The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-23
CONSERVATIVES OF EAST
WIN IN BIG BATTLE
Efforts of Western Members 10 Sc
cure Change IN Creed is De-
defeated-No General As
sessment FOR Ministers,

u HIGH has been sitting al the auui-
toriura in this city for eighteen days
past ad. burned sine die Saturday night
at 10 20 O'Clock In the size of the
body and the growth 81 the church
and IN the greatness Of the plans FOR
the future IL was the greatest and most
}nsnirtug general conference ever held
The entertainment has been AL thAt
n,t,ld be desired No Iovelier or more
80 1gffErT-rrTf TrtuCE fnHr fwruvnIe roufo
have been chasan Not spark Oh per
sonaI heat nr unkindnsss fnarrea the
earnest debates and varied delibera-
lions of these three hundred and eight
men from all over the world. This
seems remarkable tribute 10 these
men and TO the church they represent
Many delightful personal friendships
have been formeE and good oyes are
said with regret A. some delegate
II n,It =, we are leaving the cave of
The WINDS tthe auditorium after two
and a half weeks spent there
For superannuated Ministers.
Al the afternoon session Saturday
debate was resumed on the qaesHol
af LAYING an assessment for the CEN
tral endowment fund for supernatural
cd ministers. BY vote the conference
refused 70 lay this assessm ent. This
fund will have to he raised by Voiuh-
fars contribution. IT an annual con
ference wishes to lay this assessment
Il can do SO This assessment Is over
and above the amount raised no" bs
the annual conferences for their own
aged ministers.
Committee on Evangelism.
After vigorous debate commit
tee from the general board ~ HiisSioiAs
on evangelism was ordered. rms com
nlttee will authenticate evangelist
ara nnt masters in communication
will work in harmony
with the annual conference boards OF
missions, 49,, :,
A committee Of three was ordered te
eedsfy and annotate the discipline on
the church before its next edition l'
published. ,
Bishop Morrison gratef aliy pre-
scented to each of the four boy pages
III aha Conference a purse 10 .behall
Nh OF the Conference,
No Name In Greed.
sharp and long debate foiiowe'
On the substitution IN the Apostle
Creed OF the words Church OK GOO
Sor sIIoly Catholic Church" west
@ ern ard Georgia delegates argued tina
+.holy Catholic Church" was confuse
IN children's minds with the Roma
Catholic Church At the height OF tn
StruggIe, Mi O'Brien. of Arkhhsa
raised the point of mo quorum -
cnslnt a aurom was found pfeseh
The struggle was Renewal ~ ="
the hardest battle Of the Conference
a motion Of Drs. Young and IApscom
IA allow by foot-note either phras
IN be used was lost. Point oferdr
10 be used was lost. Points or orde
few like hail. On test counted Vot
on an amendment the result was. fe
*.the Church of God fS for the Hoi
Catholic Church" 10. The point at u
quorum was raised. Tho yeas an
RAYS were called. for. Each of thes
usere ruled as ito late" A molten I
adjourn failed dozca men Mer
on their feet at once. IN man foS
his temper or his head. but 1t wa
the sterniest scene In the eGneri
g oGnference.
Finally on a point of order raise
by j. w Perry, of the Holstou Con
& ference the main question was rule
out of order by Bishop Morrison, be
cause II did not give paragraph an
mage for the change in fhs Dtsfip
line. And the contention of the con
servatice East won OUT against III
radical West and the Greed remain
sti4s- Catholic Church
Not Change The Law.
At Saturday nights session, deter
mine6 effort was made ~ repeal tn
law passed four years ago giving Hi'
ordained men in charge os pastorate
the right 10 perform the rite of mat
rirnony.
ON Dr. Briggs suggestion, Bisho
Candier, IT. answer TO questions, state
that the new law was causing .rcu
bic and confusion in Cuba The re
port III The COMMITTEE LnweNer.- Ma
adopted. viz. that AN unordained pas
tor can perform the rite, but onl
within his own pastoral bounds
Pacific Slope Work Failure.
Mr. r. +. Fishburne moved To re
-. Sssfyt f1f
Pacific Methodist TO $4,000, Tie sal
our work on the Pacific SLOPE is
ss failure and that disturbing elemeI
has come TO this Conference from tins
aecticrl. even asking for change
the name Of the church He thu
steals my purse steals trash he sal
..sat he that f1lehes from me my goo
maine tgreat laughter) robs me of tia
which naught enriches him and leave
me moor indeed" Mr.. FIshhurne wa
strongly supported add vigorously OF
posed.
DR. McMurray said no church
strong on the Pacific coast. There
not a strong, vigorous Protestai
2 church In san Francisco" he declal
ed. San Francisco is as goddess
Hhanghai, China. and we owe 4
dnty. / found twice as many pes
pie In Our church In San FrancisG
as In any other church We are pro-
pering on the Pacific coast" DIR. Ii
mar stated that $4,000 Was needle
10 publish this paper, and that amour
was appropriated.
The commission appointed foi
years ago TO invite the other Meth,
dist churches Of the world to join
q re-statefaeftt of Methodist faith, r.
s ported that the Al. Il. Church. hayif
declined to go into the movement, tt
matter had been brought Ia a stani
still. and they requested that the con
mission be- dissolved. which was don
The publishing interests commit
tHa's report was adopted, urging col
tiguous annual conferences to ami
In the publication Of one conferen'
organ. thus decreasing the numb
and increasing the quality OF u
church papers, i
Church Extension.
The church extension board WAS Al
thorixed TO investigate the advisable
" NJ removing tfy@ church extersie
headquarters from Louisville. KY.
home other city. and report fos
years hence.
M i4 On recommendation of the con
uaf3f&& On etYfxeopacy the Collage ,