The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-12
DRAMATIC SCENE
At CONF [ FERENCE | |:
With Tears in Eyes Bish-
op Gambler En-
braces Prelato,
GREAT DEBATE
OVER REVISION.
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Bishop Cranberry Gets Warm
Welcome From Body-Corn-
mittees Make Report on
Several Important Me
MORALS W. Three
New Bishops.
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(specinlt 10 The Times Dispatch.)

Especial 10 Thc Times Dispatch.)
BI!,sIiNGITAM. ALA. May 1.-THE
srcatcst debate that has occurred during
he present session Of tho General Con"
ference ana one or the greatest IN ne ne
hi..orv Sof &t tie Methodist Episcopal
81 C,hurcl. South, was ETccipitated this
morning, when Rev. pr. W. r. llilett'
V chairman or the special committee on
statement OF faith. presented m report
OF the committee, requesting Inc ap-
,,oi,,t1ncnt OF n commission to meet Ike
commissions from other great branches
ar tho Methodist Church. 70 forinhlnle
i, ,5,,cw statement OF faith for worldwide
hIctlolisln.
517@ What Dr.. Tillett Said.
In presenting tho report DR.. Tillctt
made d, able and eloquent plea FOR re-
yjsIon. After rccounting the conditions
under witch John Wesley abridged.
changed and modified the thirty-nll'e ar
ticIcs Of religion originally drafted W
Archbishop Crann,cr, of the Ciiurch OF
r,n,,land giving to the Methodist lIpls-
coral u church IN America In 1854 the
"a twenty-tlvc articles OF religion, ne ae-
g 1.lared that while they met the demand
a. that time they do not adeduatey
espress The faith OF Methodism to-day.
"I believe he said that the Metiio-
t1Ist cred Is ms strong as that OIL any
church gor to-day, but am OF the op'il'o',
that the church must grow II cahi,ol chl
+ stand still, but must progress VIII Win 'le
fines Changes must be made 10 meet
new conditions . 3SE
}5 believe that five secure n revision
and obtain Il new statcment9of the faith
a Of Worldwide hlcthodism, we VIII nave
"a holy enthusiasm e1llaled by no church
q ir the world ,l
5 He closed with an earnest plea for the
conference TO emulate the example Of Is
great founder by meeting present condi-
tiona as he met those Or his day
Bishops Speech. #
Al the conclusion OF DIR. Tillct's speech,
REV. DR. a. j. Lamar, owing to the
gravity OF the subject, made a motion
that the senior bishop and other bishops
who might wish to speak. be accorded
tho privileges OF the floor. n most M
usual procedure for n general conf ercnce
the bishops not having the right TO speak
! except by a vote of Lhe conference.
Pishop Wilson the senior. old and feeble
Ir body but strong and mighty IN IN
telcct. made his way toward the front
OF the rostrtlm and with n touch Of his
old time fire lie entered an earnest plea
for The statement OF faith as the church
: r. s J : 5lF *
nov has it. ~
~ am afraid 10 nut spiritual experiences
IN a friGid creed Of stone instead OF In
tho tablets ofElhe heart. and when you
undertake TO do this you will offend some
OF our finest aud choicest spirits Touch
the Ark of God lightly, brethren,' said
thn bi.l,on
t,;.i,,,, Iyueo, navnrthelcss ala n,t
object To the appointment OF the COM
a. mission TO formulate brief and clear
d NIctl,o,,ian,E cnntainod In +hc ff,vt1,,o scr
,,,,ns nr 1ob,5 X,reaIo, an, M rotns nm
the New Testament. '5
Dramatic Scene.
rho dramatic sceno of ,bos n,orn,,,
49,. ,,,,nn at IA conl,,,sion ~ tho no
sntn, n.hon,s Wa rr., aa ~ ~, i, !. !. ,,,i,
,a,rs IL rnan,In,. down l,a faca IA ~.
,r,v II Rishnn. Ivilsnn and threw his
,.,n. aront sthn ,ecL or ,,,n5 so,in,. ,,,sln,s
4 npd rollnL lin 10 hju h,oas, ,,.l,iIo ,,,n
annfo,cn,e 8,nitcd in sinrin,r NAV 1,irm
:, i,a,,nII,,ion', ~. 3 Il N. 5.t5
1.;.hnn n M Hendrix NJ tboB c,1,a ~ ,he
n,,farcncr rnvn q rcmnrko hlni' den,ou
:. s,rntinn ~ prcat strength ~ thonp h i n,,l
1nnrnue when he threw himself into the
breach between Bishop Wilson and DR..
,rjliett by declaring that while there
"a no need for abrogating the present
abatement of faith It is incumbent llponl
t,,r church 10 fortify Itself In the udvalc-
pl position of tho present age
~ ,Evcry creed is defensive against tho
false faiths Of It's time said Bishop Hen
dix, ,'and permit me- in all candor, to
SAY. we ure conuuering new territory from
tho enemy and It is necessary to fortfy
ourselves"
The conference adjourned without TAX.
IN; action, ana it's understood lhat ~.
W. r. Lambeth, lnsslon'lIS ~
nn1 member or tne sp'.n't aa.n,,,,a"a no,,,
whr, bromgmL si9n u, 'v wito.morrow, make
sneech a.n in IFS support.
y ''if ~, NJ. p;cho,,e