New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-30
METHODISTS EDITORS
Named at Conference in Baltimore
Other Business.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribun.

Baltimore Nav 9-The Methodist Episcopal
General Conference to-day named the following
editors of Methodist publications: Methodist Re
view" William V. Kelley; Christian Advocate.
James w Buckley; Western Christian Advocate.
Levi Gilbert; Northwestern Christian Advocate
David D. Thompson; Central Christian Advocate,
Claudius B. Spencer; "Pittsburg Christian Advo-
cate" J. ]. Wallace. California Christian Advo-
cate" D. L. RAIDER; Christian Apologist, A y!
Mast; "Haus and Herde' Frederick Muntz; "Ep-
worth Herold,' Stephen j. Herben; Sunday Schooi
Periodicals. John F. Mcfarland; southwestern
Christian Advocate" r. E. Jones. All the pres
ent incunbents were elected except in the case OF
the "Pittsburg Christian Advocate. which mas
been managed by the Rev. DIR. Smith, who mas
been elevated the episcopacy.
Secret ayes returned follows: Dr. Robert
Forbes. Board of Home Missions and church tx
tension DR.. McB Mason negro, Freedmens AID
Society, and DIR. f. NJ. Randall, Epworth League
all reflections. DR.. David e. Downey was choseu
secretary Of the Board of Sunday Schools and Ut
Joseph B. Hinseley, secretary of the boara vi
Conferences, both new bodies. There was no choicc
on the first ballot for secretaries of the Board o.
Foreign Missions. Board of Education and an 2c-
dtonal secretary of the Freedmens Ala society
The Rev. DR.. A B. Leonard. Who has been sec
rotary of the Foreign Mission Board for twenty
years and of the leading members OF the
General Conference received 346. and Dr. Homer
Stuntz. field secretary of the same board VINO
made a strong for the bshopric. got 5iS votes
for the place.
overture of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
for a restatement of faith. The overture contehl-
plated the cooperation of all the METHODIST
churches in movement for the preparation. OF Il
statement of doctrine for worldwide Methodism
Among the reports adopted to-day was one pro-
viding for a constitution for the Board OF Foreign
Missions. Another from the committee on dea-
coness' work unifeS this type OF churcH service as
to supervision.
Because of the backward state of legislation and
to insure the consideration of the most important
committee reports ready for presentation. sltty
committee appointed. with instructions 10 re-
port tomorrow what questions 1t determined were
most deserving of the attention of the conference
One of the uveliest debates to-day was over the
proposition allowing the board to aid churches IN
downtown districts in college communities and In
other crucial places for the church where edfhces
costing more than $4,000 would be called for This
finally passed and the report adopted aS d
whole with the changes noted.
The reports from the committee the epscopacy
relative to the districng of bishops and the assign
ment of their residences were adopted without de-
bate In the matter of districting the bishops the
conference sentiment was expressed in a request
that during the coming quadrenniuIn. where prac-
ticable the Board of Bishops should arrange that
individual bishops SHOULD hold contiguous confer
ences, and for two more years IN succession
This request was in sense mandatory. but pro-
vdes for an experiment that may eventuate IN a
dstricted episcopacy.
A motion was passed limiting the number of field
agents to two. there being a general sentiment in
favor of retrenchment The conference did away
with the district boards of home missions and
church extension.
United States Senator A. J. BeveridEe. of Indiana,
will deliver the Grafton at the Memorial Day ex-
ercises which the conference will hold to-morro"
afternoon.