The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-29
NO HOPE OF UNION OF me-
THODIST CHURCHES IS
NOW HELD.
Events Of Three Conferences
Show That More Planning is
Necessary.
Especial to the Express)

Chicago, H., Hay 27.-The three
Methodist general conferences We're
points of special interest on the map
Of the country last week. The a NJ
IL. Conference in st. Louis; the M. E.
in Des Moines: and the A. M. E. Zion
in Knoxville. Each discussed the
uniting. And, If the signs already
given out are indications Of the out;
come of this phase of the several
situations, Methodist union has re
ceived another black eve. At Des
Moines. they decided to add Negro
Bishops to the Episcopal beach. This
appears to put an end to the pro-
posed union of the Church North and
the Church South. Bishop Phillips
seems to have given, knock out
punch to the contemplated union be-
tween the A. NJ. r. Zion and the
A. NJ. Z. churches. by giving life to
the fear that the A. NJ. e. branch
will eventually swallow his organiza-
years its memory will be little else
than dim tradition.
NJ. e. Negro Bishops.
A hearty shout of enthusiasm
of approval of the plan to add Negro
Bishops to the Episcopal bench at
J the Des Moines conference. Stout
men wept while women walked
loudly. The Battle Hymn of the Re-
public" in Thanksgiving for the de-
cision to grant the Negro Bishops
of their race to superintend their
four hour debate, which at odd times
very nearly wrecked the Methodist
ship. 1t was practically unanimous
and came in the form of an approval
of the report of the committees on
episcopacy. One OF the striking fea-
lures of the discussion preceding
the taking of the vote on this ques-
ton was the address of pr. r; A.
Chase of the Wisconsin delegation,
attacking the anti-Negro agitation
that has been going on in the North.
He spoke particularly of The Birth
of a Nation" It is now declared by
prominent Methodists in this city
that union between the North and
South branches, the church is now
! practically impossible because the
southern branch will not consider
sense.
The Phillips BOmpsheII
: While Bishop Charles Henry Phillips
! is one of the big figures in the c. NJ.
| II. Church, he Is nevertheless the
apparent force which has killed what
consumation of the much talked of
union between the several branches
of Negro Methodism. He delivered
his solar plexus" blow in the city of
audience that had gathered in the
celebrated Metropolitan A. M. e..
Zion Church to hear him talk on
Union" 1t is not union that l op-
pose declared the Bishop in the course
| of his address, but union on the
| birmingham conference plan because
| 1t is inadequate and does not safe
guard or protect the minority-the
c. NJ. f. and the A. NJ T., Zion
churches. Until a real genuine plan
is presented that aims for Union and
! not absorption ! stand unalterably
opposed to the idea" From all in
dications the Knoxville conference
has taken its union" cue from Bishop
Phillips attitude and the question
would now seem to have small chance
for adoption at its hands. Two ques-
tions are now in the limelight at the
Zion conference the election of a
Brazilian bishop and the filling
of the three vacancies on the epis-
copal bench caused by the deaths of
Bishops Hood. Harris and walters.
| Up to this date only three candi-
dates have announced their ambi-
tions to succeed these reversed men
and they, are DR., ]. w; Wood Of
Brooblyn and Dr. E. p "; .I,,,H. Zones
delegation is present advocating the
selection of one of their countrymen
as member Of the episcopacy
In the meantime, the conference
of the A. NJ. E. church went along
i the even tenor of it's way serenely
and with high confidence in its ability
to take care of it's particulay in
tersts no matter which way the
| union winds chose to blow. The
C. M. q. Church does not hold its
general conference until May, 1921.