The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-12
TIME LIMIT STANDS
FOR THE PREACHERS
Methodist Conference Decides
Not To Change Plan
WOMEN ARE CRUSHED
Committee Reports Decidedly Against
Giving Women of the Church
Equal Rights With Male
Members
WOMEN ARE CRUSHED

Ashevlle, n. c., May 1.-THE differen
committees of the general conference O
the Methodist Episcopal church. south
have been in session all afternoon ano
several are ready to report at tomorrow
mornings session when vital questions
pertaining TO the policy of the church
will be discussed based on the commit
tees reports. During the day the most
favorable comments have been made re-
garding the action of the committee on
itinerancy in reference to the time limit
This, so far, has been the most popular
committee report placed on the calendar.
The decision of the committee in the
matter of the women and equal rights
with the laity is being freely discussed
in the hotel Hobbies by both ministers
and laymen.
An effort is being made to have the
election of bishops and correctional Off
GERS take place at an early date, as
many of the laymen have stated that
important business engagements are call
ing them home
The resolution this morning concerning
the election of bishop for Brazil
strengthens the belief that Rev. ]. w.
Tarboux of Brazil will be elected to the
episcopacy. II is practically conceded
that Rev j. c. Kilgo of the North Car
DINA conference will be elected bishop
on the first ballot.
Tonight at the Auditorium Rev. j. s.
Simon, fraternal delegate to the confer
ence from the British Wesleyan confer
ence, delivered his message, which was
cordially received.
WOmen's Hopes Crushed
The hopes of the women of the church
received a crushing blow today when the
majority report of the committee on
revisals nonconcurred in the several
hundred petitions, memorials and resolu-
tons asking laymens' rights in the con-
ference. Two minority reports also werc
presented by the cimmittee.
The women upon attendance OF the
conference who have worked faithfully
for the passage of the measure while
they still the conference will vote in
their favor declared themselves willing
to abide by the action of the confer
ence.
Another important question was set
tied today when after a prolonged de-
bate the conference voted against ex-
tending the time so that the pastors can
at one charge. The debate fol-
lowed the report of the committee on
itineracy, the majority of which con-
Cured in the memorial petitionirg that
on the unanimous vote of the presiding
elders a preacher may be allowed to
keep a charge longer than the prescribed
four years.
a report of the committee on church
relations recommended the adoption OF
the recommendations contained in the
report of the committee on federation
between the Northern and Southern
churches This committee recommended
the creation of a federal council com
posed of IS members, to be divided equal
ly between the two churches, six to be
bishops, six travelling preachers and six
laymen. This report was adopted.
News of Preachers Death
General regret was expressed by the
conference when Bishop James Atkins,
the presiding Officer, announced the
death of the Rev. w. l.. c. Hunnicutt
of jackson, Miss, a prominent member
of the Mississippi conference.
The committee on church publications
yreouested the return of their report, based
on the memorial from the Virginia confer
ence asking for a revised edition of the
psalter BY vote 1t was recommitted.
A letter from Bishop j. s. Key was
read to the conference in which the
bishop asked the superannuate relation.
The letter was referred to the committee
on episcopacy. A memorial was presented
asking for resident bishop In Brazil
The committee on publishing interests
reported against the memorial for the
public salvation of a simplified hymnal
and the question was sent to the calendar.
The committee on the laymen's mission
ary movement was in favor of changes
in the discipline that would permit recog-
milton of the movement In the annual
and district conferences. This also went
| to the calendar. An invitation from Tam
| pa to hold the next general conference
there was referred to the committee on
conference entertainment, and will within
| the next two or three years fix the time
and next place of the quadriennial con-
| ference. The secretary was instructed
| to send fraternal greetings to the South
| ern Baptist convention, In session at Bal
| timore.
| The remainder OF the morning session
was taken up with the discussion OF Sun.
day school affairs. When the closing time
came motion to adjourn carried "a
| quickly that the benedction was forgot
| ten.
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