The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-13
ELECTION OF SIX
NEW BISHOPS IS
FAST APPROACHING
Dr.. James Cannon. IT, of'blaek-
stone, Va. il Prominently
Mentioned Among Leading
C.ndida,e.-Will Vote To
morrow

Especial to The Richmond vrginian)
Atlanta. Ca. May ia--Ths puipits
OF most of the Atlanta churches have
been nllsd today by the delegates to
the Methods. general conference, now
in session In this city. special
meeting for women was bald in the
First Methodist church shN afternoon
and addressed by DR.. Belle n Bennett.
of Kantucky. the able and beloved
preaid~nt OF the Womans missionary
society.
The question of laity rights for wo-
men will come up for debate In the
conferences tomorrow morning
The women have taken time BY
the forelock. and at their recent an
nuai council in Knoxville elected wo-
men delegates to the general CONFER
enee upon the hope that THAR request
for membership In the general con-
ference will be granted
One OF the great questions OF inter-
est is the attempt to name the PROB
able list OF the new bishops. Free
ouent mention ss made Of eight or ten
names, among them Ia that OF Or.
James Cannon. Jr. of Virginia All
Predictions. however. are uncertain
until the votes are counted.
An unusual incident was an earnest
faculty Of Soochow university. China.
during the hour OF interccssion for
worldly ide missions. delivered at the
bishops tequest In Chinese. remark
ing that n man must pray IN his ma
tive tongue. q
war conditions are shown BY the
fact that the conference II served ey
siri pages. Girls also run the eieea-
Tors Tne wesley Memorial church ID
great building with all facilities for
an institutioual church. II has =
gymnasium, dormitory. retectory. or
nee rooms several small chapel rooms
and a great auditorium. 1t has heen
offered to the church as cart ana
win probably be accepted by the gen
erai conference and used as mis-
sion training school
Rev Or. george r. Stuart delivered
on, OF his powerful temper Anoe ser
mons tonight in the conference church
10 a treat audience. DR. Stuart 10
prominently mentioned for bishop.
The committee on eposcopacy last
nixht brought in another rapport re-
commencing that six new hiAhops be
elected and that the balioting for
them begin Tuesday. j..
Tho committee Also recommended
MS follows:
j. That the territory occupied by
thu Methodist EpucOpal Church.
South. be divided into episcopal dis
trictS, in order to secure continuous
episcopal supervision.
1. That unless It becomes neces-
sary to DO otherwise. the college OF
bishops ahall keep intact for the com
Ing quadrennium this plan episcc-
pal dlstricEa
assign the bishops to the districts for
ouadrennial supervision unless some
smerE1ncy arises making = change
necesary.
4. That each bfshop shall make to
the NEXT general conference full re-
port Of the work in his district CIV
ing the statistics of church member
ship. rains and losses. new enter
prises, ard especially the spiritual out
look Of his district.
s. That episcopal residences b g.
tablished ana provided ~ the church
In the Mexican district, the Pacific
slope district. the Oriental District and
the south American district. ana that
the bishops placed IN charge OF these
districts be requested to reside
therein.
8. That the bishops elected at this
conference and at subsequent general
conferences fix their rewidences. 80 far
&C possible, in the important cities of
our territory.
The quests NJ electing deingnies
u the district conference by tina
church conference was voted down.
Secretary OF tho Navy Daniels ar
~iycI At noon and WAS guest of the
CITY at a luncheon. At which the gov
ernor. officials of the city. the bishops
Of the Methodist church and other
prominent personaxcs we're In attend
ance
bishop Lambeth presided a, tho
night session. Governor Dorsey in
,roduced Secretary Daniels. who ds-
uyercd an eloquent and powerful ad-
dress. lie was frequently and loudly
appiauded.
He spoke Of the war in 4 resolute
sad optimistic way. lie said the only
Irht on the worlds tragedy is that
which comics from the cross.
germany has dethroned God and
worships force" he said. We shall
drive out the ideals OF force by tho
force OF the ideals Of the Man OF
Calilee."
He spoke OF the high ideals Of our
soldiers and the religious and other
care OF them, and complimcnted the
work OF the 7. NJ. c. A.. Red Crvss
and Knights Of Columbus. When he
said Ever since have been secre-
tary of the navy ! have wondered ~
I ought not to be . Baptts: instead
Of Methodist" great laughter was
evoked BY . voice In the auditnce
calling out. Come on IN the Tater
tonight
Patriotic resolutions were adopted.
and then DR.. James Cannon, Jr., Of
virginia spoke eioquentiy and Stvidly
81 his recent visit TO the trenches in
france.
pr. Cannon testified 10 three things:
ssF'test Our army Is 90 clean that