The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-02
METHODISM SMALL gain
LAST YEAR Is FEATURED
In The BISHOPS REPORT
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community without church letters
drop from membership after a year."
The plea is also made for emphasis
on the distinctive Wesleyan doctrines
as "the only power to save the nation
against vice."
EVanseIists Condemned.
Again the report says the church
system is not being worked as for
merly, and certain distinctive parts
have been modified or abandoned.
The calling in Of evangelists for re-
yival services is also condemned, as
also, "the congregational system" of
calling a pastor for local churches.
1t also asks the fixing Of two or
more Episcopal residences in this
country at strategic centers.
Commission to Investigate.
The conference ordered a commission
appointed to make an investigation Of
the episcopal supervision of 100000
negro members in southern states,
William Lucas of Mississippi claiming
that although Bishop Neely's residence
was fixed at New Orleans, he had re-
sided there not more than thirty days
in the last four years.
Famous Table for Bishop.
The general conference completed
it's organization yesterday. The ses-
sion was opened by Senior Bishop II.
w. Warren, who stated to the dele
gates that they were gathered not only
to le~gislate, but to receive inspiration
and power for the continuation Of their
work.
The first part of the service was
devotional and then Rev. DR.. NJ. p.
Burns, the district superintendent of
the Minneapolis district presented to
the presiding bishop the table which
had been given by DR.. Hill Of Tennes-
see.
The presentation of this table was
of usual interest because it was rep
resentative of Methodism from the
days of John Wesley to the present
time. 1t was made of 706 pieces of
wood representing every branch and
part of Methodism. At the top of
the table there was a small piece of
wood that had been gathered from
the pulpit in which John Wesley
preached. This table was made at the
college training school at Morristown,
N. c., and Bishop Moore presented
the secrets ~y's table as the product Of
the school at Orangeburg, S. G.
The gavel used by the bishop which
is an emblem of authority, was brought
from the jungles of Africa by Bishop
Wilson and made up in this coun-
try.
The roll Of the delegates was called
by Rev. DR.. HingeIey, and people from
e. sry cline responded to their names.
A round of applause greeted the dele
gates from the Italy conference, and
especially when Miss Italia Garibaldi's
name was recorded present. This dis
tfnguished lady is the granddaughter
of the famous Garibaldi, and is the
principal of our school in Rome.
The real voting Of the conference
was subjected to the test when the
Of Rev. DR., Mills of New York
conference, and Rev. Or. Hingeley
were presented for the position Of
general secretary. Seven hundred
eighty-one votes were cast, of which
Rev. DR.. HingeIey received 52I, and
vas duly elected secretary.
The various committees OF the con-
ference were named, and this com
pleted the preliminary organization of
the twenty-sixth general conference
OF the Methodist church and the
Tooth anniversary o. the first
delegated conference which was held
in old John street. New York, 1912.
Bishops Who Have Died.
The following bishops have died
since the last general conference:
Bishops Foss, MaIlalieu, Goodsell and
Henry Spellmeyer. Memorial services
will be held Sunday afternoon.
The episcopal address to the church
viii be divided into two parts, and
Bishop Cranston, who has prepared tt,
viii read part Of It IN Friday and
part OF 1t Saturday.
In the committee on temperance and
prohibition, quite q large number Of
delegates were anxious to have Judge
Pollock Of Fargo elected to the re-
sponsible position Of chairman, but
he gave way. and made the nominating
speech which brought about the cleo