The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-18
ALL NEW BISHOPS
IN PRIME OF LIFE
Great Usefulness Elk
pected From Members
Of Episcopacy.
OTHER OFFICERS
BALLOTED FOR
Two Reports Submitted Regard
ing Case of Bishop Morrison.
Matter Causes Warm Dis
cussion - Committee on
Education Reports on
Vanderbilt Matter.
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Especial TO The cTimes-Dispatch
Asheville. N. c.. May I7.-The cleo.
ton OF the seven bishops of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South. was
completed in much shorter .ime than
the General Conference anticipated
This morning soon after the conference
convened the fourth ballot for bishops,
which was taken yesterday afternoon
but not counted was announced. This
ballot resulted in tho election of three
bishops. There were 300 votes cast
making 15l necessary to election.
Walter Il. Lambuth. nf the Tennessee
Conference, and Richard G. Water
house. of the Holston Conference.
each received 1G3 votes, and Edward
u. Mouzop. OF the West Texas Con-
ference. received f55 votes. and were
elected. There was no election on the
fifth ballot. and on the xxth ballot
James II. Mccoy, OF the North Alabama
Conference. was elected, receiving l5T
out of EOS votes cast.
OF the seven bishops selected, all
arc In the prime Of life. and the dele
gates are congratu,ating themselves
that the majority OF the bishops arc
still young men. who give promise Of
usefulness to the church
OF the four bishops elected to-day.
three were engaged in school work. the
fourth. DR. W. r. Lambuth, being the
only one not so employed. 1t Is sin
sular fact that none of tNe bishops
elected were engaged IN the regular
work of tho pastorate.
Bishops W. r LanS1uth. OF Tennes-
zee: r. -. Mouzon. OF Texas: r. G.
Waterhouse- of Virginia, and j. II. Nc
Coy. OF Alabama, the bishops elected
to-day were kept busy all afternoon
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friends.
Connecttonnl Officers.
The balloting for conncctional off
GERS began at once. the first being fo.
The book editor and editor OF tfe
Methodist Review, and Rev Gross
Alexander the present editor. re-
ceived aT4 out of 300 votes cast. and
was elected. There was no election OH
the first ballot for editor of the Chris
tian Advocate, the general organ OF
the church. but on the second ballot,
Rev. r y. 1vey. OF the North Carolina
Conference, was elected. The next
ballot was for Sunday school editor,
and Rev F. B. Chapple Of the Ten
ncssee Conference, and present editor.
vas elected. He received 294 out of
500 votes cast. The first ballot for
missionary secretary resulted in no
election. but Rev. o. r. Brown. of the
Missouri Conference received by far
the largest number of votes cast. The
election will be resumed tomorrow
morning.
The committee on episcopacy submit
ted two reports regarding the case OF
Bishop Henry c. Morrison. against
whom complaint had been made con-
cerning his administrative power. The
first report was 10 the effect that the
nj. haH
passed Tho second report was that
the committee had considered COM
plants concerning the efficiency of the
administration of Bishop Morrison and
had found them fully sustained. but
in view of the assurances which Bishop
Morrison had given that the things
complained of should be omitted in the
future 1t recommended that he be con-
tinued effective, with the request to
the College of Bishops that he be given
light work for the next quadrennium.
This report furnished the topic for
discussion on the conference floor. One
delegate moved to amend the report by
striking out the recommendation to the
College OF Bishops, but the amendment
was lost by two votes. Another mo-
tion was made to lay the report on the
table. but that was argued to be un-
constitutional.
Bishop Z. e. Hoss, who was presid-
ing, said that while he supposed it was
not becomong in the chair to speak on
the subject, If he We're in an annual
conference he would refuse to accept
such report.
Warmly Defends Bishop.
Judge E. G. O'Rear spoke earnestly
in behalf of Bishop Morrison. showing
forcibly that he has used no power be-
sond that which the church had given
him. He showed that the things upon
which the complaints against the bishop
wero made. and which came from
Texas. South Carolina and Virginia
were trivial, such as a jocular remark
lie made to a little child, a failure OF
his not to address a preacher as doctor
or brother. and calling him mister in
stead. and his failure to consult the
presidlng elders about the appoint
lnents. as much as they desired that
ho should Judge O'Rear objected tc
the making of an example Of Bishor
Morrison, when 1t was known that
similar complaints had been made
against other members of the College
of Bishops. and yet their cases had
been passed over without censure: He
said the church was setting a preceden'
in tho case of Bishop Morrison, which
pacy is no longer independent. He
DESIGNATED the complaints against
Bishop Morrison to be such as would
not indict negro for petit larceny
lie said that Bishop Morrison may
have made mistakes, but II he had he
: would like to see the man who could
throw the first stone at him. He showec
also that before the committee Bishor
Morrison alone had appeared for him.
self, while on the other side there We're
The complaints and accusers also. and
that he considered it never was safe tc
Judge by exparte evidence.
Before closing his speech. Judge
o'Rear spoke Of the work of Bishor
Morrison during the past auadrennium
{ in raising more than s125,000,OO0 70,
church purposes, and he had held
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