The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-10
ELWO0D Will
RECEIVE next
ME-. MEETING
Proposals for State Episco-
pacy and for Equal Repre-
sentation of Laymen at Con-
ference, Turned Down.
MEMORIALS PRESENTED


church, at the Saturday morning ses-
sion. Elkhart was the only competi-
tor. Elwood was represented by P. E.
Greenwalt, pastor of the Methodist
church there. Elkhart was represent
ed by d. M. Guild, pastor of the Trim
ity church.
Important memorials Of the memor-
ial committee were presented to the
conference. Action was taken on the
most important and those with which
the committee did not concur were
not acted upon.
Much time was consumed in dis
cussing the amendment to the consti-
tuition which would permit laymen to
have equal representation in the an
nual conference with the ministers
The committee in it's report was di-
vided, three being for the proposition
and two against.
The negative argument was that
the educational qualifications could
not be met by the laymen, and that
the laymen would have a majority
power, insomuch as there are some
ministers who do not have voting pow
,er.
Would Share Responsibility.
The Rev. r. L. Semans, speaking in
favor Of the amendment, said that
some of the responsibility should be
shared by the laymen, and that the
points Of the argument against it
would be remedied by additional leg
islation
The conference vote was 169 to 6,
opposing the amendment. Just before
adjournment a resolution was unani-
mously passed explaining the position
OF the conference in taking action on
this amendment. The resolution fol-
lows: "In opposing the amendment
to the constitution of our church ad.
mitting laymen to our annual confer
ence, we the mem bers of the North
Indiana conference, do not wish to
be understood as opposed to the prin-
ciple involved-that of admitting lay
men to the membership of the annual
conference. We protest against the
incompleteness and inadequacy Of the
proposed amendment"
The report of the committee on the
memorial proposing that Indiana be
made an episcopal area, was also di-
vided. G.. A. Smith, chairman of the
committee on Memorials. delivered an
eloquent address in which he empha-
sized that Indiana as an Episcopal
area would be limited and the great
scope for work afforded as long as
the conference is a part of the Chi
cago area would be taken away
Majority Against 1t.
A large majority voted against join
ing with other Indiana conferences In
asking the general conference to
make Indiana an Episcopal area, with
headquarters at indianapolis.
On motion of DR.. w. w. Martin, dis
trict superintendent of the Fort
Wayne district, the conference voted
to request the general conference to
continue the North Indiana confer
ence as a part of the Chicago area
A resolution to appoint the estima
ing committee, which fixes the min
isters salary before he goes to the
annual conference, instead of after
his return, was passed.
The reading of resolution to dis
continue the foreign language confer
,ences, and churches brought over from
another conference was discussed
This resolution was not acted upon
but the committee concurred with {
memorial from one of the foreign con
terences, asking the general confer
next general conference, of unbiased
The class for admission on trial wa:
received. The members afe: For
Wayne district, Herbert A. Clugston
Walter W. Krider and John S. Denbo
Goshen district, George Oborn, How
ard Oborn, Walter Trueschel and La
fayette Hile; Logansport district
Charles o. Windorfer and Boyt
Tucker; Richmond district, R. Lowell
Wilson, Robert M. Morris, and Olive
P. Vany; Wabash district, Kenneth B
Mccoy.
Brothers Are Admitted
. For the first time In the history o
the North Indiana conference, brother
were admitted in the class for admis
sion. George and Howard ObOrl
were admitted on one vote. One is
senior and the other a sophomore II
DePauw University. Both expect t
attend a theological school and bot
were in the United States arm
abroad
Herbert A. Clugston is the son-ir
law of DR.. w. W. Martin, district SUP
erintendent of the Fort Wayne dis
trict.
Time was given visitors Saturda,
morning to make addresses. ANON
them were Frank Mason North, col
responding secretary OF tne bodIu U
Foreign Missions, who will speak Sal
urday evening before the conference
DR. Charles S. Woods of the Methc
dist Hospital in indianapolis. who tall
led on the importance Of the Methc
dist hospitals and their influence in es
ttablishing a high level of medicine
Patrick J. Maveety, secretary of lh
freed mans aid society; Dr. w. F
IHillingshead of New York, who wi
Igive an illustrated lecture Saturda
levening, and Earnest Wareing, edito
,of the Western Christian Advocate.
Delegation Organizes.
The delegation to the general cor
,ference from the North Indiana cor
ference and from the layman's asse
citation organized Friday evening wit
Raymond j. Wade president, and c. F
Walters, secretary and treasurer.
, One Of the great attractions of tn
conference is the lecture to be Sunda
evening in the Coliseum by Sherwoo
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