Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-07
GREAT DEMONSTRATION
IN ATLANTA CONFERENCE
Body In Patriotic Furor When Cam
cron Highlander Speaks on
War Situation.
HAVE ANSWERED. EVERY CALL
No Lack of Methodist Ministers for
Service With Troops, Army and
Navy Quota Full AMI Many Vet
DESTROYS OF War DUTY.
tRy Associated Press. I

by Associated Press.
ATLANTA, GA, May 6.-PrediCtion by
Major c. w. Gordon, Forty-,hrd Bat
talon, Cameron HishlandcrS. Of Can
ada, before the delegates OF the general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South, that the war would end
on the western front when 100000
American soldiers are sent to France
to-day caused Il Juror of applause
and cheering. which losted full
minute. The delegates rose Ell masse.
waved handkcrchiefs and participated
in the noisicst demonstration ever
known at Il Echeral conference.
At the conclusion Of Major Gordon's
address, the presiding officer. Bishop L;
T.. Hoss. declared there were men pres
ent in the conference who had made a
name for themselves as Confederate SOL
diers, and called upon Revs. A. j. Lamar.
OF Tennessee; James c. Reed. OF Nir-
ginia: J. o. Wilson. of South Carolina;
T. T. Brewer, Oklahoma. and Bishop
H. {. Morrison, of Florida, TO stand.
Major Gordon immediately donned his
Highlander cap, and in the name OF
the Canadian army. saiuted the vet
Grams. Another demonstration took
, place as the Canadian officer stood at
attention. with hand lifted 10 his cap.
HAVE MET EVERY CALL
FROM ARMY FOR CIiAPLAINS
southern Mcthodists have met every
call for chaplains for the army and
navy, according to the report OF the
department OF home missions, made at
to-day's session. which started the sec
ond week OF its deliberations hero to-
day. Bishop o. +. Hoss. of Muskogee.
| Okla. presided. and the morning devo-
tional exercises were conducted by Rev.
+. w. Brandon. Of Gadsdcn. Ala.
/ Rev John NJ. Moore, presenting the
home mission report. statcdSthat 200
/ applications from ministers for ap-
| pointment az chaplains had been re-
! ceived, and that the quota asked by
tho army and Navy Departments had
/ heen filled at every call. The Metho-
/ dists of the country were allotted one
third Of the Protestant Chaplains. two
! nfths OF that number 10 he supplied
/ by the Southern church
/ Mr. Moore showed tho income for his
! department FOR 1917 to be I'll. largest
/ in its history. The assessment for the
year yielded s131.l5s. and the total
amount raised for home and c,nfcrcncc
missions. s54S.736. The department. asks
! for $4,000. 900. 10 he raised in the five
years OF the Centenary celebration Of
the organization of ii = board OF m!s-
sions.
GEKnAN CONFERENCE
WANTS NAME CHANGED
| Among the memorials presented WAS
/ one requesting Il change OF name OF
| the German Mission Conference. and an
other asking for IA law 10 reach clerical
! members OF annual conference
guilty Of language unbecomnS 4 min
lister. y memorial was submitted from
the Florida conference. requesting that
new hymnal be complied.
ITINETtACY COMMITTEE
WOULD ABOLISH TIME LIMIT
Committee on itincracy brought in q
majority report favoring the abolish
ment OF the time limit in the pas
torate. y minority report was also
introduced protesting against any
change in the law as it now stands
Both recommendations were placed on
the calendar.
The committee on revisa!s recon
I mendcd concurrence in the memorials
requesting the ritual he changed 10
read, 'Christ's Holy Church" instead
of Holy Catholic Church" Notice was
given that a minority report OF the
| same subject would be presented
memorial was presented requesting
tho passage Of an act 10 protect the
church against incflicicncy. maladrnin-
istration or abuse OF authority on the
part OF bishop. The petition asked
that when bishop is accused by three
elders of incfiicicncS. or abuse Of an
| thority. an annual conference shall
proceed with closed doors to invcsti-
gate the case and il 1wo-thrds Of the
members present shall deem trial
necessary they shall suspend the ac-
cused bishop until tho next session CT
the general conference. The charges
are TO be forwarded to one of the
bishops, and il shall be his duty 10 an
point committee of trial
Rev. John G.. Tasker. fratcrnal dele
gate from the British WESLEYAN Con-
ference: Rev. S. l.. Curtis. fraternal
delegate from the Methods. Church H.,
Canada, and Rev. W V t-,llev. fra
'crnal delegate from tie Methodist
| Episcopal Church. were introduced 10
INC conference. Resolutions deploring
the death at Pittsburgh OF Rishon
Franklin Hamilton. Of tho ncthodist
Episcopal Church. were adop,cd hv a
! rising vote