The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-16
Denny AND N[GO
ARE MADE BISHOPS
Two Distinguished Educators
Are Chosen on First
Ballot
WILL ELECT. OTHERS
AT AFTERNOON SESSION
West Growing Fast and Wants
Four Bishopse There-Trustees
Of Vanderbilt Will Not Meet
as Conference Requests.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
ASHEvILLE. VA, May 1s.-The
new Methodist bishops elected this
morning by the General Conference OF
the Methodist Church are DIR. Collins
Denny and DR.. J. c. Kilgo. They were
both elected on the first ballot. DR..
Denny Is professor Of moral philosophy
in Vanderbilt University at Nashville.
Tenn. and chairman OF the book COM
mittee OF the Methodist Church. and
DR.. Kilgo is president of Trinity Col
leee. North Caroline.
The Conference win meet again at
5 o'clock to-day TO continue balloting.
The Conference me to-day with a
feeling OF great matters on the program
for the day. Confirming a runor that
the Vanderbilt University board Of
trustees would not be called together
according to the request of the Genera
Conference. Bishop Hendrix. chairman
OF h trustees, announced this morn
ing that the legal counsel OF the trus-
tees had informed them that fou was
= quorum of the executive committee
ESld as this number could not be- got
item together 10 issue the call, and as
their counsel had informed them that
> legal meeting of the trustees could
mot be held outside OF the State Of Ten
nessee, no meeting would be called.
1t Is stated that Judge ORear liz In
receipt Of kilograms from Tennessee
lawyers stating that a meeting OF the
trustees outside {" the State OF Ten
nesse would be legal. II the recon-
mendations of the committee on edu-
m 4nr na~<fA. 49,
Erens of Vanderbilt University VIII re-
ceive $4,000 by a general assessment
on the church.
Examination In Writing.
n committee report also recon-
zaeads that all examinations on
courses OF study OF ministers at an
nnai conferences be conducted In
writing and leaves optional with an
nnal conference examining commit
tsse whether they shall accept Gerti-
hcateS on the courses of study from
The correspondence school in Nash
siile.
A lost and found announcement
sent to the secretary's desk brought
laughter as 1t said. Found. a pair OF
P~pectacies. they look like they belong
10 a Methodist preacher"
The great and growing West Is
more and more TO be reckoned with.
10 great Is the. growth Of. the church
there that the committee on episco-
pacy recommends that hereafter at
least four bishops be requested to
reside west of the Mississippi river.
All preent only two live beyond that
lime, Bishops Hendrix and Key. The
committee on i~tinerancy recommends
HAT members OF annual conference
beard be ex-officio members OF the
annual conference.
EIecftOu Ia ResZun.
At 10 o'clock h most interesting
went of the conference occurred, he
ballot for seven new bishops. II
seemed appropriate that Bishop Key,
The nestor OF the college Of bishops,
would be In the chair. After a hymn
nd an earnest PRAYER by Or. Loyejoy.
Df Georgia. the ballot was taken. A
motion by DIR. Lipscomb. OF Virginia.
carried that no ballot be counted II ii
contained q larger or smaller number
pf names than the number to be elect
Va either on this or subsequent ball
lots. The debate OF the day was on
The removal OF the time limit.
Two Reports Made.
reports came from the COM
mittee, the majority recommending
d. Cannon's ape that the four
year limit be flexible by unanimous
ROte OF the bishop and cabinet. and
largely signed minority report that
no change be made in the present
law. A most vigorous and protracted
dehate followed.
-Br.-Ghrfstia1 was ON tho floor at
dxs30 o'clock when the secretaries
appeared with the result OF the first
BALLOT for bishops. The ballot stood:
Notes cast. sos. necessary to a choice.
aB2. Collins Denny received 22s; j.
Q. Kitgo. IT'S; w. B. Murrah, 1873: w.
McMurray. 102: Walter r.. Lam
buth. so; Fl. NJ. Dubose. So: r. G..
waterhose. SO. and many others scat
kering. DIR. Denny. professor In Van
derbilt University, a member OF the
Baltimore conference, and DIR. KilRo.
president OF Trinity College. North
Carolina. were declared elected An
Dther ballot for 1--WE others was taken
10 be counted later. DR.. Cannon, of
Virginia. received fifty votes and DR..
Young. Of Virginia, twenty-five. Every
member OF the Virginia delegation
WAS voted for.
Address OF Dr. Young.
Drs. Young. of Canada. and Simon.
be England, have made deep impress
sions on the conference. The latter
has that Understandable charm of q
rood English speaker. He In able,
accurate and has that irresistible
English humor. His address was
strong. human. devout and touched
Nun R0tMkA oN 8A@MA gdrJpSSSs III
bf. Young, Of Canada, Is not only
scholarly hut has some good stories.
One OF Canada's problems Is that OF
Transportation. An Engiishman In
Ireland said. ''Pat. what do you get
~ potatoes r. Eighteen pence" your
hen0f. oh. II ven only had Them In
London YOU could get " shiilings.
what deesA Bridget GetfeF1eggs2,
one and six" "Oh. II Q only had
Them In London you could get one
md II. Do you see that pump there 2"
ga Pal. Yes. We'll. II only
had that IN purgatory. / could got =
guinea = ptnt."
Virginia Visitors.
Among many Virginia visitors to
ne conferences lay been noted:
Y j w. stiff. A. L. Carson. q.
8. H. Smith. L. r, Williams. C. II,
W1lliama, J. NJ. Rowland. Dr. We
tnack. 81 Martinsville: r. r. Shefly,
Z sEynchburg. Judge n. d. Newman
X great audience listened to DR.
l5Sdrge r. stuart in humorous lee
kusSE ssE0patdoda Eoika. & and laughed
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