The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-13
.CHAhGE IN NAME
now IMPROBABLE
Methodist Conference Dele
gates Cheer Report of Min
ority Opposing Plan
INTEREST AROUSED
BY OTHER DEBATES
Many Heated Arguments Over
Question OF Electing Seven
Bishops, Balloting to Begin
Next Monday.
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HtSAA&<SAA~A<1t N.~-s NAY lS.--lne
mRtterzEot zreaIastln ssFast-se ssany
at the General Conrerence of the
Methodist church In session here to-
day were the tobacco debate, the
adoption of the report recommend
ing the election Of seven bishops, and
the presentation OF the two reports of
the committee on itinerancy, one
recommending that the name OF the
church be changed from the Methu-
dist Episcopal church south" to
the Methodist church," and the other
that no change be made in the name.
sixteen OF the committee voted for
the change. while fourteen signed
the minority report against any
change. Vigorous applause greeted
each report. but that for the minority
report urging no change was louder
and much longer. 1t looks like no
change viii be made, The reports
went to the calendar.
A decided difference of opinion de-
veIoped when the committee reported
In favor of the election OF seven
bishops. A motion to substitute six
fer seven went to the table by vote
of f6a to 100 and one to substitute
five for seven went down By a vote Of
ls5 to a minority not counted. The
report was then adopted. The election
of the seven bishops and other officers
Adopt Memoir Report.
By unN nimous consent. the memoir
report ef the committee on episco-
pacy. DIR. Denny chairman. on the
deceased bishops, was received for
immediate adoption. The memoir Of
bishop Cranberry was read by nr.
i.,pscomb. of Virginia: that of Bishop
Duncan by DIR. Watson. OF South
Carolina. that of Bishop Galloway by
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Smith by DR., aBenny: that of bishop
IsrwEt by DIR. Thoms. OF Kentucky.
sRd That OF bishop Ward by DR..
Afonseon. Of Texas.
Raw. Mr. Hori, the fraternal ries-
senger from Japan. looking rs happy
as a bridegroom and as immaculate
as tailor's fashion plate. delivered
a good address. Bishop Honda. the
Asbury % Japan" followed ably.
Bishop Hendrix responded by lead
ing the conference in the Japanese
cheer "kwauset' He called atten-
tion To the presence on the platform
z OF Representatives OF every continent
on earth.
The report of the committee on
missanns for nnitieatAea and reergani-
xation OF the missionary. nome and
foreign work and the women's work
was sent to the calendar and made the
order of the day Saturday at 40
O'Clock. The sensation OF the day
Was the debate on tobacco. The COM
mittee brought two reports. ma
5ority advising young ministers INTO to
,ise tobacco and a minority report for
bidding them by law to use 1t.
Dccries Use OF Tobacco.
Rev. Mr.. Weight, Of Kentucky.
warmly advocated the minority re-
port. lie pictured the distress OF
parents that they could not hold up
the preachers who used tobacco as
models 10 their children. He said Ken
lucky night riding was due to tobacco.
He said that only one preached In hts
conference used tobacco.
DIR. Briggs. of Missouri. opposed a
law on the subject He said Bishops
McTytere, Marvin. Pierce and a mum.
Der Of living bishops used tobacco and
no one uestioned their saintliness. He
said Or. McAnnally, of the st. Louis
Advocate. was cured OF sore throat
by smoking.
Dr. W. +. Tinet. of Vanderbilt Uni
varsity. favored advice to young
preachers to abstain. but was oppos-
ed TO Legislation He favored exhor-
tation on the subject, and said he
would rejoice when this hast cigar Of Il
preacher or bishop was smoked.
There were calls for George Stuart.
the evangelist. He said he had sign
"a the majority report for advice be-
cause he was afraid the minority re-
port for q law would not carry. AZ
ter some earnest remarks by DR..
stuart. he was taken OF the floor by
u point OF order that he was speak
Ing for one report when his name was
signed TO another Almost universal
calls for a vote ended the debate at q
late hour. and the report for law
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