The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-09
N. SNELLENBURG & COMPANY
MARKET, 18th to 18th ITS PHILADELPHIA
General Conference
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Hendrix, Senior Bishop of the NJ. f.
Church, South, caused prolonged %rejoic-
ing. Bishop Cranston the Oldest bishop
of the NJ. e. Church, North, clasped his
hand and tears of gratitude streamed
down both of their faces. The audience
of 5000 stood and Numbered the doxol-
ogy. Bishop Cranston was appointed
chairman of the committee of sixty on
Methodist Union.
With the Union of the Methodist Pro-
t~estants and kindred branches of Me-
thodism, every third Protestant in Unit
ed States would be a Methodist. The
conference unanimously adopted a reso-
luton which gives the Board of Bis
hops power to convoke the body in
session at anytime after the present
meeting ended. This was done for the
purpose of permitting a session in 1913.
if the Bishops decide it is advisable to
act then on the terms of union between
the churches. The gift of $750,00O by
Mrs. d. Willis James, bequeathed to the
Board of Conference claimants, produc-
ed great applause. The fraternal greet
ings by representatives of various de-
nominations and various countries were
very felicitous and served to bind Christ
ian hearts more firmly and united more
firmly for the salvation of the world.
A radical change in the administra-
tive staff of the Board of Home Mis-
sions and Church extension was provid-
ed for in a plan of reorganization. The
principal charge was a reduction from
three to one in the number of secretar-
les who are the heads of all the Metho-
dicE MiCcinnapu WnrE in thic oo11ntpv
Responsibility is now centered in one
person. The General Conference re-
fused to discontinue any of the church
periodicals, nor remove the time limit
of the district superintendent. Depart
ment superintendent will be in charge
of special work in evangelism in the
cities, rural communities, the frontiers
and church extension missionary work
among foreigners in our country will
be planned. Bishop Earl Cranston, of
Washington, ID. c., 81 years old, the
senior bishop, retired from active SER
vice.
Publishing agents of the Methodist
Book Concern were elected as follows:
Edwin r. Graham, Chicago, and John
H. Race and Henry c. Jennings, of Gin
cinnati.
BISHOPS ARE ASSIGNED.
Assignments of bishops to episcopal
residences for the ensuing four years
were ratified, as follows:
Luther B. Wilson, New York; VIM.
F. Mcdowell, Washington, D. c.; Ed
win Fl. Hughes, Boston; Joseph F. Ber-
~, Philadelphia; Thomas Nicholson,
Chicago; Adna w. Leonard, San Fran
cisco; Francis J.. Mcconnell, Denver;
Matt s. Hughes, Portland, Ore; Will
bur P. Thirkield, New Orleans; Frank
NJ. Bristol, Chattanooga; William Burt,
Buffalo; Homer s. Stuntz, Omaha; VIM.
O. Sheppard, Wichita, Kan; Frederick
B. Leete, Atlanta; William A. Quayle,
st. Louis; Theodore S. Henderson, De-
troit; Franklin Hamilton Pittsburgh;
Richard J. Cooke, Helena, Mont; Chas.
B. Mitchell, st. Paul; John L. Nuelsen,
Zurich, Switzerland: William F. Old
han, Buenos Aires; James w. Bashfor.
Picking; William S. Lewis, Shanghai;
Herbert WEIGH, Seoul, Korea.
Woman's Suffrage was adopted with
but six votes opposed. 1t was author
lied to begin a campaign to raise $10,-
100000 or the pension fund for retired
Methodist ministers and their widows.
IN Sunday, May s, the seven new Bish-
ops and the two Missionary Bishops
were consecrated at an impressive SER
vice. All of the Board of Bishops par
ticipated in the conservation.
The Conference was characterized by
the delegates as one of the most i'm
portant ever held, principally, because