The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-12-01
APART
ON DIVIDING LINE
Bishops Ruling Kills Hope Of Those
0ppOing Division OF Present
Body.

Sumter, Nov. 26.-When the Metho-
dist conference met this morning the
absorbing question was tie ruling of
Bishop Denny on the questions OF law
propounded at yesterdays session.
The Rev. P. B. Wells had asked for
Bishop Denny's ruling as to the right
of the general conference to delegate
it's prerogative to the annual confer
ence in the matter of fixing dividing
line between the two new conferences
to be made OF the South Carolina con-
ference. 1t was hoped by the element
opposing division that the bishop
would rule that the general confer
ance had erred and through this de-
cision defeat the division
Interest was intense as the bishop
proceeded with his ruling. He ruled
On a question touching the constitu-
tionality OF an act of tAe general con-
ference; that only the college of bish~
ops might rule on such questions.
AS to whether the conference might
fix this line his ruling was that 1t
might or might not, as it chose.
DR.. w. T. Gray; a layman, Of Lau-
rens, introduced a resolution referring
the division question back to the gen
eral conference, and made speech
vigorously advocating his resolution.
He was answered by the Rev. D. NJ.
Mcleod, the author of the division
idea, in an earnest address IN defence
of his idea.
Several species pro and con were
made and tie vote on Mr. Grays reso-
luton was taken viva voce. Mr.. Gray
lost by eight votes, the count being
122 for the Gray resolution and 130
against. This really settled the ques-
ton of division, or had the Gray res
olution carried the conference would
not nave been divided.
Upon the settlement of this phase OF
the question the fixing Of the line was
entered into. Mr.. McLeod advocated
his line as proposed yesterday-a line
giving t. eastern and sout2 ern por-
tons of tie State to one conference.
and the Piedmont section to the other
Mr.. Turnipseed argued the advantages
OF another line dividing the State
north and south.
The arrival of the special order for
12 o'clock, the Thanksgiving sermon
by Bishop Wilson, put an end, for the
day, to the division question and this
Will be taken up tomorrow morning
and finally disposed of.
Tonight the mission board had its
anniversary and was addressed by Dr..
Pinson, missionary secretary.
The following is the text of the two
propositions introduced for the divls-
ION of the conference:
Division Proposition.
Whereas, The general conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, South
at it's session in Oklahoma City in 1914
divided the South Carolina conference
and made it the duty of the said con-
ference to fix tie line of division al
this, it's coming session: Therefore be
it resolved,
That Thursday, 10 a. m, November
26, be made a special order for fixing
the line of division and agreeing upon
all details made necessary by such di-
vision. Resolved, further, that the fol-
loving resolutions be taken up under
that special order as plan Of pro-
cedure
Res, Owed, first, That the line of di-
vision &f the South Carolina confer
ence be, ~and is hereby, fixed as fol-
lows: Beginning at the North Carolina
line follow the line between Chester
field and Lancaster counties, between
Kershaw and Fairfield counties, thence
across Richland county in direct line
from the junction Of Kershaw and
Fairfield counties at the Richland line
Ito the junction of the Saaboard Air
@ line and the Southern cailways,
eAcein direct line to Ridgewood,
Dhence following the trolley lines to
Hyatt's Park, thence il direct line to
simm's Station on TIE Atleut Coast
Mine Railway, thence in a direct line to
ri junction of Calhoun and Lexington
III ounties at the southern Richland
bounty line, from thence the line be-