The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-12-02

| \. Bevns; Beebe and Austin, Edward For
est Beiletonte circuit, K. l.. Armour Brad
ford and Bald Knob, S. F. Watson Cabot and
jacksonville, w. F. Walker; Cato circuit. J
- johnson; Clinton circuit, w. F. Blevins +:
Griftithville circuit, j. E. Buchanan Harrison.
e. W. Lester; Heber Springs, H. H. Griffin f;
Heber Springs circuit, ID. M. Jeffords supply :
.Higdon and Shirley, c. c. Griffin; Judsonia
land kensett, Il. Fl. Hunt: Leslie j. A. Rey-
nolds Marshall, E. n. Buckley; McRae cir
cult, j. M. Hughes Pangburn circuit Percy
| Vaughn; Searcy, First Church, w. T. Thomp-
son, j. II. Dye, supernumerary Searcy cir
cult, w. T. darlington; Valley Springs Cir
.cut, to be supplied Vonia circuit j. d.
Kelly district commissioner, Galloway Col
lege, H. H. Griffin.
! lransferred-J. W Howerton to Missouri
conference; F. w. Gee to Little Rock confer
ence; j. E. Jones to Memphis conference; J
d. Hammons to Little Rock conference; T. L..
Houston to North Mississippi conference; R.
Is. Lawson to Mississippi conference; N. G..
Augustus to Little Rock conference L. NJ
| Broyes to Florida conference
A spirited controversy over matters
concerning the educational policy OF
the church occupied the greater por-
ton of the morning session of the
North Arkansas conference today,
and caused postponement of the adj
Journment, expected to be had at II
o clock, until this afternoon The ap-
pointments for the ensuing confer
ence year, which were scheduled to be
announced at II o'clock, were not read
until o'clock this afternoon.
After a vigorous debate the confer
ence declined to approve of the plans
promulgated for the establishment of
the Southern Methodist University at
Dallas, Tex, and refused to appoint
a trustee for that institution 1t was
brought out during the argument that
the university sought to establish a
double relationship, as conference
institution similar to Hendrix Col
lege, supported by Is conferences
west of the Mississippi river, and al
so as an institution of the general
conference. Under its charter, trus-
tees were to be appointed by each Of
the patronizing conferences, but the
North Arkansas body declined to join
the plan. Rev. j. K. Farris of Nor
rilton led the fight for the plan of the
university and was opposed by the
conference board of education OF
which Rev. J. D. Hammons of Helena
is chairman. A number of addresses
on the subject was delivered.
! Immediately following this the time
honored Vanderbilt University con-
troversy was brought up. The gen
eral conference at Oklahoma City i'll
1914 appointed an educational COM
mission and instructed it to cede to
the patronizing conferences all it's
rights in Vanderbilt, which had hith-
erto been held by the general confer
ence, and recommended that each an
nual conference appoint commits
sioner to receive these rights. At It's
meeting in Batesville last November
the North Arkansas conference, rep
resenting union of the Arkansas
and the White River conferences, APP
pointed a commissioner from each OF
the old conferences, DR.. James A. An
derson from the Arkansas and Rev.
!. K. Farris from the White River.
These commissioners, together with
others from other conferences, 1t ap-
peared from the debates this morn
ing, met with the general conference
Education commission at Memphis
last February, and at that meeting
the education commission took the po-
sition that as the courts had held the
church had no rights whatever IN the
the commission could not
cede such rights to the patronlzlng
conferences. Some of the conference
commissioners declined to agree with
this policy, and Rev. Farris support
ed. while DR.. Anderson objected to
the theory of the general conference
commission.
On Thursday Rev. Parrish made
his report. which, after some debate
and over the objections of some mem
hers. was adopted This morning Dr..
Anderson. speaking to point OF per-
sonal privilege, stated that the report
was submitted at time when he was
occupied with other matters, that ne
held views on the matter diverse from
those of Rev. Farris and he desired
I+o ascertain whether it was the Will
Of the conference that the matter be
considered A motion to this effect
was offered and carried and DR.. An
derson proceeded to read his report
Of the meeting at Memphis, tie had
proceeded with only short portion
Of a lengthy review of the case, when
Risbon Morrison called him out of or
der, on the ground that ms poSlt Io1