The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-19
Audience Arises and
Applauds When DR..
Cannon axes Chair.
A BELOVED BISHOP
Eminent Virginian On
Six Prominent Com
mittees and Boards
For Next 4 Years.

Especial TO The Richmond VirEinian
Atlanta. Ca, May fs--Vhat Bis
hop Hendrix in hts closing remarks
called a wise and progressive gen
eral conference OF the Methodist EPis~
eopal church. South. ended here this
afternoon. at 5 o'clock after a seven
teen days session. All the business on
the calendar was completed.
Il was great conference FOR work.
Plans were laid for raising many
millions Of dollars In many depart
ments OF the work OF the church.
The conservation OF the six new
bishops Was a most impressive service
An immense audience witnessed It
Bishop Hendrix, the senior bishop,
presided and preached the sermon.
The names of the new bishops are :
fohu n Moore w. r McMurray. L.
v Nj Darlington. II. NJ. Du- Bose,
w. n aAinsworth aud James Cannon,
Jr The two preachers named to
assist the bishops in ordaining Blshop
Cannon were Rev. Drs, j. I. Reed ana
r. II Bennett.
One OF the days sensations vas the
report of the committee on missions.
answ ering the statements in the bis
hops address, ana its structures on the
action of the tspard @. missions. the
report states that on several points
the statements Of bishops IN regard
10 the action az the board az missions
concerning the Mexican boundaries
have overlooked the FACTS and are
not in accordance with the records
There was a vigorous attempt 10 de-
hate the report. hut on motion II w4s
sent to record without debate. \ pro
test by few members WAS also piat =
ed on record.
Correspondence School.
On recommendation of the hoard
Of education, all Inadequate preachers
are required 10 take their four years
of conference study through the cor
respondence school This work Is TO
re divided and the students West OF
the Mississippi are To take these STUD
les in connection with the southern
Methodist university at Dallas. and
those East of the river with the school
al Emory university In atlanta. Dr.
n H Bennett will be in charge OF the
correspondence scnool work, except
for advisory supervision yer the TWO
sehools and will he secretary OF minis
terial supply and religions secretary
of education Two directors OF the
correspondence schools are to be
elected on at Dallas and one AT At
lanta.
brilliant and i'm FASHIONED address
was delivered by Rev. DR., Wallace Nc
Millen, Of New York. the fraternai
message from the Methodist Epis-
copai church,
The following Nirginians are noted
on the permanent committees apd
boards for the next four years: Bis
non James Cannon on the board OF
missions, on the board of education,
IN the board of church extension. on
G~z ~ ~
the commission on temperance and
social service. Frank Talbot on the
sunday school board. w. A. Chris
tian, board OF missions, S, z. Hatcher
board OF church extension; Geo. F.
Rooke. r. r. Sheffey, w. r. Beauc-
hamp, on war work committee Board
~ missions, f. II Rawlings. w. E.
Beauchamp and Mrs lie Britt,
Mr.. J. Lee Davis. of Richmond, Va,
takes the place of Mrs. Chas. w. Hard
wick on the book committee. which
manages the publishing house. Or
a, r. Lipscomb is on the board ot
trustees of the church. The con-
ference refused to transfer the cleo
tion OF stewards from the quarterly
conference to the church conference
The laymen secured an increase OF
n,er.bership in the annual conferences
~ from four to eight members from
each presiding elders district.
Each OF the new plSnops pfeSiueu
aver the conference for brief time
today. They were each greeted With
hearty applause. When Bishop Can
non took the chair, the conference
mt only applauded heartily but rose
~ their feet 1t Is predicted by many
that Bishop Cannon, who is recogniz'
"a as a great Ecclesiastical Democrat
viii he a very popular and beloved
hishon with the conferences.
The bishops announced the slate Of
the Episcopal districts and the
bishops assigned to them for the'com
ing year. Bishop Hendrix comes tc
the Virginia conference. Bish or
Cannon was assigned by the college Of
bishops to the conferences OF Wes'
TAxas. New Mexico and those In ths
republic OF Mexico. Bishop Lambeth
viii devote himself to the war work
bishop McMurry goes to Asia ane
Rishop Moore TO South America.
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