Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-03
UNIVERSITY IS WELL DISCUSSED
 AT MONTICELLO
Methodist Conference Sends Commissions Report to
 Committee.

 sen today ruled on an important point during the session of the Little Rock confluence of the Metho dist Episcopal church south, when he an nouncel that the annual conference has no right to criticise the 'educa- tional commission, which is repre- senrs i've Of the general conference, and which is actually the general conference itself. whsn that body is not in session.
 The Iuling was made during the discussion of tha report of the educa- tional commission, relative to' tha naming by the conference of a. trus- tee for tn= Southern Methodist Uni verslty, at Dallas. -
 Second Days Sessicn.
 Tn second days session of the Little Rcck annual Methodist con- fsrencc opened this morning at S:30. pr. B. A. Few Of Prescott conducted the dev, tional servics, after which Bishop H. C. Morrison took the chair.
 The first item of business was that of th2 consideration of the report ef the educational commission Of tne chuprch, which repo1,t provoked can- s.derable discuss ian. Those who sloke to the question wsre Rev. w. Nj. Hayes, Rev. T., D. Scott, pr. A. C. Millar and Bishop Morriscn.
 The motion to refr the paper to tha conference board of ,sducation was carried.
 A resolution bearing on the subject, offered by George Tnornburgh, J. c. Cannon and F. c. Fletch3r, was also referred to tho board Of education. A S cond res .lution cffersd by w. r. Whaley, s. R. Twi.ty, c. J. Green, wa: likewis3 referred to the s3me co mmittea.
 Dr. J. E. Stewart, agent for the supcrannuau3 fund, with headquar- ters in Nashville, T:nn., the confer ence.
 Tha names of :he following min. istels wee called and they w:re re- fsrred to the comriittee on confer ere. r:laticns: c. E.. McSwain and ". B. Ccrrigan. for tha supernun er- &ry relations; J. l.. Cannon, R. C. Atchloy, J. F. Caldwell, w. J. Davis. Ii. Jewell, E Garr5tt, J. l.. Johnston, 70. II. KeaGle. H. D. Mchinnon, II. Townsand, J. w. Vantr, ,ase, C. 0. Steele, c. w. Drak2, s. A. Hill, s. w.. Rainey, F. Y. WilS2n, c. c. Godden, A. D. Jenkins, E. N. Watson, c. C. Grc en, R. J. Raifcrd. J. R. Sanders.
 The names of Rev. Jam C. Rhodes and R;v. Edgar Seay were called, and it was reported that they had died during the year, and their names were referred to tho committee on memorials.
 The transfer of pr. A. c. Millar frcm East Oklahoma confluence was announced by the bishop.
 Eiscuss "Western Methodist"
 The order of the day at 1o:3O was the consideration of the question ot the conference taking over the ownership of the "Western Metho- dist" published in Little Rock, ana, at present owned by A. c. Millar Frank Barrett, w. B. Hayss and F. L. Blankenship.
 The report of the Western Metho- dist commission. as presented by Col. George Thornburgh. caused consldef- able debate. Those who spoke to the question were George Taor>,rrgh, j.. L. Cannon. T. D. Scott, w. P. Whalsy, Alonzo Menk, W. M. Hayes, James Thomas, A. Turrentins and A. C.. Millar.
 The matter was still under discus sion when the hour Of adjournment arrived and it wasi made the first ord:r of business for tomorrow morn ing.
 Dr. Waldrip Breaches.
 Rev. Marion Nelson Waldrip, pastor of ,he Lakeside Methodist church at Pine Bluff preached the sermon at 3 o'cl,ck, for the conference, and made stirring address, which awakened the interest and enthusiasm of all his hearers.
 This evening. at 1880 o'clock, tue board of education cslsbrated it's an- n!versary, the principal speakers being pr. Stonewall Andsrson of Nashville, Tenn, superintendent of !, ducata-n for Soushlern Mcthodism. and pr. John Hugh Reynolds, presi- dent of Hendrix collsse, at Conway.