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

TIE General Conference OF The Metho-
dis. Episcopal Church South in session
at Asheville, N. o., yesterday by vote
of 1873 to II refused 10 sccede to the
memorials from The Womsn's Home
Mission Society asking that the women
be given equal rights of the lsity.
Yielding !be floor of the house to Miss
Belle IT. Bennett, president Of the Wom-
ems Home Mission Society, the confer
ence heard an earnest and eloquent plea
from Der that the request be granted,
tut "the fuliness of the time' bad evil
IDENTIFY "uot come" to uae the words o.
tie msjority report, when the women
should be placed upon an equal footing
With the men.
The action of the conference In re-
scinding Its action of Wednesday regard
ing lay represent ton in The annual con.
ference means that no change will likely
be made for OF last the next four years.
A motion to reconsider Wednesdays
action was carried, aud the original res.
olution was lost by large majority.
This leaves The lay reprsaer tstion as it
was before this general conference.
The conference adopted the report of
the committee on ct urch federation rec
ON NEEDING supreme ctuocil composed
of Is menu ers, nine from the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, and nine from
the Methodist Episcopal Church, to be
entrusted with advisory powers in regsri
to world wide missions, Christian educa-
ton and the evsngel z:tlou of the no..
ctu:ched masses, and also have foil
payer to hear snd finally determine,
withcu! appeal from ils decisions, csses
of Misunderstanding between the two
churches of Meihodism.
The membership OF the couuc il shsll
be ss follows: SIX bishops, six travelling
preachers and six symen. The niue
members from The Methodist Episcopal
Church S@u shall be elected quidren-
nially by the general conference upon
nomination By The committee of church
relations. Vacancies occurring during
The quadrenium shsll be filed by the
omnissioaers.
TIE bishops have snncu iced The plan
OF episcopal visitation for the next con-
ference year. Bishop A W. W!laon
has been appointed to preside over the
Virginia, N5r;h Georgia and the Ala
bams annual conferences. shop Ii 1ss
will hold the Baltimore Conference,
which will meet 1T Clifton Forge, Va,
March, 1911. Bishop Collins Denny.
one of the new bishops, formerly q
member Of the Baltimore Conference,
hiss been assigned to hold the Misso uri,
S.. Louis and the Oklahoma confer
ences.
The following nominated By the CON-
mittee on church relations were elected:
Bishops A. W. Wilson, E. E. Hoss and
Collins DENY, Rev. W. J. Young, Rev.
F. NJ. Thomas. Rsv. O. M. B shop, L.
L Walton. R. S. H7er aud W. B.
S uobs.
The most Impressive and imposing
ceremonies Of the whole general confer
encs was witnessed ty g gres! throng
which crowded Central Church at 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon when the
seven newly elected bishops were CT.
dained.
After an elaborate and elegant service
and an impressive sermon By Bishop A.
W. Wilson, Bishops Denny, Kilgo,
Murray, Lambutb, Watefhouse, Mtuzon
and Mccoy we're formally ordained bish-
ops of the Methodist Episcopal Church
S;uth.
Rev. F. J. Prsttymsn and Rev. E.
V. REGISTER, ofthe Baltimore Conference,
presented Bishop Denny for ordination
and participated IL the ceremony.