The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-04-22

From all indications and from what
can be learned here and there, it
seems that the problem of the bish.
opric that is to come before the gen.
eral conference of the G. M. e. Church,
which will convene in Augusta, Ca,
on May 4, is by no means entirely
solved. Within the past eight days
there seemms to have been a general
shifting of positions and, In some in
stances, a change of sentiment as to
the probable successful candidates for
the various positions to be filled by
election at the conference. There are
some nice plums to be handed out by
the conference and it seems that the
delegates are looking with an eagles
eye for the competent ones rather
than the prominent ones, as some
think.
There is not a general Office, how
ever prominent 1t may loom up, that
is more desirable than that of bish-
opric. While many Of the members
of the connection admit the compe-
tency of a host Of divines, yet only
small number will be considered in
May There is a lot of work to come
before the conference; number of
officers to be elected, and possibly the
reorganization of the operation OF all
the church work. For instance, there
will be a secretary of the Epworth
League, the leading candidate for
this position being DR.. ]. w Lewis,
of Texas; a financial secretary, which
is splendid berth and which is being
sought by Rev. G. l. Jackson, whose
long pastorate of Caper's Chapel
makes him well known in Nashville;
missionary secretary, which seems
to be in the grasp of Rev. DR.. West;
church extension fund secretary,
now held by Rev. R. S. Stout, d. D.,
with headquarters at Little Rock,
Ark; an editor of the Christian In
deX, which position is now held by
Rev. r. T. Brown, with Rev. R. A.
Carter, D. D., of Atlanta, Ca, as an
aspirant. However with all of this,
there is the liveliest interest in the
selection of the bishops, the results
of which will not be known until the
ballots are counted.
There are some very important di.
vines mentioned as likely to wear this
exalted title; a recount and another
canvass bringing out the names of
Rev. ]. w. Mckinney, A. NJ, D. D.,
of Sherman, Texas, a presiding elder
of the Fort Worth District; Rev. r.
Y. Brown, D. D.. editor of the Chris
tian Index, Jackson, Tenn, who is
serving his second term as editor;
Rev. R. S. Stout, D. D., Secretary Of
the Church Extension Board, of Lit
tie Rock, Ark, as the three leaders,
There seems to be a great difference
of opinion as to which two Of this
Heading trio will be landed A prom
inent member of the connection ven
lures the assertion that they will be
elected in their order named, while
another claims they will start from
the last and stop at the second. How
ever this may be, the contest prom
ises to be close and interesting.
A goodly number of the delegates
passed through Nashville en- route to
Augusta. Such well-known bishops as
L. H. Hosley, Of Atlanta, Ga, Isaac
Lane, of Jackson, Tenn; R, S. Will.
}iams, Of Augusta, Ga; Elias Cottrell,
of Holly Springs, Miss, and G. H.
Phillips, of this city, will be there.
Among others who are known to be
workers in the coming conference are
Drs. l.. H. Brown, Of Louisville, Ky;
G. l.. Brown, Of Georgia. J. Winston,
Of st. Louis, Mo-; G. H. Phillips, Jr.,
of Tyler, Tex; Prof Isaac Lane, Jr.,
of Jackson, and 7. ]. Moppins, Of this
city, the present pastor Of Caper's
Chapel.