The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-24
METHOD|STS END
BIC CONFERENCE
Pleased With Legislation
Enacted
NEXT CONFERENCE MAY1914

There Were Warm Debates on Ques-
ton of Appointment of Committee
on Evangelism to Operate Under
Home Department for E~vangeiistic
Movement Throughout Church.
Conference Favored Measurc-Rc-
port on Church Adopted.
Closing Service by Bishop Wilson.
(By the Associated Press.)
Asheville, n. G., May 21.-The six
teenth quadrennial session of the Gen
eral Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, came TO a
close tonight. The closing exercises
were conducted by Bishop A. w. Will
son, who as senior Bishop expressed
the belief that in his opinion safe.
sane and conservative measures had
been adopted, and that it was his
opinion that the church would in the
next four years go forward IN leaps
and bounds. The closing prayer was
made by Rev. J.. S. Frazer. of Ala
bama.
The majority of delegates will leave
here Monday morning for their
homes.
The conference voted to hold its
next session Of the General Confer
ence beginning the first Wednesday
in May, in 1914. The committee on
finance submitted its report and sew
eral measures favorable to the super
animated preachers OF the annual
conferences were passed.
The afternoon session was opened
by Bishop II. G. Morrison. 1t has Just
been learned that Bishop Collins Den
ny has been elected secretary Of the
College of Bishops. The discussion on
the question Of an assessment for an
endowment fund for worn out preach
erS. was again taken up and by vote
Of the conference lost. A resolution
was passed, asking that a committee
be appointed by the College of Bish-
OBS consisting of one Bishop, two
preachers and two laymen to consider
a plan for Increased activities OF the
laymen and for larger representation
in the annual conference. The COM
mittee on Missions recommended that
the general board of missions appoint
{. committee on evangelism to operate
under the home department or mat
board to provide for the eVangel'stic
movement AOdI 49,
Warm debates followed this recon-
mendation and after a long consldera-
ton of the question the conference
voted in favor Of the measure.
BY far the most confusion since tne
conference opened was created by
the discussion as to whether the con
ference strike out the words The
Holy Catholic Church" III the Creed,
and substitute the words NChurch OF
God" Points Of order, amendments,
questions of personal privilege ana
substitutes flew through the air thick
and fast. and 1T times it was almost
impossible to state just What was pc
fore the conference. Rev. j. W.
Perry finally made the pO!nt of order
that the question had not been prop
erly put. which was sustained am me
afternoon session adjourned without
the question being settled.
The night session opened with
Bishop W. A. Gambler in the chair.
The report of the committee on state
ment Of faith for worldwide Meth
ndism showed that their work failed
on account of another church deci.n-
ing to cooperate in the efort.
An appropriation OF $1,000 vas
voted for the Pacific Methodist AdFo-
cate for the next four years.
The report of the committee on
church extension was adopted. which
leaves the question OF moving the
h~eadQuarter to Louisville with the
board. which is TO report at the next
conference.
The report of the committee on
EDiscopacy regarding the serli-annual
meeting of the College Of Bishops IN
New Orleans was approved.
The last measure adopted before
adjourning sine die was the adoption
Of a report that a committee OF five
he appointed to cooperate with the
National committee on uniform d.
vorce laws
The closing services of the con1e~-
ence were conducted by Bishop n.
w. Wilson.