e,000 toward the erection of a representative church at Washington. with the, understanding that Mount Vernon church of that city will raise s75.oeo. Tt Is proposed to erect monumental church at the capital of the nation to cost $2,7S0.000. <,
 The Sundey schools committee sug- sested that, the third Sunday In May : each year be designated Childrens Day.
 law was enacted creating fund ,f not less than $i0.0oo which shall be styled the tract fund. The purpose is to develop a literature suitable for distribution upon the selection and ap- proval of the board of managers.
 The appointment of assistant super intendents in Sunday schools was left to the respective Sunday schools after a heated debate.
 Institute for Negro Preachers. Another important. resolution in the conference today was a. resolution in- troduced by W. R. Lambuth, secretary board of missions. and others, request ing the college of bishops to appoint a commission of five to meet a similar commission of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church to be provided for by the general conference now in session in Memphis. The purpose of the con ference has to do with the holding of institutes for colored preachers. the furtherance of educational work, the promotion of missionary effort at home and abroad. and such questions as may pertain to federation or union of the CoIored Methodist Episcopal Church with other Colored Methodist Churches in the United States.
 Bishop John c. Cranberry of Richmond. Va. occupied a scat on the rostrum at the First Methodist Church today when the eighth session of the general conference of thef Methodist Episcopal Church. South, was called to order. His arrival makes a total of eleven bishops in Birmingham at the present time, or every living bishop of the Southern Methodist Church. In addition to Bishop Cranberry. only one other bishop, H. C. Morrison, of New Orleans, was present when the time for calling today's session arrived. Bishop Norris )n rapped for order and intro duced the Rev. John s. Hutchinson of the Baltimore conference. who con ducted the devotional exercises.
 Before proceeding with any busi- ness" said Bishop Hoss, T have a pleasant duty to perform. I desire to introduce one Of our superannuated bishops, J. c. Cranberry
 When Bishop Cranberry arose he . was greeted with applause and some one on the platform said "superfine. Bishop Hoss repeated the word and said the amendment was very appropriate
 T am very glad to be with you to- day. said Bishop Cranberry. Al though there is much of form in what you have to do. yet after all there is one spirit. If can do nothing else there is one thing I can do. l can join you in earnest prayer"
 After making a few remarks Bishop Cranberry took his seat and the com gregation sang an old Methodist hymn.
 Telegram to Baptists.
 The Rev. E. O. Watson made a mo- ton that the conference send a teIe- gram of greeting to the Southern Bap- fist convention which assembled in Chattanooga today. The motion was instructed to send the following dis patch;
 Birmingham. Ala, May II, 1906. Southern Baptist Convention Chatta-
 nooga Tenn;
 The general conference of the Meth odist Episcopal Church, South, sends greeting to the Southern Baptist Con- vention The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you
 J. J. Tigert, Secretary.
 committee of physicians submit ted for the consideration of the confer ence a resolution adopted by the Med icaI Association of Alabama, IL op- nosed the insertion of medical adver- tIsements in religious papers and was referred to the committee on publish ing interests. ....
 The itinerancy committee made d ron-concurrent report on memorials from the quarterly conference of the Mulberry Street Church, Macon. South Georgia Conference, Rayne Memorial Church, New orleans, and others, ask ing for tho removal of the tlme-limit from the pastorate of the church. Ref, erence to resolution signed by M, F. Arnold and C. H. Duty asking for