Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-24
ECHOES OF THE CONFERENCE.
Summary Of What Was Done by the
Methodists at AshevIIe.

ASneNllle, May, Zz.-NeaTly all OF
the newly elected bishops created at
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, filled the leading pulpits in
Asheville and vicinity. Bishop f. d.
Mouzen preached at the Central Meth
odist church: Bishop ]. II. Mccoy, fill
ed tine pulpit of the Bethel Methodist
church and Bishop w. r. Lambuth's
sermon at Brevard Methodist church
was highly spoken Of In the morning
at the First Presbyterian church. Bish-
op Collins Denny occupied the pulpit
and preached to a magnificent audience
and at night at the same church. Bish-
op r. c. Waterhouse delivered an elo-
quent and inspiring sermon.
The subject Of the removal of the
time limit is still a favorite theme and
the failure of this conference to pass
law allowing a minister to remain
so long as his congregation. presiding
elder and bishop were satisfied. will
continue to agitate the church during
the next quadrennium and a more pow
erful effort will be made at the next
session of the general conference to
bring about measure pleasing to those
VINO wish to see the time limit removed.
The womans memorial was defeat
ed not because the women did not work
bly, because the more conservative
members of the conference were afraid
that 1t would aid the suffragette move
ment. The women are stoutly denying
that their measure meant anything
more than a sincere desire to be Of
more and better service to the church.
The question is far from dead and from
the great number of letters and tele-
grams received from women all over
the south pledging their future sup
port it Is safe to predict that re-
newed and more powerful efforts will
be made to have women in the coun-
ellis of the church and to fill all pO-
sitions except that Of preacher in
charge.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
conference discussed for nearly an en-
tire afternoon the subject of changing
the wording of the creed from the
Holy Catholic Church to the Church
Of God, no action was taken on ac-
count of the fact that at the last mo-
ment of an afternoon session the pre-
siding officer, Bishop Fl. G. Morrison.
ruled that the paper was not drawn up
in proper form and for that reason
could not be discussed.
1t is generally understood that the
old college of bishops with the eXccp-
ton of one, Bishop James Atkins. is
not I'm favor of the change in name Of
the Church to the Methodist Episcopal
Church in America. The question will
now be put before every annual confer
ence in the connection and some dele
gates who voted for the change so as
to bring the matter before the confer
enceS have already declared that when
the matter comes up before the annual
conferences they will vote against
changing the name
So far as the church is concerned the
Vanderbilt university matter Is settled.
Many are of the opinion that the sub
ject of ownership and the right of the
general conference to elect trustees Will
not come up again. The remaining
delegates are expressing the wish that II
there are any differences existing they
be forgotten and that all interest them
selves in the university which the
church has said belongs to It,
1t was proven that during the past
four years the church had made great
advances along educational lines and
at the session just closed far larger
assessments will be levied on the an
nual conference for the purpose of still
further aiding the good cause. There
was much discussion on the subject of
increased assessments some claiming
that the church Is already too heavily
assessed. Theological department. Oh
Vanderbilt university will receive the
benefit of part of this increase and the
balance will be turned over to the gem
eral board of education.
1t is thought that one of tn" best
provisions enacted at this session was
the establishment of court OF ap-
pcals which will enable minister un-
der charges of his conference to appeal
his case and not cause him to wait un-
til a session of the general conference
conveneS This court Will have full
power to either sustain the action OF
the annual conference or to reverse lts
findings. thus placing the man under
charges, If acquitted In full posses
sion again of all his prcrOgatives as a
preacher.
One of the most radical laws made
was that requiring the bishop to an
nounce his appointments at an annual
conference before his cabinet of pre-
siding elders before giving them In
omen session of the conference. 1t Is
claimed this measure will protect the
presiding bishop. the presiding elder
and the preacher