Evening journal., 1916-05-25
NETHODISTS PLAN
NEW mission BOARD
Work Among Foreigners
and in Rural Commun-
tiles Called Inadequate
BISHOP BERRY
IS RETURNED

SARATOGA. N. Y, May 25.-A re-
organization Of the Board of Home
Missions Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. which collects and expends
more than $1,OOO,OOO annually. is as
sured through the action of the Cen
eral Conference yesterday. The re-
organization will carry with it plans
for extensively increasing the import
ance of the home mission work in
the United States and its possessions
with the exception OF the Philippine
Islands. which are cared for by the
Foreign Mission department
The Board of Home Missions and
Church Extensions as at present con-
stituted has three corresponding sec
retaries OF coordinate jurisdiction.
This arrangement, while successful,
has not met all the needs of the
Church, according TO its critics. New
problems demanding attention, these
| delegates allege, have grown up in
| the cities, where there lis an ever-in-
creasing foreign population. The
work in the rural communities has
been equally incomplete, il was al
legged, and changes OF material ma
ture were said to be necessary II the
Church was to live up to dts oppor-
tunities.
The majority report provides that the
Board OF Home Missions and Church
Extensions shall be placed in the gen
eral charge of one secretary, which
shall appoint the heads OF the follow
] ing five new departments: The De
partment of Evangelism, the Depart
ment of City Work. the Department
OF Rural Work and the Department OF
Frontier Work The plan further
provides that the board shall consist
of Sc laymen and "a ministers, one
Of these TO be a bishop Not more thar
Is members, the plan provides, shal
be from any One annual conference
This proposal. II adopted, will takI
control away from the Philadelphia
Conference.
EN-Representative Richmond Hobso
was a visitor at the conference yesteI
day, but did not speak
Former President Taft addressed th
General Conference last night on Oh
world problems OF the United State
He urged that the Philippines be r,
tanned. that the United States build II
navy adequate TO its needs, and tha
the nation Join with European nation
with a league TO enforce peace after tn
present war is over.
The following assignments of hishol
10 episcopal residences for the ensuin
four years were ratified:
Joseph z. Berry. Philadelphia; Luth,
B. Wilson. New York; William r. Nl'
Dowell, Washington, d. c.; Edwin
AasfIa IanNa afai
Chicago Adna w. Leonard San Frai
cisco; Francis j. Mcconnell, Denver
Matt s. Hughes. Portland. Ore. Wilhi
p. Throckeld, New Orleans; Frank \
Bristol Chattanooga; William +. Andc
son. Cincinnati; William Burt, Buffalo
Homer s. Stuntz, Omaha; William
Shepard, Wichita Kan; Frederick
Leete. Atlanta William A. Quayle, S
Louis; Tehodore S. Henderson, Detroi
Franklin Hamilton, Pittsburgh; Richal
J. Cooke, Helena, Mont; Charles
Mitchell St. Paul; John L. Nuelsen, =
rich, Switzerland; William F. Oldhai
Buenos Aires; James W. Bashfor
Pekin; William S. Lewis. Shangha
Herbert WEIGH Seoul Korea
Bishops Assigned.
The seven bishops who we're elel
ted last week received these assigi
ments:
Thomas Nicholson. who has bee
secretary or the Church Board
Education. TO Chicago. H.; Adna
Leonard, OF Seattle. TO San francisco
Matt S. Hughes, OF Pasadena, CAL
Portland. Ore; Franklin Hamilto
of Washington. d. c.. to Pittsbur
Pa: Charles p. MITCHELL OF Chicag
TO st. Paul, Mimi; William F. oil
ham. OF New York. to Buenos Airo
South America. and Herbert Welc
of Ohio, to Seoul. Korea.
The following transfers have be-
made:
Frank NJ. Bristol. from Omah
Neb.. TO Chattanooga Homer
Stuntz. from South America to Oman
Neb.: William A. Quayle, from
Paul. Mimi. 10 ST. Louis. Mo-; W
liam +. Mcdowell, from Chicago
Washington. d. C.; Edwin II. Hugh'
, from San Francisco. Cal. TO Bosto
, Mass: Richard J. Cooke, from POI
land. ore. 10 Helena, Mont. The
dore S. Henderson. Chattanoos
r Tenn. 20 Detroit. Mich
. The residence OF Bishop Villa
y o. Shepard has been transfer
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