Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-17
METHODIST COMMITTEE
URGES CHANGE OF NAME
Warm Debate, However, Is
Expected on Final Action
by Conference

ASHEvILLE. y. c., May 1S.-Greetings
from the Southern Baptist convention
were received by the general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church. south,
Immediately after the opening devotional
exercises, which were led by Rev. ]. II.
Boswell, OF the North Mississippi con-
ference.
This was the last day for the reception
OF memorials and appeals. Report No. 1
was submitted by the committee on epis-
oopacy, containing memorial tributes TO
the following deceased bishops: j. c.
Cranberry, w. W. Duncan. c. B. Gallo
way. A. Coke Smith, J. j. Tfgerland and
Seth Ward. BY vote of the conference
the report was put upon its immediate
passage and the authors of the individual
memoirs accepted an invitation to read
them.
The committee on memorials reported
that after carefully considering the me-
MORALS from many conferences regard
ing the change of name OF the churcs'
recommended that the name be changed
to the Methodist church. and the report
was passed TO the calendar.
The report was received with great APP
plause. \ minority report was submit
ted, requesting that the name be not
changed. This report was also applaud
ed, and when the matter comes up for
discussion a warm debate is expected.
TO ELECT SEVEN BISHOPS. %
The report of the episcopacy commit
tee recommended that seven bishops be
elected. a substitute providing for six
was tabled as was substitute for hVe.
The vote on the original motion to
accept the report of the committee rec
ommending the election of seven bish-
ops was overwhelmingly for its adop-
ton. ---
The report of the committee on church
extension recommended that the general
board of church extension be changed
from Louisville. KY, to Dallas, Tex,
provided that property rights be pro-
tected and that Dallas furnish head
quarters free.
The report recommends thSt the
question OF removal be referred TO the
geneal board of church extension for
investigation and to report at the next
general conference. The report was re-
ferred and will come up later for dis
cussion. Bishop Y. Honde. of the Meth
odist church, was introduced as the
friend of Prince Ito and the Asbury of
Japan. The conference listened to the
bishops fraternal address.
a resolution was referred to The COM
mittee on temperance and other moral
and social questions, asking that the
mission on uniform divorce laws, to
check the growing divorce evil.
minority report from the committee
on church extension was referred to the
calendar. recommending mat the officers
OF the church extension be continued in
Louisville and a branch office opened in
another city.
A delegate from Alabama gave notice
that Birmingham would be an applicant
for either the branch or general offices
of the boaro.
REPORT ON TOBACCO.
The reports OF the committee on tenn
perance and other social and moral
questions on the subject of the use of
toUacco brought abou. considerable dis
cussion. The minority report, which
compels young men entering the minis
cry to abstain from tobacco, was lost
by three votes. The majority report,
which recommended that young men, en-
tering the ministry be advised not to
use tobacco, but which recommended no
legislation against ii, prevailed by
small majority. The conference adj
journed with the venediction by Bishop