Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-13
METHODIsTs TO CONTINUE
!. PASTORS 4-YEAR TERM
Minister, However, way Re-
main Longer on Unanimous
Vote of Presiding Elders

ASHEVILLE, N. -, May 11.--When
the general conference of the Method
list Episcopal church, south, settled
down TO business today interest CEN
tered in the report of the committee
on itinerancy. The majority or the
committee concurred in the memorial
petitioning that on the unanimous vote
of the presiding elders a preacher may
be allowed to remain longer than four
years in one charge. The minority re-
port asked that the present law be
unchanged.
General regret was expressed by the
conference when Bishop James Atkins,
the presiding officer for the day, an
nounced the death of Rev. Y. l.. {.
Hunnicutt, of Jackson, Miss, prom
inent member of the Mississippi con-
ference.
The committee on church publi-
cationst requested the return of their
report based on the memorial from the
Virginia conference asking for a re-
vised edition of the psalter. By vote
IL was recommitted.
A letter from Bishop ]. S. Key was
read to the conference in which the
bishop asked the superannuate rela-
ton. The letter was referred to the
committee on episcopacy. memorial
was presented asking for a resident
bishop in Brazil. ....... -
CHURCH RELATIONS. 80.
A report Of the committee on church
relations recommended the adoption OF
the recommendations contained in the
report of the commission on federation
between the northern and southern
churches. This commission recommend
ed the creation of a federal council
composed of Is members, to be divided
equally between the two churches six to
lie bishops. six travelling preachers ana
six laymen. This report was adopted
The committee on publishing interests
reported against the memorial for the
publication of a simplified hymnal, and
the question was sent to the calendar.
The committee on the Laymen's Mis-
sionary movement reported in favor OF
changes in the discipline that would per-
NIT recognition of the movement in the
annual and district conferences. This
also went to the calendar. An invita-
ton from Tampa to hold the next gen.
eral conference there was referred to
the committee on conference entertain
ment, which some time within the next
two or three years will fix the time and
the place of the next quarterly CONFER
encS
GREETING TO BAPTIsTs.
The secretary was instructed to send
fraternalf greetings to the Baptist con-
vention in session. at Baltimore.
The remainder of the morning session
was taken up with the discussion OF
Sunday school affairs. When the clos
ing time came. a motion to adjourn car
ried so quickly that the benediction was
forgotten.
WOMANS RIGHTS DENIED.
At a meeting of the committee on
revisals held last night the question
Of equal rights of the women with
that of the laity was thoroughly de-
bated and after a long session by
vote of II to 6, the committee voted
against the memorial presented by the
women, in which they asked for equal
representation with the men, and will
report to the conference non-concur-
renee A minority report will also be
presented by the six gentlemen who
voted in favor of the women.
BY a vote of Is to the appeals
committee of the general conference at
session held today sustained the de-
cision of the South Carolina confer
ence which recently expelled the Rev.
G. W. Creighton, of Greenwood, S. C.,
from the ministry Of LLe church on
charge of disloyalty. ThiS action of
the general conference committee is
final.