The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-20
VOTES FOR CHANCE
Of CHURCH NAME
General Conference Approves
But Local Conferences
Must Ratify
CHANGES IN. RITUAL.
ARE FINALLY ADOPTED
Report Of Commission Defeated
and Committee On Revisals
Sustained-Consecration
Of Bishops.

Especial TO The Richmond virginaan.,
GENERAL CONFERENCE ROOM,
AsHEyILLE. n. c.. May 2o.-The
deep questions of doctrine as express
ed tr-tisr- ritual of-the- ehHFeh-aHd
the proposed change of name OF the
church have occupied the attention
OF the Methodist General Conference
to-day. A commission appointed four
years ago has carefully revised the
ritual of the church. There came an
issue between this commissions re-
port apd the committee on revisais,
tn whom II was referred. DIR. Alder
son. of Texas. stood for the commit
tee on revtsals. and Drs. Young and
Llpscomb, of Virginia. presented the
report of the commission. The word
ing of DIR. Anderson was adopted. IL
changes the statement In the infant
baptismaf service TO declare that the
child IN born into a saved state
through Christ" rather than born
In sin" The commissions report was
middle ground.
The .committai paragraph In the
burial service now reads; "Foragmuch
as the spirit OF our deceased brother
hath returned to God. who gave it,
were ordered made In the ritual.
motion 10 pay the secretary OF
the conference siaa and to each Of
his assistants $50 WAS. on request Of
DR. Watkins. the secretary. With
drawn. DIR. Watkins said the secre-
taries desired no reward for their La
Dor Of love.
DIR. Simon. frateruai delegate from
England. took pleasant leave OF the
far tnf
made by Bishop Denny.
Proposed Change OF Name.
The proposal TO change the name of
the church to The Methodist church"
was vigorously debated. Drs. Christian
and Reed spoke against the change,
Mir. .fnu. II. Branch spoke for the
change. The reasons given for the
change We're that the church has out
grown It's name: that the name him
dered the church's work in the west
ard northwest. and that it, change
would make no difference TO the work
In the south Many speeches were
made. After several attempts to order
the previous question. sh!s motion pre-
vailed. The vote stood for change lss
against change 81 II Is very doubtful
that the name NJ the church viii be
changed ~ the question mast sSew MI,
TO each Of the annual conferences. and
must secure ee-fourths of their vote
and come back to the next general con-
ference for h two thirds vote OF that
next general conference. II all these
gauntlets are successfully run. the
name OF The Methodist Episcopal
Church. South four years hence viii
be THE Methodist Church"
In token of Appreciation OF the eie-
CANT hospitality Of the conference hosts
the people III Asheville and nr. bet
wfler. a gold headed cane was pre-
sentsd to him BY the Missiasippians
through DIR jerome Duncan. of Texas.
Or. Detwiler's pleasing reply ended with
cordial invitation from the mayer.
city council and board of trade TO IT,
general conference To meet again In
Ashevilie.
Conservation Of Bishops.
The conservation cf the seven new
bishops Thursday afternoon was
most impressive service There were
/. many fearful greetings after the SER
vice. Thursday evening was given to
the addresses OF the two delegates
from the Northern Methodist church.
DIR. Naphtali Luccock. of Kansas City,
delivered a cordial. witty and eio-
Guent address, which Was highly en-
joyed. Ex-Governor Hauley. of In
diana. read an earnest appeal for or
ganic union. In his enthusiasm he
pressed the matter too hard. He
luNItGQ the UduEItGT thHE
church, to return to her mother tthe
Northern church,. and even went so
far as to say we cruciiied the Lord
afresh by remaining two churches.
Bishep Wilson replied that We are
two sisters and not mother and child.
and sAAt-at 10 net question Of naarals-
or conscience. but Of advssability as
TO the hest way of working.
Some churches are too large" he
u txax.s 3AA Atr..
the Lord Jesus | might unite. but
think what might happen with a
bunch OF bishops like these here lead
Ing Ave million people The two
churches are On good terms. What
the future may have we know not"
Wordy Speakers have had to boil
down" or fall before the gavel.
motion prevailed this morning to
limit all speeches to Ave minutes. and
the slain Of this motion are many.
Some think a gavel would be an ex-
eellent addition to some courtrooms
and pulpits
Episcopal Visitation.
Assignments FOR Episcopal vista
ficn are as follows:
First District. ishop A W. Wilson.
Virginia Conference. Centenary
church, Richmond, Va, November 3.
1910; North Georx.a Conference.
ANFPVE. Nf1.t INoSNHHINA ~ A0AVt
Alabama. Troy. Ala. December Z.
1910.
Second District. Bishop e. II. Hem
Dirk. Denver. Denver. Colo, Septem-
her g, 1910; Western North Carolina.
i wtnsfnn-SafeH. II. e.. November to.
1910: North Carolina. Elizabeth City.
NJ. C.. November 80, 1910: South Ca
roiipa, Charleston. s. g.. December
I. 1910.
i, st,.s y,,~&rtet pteaor Warren
CHANDLER HoIston, Chattanooga
NV e~teArr s4s1e:: Tennessee
Y fs,~rkv.Ir'e, Tenn. Octnter 2. istt+-
Memphis. Padrcah. Ky. November 3.
asss Il Al. r.uhan Mission. Havana. Cuba.
January 10 1911
Fourth rl@+rirt Bishop n. G. Nor
risan. Western vir~inis. New Mar
tinsvti'e. w. ". September Z. 1910
lllinrf-. Pat0ka. ILL.,. September -.