The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17
SEVEN BISHOPS
ARE NOW CHOSEN
Methodist Conference Com
pletes List by Naming
Rev. Dr. ]. H. Mccoy
SLAP is HANDED
BISHOP MORRISON
-
Investigating Committee Offers
report advising That College
Give Him Only Light
Work in Future.
New Blshsps Chosen.

(Special to The Richmond Virginian
GENERAL CONFERENCE ROOM.
AsHEvILLE. N. C.. May 17.-There
has been no session OF the Methodist
General Conferences SO tense as was
the interest in the proceedings OF
to-day. A great throng is in attend
ance for the election OF four new
bishops in addition TO the three elect
ed yesterday, The debate on the re-
port on the charges against Bishop
dress of Rev. DR.. Lewis. president
and fraternal delegate of the Meth
odist Protestant church.
Or. Lewis speech was eloquent and
witty and received with great APP
pIause 1t was an earnest and I'M
passioned appeal for the union of
all the Methodist denominations in
one church. His incisiye applications
OF Scripture TO present conditions
were powerfully moving. Bishop
Hoss replied under deep emotion.
He said only God can frame the pro-
gram of Methodist union, union of
love which protects the past and the
present.
At yesterday afternoons session DR..
W, 3. Mu.-ah. president OF Milisap' S
College. Mississippi, was elected bish-
op on the second ballot, receiving 1855
votes out of 3oi. This debate on the
removal Of the time limit continued
between the casting OF the ballots.
DR.. Christian, OF Virginia. sandwich
| ed his speech against any change be-
tween the announcement Of two bal
| lots.
Against Chanse IN Time Limit.
The vote on the time limit was
"a against any change TO 80 for the
resolution of DIR. Cannon, permitting
| pastor to remain longer than four
years by unanim0nssote of the pre-
Following the opening of the morn
ing session, the anxiety of many {
Methodist heart vas relieved by tn.
announcement of the result Of tbs
fourth ballot for bishops, there hat
been no election on the third ballot
On the fourth ballot 2aS- votes Weri
counted. Five ballots were thrown GU
as defecti = DR.. Walter r. Lambuth
missionary secretary of the church
received I63 votes. DIR. r, G. Water
house, president OF Emory and Henri!
College. Virginia, received 16S votes
and 4. %. Mouzon, professor OF mora
philosophy in the Southwestern Uni
yerstty at Georgetown, Tex, received
1855. and they were declared bishops
elect.
The sharpest battle of the confer
ence was fought out to-day ovel
Bishop Morrison The investigating
committee OF 26. appointed last weel
to Investigate the charges against hin
from w. l.. Packard. OF Texas, anC
| from Clay Street church, Richmond
had already on last Monday unani
mously reported no trial necessary anS
| exonerated him from the charges To
! day the committee on episcopacy re
ported passing Bishop Morrison
character. This was adopted unani
mousiy by the conference.
Slap for Bishop Morrison.
| The second item OF this committe,
caused a sharp and warm debate. i
| was that certain complaints agains
! the efficiency OF Bishop Morrisons ad
ministration We're fully sustained, blu
I that. inasmueh as Bishop Morrison
/ had given assurance that the thing
| complained of should not occur again
that he be continued as effective, blu
! that the college OF bishops be ad
vised to assign to him only light work
Quick and vigorous fire was direct
ed against this report. A motion t.
fContinued on Sixth Page.)