The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
ATTENDANCE GROWS
At THE CONFERENCE
Seven New Bishops May Be
Added to College
PRINCE Yum ON HAND
Laymen Are Well Pleased mt Decision
10 Give Them Larger Representa-
fion at the Various Annual
Conferences
PRINCE Yum ON HAND

Asheville, n. C.. May 1.-THE attend
ance on the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church south is in
creasing daily, and by far the largest at
tendance was on hand today. The COM
mittee on episcopacy is holding afternoon
and night sessions, and a member stated
tonight that interesting Developments
may be expected at tomorrow's session
of the conference 1t is rumored that the
committee will advise the election of
seven new bishops and that two of the
present college will be superannuated.
The longest debate of the day centered
around the report of the Sunday school
committee, especially that part which
recommended that in the future the 10
per cent of the childrens day fund be no
longer turned over to the board of educa-
ton.
It is almost certain that the conference
will vote to give the laymen a larger rep
yesetnation at the various annual confer
ences and the laymen are much pleased
10 know that what they have been ask
ing for at several conferences will prob
ably carry at this session.
The fraternal address of Rev. c. f.
Celment of the African Methodist Episco-
pal Zion church at times provoked loud
applause He asked that the white min
listers evidence more interest in the negro
work.
Prince Yum of Korea, who resigned
cabinet position to become the head of
Methodist school in songdo, is among the
most interesting visitors here and is
shown every consideration and attention
his high social position demands.
Rev. George R. Stuart, the famous
evangelist, delivered a lecture tonight in
the auditorium to packed house.
Devotional exercises led by John R.
Pepper of Memphis, Tenn, one of the
leading laymen of the church, marked
the opening of todays sessions of the
general conference of the Methodist Epis.
copal church, south. Bishop A. w. Will
son acted as presiding officer.
The committee on revisals concurred in
the memorials asking for one layman as
delegate to the annual conference for
each 1900 members of each presiding ell
der's district.
The address of the fraternal delegate
from Japan was made the order of the
day Friday. The delegates from the
Methodist Episcopal also will be received
that day. The Rev. George C. Clement,
fraternal delegate from the African
Methodist Episcopal Zion church, deliv-
cred the message from his church
The memorial regarding the admins
fration Of the Lords Supper once every
three months instead of once a month met
with non-concurrence in the committee
of revisals. Tho effort made to substitute
the words "church of God" instead of
''hoiy Catholic church in the creed met
!, with an unfavorable report from the same
committee, and 1t is said the conference
wilfSustain the action of the committee.
BY rising vote the conference adopted
the report of the committee on temper
ance indorsing the Miller Curtiss bill,
now pending in Congress, prohibiting
sales of liquors in prohibition territory.
The report suggests to appealing to the
President and Congress to assist in the
passage of the measure.
:. Or. w. r. Lambuth read the report of
the commission appointed on the union of
Methodism in Japan A committee of five
was ordered 10 determine the place for
holding the next conference.
The resolution setting Monday morning,
May 16, as the time for the election of
bishops ana COilleCtlOildl officers,
Much of the morning session was taken
up In debate on the different items of the
report of the Sunday school committee,
especially that part which placed the con-
troll of the new adults Bible class in the
general board. The recommendation of
the committee that this be done was
adopted by the conference.
Before atcions on all the items was
completed the conference adjourned for
the day.
BY resolution the committee on episco-
pacy at a meeting tonight removed the
ban of secrecy, allow its members to
make public its action. A report will be
made to the conference tomorrow recon-
intending that the characters of all the
bishops be passed
1t also recommended that Bishop Key
be superannuated at his own request, and
It 10 thought that Bishop Morrison was
also recommended for approximation.
The committee has fixed the salary OF
active bishops at $4,000 an increase of $500;
the superannuated bishops at $2250, an in
crease of $3.50. The allowance of widows
of bishops is $1,000
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