Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-20
THE MEIHODISTS.


TIE General Conference OF The Metho-
dis. Episcopal Church South 10 session
at AshevIlle, N. O., yesterday by vote
of 1873 to "a refused to sccede to the
memorials from the Women's Home
Mission Society sskiDg that the women
be given equal rights of the laity.
Yielding The floor Of the house to Miss
Belle II. Bennett, president Of the Won
ems Home Mission Society, the confer
ence heard an earnest snd eloquent plea
from her that the request be granted,
tut "the fuliness Of the time" had evil
IDENTIFY SCOT come" to use the words o.
the msjorlty report, when the women
should be placed upon sn equal footing
with the men.
The action Of the conference In re-
scindIng Its action of Wednesday regard
ing lay represent ton 10 the annual con-
ference means that no change will likely
be made for st LAS! the next four years.
A motion to reconsider Wednesdays
action was ca rlsd, aud the original res.
olutiou was lost by a large msjority.
This leaves the lay reprsser tstion as 1t
was before this general conference.
The conference adopted the report OF
the committee on CT urch federation rec
ON needing a supreme ecu lcil composed
of Is members, nine from the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, and nine from
the Methodist Episcopal Church, to be
entrusted with advisory powers In Fegsri
to worldwide missions, Christian educa-
ton and the evsngel zitiou Of the ud.
cfu;ched masses, and also have foil
power to hear and finally determine,
without appeal from lie decisions, cases
of Misunderstanding between the two
churches Of MethodIsm.
The membership OF the couuc II sbsll
be IS follows: SIX bishops, six travelling
preachers and six lsymen. The nine
members from the Methodist Episcopal
Church Sou b shall be elected quidren-
nlslIy by the general conference upon
nomination By the committee OF church
relations. Vacancies occurring during
the quadrenium shall be filed by the
CON miSsloBer'.
Tie bishops have snncu iced the plan
OF episcopal visitation for the next con-
ference year. Bishop A W. Wilson
has been appointed to preside over the
Virgins, N5rlh Georgia and the Ala
bams annual conferences. BuhOp Hoss
will hold the Baltimore Conference,
which will meet 1t Clifton Forge, Va,
March, 1911. Bishop Collins Denny.
one OF the new bishops, formerly 8
member OF the Baltimore Conference,
has been assigned to hold the Misso uri,
s.. Louis and the Oklahoma confer
ences.
The following nominated By toe COM
mittee on church relations we're elected:
Bishops A. w. Wilson, E. E. Hoss and
Collins DENY, Rev. W. j. Young, Rev.
F. NJ. Thomas, R.v. O. NJ. B shop, l..
L Walton. r. s, Hyer aud W. B.
S ubbs.
The most impressive and imposing
ceremonies Of the whole general confer
ence was witnessed BY 8 great throng
which crowded Central Church at 3
O'Clock yesterday afternoon when the
seven newly elected bishops were or.
dsined.
After an elaborate and elegant service
and an impressive sermon BY Bishop A.
W. Wilson, Bishops Denny, Kilgo,
Murray, Lambutb, Waterhouse, MCuzon
and Mccoy we're formally ordained bish-
op, Of the Methods! Episcopal Church
5, nth.
Rev. F. ]. Prsttymsn and Rev. E.
V. REGISTER, ofthe Baltimore Conference,
presented Bishop Denny for ordination
aud participated 10 the ceremony.