The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-05
VANDERBILT TO
BE- CONSIDERED
CHURCH SCHOOL
General Conference Metho.
dists at Asheville Hears
Bishops Address.
Few Changes Are Expected
10 Result.
ELECTION OF NEW BISHOPS.

VIII Win the Vanderbilt University
oontroversy with ease. On the first
test vote on the general conference
of the NJ. Il. church. south, his
strength was so apparent that his
opponents we're nonplused They
we've rudely shocked later when their
leader, Bishop v. r. Hendrix OF
Kansas City, who was president of
the university. read from the episco-
pal address statement which the
college OF bishops directed Bishop
Eioss to prepare after having reject
ed all that Bishop Hendrix had writ
ten on the same question. II had
been rumored over the conference
floor that the college of bishops, by
vote of six to one, had indorsed
Bishop Hoss' position and that he
had prepared the message of the
bishops on that issue, 80 when the
unusual spectacle was presented OF a
distinguished church leader reading
deliverance that did not chime in
with his own we'll known attitude
the delegates were almost knocked
on their seats. Such a remarkable
affair was never before witnessed IN
a Methodist general conference.
Rev. Watkins Chosen.
Rev. A. r. Watkins. ID. d.. Of the
Mississippi conference. was chosen
secretary OF the conference, over
Rev. Gross Alexander. ID. D., OF the
Louisville conference, who was the
candidate OF the anta-Hoss faction.
and Rev. John NJ. Barcus ID. d.. OF
Texas, who represented his own great
state The Texas delegates are said
TO be solid for Bishop Hoss on the
Vanderbilt question and ON all other
issues. for he is extremely popular
with them DR.. Watkins got more
votes than the combined vote of Alex
ander and Barctis.
Thomas B. King OF Memphis. with
the assistance of the entire delega-
ton from the Memphis conferences
and several from the North Mississip-
p conference, put through a resolu-
ton which created a permanent gen.
eraf committee on the laJman's mis-
5onary movement. thus dignifydng II
as one Of the great branches of
Southern Methodist polity. John r.
Pepper OF Memphis is the only mem
ber Of his delegation absent. He Is
In Chicago and will be here In a day
OF two.
Unless there is a decided change In
the sentiment of the brethren there
will be no amendment in the laws
governing the time limit in which
preachers may stay In one place, the
name OF the church will stay as II is
and the women will get no more
rights than they now have. In his
remarks on the woman's memorial
Bishop Hendrix was happily graceful
and at the same time firm and tren-
chant.
New bishops Recommended.
None OF these questions create
more than passing interest, and nc
enthusiasm in comparison with the
larger ones OF Vanderbilt university
and who shall be new bishops. Epis
copal address recommends that five
new bishops be chosen, and II is un
derstood that the committee on epis
copacy will recommend that two o.
the present college be superannuateC
Il is barely possible that six new
ones will be chosen. and that none o
the present board be retired, or onl!
one. For the five or six great office
there are no less than a score o
prospective aspirants, candidates o
whatever name you please to cal
them. Methodist bishops are electe'
by secret ballot. and no man 1
placed IN nomination for the Office
neither is there a primary to select
ticket. Nearly every state In tn
south has one or more candidates
The aspirants do not announce, bu
their delegations put them in the rul
ming.
Judge Edward c. O'Rear, chief jus
tice of the appellate court OF Ken
lucky, was chosen chairman OF tn
committee on education, and Dr
James Cannon, of Virginia, secretar,
when II organized. Their election
was the third victory of the day TO
the Hoss following, and an importan
victory IL Is, for this committee will
hear the Vanderbilt controversy. an'
its action will. in all probability. b
the action of the conference.
Rev. n. A. Meek. Of the Nortl
mississippi conference, IS looming
large as the editor of the Nashville
Advocate. his strongest competitor
aside from DR.. Winton' being Dr
Ivey, of North Carolina. There Is
movement on foot to weed out al