The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05
BISHOPS GATHER
 AT NASHVILLE
important Missionary Work Is
 Discussed By ASSembIage
ASSIGNMENTS ARE MADE
Bishop Galloway Presdes Over the Conference Which Reviews the Work of the Past Year and
 Makes Appointments.

Nashville, May 1.-The College of Bish ops of the Methodist Episcopal church. south, concluded it's session here today. Bishop C. B. Galloway of Jackson, Miss, the senor bishop in attendance. presided and Bishop W. A. Candler of Atlanta, Ga, acted as secretary. Those present were Bishops c. B. Galloway, Jackson, Miss; E. R. Hendrix, Kansas CityS Mo; J. S. Key, Sherman, Tex; w. A. Candler, At lanta, Ga; II. c, Morrison. Leesburg, Fla; E. E. Hoss, Nashville, Tenn; Seth Ward, Houston, Tex; James Atkins, Waynesville, N. c.
 Bishop o. P. Fitzgerald. who is a super annuated bishop, also attended the meet ing. Bishop A. w. Wilson of Baltimore, Md. who has been seriously i'll. was ab- sent He stated in letter that he was recovering rapidly and asked that he be assigned to work. The session here was to review the work or administration of the past year and for the bishops to as- sign themselves to the presidencies of the annual conferences for the succeeding year.
 This meeting is very important just at this time, owing to the extensive mission ary work that is being done by the church in home and foreign fields. The board of missions comprises about 40 members of whom several are officers. The work as to missions in every respect was discussed and reports thereon heard.
 Another important meeting today was that of the Sunday school board.
 The book committee of the Methodist Episcopal church, south. will not meet in this city this year as has been the cus- tom, but the meeting will begin Wednes- day in Dallas Tex.
 The last important feature was the ap pontment of bishops to preside over the various conferences, or what is known as the plan of Episcopal visitation The list of appointments follows:
 First district: Bishop A. w. Wilson, North Carolina conference, Raleigh, N. C., December l. South Carolina confer ence, Abbeville, s. C., December 8. Bald- more conference, Washington, D. C., March 23.
 Second district: Bishop c. B. Galloway, Illinois conference, Waverley, H., Septem- Der 23. German Mission conference, Houston, Tex, October 21. North Mis- sissppi conference, Okolona, Miss, No vember 24
 Mississippi conference, Brookhaven, Miss, December 1.
 Florida conference, IakeIanu, Fla, De- cember 16.
 Third district: Bishop E. R. Hendrix. New Mexico conference, Fl Paso, Tex, September 23. Arkansas conference, Mor- rilton, Ark, November 8. Memphis con ference, Greenfield, Tenn. November To- North Georgia conference, Atlanta, Ga, November II. South~Georgia conference, Waynesboro, Ga., December l.
 Fourth district: Bishop J. s. Key, West
 
 27. Northwest Texas conference, Stam- ford, Tex, November 10 North Texas conference, Paris. Tex, November IT.
 Texas conference, Jacksonville, Tex, De- cember l.
 Fifth district: Bishop w. A. Candler, Denver conference, Trinidad, Col, August 12. Missouri conference, Savannah, Mo-, August 25. Southwest Missouri confer ence, Kansas City,. Mo, September l. St. Louis conference, Fredericktown Mo, September 19 Cuba mission, Santiago, Cuba, January A. 1910. Mexican border, mission conference, San Antonio, Tex, February 3. Central Mexican mission con- ference, San Luis Potosi, Mex, February 1O Northwestern Mexican mission confer ence, Nogales Ariz., February 24.
 Sixth district; Bishop H. c. Morrison, south Brazil mission, Porto Allegro, Brazil, July r. Brazil mission conference, Piraci- caba Brazil, July 2S. Virginia confer ence, Newport News, Va, November 19. South Alabama conference, Roanoke, Ala. November 24 Alabama conference, Ope- lika, Ala, December l.
 Seventh district: Bishop E. E. Hoss, Kentucky conference. Paris, Ky, Septem- Der S. Western Virginia conference, Paintsville, Va. September 15. Louisville conference, Henderson, Ky, September 29 Holston conference, Johnson City, Tenn, October G. Tennesse conference, Frank lin, Tenn, October IS.
 Eighth district: Bishop Seth Ward, Japan mission. Arma, Japan, August 25. Corea mission, Seoul, Corea, September 9. China mission conference, Soo Chow, China, September 29. Little Rock con ference, Arkdelphia. Ark, December l. ! Louisiana conference, Alexandria, La, De- cember S. White River conference, Searcy Ark. December 15
 Ninth district: Bishop Atkins Montana conference Bozeman, Mont, September g. East Columbia conference, Spokane, Wash, September Is. Columbia confer ! ence, Medford Ore, September g. Pa cifc conference, San Jose, Cal, Septem- Der 30. Los Angeles conference. Phoenix Ariz, October '. Oklahoma conference, Muskogee, Okla, ,~ November 9 Western North Carolina conference, Hickory, N. G. November 24.