The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-26
nat Method Of Handling the
Saloon Question
Is Endorsed by the Methodfst
Episcopal Conference.
TWO MORE BISHOPS.
Drs. Lewis and Hughes Chosen
on Fifteenth Ballot.
Methodist Protestant Delegates
Report on Union.

baitlmore, May 26.-Rey DR.. WILL
son s. Lewis, president of Morninr-
SIDE college. Sioux City, Ia, and Rev.
Dr. Edwin H. Hughes, president of
Depauw university, Green Castle. Ind.
were elected bishops on the fifteenth
ballot at the M. E. general confer.
ence today. This left but two To ba
chosen out of the eight which tbe
conference decided should be named
at this session
Hev. Dr.. Thomas H. Lewis, Rev.
DR.. A. l.. Reynolds, and ]. w. Her
ring, the special commission. an
pointed by the Methodist Protestant
conference at Pittsburg last week. al
return delegation to respond to the
overtures looking toward organized
Union with the Methodist Episcopal
church, were introduced today. They
were received with great enthusiasYn.
Ine response of the Methodtst
Protestants as given by DR.. Lewis
was that the body believed in and
were eager Tor organic union. but
both north and south. it Isl mcst
deslrous of joining a united Method-
ism. They desire to make their move
ment towards large union of the
Methodist Episcopal church and the
Methodist Episcopal church south. To
add to the sentiment towards tlis
larger union the Methodist Protest.
ants are asking the United Rrethren
denomination to cooperate with them
| IN seeking this end, in this way re-
United Brethren looking tow.- -.
organic union between the Methodist
FroteStants and that body
Inc sixteenth ballot for bishops is
reported to have resulted in the elec-
lion Ms, OF Dr. Mcintyre, of Los Angeles.
1 f7y,ic
reporting to the morning session. but
Will De announced at the meeting a.
the conference late this afternoon.
Favor Anti-Saloon League.
baltimore, May 26.-The recommen-
| dation in the majority report in the
Mstnoaist episcopal general conference
lndorsin9 -tQeaf eDftAn. and the anti
saloon league as the effective means to
reach the desired result caused a df-
VISION IN the committee and brought
| out two reports. Governor ]. Frank
| Hanly OF Indiana, chairman of the tenn
perance committee, led the majority
forces with p. A. Baker, national sup
er1ntendent of the anti-saloon league
and j. X. Shields of Chicago. superin-
tendent or the anti-saloon league of IL
nnois as his chief lieutenants. All three
made stirring speeches favoring local
option.
Rev. DR.. A. B. Leonard from the
Cincinnati conference and Chancellor ].
+. Day OF Syracuse university, stood
In the front rank of the advocates of
the minority report, but the sentiment
Of the bulk of the delegates against it
which manifested itself last Saturday
was more pronounced, leaving little
doubt as to the result. Finally the
minority report was tabled and the
majority recommendation adopted ov-
erwhelminglyamid tumultious applause
The minority vote was 10.
New Episcopal residences are to be
established if a recommendation OF the
committee of the Episcopacy is adopt
ed in Pekin, a city of Oklahoma, New
Orleans, Omaha and Detroit, and that
il Minneapolis will be discontinued.
Two bishops will be assigned to China
and the next foreign bishop will be
placed in France.
The committee on revision has de-
cided to recommend elimination from
the Baptismal service of the declara-
ton that all men are conceived and
born in sin. The same committee will
ing that the word catholic" meaning
universal, be omitted from the apos-
ties creed when used by Methodists.
Just as the debate on the temperance
reports was about to commence, the
result of the eleventh ballot for bish-
ops was announced. 1t showed no
election.
The name Of DR.. Freeman Reward of
San Francisco. who received q votes
on this ballot, was withdrawn.
Rev. DR.. Charles w. Smith of Pitts
burg, was elected bishop on the twelfth
ballot
President Murlin of Baker universi-
the general conference, has received
the promise Of $4,000 for completion OF
the new gymnasium at Baker.