The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
METHOD|STS VOTE
TO RETAIN NAME
Conference Ballots l22 to II Not
TO Eliminate the Word
South"
DEMAND BETTER MINISTERS
Memorial Declares That General
Education of Public Requires
Stricter Collegiate Standard.
NJ MAMIE nays.

ny MAMIE DAYa.
oxford. n. G., December 6.--The vote
regarding the proposed change in tho
name Of tho church was taken by roll
call OF the members OF the Nortl, Caro-
lima Conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. South, to-day. and the result
was that 122 members voted In favor
OF retaining the name Methodist Epis-
copal Church. South, and fourteen voted
in favor OF changing the name to the
Methodist Episcopal Church In Arnerica
Tho election OF delegates to tho gen
cial conference was continued and j.
. Brown, Of Raleigh. and Or. T T..
White, OF oxford, were elected as the
rciua ming lay delegates The clerical
delegates elected were the following:
r. y. Ivcv. NJ r. Plyler. NJ Bradshaw,
j. l.. Underwood, and y. l.. Coltr;tne
The cali OF minute question twenty
TWO: Are all the preachers blarnclcss
, In their lfe aud Official admluialra-
ton was continued and concluded. the
characters Of the preachers in the
Rockingham. Warrenton, Washington
and Wilmington districts being passed,
thus making nothing aga!net hiit"
The answer TO this question regarding
every preacher in tho conference
Bishop Mccoy called minute question
one again who are admitted on
trial?" Answering this question. Fred
crich A. IGepton. from the WILMINGTON
district, having PASSED tho committee
on examination and the committee OF
admissions and having been recon-
reided by the presiding elder of tho
Wilmington district. was admitted OIL
TRIAL In the conference.
RESOLUTION TO Rinse Standard.
VI tulbrcth presented a resolution.
which "as adopted by the conference
ana became Il memorial TO the general
conirenc" without having been re-
i"rrod to tho committee on 1ne,no,i:Is
|" tho general conference
Th" preamble 10 this resolution
called attention to tho fact that tho
educational requirements of younr
preachers seeking admission into tho
conference has not been raised dur
lhg the past thirty or forty Years. am;
10 view Of the further fact thnt mo
attendance upon college ana other in
SutuNpHS of learning upon the mart
Of the membership of the church ana
inc public generally require a higher
standard OF education In the ministry
now than was the case in former
!edrs. Therefore, be IL
Resolved. That the North Carolina
tonleicic" hereby rn.moralizc the gen
era! coni"renc" to take Tho necessary
steps TO require Of candidates for al
pI"ton OF course Of Instruction
! equivalent Ia that required by the com
mission on education for admission 10
\ me freshmen class 81 an Il grade
college"
Statistical and EinnncinI Report.
resolution Was presented recon
/ inendinS that the general conference
authorize the appointment Of a dis
I tl!ct board OF missions and a board of
/ missions III every pastoral charge This
D q fer
mlttee on memorials 10 the general
! conference.
/ The statistical report of the confer.
I en'e which has not yet been made
known. aud which Will not be am
nounccd to the conference until Mon
/ da%. In answer TO the statistical uu.s-
ton VIII show tlat the number OF
/ local preachers in the conference =,
/ this time is ~: the total mem
( h"rship in me conference. A4l49: tho
/ total net increase in membership dur
.lS tn" past year having been 2,o@6
3 he amount contributed by tho con
/ -tr"nce Tor the cause OF foreign mis-
Sl"is the past year WAS Si9.Gi9. the
/ amount contributed for home and con
| ference missions, $9,3ci; for church ,.y-
: tension, $3.50, Tor the American Bible
Society, $50. Tor the support OF pro-
s!nlhS elders. Elc,Gi2. for the support
OF preachers in charge. si74,33i, for
III" support OF bishops. s3.323
''N4l'btt W D'tSNtIdI charges IN
tho conference is 1919. This being true
and the net increase in members added
10 the church the past year bein,;
2,c2d' the net increase in members for
each pastoral charge in the confer
cnce Tor the past year is eleven and a
fraction.
Tho following named laymen were
elected alternate delegates to the
general conference:
u. b Zollconer Of weldon H. \.
Page, of Aberdeen: *. a. Bruton, OF
Wilson; J. u. Gibson. OF Gibson
The only clerical alternate delegate
elected was II. NJ. North of Raleigh
During the past year five members Of
the conference have died, ana the order
OF the day at 1870 was the reading Of
memorials TO the absent preach
/ crs. they being NJ. {. Thomas, W w
Rose, -. G. Geddie, *. II. Holmes and
j. r. BridGcrs.
The following will be appointed on
Monday 10 constitute the committee
having in charge the matters OF the
erection of building on the Southern
! Assembly ground To be known as the
headquarters building OF the North
! Carolina Conference: Il. l.. Flowers
! w Il C0ODer Dr r f., White - -