The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-14
Majority yReportAdopted
by Conference After
Stormy Discussion.
SEVEN BISHOPS
WILL BE ELECTED
Memorial Service in Honor OF
Deceased Bishops Held-Two
Reports on Petition for
Change of Name Of Church.
Missionary Work
Unified.
rsnecial to The Tlmes-Dispateii. J

rspecial to The Tlmes-Dispatetl
Asheyille. ~ c., May i3.--The Gen
,ral Conference of the Methoaisl
Episcopal Church. South. at us sess'oh
to-day, transacted considerapic pu3
ness. The action Of the cothih,'ses on
reyisals in suggesting that the name
Of the church be changed to inc
Methodist Church, Will come up ior
debate In a few days, and IL is
thought the report of the ininori.s
leaving the name unchanged VIII pe
favorably voted on By the conference.
This is a constitutional question: anu
IL the conference decides to chahse = w,
name, the question must be sup'ht.leu
TO the fortyssi2th annual conference,
three -fourths of whose members muss
nasa.on 4, before IL can become Law.
The champions OF the measure 10
refuse admission 10 membership 10
.nr annual conference any minister
who Will not promise to foreso to
bacco. while defeated to-day, are Siau
that at least the young ministers WIZ
be advised against its use, pciofe u,
tering the conference on triai. II 10
possible that the question VIII DC ie
opened.
pected to hear further reports from
tho committee on episcopacy, especial.
IL that part of tho report which WI.
recommend tho superannuauns VI
Blshop IL c. Morrison. 1T Is stated
that the bishop docs not desire TINS
relationship. and Will plead MS cause
from the floor.
A resolution was referred 10 W.
committee on temperate. ana othei
moral and social questiphs' ashiils
,hat the bishops be requested to ap
noInt n commission of five. to act IN
conjunction with the national com
mission on uniform divorce laws, 20
check the growing divorce eSiL
unc OF Tobacco.
trn,ess there should be call for the
reconsideration of the vote taken to-
dav regarding the report of the COM
mittec on temperance ana other 50,
cjal and moral questions, win specia'
reference to the use OF TOBACCO Wy
candidates for the ministry OF .ne
Methodist Episcopal Church' soutii
this action of the General Conferehcs
,viII be hual, at least for the neH'
o,,adrenniuu. The majority and MI
nority reports OF this committee SUB
mitted several days ago and referred
m the calendar, were taken from thf
calendar to-day The discussion tina
followed resulted In Nerltapie SUI u
on the conference loor, ana was
far the nosiest session yet hcld. a
times as many as twenty men "ei
on their feet at once. clamorlhs 10
racornition from the chair. Bishol
Eugene r. Hendrix preslded' anu ilsai' ..
times he had to use the gavel VIII
special force.
Tho ma iority report recommends
mat all candidates for the ministr
be urged to abstain from the use Q
tobacco when entering the ministr.
and as long as in the ministry OF TN
church. for the sake of minister's
prudence.
rho minority report recommends
.ha, ~ every candidate be required t
nrnnisa. before being admitted int
the ministry, to abstain from the us u;
OF tobacco as long as engaged IN IN
ministry of this church. 4 motiol
was made to lay the minority repor
on the table. but the motion was los
by vote of 126 to us.
The discussion then begnn, and Whs
report was lost. and the majority re
mort was adopted by a majority Q
three votes. There We're 1874 votes cas-
for the adoption OIL the lnlnoIi.s ,r,s
port, and 137 against It's adoption. IN
;,,niorIty vote was then adopted.
During the discussion the argumei
sgainst the minority report was 10 ~ ~
effect that admonit,oni mon,a nn tbe he oan1 n1
hand the advocates of the mlnorit
rcnort urged that the time had con
Tor this church to deliver herself IN 7
'lncertatn manner on 9ar 'ass as 70 pois. say tn;
while he had been In the habit
holding UP preachers as moaels Il
his sons TO follow. put on accouh. nhar
the time had come when, they wou
have to do ono or two things-.to pu
down the preachers, OF 10 l'ir up
bacco.
.neaker. that the minority report Il
~ a no recommendations to depri
the preachers Of their tobacco "
already II thsoena the 5rasel'nS ,6o 'enRf 9aK
away of the "episcopal cigar,
that that what 1t did recommend was
keen the young men who enter I
ministry in he the future Saa .r6 brourbt aGr, =
also, ST the experience of the Metz
dist Church in Canada and of !
Methodst Episcopal Church, in bt DC
istry arc required to abstain, from
churches regard as one that has be
beneficial to the preachers and hein
10 their influence over others,
noint at issue was contested vigorous
and tho discussion and action viii
remembered as one of tho most Int
r esting during the conference.
Memorial Service.
The memorial service to honor
memory Of the bishops who have d
during tho past four years was Il
during the session Of to-day as a p
Of the report Of tho committee
episcopacy. r, r.. Ltpscomb read
memorial Of Bishop John G. Granbe
E.O. Watson that OF Btshap WILL
81, DUNCAN; Il, N. cd3,n,ose, Dnhose tha, bat,
Bkshop Charles 81 galloway; COL GO,
Denny that of Bishop a.. Coke SIN
Frank NJ Thomas that OF Bishop ]
\. Tigert. and II. 9D. Mouzon that
Bishop Seth Ward,
Sa A resolution was Offered recomme
Ing tho election Of seven bishops
Monday An amendment was, off
"a substitute Ave instead of seven,
III substitute was offered 70 name
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