The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1910-05-06
METHODIST
CONFERENCE
The Word Temperance Again
Inserted in Name of
Committee

seven or the DlSnOpS present. Dr. E~
M. Dubose made an addres son the
life of Joshua Soule and presented the
dar tree in the old Soule homestead.
One of the chief matters before the
conference SENS to be the Vanderbilt
University matter, one side asking for
more distinct understanding as to
the relations between the church and
the university, declaring it would
the world with the word Temper
ance'' eliminated fro the committees
and DR.. J. F. Mann, of Kentucky, OBJ
tanned suspension of the rules to re-
consider the vote by which the name
Temperance" committee was changed
to the Committee on moral and So
cial matters" The word temper
ance" was put back in the name.
Asheville, May 5-With 325 dele
gates, lay and clerical, and with six
bishops on the platform, the 18th
quadrennial conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, South, opened
here yesterday.
The main feature of the program
was the Episcopal address. This adj
dress is really the report of the
house of bishops upon the condition
of the church, together with such re-
concentrations as the bishops may
deem advisable.
A committee On moral and social
reform was named in place of the
one on temperance and a committee
on general church relations in place
of that on colportage. 1t was explain
ed that these changes were in name
only.
Bishop E. R Hendrix, of Kansas
City,in making the Episcopal address,
= fatty opposed the demand of the wo-
K men of the church for laymen's rights
and representation in conference. He
e said the demands were not Gin har-
:, mony with the church's idea of what
It was woman's place in the church, the
; home and in society" The address
e complimented women for their deve-
h ton to the church. ,
It Bishop Hendrix's address stated
o that the Methodist denomination now
re numbered 100000 souls, the second
Y, largest Protestant church in the
,r world. 1t gave their gains in the last
p four years as 207,754. At present over
Of 1000 travelling and 1000 local minis
Is ters are in service. The church pro
sc perty now owned is worth STE, 5,000,9ot
le Four million was spent for churches
lc and parsonages during the last year.
le The veto power in the bishops and
O. their election for life were strongIy
n supported, and any attempt to destroy
their power or limit their duties was
deprecated as a dangerous innovation
Greater energy in foreign fields was
recommended and Africa was oecfar
y ed the battle-ground of the twentieth
- century. A decided stand was taker
against innovations in worship sucf
~ as silent invocation and chanting O.
IN Lords prayer.
The afternoon was devoted to the
meeting and organization of the va
~ rious standing committees. The Bat
- terry Park hotel had set aside com
mittee rooms fir them and their ses
= sions lasted well into the evening
Last evening in the auditorium, tn
formal welcome was extended to th'
conference. Local ministers made tn
addresses, there was music and I'm
ry promptu speecehs by various dele
[r. gates. Tomorrow will be devoted t,
ms the reports of committees.
~, The movement to remove the foul
RS year time limit on preachers sci
he vice In church was not approved.
he would destroy the itinerant ,syster
,ct upon which the church is based, az
ra- cording to the bishops.
da Cooperation and division Of teri
is tory with the Northern Methods
byk church were endorsed.
re- Five additional bishops W. -
gmmended