The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-05
TO CONSOLIDATE
CHURCH PAPERS
This Among Many Important Me
morials to General Methodist
Conference.
MINISTER is UNDER FIRE 1:
The Credentials Of Member Of
Arkansas Conference Being
Closely Inspected.
MINISTER is UNDER FIRE + L:
(soecial to The Times Dispa tch )

Especial to The Times Dspatch.)
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, May 4.-The sec
ond day OF the general conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South. wit
messed a considerable increase in at
tendance.
The conference was called to order by
Bishop A. W. Wilson, who retired from
the chair In favor OF Bishop w. w. Dun
can, after devotional services, which
were led by Or. y. H. Mclean, of Bon
ham, Texas.
Memorials Presented.
During the cali for memorials BalH-
more Conference, through It's chairman.
DIR. Collins Denny submitted a number,
one Of which had reference to the re-
building Mt. Vernon Church at Wash
ington. The Virginia Conference SUB
mitted memorial with reference to
changing the ritual so as to be moro
suitable for the burial Of a child; one to
allow the presiding bishop Of an annual
conference to appoint a preacher to Anti
Saloon League work: another to allow
local and travelling deacons to admin
lister the Lords Supper, and to allow
preachers on trial In an annual confer
ence to baptize candidates and marry
the people. "a
Another important memorial was to
so change the law that no bishop can
appoint a presiding elder for more than
eight years consecutlvely.
The most important memorial offered.
however was that looking to the con-
soldaton Of the church papers. Rev. j..
s. Peters vii submit plan In accordance
with the memorial. The plan OF Mr.
Peters contemplates doing away with
the Nashville Christian Advocate and a
strong and beautifully illustrated patent
sheet printed in Nashville and distributed
to the presence conference organs for
local matter.
The conference was thrown into an up
roar by local photographer requesting
the privilege to take a flashlight picture
of the body interior and exterior. Rev.
George Stewart moved that the photo
grapher- wait until after dinner to take
Che picture interior All 5.
Judge Barham, OF Newport News. ar
rived and took his seat with the body.
Hesterner Held Up.
The appeal OF Rev. w. w, Wadsworth,
a member OF North Georgia conference,
who had been suspended for one year
from the ministry. was offered and re-
ferred to the committee on appeals.
The credentials OF Rev. James Thomas,
Of Arkansas conference are being ques-
toned before the committee. 1t Is all
legged tina t. Mr.. Thomas has a. mysterious
past andsone into which the conference
desires to look. His opponents claim that
Thomas is not his name at all and that
1T is not true that he was ever prosecut-
ing attorney Of San Francisco. which Mr.
Thomas says he was. No records exist
showing thatshe was as he claims
Virginia captured two chafrmanships
3 Dr. Paul Whitehead is chairman of the
Committee on Episcopacv, and Dr.. B. f..
Lipscomb is chairman OF Committee on
1tneracy.
These are the two most important conf
mittees in the conference Rev. r. II.
Bennett was made a member of the
Bible, Board. w. a. =.
Colored Methodists.
(By Associated Press.)
VI MEMPHIS, TENN, May 4.-Delegates
10 the general conference OF the colored
Methodist Episcopal Church, in session
here, were welcomed on behalf of the
city to-day by Mayor J. H. Malone and
Judge j. II. Steen. Rev R. a. Carter,
OF Augusta. Ga, responded. The dis
clsson of routine matters occupied the
remainder OF to-day's session.
The conference will probably be in
eacston for several weeks