The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-05

Baltimore, Md, June 4.-Reports and
other business was rushed through the
Methodist Episcopal conference at both
morning and evening sessions with the
greatest dispatch. There was little dis
cussion of most of the questions. In
this way a large amount of matter or
routine character pertaining to the gov
eminent of the church was disposed of.
Some of the more important measures,
however, had to run the fire of debate
before being acted upon. One OF these
pertained to heresy trials. Hereafter
the conference cid that Methodist
Episcopal bishops will be relieved of the
duty of passing upon charges of heresy
which will be laid against professors in
theological seminaries. These COM
plants II they come to the bishops.
will In the future be turned over to the
ts a member, II he be a minister, and
IL a layman to the pastor of the church
to which he belongs.
A report which received careful con-
s%ideration before 1t finally was adopted
was n doing away with he six
months probation system. Under the
new rule persons may be received into
the church as soon as they are recon-
mended by the official board, or by the
class leaders n stewards meeting,
with the approval of the pastor. While
doino away with the old method, it
dlBO dlIORH lOTf IL UcIlOu u PROBATION OIL
any length that may be deemed neces-
say.
The committee on the episcopacy
reported favorably as to the characters
Of all the bishops n effective mis-
sionary bishops, and the report was
board Of bishops, spoke of the difficult
~ of formulating a universally salts
factory plan for the assignment of he
bishops. The following were an
nOunced:
Alabama, Atlanta, Central Alabama and
Alaska mission and East Oklahoma mis-
sion, Bishop Smith.
Arizona, California, German and Cali
fOrnia, Bishop Warren.
Atlantic, Baltimore, Central New York,
Austin, Gulf and Iowa. Bishop Quayie.
Black Hills, Bishop Mcintyre.
Blu Ridge. Central Tennessee, East
Tennessee and Holston, Bishop Goodeli.
Central German, Bishop Neulsen.
Central Illinois and Illinois, Bishop
Bishop Nicely.
Cincinnati, Indiana and Kentucky, Bish-
Colorado, Bishop Mcdowell.
Columbia river and Idaho, Bishop
Dakota, Bishop Wilson.
Detroit, Erie and Michigan, Bishop
f10InlllOn.
Minnesota, North Dakota. Northern
Minnesota, Northern Swedish and Nor
wegian-Danish. Bishop Wilson.
Missouri. Northwest Iowa and Western
Swedish, Bishop Spellmyer.
Montana, North Montana and Wyoming
mission, Bishop Mcdowell.
Nebraska. North Nebraska and West
Nebraska, Bishop Mcintyre.
Nevada mission, Paciic-Chinese mis-
sion. Pacific-Japanese mission, southern
California, Bishop Warren.
New Mexico, English mission, New
Mexico, Spanish mission n Oklahoma,
Bishop Smith.
North Carolina, Bishop Cranston.
Northern German, Northwest German,
81. Louis German and West German,
Bishop Neulsen.
Northwest Indiana, P%ittsburg and South
efn Illinois. Bishop Berry.
Savannah and South Carolina, Bishop
Hamilton.
4, Ohio. Bishop Anderson.
OREGON, Puget Sound West Norwegian
Danish, Bishop Hughes.
/. Southern German, Texas and West
Texas, Bishop Quayle.
], Upper Iowa, Bishop Lewis.
/ Central Ohio, Bishop Bristol.
The usual resolutions of thank were
adopted and h minutes OF the session
were approved.