The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-21
Conference Takes Fav-
orable Action on Maj
ority Report.
BISHOPS LATER
VETO MEASURE
Matter Will Now Go to Annual
Conferences for Final Decision.
Debate on Question Is
Spirited - S suggested
Changes in Ritual
Adopted.
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| Asheville, N. c.. May 20.--Onc of the
| few times In the history of the Metho- :
| dist Episcopal Church, South, when
| the college of bishops has found 1t
| advisable to veto an act of the Cen
| eral Conference. was to-day. Since the
| opening OF the General Conference
the discussion on the proposed change
In the name OF the church has been
| anticipated with special interest.
| This discussion came during the
| morning session, following the report
of the commission on revisals. which
presented majority and minority
report on this question. The majority
report recommended that the name of
the church be changed from the
Methodist Episcopal CHURCH. South, to
the Methodist Church The minority
report, signed by w. A. Christian. of
the Virginia delegation. and others.
recommended that no change In the
name be made. The discussion was
spirited. and A number of the dele
gates participated in It.
The chief argument made in sup
port of the minority report was that
the word South" in the name of the
church had a tendency to hinder the
work OF the church in the West. AZ
ter thorough discussion, the question
was called for and the minority re-
port was lost by vote of 81 to 49,
and the majority report was adopted
by vote of 154 to SO.
The delegates in favor of the
change in name were delighted with
the result of tie discussion, Eotwith-
standing the fact tha- the question
could not be finally settled until II
had been referred back to the annual
conferences for action. and had come
before the General Conference again,
four years later.
Bishops Veto Action.
The delegates in favor of the
change in the name rejoiced
over the vote. but just after
the opening of the afternoon session
Bishop Warren A. Candler for the
college of bishops. announced to the
conference that the bishops had held
meeting since the close of the
morning session. and had found 1t
necessary to veto the action of the
conference at the morning session in
adopting the majority report regard
ing the change Of the name OF the
church. He stated further that twice
before such an effort had been made
in the General Conference. and that
the result had worked discord in the
church. therefore the bishops had
placed their veto against the act. un-
I'll the question could be submitted to-
the annual conferences for action.
He started further that vote of
three e-fourths of the members Of the
annual conference in favor of change
of name, would be necessary before the
question could come before the next
General Conference. and that In order
to be confirmed there II must receive
a two-thirds vote in favor of the
change
There is no appeal from the veto Of
the College of Bishops, but almost i'm
mediately after this action became
known a resolution. signed by several
members of the conference. was adopt
ed, containing request that the
bishops on their round of annual con-
ferences Just preceding the next Gen.
whether the conferences desire the
name of the church changed to the
Methodist Church
An amendment was offered by II. NJ.
Dubose that the original name, "The
Methodist Church in America be sub
stituted for the Methodist Church. and
the resolution as amended was adopted
The vote aye and mo" was taken
in deciding this question. and 1873
voted In favor of the resolution, while
63 voted against it.
The committee on revisals sumbitted
also the remainder of the report on
suggested changes in tho ritual. and
this report was adopted. first item by
item and then as a whole.
New Bishops Preside.
Five n flie nayy hiShOpc
during the sessions of to-day-Bishon
Collins Denny, Bishop John G. Kilgo,
Bishop William r. Murray, Bishop
Walter r. Iamhuth and Bishop Rich
ard G. Waterhouse.
Bishop Lambuth announced to the
conference that during this session
certain members of the Methodist
Church In Canada have been In con-
snltation as commission. with a like
commission from the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South, with reference to
the work of missions in Japan from
an etlucatio standpoint especially.
He stated that as result of this con-
sultation. the Canadian Church. which
has no mission in Japan, had decided
to apply $4,000 to the work of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Sonth, in
Kobe.
No information received during the
conference was received With moro ap-
probation than this.
Tho host of the conference, Rev. G.
H. Detwiler D ~, was presented
handsome sold-hcaded cane from the
Missis-ippi and Texas delegations in
token of their appreciation Of his ser.
vices as conference host Rev. II. y, 4
Duncan, of the Northwest TeSas Con-
ference, made the presentation.
HOay,ls Of NIfAAiOnA
The following is the board Of mis-
sions for the coming auadrennium:,l
Bishop a, w. Wilson. Bishop w. r.
I.ambuth, Rev j. w, Perry, Holston
Conferences; Rev. p. =, Howell, Los
Angeles Conferences Rev. 4, S, Parker
Louisiana Conference; REV Az, Wat
1kins, Mississippi Conferences; Rev. Oh
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