The Washington herald., 1908-05-29

Special TO The Washington Herald
Baltimore, Nd. May 2S-The subcom-
mittee Of the episcopacy committee OF
the General Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. after a five-hour ses-
sion at the Hotel Belvedere and a secret
session at Madison Square Church which
lasted until midnight. assigned the resi-
dences Of bishops as follows:
Boston. Mass.-Jchn ". Hamilton.
Buenos Ayres-Frank VI. Bristol.
Buffalo. y. Y.-John W Perry.
Chattanooga. Tenn.-William +. Anderson.
Cincinnati. Oho--Darid H. Moore
ChiCago-WiIliam f. Mcdowell
Denver Colo-Heury W Warren.
Foo Chow. China-W. s. Lewis
New Orleans. La.-Thomas b. NeeIy.
New York-Daniel A. GoodseH
Oklahoma City-William A. Quayle
Omaha-John l. Nuelseu
Pekin. China-I. ". Bashford
Phiadelrhia Luther r. Wilson
St. Paul. Minn--Robert sIcIutyre.
St LOUIS Mo.-Henry Srellmver.
San Francisco-Edwin H. Hughes.
Washington. ID. Carl Cranston.
Zurich. Switzerland -Wnlam Burt
Portland. Oreg.-C. ". smith
The changes in residences are as fol-
lows; Bishop Neely, from Buenos Ayres.
South America. 10 New Orleans: Bishop
Hamilton. from San Francisco to Boston;
Bishop Goodsell. from Boston to New
York; Bishop Luther B. Wilson. from
Chattanooga to Philadelphia.
Again seeks Negro Bishop.
Through Rev. DR.. R. J. Cooke. the book
editor OF the church, the negro members
from the Methodist Episcopal general con-
ference made another attempt TODAY to
have a colored bishop, by asking that
one Of the missionary bishops assigned 20
Africa be also given jurisdiction over the
colored conferences in the United States.
It was the intention by this means 10
have Bishop Scott the negro Bishop Of
Liberia, assigned 20 the work. The at
tempt was not successful. but It may be
renewed before the conference adiourns
on Monday next
The matter next In importance 10 come
before the conference was the election
Of four publishing agents, two for the
book concern at New York and two for
the book concern at Cincinnati. The
agents chosen for the New York estab-
lishment were Rev. Or. Homer Eaton and
Rev. Or. G. p. Manns. while those for
the Cincinnati concern were Rev. DR.. II.
c. Jennings and Mr.. Z. r. Graham, a lay
man.
Tomorrow the report OF the committee
on foreign missions. of which Rev. Dr.
John F.. Goucher. Of Baltimore. IS chair
man. will make It's appearance on the
floor Of the conference, and the indica-
tions are that 1t will be pretty badly
used up before the members get through
with it,
VIII Report on Divorce.
The subject of divorce. which has been
given prominence in this session Of the
conference. will come up tomorrow when
the report Of the committee on state Of
the church is made public
II is felt in many quarters that it is
time for the church 20 make a deliver
ance that shall be in harmony with the
trend of thought on the subject as ex-
pressed particularly through the confer
ence Of Protestant churches.
The author Of the new paragraph which
1t is desired to insert in the discipline Is
Rev. DR.. R. A. Chase. a presiding elder
from Colorado, who has already been
prominent in the debates Of the confer
ence.
The paragraph calls upon the proper
national authorities to make a special
study of the matter and to urge the pas
sage of uniform divorce laws. II also
asks that such laws shall include a pro-
vision that persons moving into State
for the purpose Of securing a divorce
shall be required TO remain there the
same length OF time as that required by
law TO attain a legal residence.