The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-21
Delegates Rushing Business
in Order to go Into Ad-
iournTnent Monday
VOTE DOWN PLAN
TO PAY SECRETARIES
Action Followed by Thanks
From Officials Affected Who
Don't Want Recompence--
Many Farewell Speeches.


AsHEvILLE. n. g., May 21.-The
general conference has made great
speed to-day. The big questions have
been thre-fed out IN tire committees.
Speeches are limited to five minutes.
All bills have been printed and stud
led and the conference is ready to
vote quickly
The previous question is in frequent
use, and the gavel smites budding
speeches hip and thigh like Sam
SON the Philistine.
A delightful incident of to-day's
session was the very witty farewell
of DIR. Lnccock. of the NJ. +. church.
During his remarks he presented to
Bishop Hendrix. his neighbor in Kan
sas City, an ink-stand. the bottom of
which was made from the wood og
John Wesley's pulpit in City Road
chapel. London. Ex-Governor Han
ley alsS spoke eioquently words of
farewell, to which Bishop Mouxon
made fitting response. The effort to
pay the secretaries for their services
was renewed to-day by a resolution
to appropriate $500 for this purpose.
F. In view of the secretaries request
to the contrary yesterday, the reso-
luton was voted down. DIR. Wat
kins. secretary, thanked the confer
ence for voting against the resolu-
ton.
An important piece of legislation
was the adoption of the resolution of
Dr, Cannon, OF Virginia, by unani-
nous vote that the bishops he re-
quired to read all appointments in
open session of the cabinet before
they are announced to the annual
conferences
This will remove the complain that
occasionally unwise appointments are
made which would not have beer.
made If the presiding elders had been
consulted.
Create Court of Appeals.
by the action of conference to-day
permanent court or committee OF
appeals was constituted to sit perma-
nenIy In Nashville, Tenn. This will
enable appeals from trial committee s
to be heard at any time instead OF
once only in four years at the SEES
sion of the general conference.
The later reports OF the committee
on education were taken up item by
item. a vigorous attempt by E. Nj.
| Glenn, and others TO reduce the
amount recommended for yearly as
| sessment on the church for educa-
ttinnat purposes from s45. 900 To 49,
| 900 failed after an extended debate.
$40, goo Of this amount Ii to 60 to the
| Theological department of Vanderb
! University.
The method Of examination OF can
didates and undergraduates was left
/ to the annual conference committees
| Pastors Of church colleges are TO be
confirmed, nominated or elected By
some church body, and church col.
leges are advised to arrange their
charters so rs to secure the colleges
/ to the church.
The vacancies on the general board
1 of trustees were filled By the adoption
of the report of the committee on
I finance DIR. A. f. Watkins succeeds
( DR. Arson West, deceased Mem
/ bers OF this board of trustees are given
charge OF the superannuated minis
ters' fund, which is now recognized as
a church institution. Five million
dollars Is the amount set TO be raised
for this fund. twenty-five per cent
of this funds income shall be paid to
worn out preachers, and twenty-five
per cent added to the principal. An
| a assessment Is to be laid throughout the
church for this fund.
Vote TO Change Name.
/ Following the veto of the College
| OF Bishops GA the action OF the con-
| ference in voting for change OF the
name of the church to THE Meth
| odist church." an attempt was made
at the afternoon session Friday to
revive tho question made by resofu-
ton requesting the bish ops to sub
NIT the question Of the change oil
name to the annual conferences.
! DR.. Dubose. in an able speech
moved to substitute the name Meth
odist Episcopal Church in America,
claiming that this was the original
name of the Methodism of this coun-
try from which the ii. Il. church
and the NJ. K. church, South, be
| sprang. DR.. Dubose received an ova-
i'tion from many at the close of
flne speech. The resolution as
amended was carried by an aye ane
nay vote Of $50 to SO AS this Is not
the necessary two-thirds vote needed
! the matter of the change of name
fails again,
CoIored Delegate Speaks.
The delegate from the colored
Methodist Episcopal church, DR.. Bon
ner, of Mississippi. delivered a most
interesting address. When calls came
from the conference to speak louder
ii he said: II am used to speaking to
speaking to colored people. / didn
know whether I ought to talk tc
white folks so loud. II 1 had been
talking to colored folks you cou,
have heard me clear down to the
courthouse" The speech was wei
received This Is the branch Of Il
negro church in close afflltation wit
the Southern Methodists and partly
supported by them.