The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-20
THE A. Nj. f.. CHURCH
"TAKING STOCK.

This is the "stock taking" period
in the A. NJ. E. Church. The dele
gates to the Kansas City General
conference are being chosen and the
church at large is giving itself over
to the work Of taking stock''-it is
seeing what it has on hand and what
1t needs for the betterment of its con-
dition.
Rev. A. l.. Gaines, Of Baltimore,
was the ranking candidate at Norfolk
IN 1908 for the editorship of the
christian Recorder. If the almost
nnbroken practice Of the church is
followed in 1912, that Of choosing
the next highest man for a. place in
the event Of a vacancy, DR.. Gaines
Will be elected by the widest kind Of
margin. The Baltimore Annual
conference, at its recent session
honored him by an election on the
frst ballot in an immense field of ap-
sressive candidates. He has been en-
uorsed for the editorship Of the
christian Recorder by the Baltimore
conference, by the Virginia Confer
9nce, and the two North Carolina
conferences. This gives him the en-
TIRE Second Episcopal District to
start with. The Methodist Ministers
Union of Baltimore gave him it's
unanimous endorsement. DR.. Gaines
mas all OF the equipment, mental and
moral, to fill with distinction the
mar SO grandly occupied by the
Lees, the Tanners and the JohnsOns
since the announcement that DR.
y. '. Roman, the Nashville scholar
theologian and literateur, IS will,n o
% stand as candidate for the editor
snip OF the A. M. f.. Church Review
pushel or letters have been pouring
INTO ms office, rendering him the
neartlest support for the place. His
ltness is universally conceded, The
men behind DR.. Roman represent the
strongest forces in the church. and
ne TACT that they are favorable to
nm, not only Indicates his election
put that through their svmpathetic
support the success Of his adminis-
ration will be assured after he shall
nave been elected AS the matters
'tand, DR.. Roman leads for the Re-
view. Prof. Healing could not Weld
me relnS to an ADLER successor.
ira L. Bryant is looming IND strong
9F every day for the consolidated
printing house plan. No good bus-
mess man would turn down the nron-
os1tion Mr.. Bryant makes OF RIM
1lng the Book Concern and the Sun
uay ochool union combined, without
'uGltlonal salary With but a small
BONUS from the "Children's Dav"
collection for single year. Mr. Frv-
ant VIII pay off the heavy indebted
ness or the Book Concern in ono
loaorennlum. Had not the church
l-taste- Mrr-BrNant,s a4bilitv-to-re-
oeem promises, with his superb man
h8ement Of the Sunday School Union
aS an earnest Of what he can do, the
proposition he now makes would
seem too good to be true"
VI course, the solid Southwest will
90 TO Kansas City for DR.. J. NJ. Con-
ner Tor the BishOpric. lie barely
missed election at Norfolk in 1908
and all who were for him thon will
De for him again-and more have
been added to his following 11ie
TOUR or the country has given the
church line on him." and he bears
well the inspection. The Presiding
hlhers Council Of the State Of Ar
kansas has given DR.. Conner its
unanimous endorsement, and It il
understood throughout the South
west, that no other name Will be nre-
sented tor honors. at the hands Of the
Kansas City General Conference in
1912.