The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-05-21
BISHOPS SPRUNG
SURPRISE WITH VETO
NULLIFY ACT OF CONFERENCE
GIVING THE WOMEN LAITY
RIGHTS. BISHOPS ELECTED.

The general conference of the
Southern Methodist church conclud-
ed its business at its session in At
lanta Monday and adjourned.
The college of bishops sprung a
surprise when Bishop Collins Denny
announced that the bishops had We
toed the action of the conference in
granting laity rights to women and
changing the ritual from "HOly Cath
Ole Church." to "Christ's Holy
Church"
It was held the action of the con-
ference was illegal and that both
measures must be submitted to the
annual conferences and not until
tWo-thirds of the annual conferences
voted in favor of the proposed change
in laws could the action of the gen.
eral conference be held constitution
al
The annual conferences now will
vote on the measures and when two
thirds majority of the annual confer
ences vote favorably then the meas
ures proposed will become laws.
DIX wore bishops.
Six new bishops were elected. The
Rev. John M. Moore, of Nashville,
Tenn, and W. F. McMurray, of
Louisville, KY, were elected on the
first ballots by 1877 and 1877 votes re
spectively, out of a possible 327
votes. On the third ballot the Rev.
U. Y. W. Darlington, of Barbourville,
w. Va, was elected by 1873 votes,
1862 being necessary for a choice.
The next ballot resulted in the
election of only one bishop, DR.. F.
n. Parker receiving 173 votes. On the
succeeding ballot the election was
concluded, DR.. H. M. DuBose receiv-
ing 173 votes and DR.. W. N. Aims
worth 1859.
Bishop-elect Moore for the past
few years has been secretary of the
home department of the board of
missions in Nashville, while Bishop
elect McMurray for the past twelve
Q years has been secretary of the board
Of church extension. The Rev. OAR
lingtOn, bishop-elect, is a prominent
member of the West Virginia con-
ference and has held high appoint
ments in that conference. The Rev.
Parker is member of the Louisiana
conference, and has been an educa-
tor for many years. He is now prof
essor of biblical theology at Emory
University. DR.. H. M. DuBose, of
Nashville, has been serving as book
editor of the publishing interest of
the church. He is the author of many
books. He has served pastorates in
Mississippi, California, Texas and in
Georgia.
DR.. W. N. Ainsworth, Of Savannah,
is now serving at Wesley Monument
al church. Prior to that time he was
president of Wesleyan Female Col
lege at Macon, has been a delegate
to two general conferences, was fra
ternal messenger to the Canadian
general conference in 1916, was a
delegate to the Worlds Missionary
conference in Edinburgh, and dele
gate to the Economical conference
at Toronto.
DR.. Parker declined he office, and
DR.. James Cannon ir., of Virginia,
was elected, receiving 1863 votes. Dr.
CdIluOu Is IdT-ldHlFU As temper
ance leader and also is widely known
as publisher of church periodicals
and as an educator Fa is now editor
of the Baltimore and Richmond
Christian Advocate.
The Georgia Conferences.
Upon recommendation of the COM
mlttee on finance and boundaries, the
North and South Georgia confer
ences were requested within the next
four years TO form a third annual
conference composed # the minis
tiers of the two conferences The Co
lumbia, East Columbia and Montana
conferences were merged into one
annual conference to be named the
Northwestern Conference.
The memorial which recommended
that at each annual conference the
ministers elect twice as many men as
was needed for the office of presid-
ing elder, the bishop to make his Sc
lection from the names presented,
was overwhelmingly defeated.