Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19
WILL PROBABLY ELECT 8 BISHOPS
Committee in Charge Of the Matter
viii Report for the Increased Num-
ber-Time Not Ripe for the Unit.
ino Of the Southern and Northern
Churches, Says Committee.
(By Associated rress.)

BALTIMORE, MD. May ls.--It 3
reported tonight on what seems ex-
'cellent authority that the report OF
the committee on the Episcopacy
odist EpisCopa! General Conference
tomorrow. will recommend the cleo
ton of ten bishops. Hitherto II has
been generally believed that the NUM-
Der rcComme ended will be eigth. but
within the past few days owing to
the publication of figures showing
the great cost of the Episcopacy. the
impression has become prevalent
that the number OF bishops elected
would be less than eight
While the sessions of the commit.
tee are private. 1t is understood that
a portion Of the committee favored
recommending that seven bishops be
elected while the remainder advo-
Gated ten and that the latter have
prevailed. The present bishops are
said to have favored smaller num-
her than any OF those mentioned
'sfx. IN point Of fact However. there
seems a probability that when the
report Is laid before the conference
the number finally decided upon and
elected viii! he eight.
The DiscipIininn Clause.
Second only in interest 10 the cleo
ton of bishops perhaps Is the final
action IF the paragraph e the church
discipline relating to amusemen.s
touching on the address OF the bi.h-
ops which recommended the exclI-
sion Of dancing. card playing and
certain other words from the para
graph. by decisive vote the COM
mitt'c on the state Of the church to
which the mater was referred decided
10 recommend that the paragraph on
amusemcnts remain as it now stabns
and thus negatived the recommends
ti"n Of the bishops.
The vote In committee was nearly
three to one against making any
change
Memorial services in honor Of the
bishops and officers OF the general
conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church who have died during
the past aradrennial occupied the
greater portion Of the day. Before
! the memorial service began a report
~ the committee on the state Of
the church on International peace
was rad and adopted. II reviewed
| briefly the things accomplished by
the International conference held at
the Hague and disapproved the main
tenance Of LARD, standing military
forces by tie countries OF the world.
The time for organs union between
the Methodist Episcopal Church and
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South. has not yet fully como in the
judgmen, of the committee On fed
Grafton. and was set forth in a report
! r,ady for submission to the general
conference.
One Step Toward Federation.
The committee. however. concurs
! in the Recommendation Of the joint
committee OF federation concerning
a practical method OF putting fcs'cra-
ion into operation. Tnis provides
In brief that where there are churches
of the two branches of Episcopal
N-i!;odists they may unite II ma
ioriiy of the membership OF both
| branches dcsi.c.
Tho committee coucHrs also In the
| recommendation Of the joint curn-
| mission On fed ration for the appoint d.
| mont uf a federal council for two
churches. Tho Methodist Episcopal
Church. south has already agrret
IN appoint mrmb"rs 10 tho federal
council
Another report " tn" federation
committee recommends that tho CON-
miitcc on fed ration no continued and
that Il bc cmpnwcr"I to sSigaie
tn. United Ercthrcu aud such Other
branches of Ncihniism a. Il may be
Hove arc sympathetic. "a coEfcr
/ through similar commissions concern
Ing federation. or organic union ss
IN the Judgment "f the said churches
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