The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-26
Ministers Assigned
By The Conference
North Mississippi MethOdists Adjourn
at Aberdeen.

Aberdeen, Miss, Nov. 24.-Tho
final legislation of the 50th annual
session of the North Mississippi Con-
ference, Methodist Episcopal Church,
which has been in session here for
the past week, embraced an extra ses-
sion today, adjourning late tonight.
The 1920 session will go to Charleston
upon invitation of Rev. John T. Lewis
and citizens.
Rev. A, c. McCorkle was appointed
campaign manager for the superan-
nuate endowment fund of the con-
ference, and will enter upon this
newly created department of work at
once.
The board of missions precipitated
a lively debate upon the conference
floor by recommending in its report
that the attitude of the conference to-
ward the new "inter-church world
movement" be sympathetic and help
full, and that two members of this
body be sent as representatives to a
convention eeald by this organization
to meet soon in Jackson, Miss.
Those favoring the recommendation
in speeches were Revs, b. P. Jaco,
E. Nash Broyles. James T. Nc
Cafferty, c. D. McGehee, f. S.
Lewis, j. R. Countiss, Hon. Geo. j.
Leftwich. iil
Among the reasons assigned for af-
filiating with the organization to this
extent, were that it's survey would be
the means of much valuable inform
alton, that the conference would by
no means be committing itself to
send representatives and that a fra
ternal relation according to Methodist
ideals would be thus encouraged.
Those opposing the measure were;
r. A. Meek, 0. w. Bradley, w. l..
Duren, w. w. Mitchell, John Richie,
]. II. Felts, and T. II. Lipscomb.
1t was argued that if the confer
cnce should send representatives to
that convention. it would, by virtue
of such action, be affiliated with the
state organization and that Metho-
dists had a vaster field that they
could easily cultivate and that relig-
ion could not be reduced to card
index system" Avote was taken
and the amendment to eliminate that
portion which recommended sending
delegates prevailed and the confer
enee went on record as having no
connection with the interchurch world
Bishop Expresses Himself.
After the discussion and after the
vote the bishop took occasion to OK
press himself freely concerning the
advising that the college
of bishops had already decided that
the NJ. Il. Church, South, could not
fraternize with this organization.
The bishop cited the disciplinary
question of quarterly conferences. as
there written report from the
preacher in charge concerning the
spiritual state of the church," to
show that every Methodist c0ngrega-
ton was called upon every quarter
to make its own survey and that no
outside organization was invited to
make any kind of survey of the
church. IF all the money that the
Methodist contribute to agencies out
side of the Methodist church could be
commanded today, l would build
every dormitory, eudow every college,
build verey church, clothe every or
phan and support every old superan-
nuated preacher. Instead of doing
these worthy things you are some
times turning our orphans out in
the street without q morsel," the
bishop declared.
Continuing his remarks, the bishop
said: "0ur church has declined to
connect itself with this organization.
To me it looks as if these immense
sums of money are coming from the
foundations of Carnegie or Rookie
Teller and if it is, it is deistic. Let us
mind our own business of caring for
the interests committed to our care
and try to save the world"
A special collection to raise $4,000