Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-11-30
NORTH ARKANSAS
 METHODIST END
 TIE CONFERENCE
Refuse to Appoint Trustee for Southern University
 at Dallas.

| Conway Nov. 29.-Thc North Ar kansas conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. South. thls morn- ing refused to appoint trustee for | the Southern Methodist university at Dallas and to ratty it's charter. Tho 1 decision came after a sharp discus sion and after the body had practical ly cleared all reports for the year. The report of the education board, read by Secretary C. M Reeves, brought on the fight and provided the most interesting feature of the lnorn- ing session.
 Recommendation concerning Hen driX and Galloway colleges came first, and then recommendations conuern- ing the relation of the body to the Southern Methodist university.
 ! Bishop Morrison raised the point whether the conference was opposing the action of the general conference, and it was finally determined that propositions had been submitted to this body by Casper s. Wright of Texas, a member of the general con ference commission, but not repre- senting it's full authority. With this assurance, Bishop Morrison allowed the report to come up for vote, and l it was adopted for Hendrix and Gal loway colleges. ..
 The report recommends quarterly college programs in all churches, and the establishment at each of chair of religious education
 Free Thomas from Pastoral Duties. ! 6c hot np Thomas of Winfield Memorial Little Rock, be released from the pastorate to devote his entire time 10 the Hen dirk endowment campaign. Dr. w. c. Watson is continued as commits sioner for Galloway college. Appro- priation of $500 is made for a sum- l mer school at Hendrix college. Both colleges were shown to be in good condition.
 J. P. Womack of Conway was .ap- pointed to devise a system of credit ing Sunday school work in public schools. D. J. Weems and o. H. Tucker were referred to the commit tee on conference relations for su- perannuate relations. Report of church extension board showed col lection to have been 53 per cent, and 156 homeless churches in the bounds of the conference.
 Epworth league board accepted the invitation of Hendrix college to hold the state ass embly at the college fol- l lowing a summer conference in June, 1 1916, and Little Rock conference will be asked to approve of the plan. J. J. Galloway, H. O. Clay and F., B. Dod- son were appointed committee in charge of the assembly.
 Designate "HOspital" Day.
 The hospital commission reported failure of effort to place hospital in operation, and named the fourth Sun day in January at "hospital" day. J. 1 K. Farris, J. R. Nelson, George A. Lamb, Ed Hamilton and T. A. Boston are named trustees of the enterprise.
 Assessments by district for all pur poses during the year were submitted the body and adopted.
 | A memorial service for the confer ence dead preceded the. sermon last night by Rev. J. D. Hammons, an- nounced this morning as transfer to Little Rock conference. It was in charge of Rev. M. M. Smith, and obit- uaries of the following ministers were read: G. w. Evans, w. T. Locke, John McKelvey, John Shipp and T.. B. Williamson, and Mrs. Mary E. Reg ister and Mrs. Mary Southworth.
 A handsome chest of silver was then presented to Dr. Johnston, pas tor of the Conway church, by w. B. Hubbell, on behalf of the official boards and faculty of Hendrix col lege. At a reception by the Jones' boro delegates at the home of l.. s. Dunaway. Rev. w. l.. Oliver, retiring presiding elder, was presented with . cane in token of his services.
 1,7OO Hear Bishop.
 Bishop Morrison preached Sunday morning to the largest congregation ever assembled in Conway the off cial board announcing the attendance at 1,700. Several hundred were turn ed away when all available space in the new church was occupied. Ordl-
 nation of deacons by the bishop fol-
 lowed the services, and in the after-
 noon the love feast and ordination ol elders engaged the conference and
 the large audience.
 By extending the hour of adjourn
 ment and limiting debate on reports
 to five minutes, the North Arkansas conference concluded it's annual ses- sion here this afternoon, and reading , of appointments for the year brought the meeting to a close. The mornine session was probably the busiest o1 : the week, Bishop Morrison announc' ing that all unnecessary discussion . would be barred, in order that the body might complete it's session. very few changes are made in the station , ing of the ministers. ~ Trials Are Postponed. The trials of Hughes Taylor. B. | i. l Levi, A. H. Harris, Walter Huber 3 Tom Norris, Alvin Leyey and Bud