Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-29
MINISTERS VOTE
TO MAINTAIN OLD
DISCIPLINE LAWS
METHODIST EPISCOPALIANS
TAKE FIRM STAND
NEW PARAGRAPH ON DIVORCE is
PREPARED
Bishops Assigned to Various Episcopal
Residences, Los Angeles and
Detroit Withdrawing Their
Respective Claims
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BALTIMORE, May 2S.-Adverse ac-
tion today by the Methodist Episcopal
general conference on an apparently
unimportant motion Is said tonight to
have back of it determination on the
part of large number of the delegates
to bury the whole question of whether
or not paragraph 248 of the book of
discipline, which deals with amuse-
ments, shall be changed.
The motion in question was that a
time be set for consideration of the
report of the committee which has had
the question under consideration. The
motion was lost by decisive vote.
Rev. DIR. r. A. Chase has prepared
a new paragraph which will be offered
to the conference for insertion in the
Book of Discipline relative to divorce.
1t calls upon the proper national au-
thorities to make a special study of
divorce and is intended to create a
sentiment in favor of uniform divorce
laws in all the states of the Union,
findings of the interchurch conference
of Protestant churches on this sub
ject.
The paragraph also suggests that in
the proposed uniform laws a provision
be included requiring as a prerequisite
to the filing Of a suit for divorce by
any one coming to such state for the
purpose of filing such suit a stay of
the same length of time as would be
necessary to secure legal residence
in that state.
The assignment of bishops to the
various episcopal residences was re-
ported to the committee on the episco-
pacy tonight by special committee of
nineteen and adopted by the full COM
mittee during a meeting tonight that
lasted until nearly midnight. The as
signments are as follows:
Boston-John w. Hamilton.
Buenos Ayres-Frank M. Bristol.
Buffalo-Joseph w. Berry.
Chattanooga-Wil F. Anderson.
Chicago-William F. Mcdowell
Cincinnati-David H. Moore.
Denver-Henry w. Warren.
Foo Chow-W. s. Lewis.
New Orleans-Thomas b. Neeley.
New York-Daniel A. Goodsell.
Oklahoma. City--William A. Quayle.
Omaha-John L, Nuelson.
Pekin-James w. Bashford
iladelphia-Luther B. Wilson.
Portland, Ore.-Charles w. Smith.
st. Louis--Henry Spellmyer.l
st. Paul-Robert Mcintyre.
San Francisco-Edwin F. Hughes.
Washington, D. C.-Earl Cranston.
Zurich, William Burt.
Cookies Appeal Dismissed
Rev. George A. Cookies appeal
against the ruling of Bishop Moore in
the matter of Cookies charges against
Chancellor ]. r. Day of Syracuse uni
versity, whom he charged with disre-
spect to President Roosevelt, has been
dismissed by the judiciary committee
of the general conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church.
The report of the commission on the
San Francisco Methodist Episcopal
churches destroyed by the great fire
was unanimously adopted today after
an appeal for funds by Bishop John w.
Hamilton and the delegates from Cali
fornia. Laymen attending the conven-
tion have already subscribed $4,000 to-
ward the fund of $250,O0O asked for the
purpose
The new episcopal residences were
fixed at New Orleans, st. Paul, Okla
homa City. Foo Chow and Peking. At
tempts to have Los Angeles or Detroit
named in place of Philadelphia were
withdrawn today. They were renewed
at the expense of New Orleans, but the
effort failed.
1t was decided to merge the publish
ine interests of the denomination now
under two corporations, the
Methodist Book Concern at New York
and the Western Methodist Book COM
pany at Cincinnati, in one corporation.
Both publishing plants will be contin-
ued.
DR.. Frank M. Bristol of Washington
has received from President Roosevelt
a note of congratulation on his election
to the episcopacy.