Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-16
METH0D|sTS COMPLETE
ELECTION OF BISHOPS
Rev. F.. N. Parker, OF Emory Uni
Ecrsity, Chosen Over Rev. Jamcs
Cannon, Jr., OF Virginia.
MISSIONS BOARD REPLIES
Answers in Caustic Fashion Criticism
Contained in Episcopal Address.
Two Reports From Committee
OH Church Unification.
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election Of Rev. +. y. Parker. Emory
rannah. Ga. and Rev II. NJ. Dubosc.
Nashville. Tenn. as bishops. the general
conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. to-day completed the
personnel OF the college OF bishops for
the next quadrcunium. The Revs. John
j. Moore, w. T.. Curry and W. V. w.
Darlington were the bishops elected
late yesterday. Announcement was
made that the installation OF the new
bishops would take place Friday after
noon.
On the ballot in which DR.. Parker re-
ccivcd l73 votes. the Rev. James Can
non. Jr.. OF Virginia, received l4s.
DR.. Parker. who is professor in the
theological department OF Emory Uni
vcrsity. is son OF the late Bishop Linus
Parker. He was born in New Orleans
III 1867 and is a member OF the Loulsi-
ana Conference.
\ warm report was submitted to-day
from the committee on missions which
answers the critic!sms in the Episcopal
address directed against the board OF
missions.
The address OF the bishops called at
tcntion to the fact that only the general
conference could determine the number
and boundaries OF annual conferences
and declared the board OF missions was
guilty OF illegal and unconstitutional
action in attempting so to do.
COMMITTEE DENIES 1T
MADE SUCH AN ATTEMPT
IN It's repor. the committee states
that after careful consideration, there
Is no record OF the fact tina, the board
Of missions had, at any time. under
taken to determine any boundary lines
OF any conference in Mexico or else
where. but in every one OF the meet
!ngs when the question was raised the
board had engrosscd upon its minutes
the statement that Il had no authority
TO act.
Tho report regrets exceedingly tina,
the address OF the bishops cri,icises the
board OF missions. charging 1t with Ill
legal and unconstitutional action" ca-
res!a!ly IN view OF the fact that the
bishops themselves form SO large
part of the board. both in number and
influence; for when they ccnsurc the
board. they censurc themselves.
Tho caustic statement is made that 81
tho college OF bishops have the author
ity TO control the actions OF the boards
0; which they are members. then II will
be seen that the authority OF par.
Of board is superior to the authority
OF tho whole board.
p. NJ. Smith and Rev. A ]. Lamar,
both OF Nashville. were reelected pub
fishing agents.
In accordance with the action OF the
conference the bishops mus; submit the
question OF laity rights for women and
the change in the wording OF the ritual
AZ the drst annual conference 20 be held
after the session OF the general confer
once. resolution 10 that effect. pre-
scented by the Rev. NJ T How. OF the
Missouri Conference, was adopted.
The Rev. r. VI. Thomas. OF Louisville.
Ky. was elected boob; editor 10 sue
coed DR.. Dubose. elevated 10 the cpis-
copacy.
TWO REPORTS MADE on
CHURCH. UNIFICATION
The committee on church relations
presented a majority and minority re-
port bearing on uniflcation OF American
Methodism. The majority rcpor, recon-
mendcd the continuance OF a commits
sion to act In conjunction with the
Methodist Episcopal Church and the
commission was asked 10 make 4 "prac-
ticar advance toward union in their
various activities
The minority report stated that II is
due to Christian candor 10 say that
the church cannot safely depart from
the policy followed in reference to
Methodism among negroes of the United
tna ' ~,
unihcation. which would tend to weaken
It's interest In Its own child. the Col
orcd Methodist Episcopal Church in
America, 10 which the Southern Meth
odst Church is bound by the most sa-
cred obligations. No action was taken
on tho report a the morning session.
DR.. W. l. Haven. executive secretary
Of the American Bible Society, in ad-
dressing the conference. declared that
during the last quadrcnnum the So
ciety had distributed $4,000, 900 copies
OF the Bible and that 100000 Tesla
mcnt3 were given to soldiers and sail
crs.
w. J. Walls, fraternal delegate from
the African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church. delivered his address OF greet
ing.
Tho Following correctional officers
were reelected for the next four years
at the afternoon session: Rev. T. n.
Ivey, Of the Western North Carolina
Conference. editor OF the Nashville
Christian Advocate: r. B. Chappell. of
the Tennessee Conference, editor OF
Sunday school literature, and w. w.
Pinson. of Nashville. secretary OF the
board Of missions.
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