The Sentinel=record., 1914-05-23

Oklahoma City, Okla, May 22.- The educational commission author ized under the Vanderbilt report adopted by the General Conference ot the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. few days ago, was an nounced at this afternoons session or the conference.
 The commission is composed ol four bishops, preachers and laymen' all of whom are prominent in the councils of the church, selected from various sections of the south.
 Of the laymen some are lawyers ot wide reputation at the bar and some are prominent in business and bank ing circles.
 The commission under the resolu. ton is authorized 10 carry out the order of the conference, that the right of control of Vanderbilt uniyer- sity be turned back and reconyeyed, to the eight patronizing conferences from which it was derived by the general conference, and to take steps looking to the establishment of an other university.
 All of the members of the commia- sion are not members of the confer ence. and besides mere formal or sanitation at a meeting held this afternoon, no definite action will be taken until the entire commission can meet together the time of which has not been fixed.
 The business at today's session consisted mainly of routine matters such as hearing and passing on re ports of the various committees anC boards and discussing and adopttnt plans for the enlargement of tho work for the coming quadrennium There were three sessions of the con ference and a lot of routine business was QlSpOSeu Ol-
 The general conference in its after noon session, with Bishop J. C. kilgt presiding. resumed the call of thu calendar.
 Bishop Denny announced the ap pointment of the commission calleC for under the report of the committee of fifteen on the Vanderbilt case which is empowered to transfer Van derbnt university to the eight pat ronizing conferences and consider the advisability of establishing new university.
 The commission is as follows:
 Bishops W. B. Murray w. A Candler. James II. Mccoy and Job. C. Kilgo; A. J. Lamar of the Ala bama conference, Plato s. Durham o the Western North Carolina confer ence, Forest J. Prettyman of the Bal timore conference, William D. Brad field of the West Texas conference .G. r. Fitzhugh, Memphis, Tenn Asa .G. Candler, Atlanta; W. G. Thomas Chattanooga, Tenn; John P Scott Shreveport, La; II. R. Fitzgerald Danvine. Va: j.. E. Cockrell, Dallas Texas: T. T. Fishburne, Roanoke Va, and William D. Thomson, At anta.
 The matter of removing the time limit on preachers, when a majority of bishops shall agree, recommended by the committee on Bpiscopacy, was tabled.
 The committee on church relations reported the following nomination. for members of the federal counci of Methodism:
 Bishops A. w. Wilson, E F. Hosa Collins Denny; Revs. Frank M Thomas, W. !. Young, John M Moore and NJ. l.. Walton, II. N. Shy der and Percy D, Madden.
 The college of bishops of the Meth odist Episcopal Church, South, in session here this afternoon made out It's plan of Episcopal visitation for the coming conference year. Tue church, under the custom, is divided into districts. and bishop assigned to hold the conference in each par ticular district.
 Third District-Bishop II. C. Morri son. New Mexico, Pecos, N. M- October l4. Little Rock, Ark, M. vember 9; North Arkansas, Bates. vile. Ark. December ?. Florida, Ar cadia. Fla, December lG.
 The night session of the confer ence, with Bishop W B. Murray pre- siding. was devoted to consideration