The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08
METHOD|STS BUSY
s.. IN CONFERENCE
Recommendation Made to Com
bine Church Societies
WOMEN WANT RIGHTS
Ii Is Believed That Petition of Women
VIII He Denied and That Control
of Vanderbilt University
VIII BE Unchanged
WOMEN WANT RIGHTS

Asheville, N. c., May 7.-Despite the
fact that most of the clerical delegates to
the quadrennial conference of the Method
list Episcopal church. south, are to fill
pulplts In the protestant churches of
Asheville and vicinity tomorrow, little
time was devoted to the preparation of
sermons today. Instead, full committees
were in session and much work done.
The committee on Church unity" has
completed Its report, and 1t will reach the
calendar some day next week. 1t briefly
recommends that all missionary societies
be consolidated 1t would combine the
Women's Home Mission society, the
tvomen's Foreign Mission society, and the
church board of missions. It would let
the Church Extension society continue as
a separate body. 1t recommended, how
ever, that the building of parsonages. now
entrusted to the Women's Home Mission
society, be turned over to the Church Elk
tension society.
The committee on revivals will have a
public hearing Monday afternoon on the
granting of laymens rights to women.
The committee on the control of Wander
bilt university will meet at the same time.
1t is considered probable that the recon-
mendations of the college of bishops In
these disputed points will be adopted by
the conference. That is, that the petition
of the women for representation will be
denied and that the church will retain Its
active control Of Vanderbilt university.
Scarcely a score of the 800 delegates
were in their seats this morning when
the fourth day of the conference was
opened with the customary devotional ex-
ercises. very decided cold snap, accom-
panied by a chilling rain. made early ris-
ing uncomfortable.
Or j. W. Moore of Beauomnt, Tex, in
the opening prayer. referred touchingly
to the death of King Edward, pleading
that God would strengthen and comfort
a stricken nation and take unto eternal
rest the dead ruler"
The reading of the journal occupied an
hour and half, after which Bishop Cam
dler of Atlanta took the chair. Almost
before the bishops gavel fell, DR.. John
o. Wilson of South Carolina offered a
resolution deploring tho death of King
Edward, extolling the virtue of Queen Al
exaLdra, and offering prayers and sympa-
thy for the English people. The resolu-
ton was adopted and copies were ordered
sent to the British ambassador. Dr.
Young presented the greetings of Can
adam Methodists, and John R. Simons
of England thanked the conference for
the sympathy expressed at King Ed
wards death.
During the morning session memorial
signed by several thousand alumni of
Vanderbilt university was presented, ask
ing the conference to leave the affairs of
the university in the hands of the trus-
tees. A similar petition signed by 600
students of the university will be pre-
sented later.
Two score or more of committee re-
ports were received during the session.
In nearly every case they involved trivial
charges in the discipline of the work of
procedure and in nearly every case the
recommendation 'non-concurrence" was
| adopted by the conference. In order to let
the committees have more time to work
the assembly adjourned at noon after
hearing the report of the committee ON
urficatiOn