The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-23
WOMEN DEFEATED,
N0TD|SCOURAGED
They w ill Renew Fight
for Rights in Church
Conference.
DENY THEY ARE
'SUFFRAGETTES
Removal Of Time Limit Still
Favorite Theme, and Power
full Effort Will Be Made to
Bring It About at
Next General
Conference.

of the newly elected bishops created
at this session of the General Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, south, filled the leading pull
pits In Asheville and vicinity to-day.
Bishop e. D. Mouzon preached at the
Central Methodist Church: Bishop j..
III. Mccoy filled the pulpit of the
Bethel Methodist Church: Bishop w.
r. Iambuth's sermon at Brevard Meth
dist Church was highly spoken of In
the morning at the First Presbyterian
Church. Bishop Collins Denny occupied
the pulpit and preached TO a magnifi-
cent audience. and at night at the
same church Bishop r. c. Wate-house
delivered an eloquent and inspiring
sermon
The subject of the removal OF the
time limit is still favorite theme.
and the failure OF this conference to
pass law allowing a minister to
remain SO long as his congregation,
presiding elder and bishop were salts
fed will continue to agitate the
church during the next quadrennium.
and more powerful effort will be
made at the next session of the Cen
eraI Conference to bring about a
measure pleasing to those who wish
to sec the time limit removed.
Far From Dead.
The women's memorial was defeated
not because the women did not work
hard to pass the measure but prob
ably because the more active members
of the conference were afraid that it
The women are stoutly denying that
would exceed the sutfragette movement
their measure meant anything more
than a sincere desire to be of more
sud pstter service TO the church. The
question is far from dead. and from
the great number of letters and tele-
grams received from women all over
the South pledging their further sup
port 1t Is safe to predict that a re-
newed and more powerful effort Will
be made to have women in the coIn-
ellis OF the church and to fill all posi-
tions except that Of preacher in charge
Notwithstanding the fact that the
conference discussed for nearly. an
entire afternoon the subject of chang
ing the wording of the creed from
"The Holy Catholic Church." to the
Church of Cod no action was taken
on account of the fact that at the last
moment of an afternoon session. the
presiding officer, Bishop H. G. Morri-
son. ruled that the paper was mot
drawn UP In proper form and for that
reason could not be discussed.
It is generally understood that the
old College of Bishops. with the eScep-
7tion of one, Bishop James Atkins. was
not in favor of the change in name OF
the church TO the Methodist Episcopal
Church in America.
Goes to Conferences.
Tho r,,aSttop will now he rlIi hefOre
every annual conference in the con-
nection. and some delegates who voted
for the change SO as to bring the
matter before the conference have al
ready declared that when the matter
comes up before the annual confer
ences they will vote against changing
tho name.
SO far as the church is concerned,
the Vanderbilt University matter Is
settled. Many are of the opinion that
the subject of ownership and the right
of the general conference to elect trus-
tees will not come up again. The re-
naming delegates are expressing the
wish that If there are any differences
existing that they be forgotten and
that all interest themselves In the
university. which the church has said
belongs to it.
i
four years the church had made great
advances along educational lines and
at the session lust closed 1t was de-
cided that far larger assessments Will
he levied on the annual conferences for
the purpose of still further aiding the
good cause.
There was much discussion on the
subject OF increased assessments, some
| claiming that the church is already too
heavily assessed. The theological de-
partment of Vanderbilt University will
receive the benefit of part OF this in
crease. and the balance will be turned
over,tO the general board of education.
Court of Appeals.
It Is thought that one % the best
provisions enacted at this session was
the establishing of a court of appeals,
which viii enable minister under
charges Of his conference to appeal his
case ana not cause him to walt until a
session of the general conference con-
yenes. This court will have full power
to either sustain the action of the an
nual conference or to reverse Its find-
ings thus placing the man under
charges, If acquitted, in full posses
sion again of all his prerogatives as a
preacher.
One of the most radical laws made
was that requiring the bishop to an
nounoe his appointment at an annual
conference before his cabinet of pre-
siding elders before giving them In
open session of the conference. 1t is
claimed this measure viii protect the
presiding bishop, the presiding elder
and the preachers.
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