The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-08
WILL RETAIN NAME OF METH
oDIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
SOUTH TOO
BIG MEETING is ON
Bishops and Prominent Delegatss
From Ali Over the United
State at Oklahosna City
tBy Associated Press.)

(By Associated PreBs.)
Oklahoma City, May G.-To a select
committee of fifteen will be given the,
task of solving for the church the
situation caused by the recent decision
of the supreme court or TenneSnee. re /
moving Vanderbilt University from, ths
dinect Jurisdiction OF AIethedlsti tapia1s
copal Church. South. i.IiIiiiIit.HIlIlIil Il
ilIrnree ynnAAeliis IL K !!!f,iEIii
This action was; taken at the opshl
Ing session today ar / the iseY stIte esikh
qhadrehnial COME rence OF fhee me- q
dist lEpiscopRl Church, South. after
the college OF bishops, ia an ADDRESS
read By Bishop VI. A! Gambler or Az
lanta, expressed the opinion that, in
view OF the decision of the court "Iesv-
Ing to the church only mere shadow
or connection with the university,Y the
church would not be justified s"in any
further attempts to direct it's affairs
or assume responsibility for &C."
er:s:ss:;5 8 from rom the ;i5uai CustvIE Tue
conference adopted a resolution today
making equal the ministerial and lay
representation on the various stand
ing ccmmittees. Heretofore several
committees, especially the conlntitse0
On Episcopacy were composed entira-
~ OF clerical dele gates. Tine neesss
sary rearfRllg lent of comnlit ~
arTanged the day,s proFrarn afi tilss
:HaHsilng bf ne report on tlIo hiaifuna 8fli
tle comet titlitIpn Of the 81 snrnh yssia sia.
ssets,.h until tomorrow
& % ell eRates frcla 8 aslf tiiei d61 Ff,lis
- sea ore eaisEss 8 q
SfsSA Intended aFlliE q
general nfafstiee " Ecs ~ lti 4 Sc ssts
session there sWaelfay & 4 y
Bishop Wilson prasided today. Hiaelf
or the othetu Evolve bislIops viii pro-
Eide during the conference IN the Or
der or their seniority. s. ~.
Tonight addresses OF welcome Wafs
responded TO by Bishop Handrix 0f
Kansas City.
Tho Bishops E,etteF.
The address OF the bislaps, or eaf,.
eral superintendents OF the MethodfiIt
Episcopal Church, South, contaiIifsr
as II did. . review OF the work of the
pest sc;:. years ana recommendations
aS to- changes in laws, practices ana
other matters affecting the church.
was the center OF interest at the
opening o fthe conference. Il c0n4s
tained more than 10000, words!
While the address reviewed the re. !
organization of the ani6sionalx dc.
partment of the church, ordered ak /
the conference In Asheville,j IN 1910:
reported action on the ,auestIoil of
federation with tue Methodist n;slsCC,- !
pal Church, and discussed the ,u,iestlcn
OF "laity rights" for women. spacfai
attention was given to the bishops' pc-,.
sition In regard to Vanderbilt Univer
sity at Nashville, After several years
OF litigation. following efforts or a
church commission to reach a satisfac.S
tory settlement of the question OF the
Methodist Church's control of the Uni
versity, the Tennessee supreme court
recently decided the church, through
its bishops did not control the school.
During the four year period now
ended. 1t was, pointed out, the increase
In membership was III 1,237; the iIl-
crease In profits from the church NIB
lishing houses at Nashville. Dallas and
Richmond, was SI16.760. 81. y
No Change of Name.
The bishops reported that the areas
tion OF changing the name OF tha
church to "The Methodist Epiacopai
Church in America" had been snbinits
ted to the annual conferences during
1913 and was not approved. 8 ,ssI vots
ing against the change and 1855 IL
Deny Wcnens, Rights.
On the question OF 'laity rights" for
women. the Cause for 9 ysidesnrs5s
discussion at the 1910 cohferahe4. fl1..t
address, declared: Is
"Experiencs eoutitta ed III eH 3
the view which we expressed four &