The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-09
After Discussion Accept DR..
Lamar Amendment Pro-
viding for Appointments
DAY IS FILLED WITH
SPELLS OF ORATORY
AND BURSTS OF HUMOR
Pay Tribute to Or. Handy, of
Emory, Va, as distinguish
ed for Useful Life and for
Five Sons in y. s. Army"

Especial to The Richmond Virginian-)
Atlanta, Ga. May s--Today has
been another day OF great debate IN
the Methodist general conference
here. and the subject, as yesterday,
has been the removal Of the four-year
time limit to the rastorate. All has
been done tn fine humor. but the earn
estneSs has been quite manifest Dr
Lamar opened the debate by Offering
a compromise amendment which MS
quarterly conference requests and "a
majority OF the presiding elders en-
dorse it A preacher may be appoint
ed to a church for "A longer time than
four years.
After long and loud debate this
amendment was adopted. but the time
for adjournment was reached before
The vote was taken on the main ques-
lion. Or. Lamar declared that these
days OF uncertainty were the worst
times in the world for radical legssla
ton. In this period OF uncertainty we
cannot legislate for what We do not
know will be DR.. George K stuart
threw the spell Of his oratory and
humor into the discussion He IA
sored the removal OF time limit
He said Il man cannot afford 10 feed
an old horse and keep an old buggy
because his father rode in It in these
days of automobiles II want 10 soc
thing tested out. don't YOU
Well. II has been tested out in our
sister Methodist church for years |
wrote letters 10 ten leading preachers.
ten smaller preachers ten alymer. and
Ave bishops of that church and ask Cd
them their opinion Of the removal OF
the time limit with them. With only
one exception, all these men said it had
been one ~ tho best things The churt II
ever did to remove the time limit -
pr, stuarts speech drew many
cheers and much laughter. He said
ar YOU arc rafting IN a bucket. what
~ YOU want 10 get IN a hogshead for
\ man is building n church or doing
some other great work. his Congrcgs
fion think he ought to stay The pre-
siding elders and bishops All think he
ouSh, tc stay. but the almanac comes
IN and says. I am the boss Mr..
Almanac, what do YOU know Of this
adan?' Nothing DO you know the
needs OF The church p No. / know
noth but time When informed
that he had only one more minute 10
seeak. Dr. Stuart s..ld, I'M not claim
z, We are running 10y the almanac.
pr. l. j. Stowe, of Tennessee. said
The calendar il not such a bad thing
II man cant get going in a paste
rate in Tour years, he would not get
going IN forty Years"
Or. Earndon. Of Alabama, said, w .
take medicine by the clock and that
IL a good tlrinC 4 always thought a
Methodist bishop the biggest man In
fae world until ! heard of Woodrow
wilson, and now | am compelled 10
back water
krsr TY,
torian tones when some brother called
louder. Il respectively invite the
brother To take the front seat" said
tire speaker, The previous question
was called and Or, r. Il. sharpe, of
Memphis. was given the close Of the
debate as chairman OF the committee.
DIR. Denny Pr~sid~s.
Bishop Denny presided with his
usual clearness and skin as a presid-
ing officer
Bishop Atkins introduced DIR. 7. X.
Handy of Emory, Va. "dhstin-
guished. he said. for a long and use
ful life and for having five sons In
tire United states army. one OF whom
has already been decorated for Draw
cry"
DR.. James Cannon. Jr. OF Virginia.
presented paper based on the epis-
ccpai address, calling attention to the
needs OF the colored NJ e h o d s I
churches and asking for the appoint
ment OF large committee to arrange
for = larger amount of money to be
raised for that church. the motion was
carried. This committee is to report
At this conference.
After adjournment the conference
attended a barbecue at Emory uni
versity compus in the suburbs OF At
lanta. given by the Emory college
class of 1898. after the barbecue the
unwilling exercises of bust of Bishop
Gambler presented by the same class
and set up in the theological building
were held.
other virginians are arriving for
Inc conference. The following were
noted today in the audience: Rev. S.
W. r. williams, c. c. Kelley, H. c.
Mays J. s. Peters and I. r. Reeves
Dr. II. F.. Lipscomb has arrived and
taken his seat in thes delegation. A
missionary mass meeting was held to-
night in the interest Of the centenary
OF missions. DR.. Pinson and several
Of the bishops spoke.