The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-08
Virginians Prominent.

3 u -ls9- 4.
Row. Or. James, Cannon, Jr., offered u
communication from the National Anti.
Saloon League requesting the General
Conference to appoint ten delegates with
alternates to attend the next National
Convention. which meets in St.lLOuls In
October. rhc request was granted. q, h
81 The conference contains many bgs men,,
hut none rank hghcrtthnn the Virginia
sdelcgation Rev DR.. Paul Whitehead Is
|. looked on as the greatest pnrlamcntarian
Sinbt the body. The conference got in y
pa Elementary tangle this morning and
DIR. Tigert, one Of the most talked OF
men for bishop called on DR.. Whitehead
to render his opinion. 1t was a big COM
pin1ent to Virginia to have her dele
gates elected to the two most important
charmanshlps In the conference.
AS usual the committee on publishing
Interests Is the storm center. After sew
era1 votes, Rev. Or. Palmorc, editor OF
lis st. Louis Advocate, was elected
Chairman Y over DR.. Blaylock, tho adj,
5mlnlstration candidate. The final vote
stood 10 to, Is. The question OF consol-.
datiop of tile church papers and Improve
nnent' Of Nashville Christian Advocate
was referred to n subcommittee and
Rev. Or. James Cannon was made chair
man of the subcommittee.
The Thomas Case.
On cali for appeals: the papers OF Rev.
J. S. Hawkins, of the Little Rock con-
ference, were referred to the committee
MI. Hawkins was charged with SANDER,
ling Rey. James Thomas ina public ad 4
dress In Little Rock Ark.
The protest which Mr.. Hawkins and
twenty-soven other, ministers and lay.
men Of Little Rock conference filed
against the seating OF Mr. Thomas, and.
which was referred TO the Committee OF
Credentials. was reported back TO me
conference and Mr. Thomas was seated.
These gentlemen then filed charges
against Mr. Thomas with Bishop Gallo
way. but the bishop has given no an
swcr as yet. At least he has not yet
appointed the committee on investigation
aThisD case Is glvingl5the church amuch.
IT, NIr.sf Thomas is guilty. as
charged !, OF hiding his identity the facts
ought to be known; II he is innocent,
he ought to have opportunitysto say as
much By accepted testimony.
Rev. Mr. Wadsworth. Of Georgia. who
was suspended for one year, is on the
ground to-day, looking after his anpenl
case Rev. DIR. r. T.. Wilson. OF Rich
mond, is on the committee OF appeals
from Virginia. W. A. c.
A special committee was created TO,
consider the matter.
...,5- Many Memorials. '
THE boundaries committee made q rel
port granting the North Georgia con-
ference four years longer in which TO
decide whether or not there should DC
q division of the conference. It also
granted the North Georgia conference
privilege 10 divide as 1t sees fit. Owing
to controversy that arose over other
features Of the report. the entire re-
port was rccommitted to the boundaries
committee Among the memorials pre-
scented, were the following:
Holston conference--Pettion for
change as To the baptism of children. =
Memphis nference-Afemorial as to
admissions into general conference. ID
Finance committee-Pctition con-
corning superannuated endowment Z
funds.
Board of missions Providing for
missionary society for instruction In
Sunday schools,
resolution providing that six years
shall he fixed rs ,he't imo limit for
(, pastors instead Of four
Kentucky conference.-the the ap-
. pointment Of presiding elders ne lor
more than four years..
Resolution To increase tho salaries q
of bishops to $1,000 a wear
Four New Bishops.
A movement which promises to bear
fluit Is on foot among the lay deiesates
to the general conference Of the Mctho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, for tho
election by the present conference OF.
four additlonak bishops 1t has been we'll
understood that two bishops We're to be
elected by this conference to- take the
place OF Bishop Cranbery and bishop
Fitxrerald, who are on the retired list
But it Is now pointed out that at least
two moro are necessary. ~
A meeting Of the lay delegates to take
action in the matter will he held, prob
ably tomorrow afternoon.
STATEMENT OF FAITH.
Resolution Provides for New