The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-16
DENNY AND KILG0
CHOSEN BISHOPS
ON FIRST BALLOT
Methodists Begin Election at
General Conference This
Morning.
Large Field Of Favorites For
High Offices.
FIGHT ON BISHOP MORRISON.

Asheville, n. c. May 16. (Spe
cial DIR. Collins Denny, of the Bal
timore conference and member of
the Vanderbilt board, and DR.. ]. c.
Kilgo, head OF Trinity College at Dur
ham. n. c., were elected bishops
OF the Southern Methodist church at
the general conference here this
mcrning.
There are seven vacancies to be
filled by election. 1t is the concensus
Of opinion that the election of bish-
,ops. officers and editors will last near
BY "A week, and several thousand bal
lot blanks have been ordered
The field of candidates at the pres
ent time consists OF Rev. j. c. Kilgo.
North Carolina confereuce Rev. w.
r. LAmbuth, Tennessee; Rev. Collins
Denny. Baltimore conference; Rev.
G.. G. Rankin, Texas; Rev. II. NJ.
Dubose. Mississippi conference: Rev.
II. G.. Waterhouse. Holston confer
ence. Rev. ]. +. Cannon. Virginia
conference; Rev. c. NJ. Bishop, Mis-
lHNNAA NV W. MAT
Murry, Louisville conference; Rev.
E. ID. Mouzon, South Texas; Rev. J.
E. Dickey. North Georgia: Rev w.
| w. Ainsworth, South Georgia; Rev.
! ]. W. Tarboux, Brazil Mission: II. c.
Tucker, Brazil Mission: Rev. r. n.
Parker. OF Louisiana conference. and
/ +. B. Culver. Of Alabama conference.
Bishop Morrison.
Bishop ". {. Morrison's troubles
are not over, even though the COM
mtttee of investigation appointed by
Bishop Gambler has found that trial
rs not necessary on the charges pre-
lfGred bg Rev. W. r. Packard and
others OF Texas.
While this committee voted unanl-
mously against indicting the bishop.
IL also adopted a resolution that the
papers in the case be referred to the
committee on episcopacy as a COM
Paint.
When this Is done the case will
assume this position: Bishop Morri-
son will be before the committee on
episcopacy FOR examination as 20 his
character and as to his efficiency. The
former viii be passed again. having
been arrested by the Packard
chargea As to the latter. the COM
mittee has already formally voted to
superannuate him. 2S men favoring
II and 13 opposing H. This action
will be reported to the general con-
ference, and If the report Is adopted
the bishop Will be retired The ma
jority Of the committee believe that
they will he sustained There is
much sympathy among the laymen
for him. and he is now placed in the
role of a martyr: but so many COM
plants have been made from every
section of the church to the effect
that he is mentally and temperament
ally disqualified to I'LL the Office.
that the conference may sustain its
committee.
Vanderbilt CAGE.
Dr. ]. ID. Hammond, secretary of
the board of education. told Judge n.
ID. Linebaugh. one Of the leading
members OF the committee on edu-
cation of this general conference of
Methodists, last night that Bishop
Hendrix would not convene the Van
derbilt board of trust here this week
for a settlement of the questions that
have stirred the Southern Methodist
church. II is learned that Judge
.o'Rear will address a note to Bishop
Hendrix on this subject tomorrow.
and ask for an answer as to what
he proposes to do in response to the
mandate OF the general conference.
Much will depend on his reply.
Law Suit Looms Up.
DR.. j. w. Blackard, Of the Mem
phis conference. who is member of
the committee on education, in. dis
cussing the case, said that II the
board did not meet here as IT has
been invited to do by the general
conference, "a storm would break
loose which nothing could check He
holds the position that the church
owns the university, that the board
OF trust Is a creature Of the general
conference. and that the conference
can destroy its creature and recreate
them at will.
This would indicate a determina-
tion on the part Of the conference 10
elect a brand new board OF trust. in
which event the threatened law suit
would be precipitated,
This will be the big week with the
conference. as the proposed laws to
change the name Of the church. to
grant women equal rights with the
men, to change the time limit. and
some others. are to be disposed of.
The election of bishops begins tomor-
ROW morning. and viii. cntinue for
ravaraI daNaa