The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-17
THE REV. DARLINGTON.
IS NOW A bishop
GENERAL CONFERENCE NJ. e.
CHURCH. SOUTH. ELECTS HIM
TO HIGHEST OFFICE.

greet youl
= il will be good news TO all Southern
Methodists and many other people in
kentucky and West Virginia TO learn
that the Rev. DR.. Darlington. now Of
Morris Harvey College. has been elect
ed TO the highest office in Methodism-
that Of Bishop. He was chosen at At
laEta, Ca, Tuesday, on the second bal
lot taken by the General Conference
now In session there.
This action was not altogether a
surprise 70 the people OF this part Of
the Conference, who have realized and
appreciated the ability and consecra-
tion OF DR.. Darlington for some years.
and who have felt that he would soon
er or later be called TO this high Of
flee because OF his peculiar fitness. But
many friends also were prepared for
disappointment this year. fearing the
important advancement would not
come until the next General Confer
ence. four years hence The result.
therefore is extremely gratifying DR..
Darlington is quite young for this ad-
vancement. according TO the custom
OF the Conference, but he goes TO the
larger work fully mature and with eS-
perience In every department from cir
cult rider to presiding elder and col
Iege president He has served city
churches and country churches. with
fine results everywhere. Az an ex-
ecutive he succeeds at all points. He
has accomplished much for q men OF
his years. His deep spirituality. with
his strong intellectual capacity and
attainments, combine to make him a
very effective preacher. In fact. there
IL no branch OF the service in which he
has not been signaiiy successful.
He was born and reared near Frank
fort. KY. about 46 years ago. attend
ed the Kentucky Wesleyan College at
MiIleFsburg. served as pastor at
Warrington. KY. and C0vington. go
ing from there to Parkersburg. w, Va.
where he remained four years. Then
he went to Huntington as pastor at
johnson Memorial. The church grew
rapidly under his leadership and the
handsome new building was erected.
II was only the memorable limit law
OF the church that removed him at the
end OF four years. One year since he
was presiding elder OF the Ashland
district The same zeal and devotion
that characterizes all his work was en-
ployed In serving this large and noun
famous district. Every man. woman
and child with whom he came in con-
tact will be delighted to hear Of his
advancement.
The presidency OF Morris Harvey
College at Barboursviile, w. Va. was
his last work. and II is here that the
tears OF regret will fall. The school
had never known such a year as has
| Just closed The attendance was up
TO the limit The life and spirit OF
the institution was reparlkable. DR..
Darlington's interest in this school
is so intense that II will not lose him
lentlrely II he be permitted to choose
his place of residence. Heretofore the
Bishops have been permitted to do this,
but a proposition is now before the
Conference to change this rule.
Other Conference News
The General Conference seems to
have settled the question OF whether OF
not this. the Ashland district, shall re-
main a part of the Western Virginia
Conference. or be transferred to the
kentucky Conference. We are to re-
main IN Western Virginia Conference,
where we were placed in the early
days OF the church. when there was NO
railroad line from here to Central
Kentucky.
The proposition to remove the time
limit OF four years for pastors has been
discussed considerably. It appears
probable that the limit viii be removed
or the rule modified.
Lateral compromise measure has
been adopted for an extension of the
time beyond four years in any case
where the quarterly conference re-
quests it and majority of the presid-
ing elders OF the conference agree to
lit
DR.. w. f. McMurry. of Louisville
Land DIR. John NJ. Moore. of Nashville
eDr. F. NJ. Parker, DR.. II. NJ Dubose
and DR.. w. N Ainsworth. were elected
Bishops.
The question of giving fun laity
rights to women has been started on
the rounds OF the various annual con-
ferences. 1t is the sense of the body al
Atlanta that they should have these
rights