Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-19
DIR. GEO. H. Buckley
ELECTED A BISHOP
Well-Known Philadelphia Clergy
man and His Cousin, Rev. {.
w. Burns, Are Honored.
Drs MONIES. IA, MaY 10.


Three bishops were elected on the
seventh General Conference ballot taken
AT noon Yesterday. They are Anton
Rast. Copenhagen; Edgar Blake, Chicago
and George II. Buckley, Philadelphia.
c. ". Burns, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
who was elected bishop on the ballot
taken on Monday, IS a cousin Of Dr.
Buckley. and both are well-known III this
locality.
A total of nine white bishops now have
been elected, and three more are to bc
chosen.
The report of the committee on epis-
copacv as to the limitation OF the power
Of the bishops in assigning preachers TO
charges came up Yesterday 1t was pro-
posed to change the law of the church so
that the bishop could make no appoint
ment without the consent of q majority
Of the district superintendents OF the
conference The committee recommend
cd non concurrence, and the conference
adopted the report. The conference also
sustained the committee Recommendation
of non-concurrence in the matter of limit
ing tho term Of office of the bishops TO
eight wears Bishops will be elected Tor
life as heretofore.
The conference went on record as
believing that after a man has served the
church many years as a bishop he should
bc given pccial recognition. The matter
was brought before the body by a me-
mortal which suggested that upon retire
ment the bishops again become members
of the annual conferences of which they
were members when elected to the eplS-
copacy. and that they he cared for tinan
ciallv In the same manner and degree
Il bs
This would make them ordinary confer
ence claimants and would entitle them 70
a few hundred dollars per annum as
retirement pav. The conference rejected
the plans and the bishops will hc entitled
hereafter to the same retirement salary
as has been paid up to this time, s.. 500
per year.
4 report was adopted making il the
duty az each pastor 70 present annually
the cause Of the EpWorth League IN hls
church.
Il Is probable that the Epworth League
viii hc Dut on the same basis aS all other
boards ii tic church. delegates SAID
Tie General Conference went on record
as recommending to the Federal govern
mcnt and the several State governments
vigorous and strict enforcement Of the
present laws against and enactment of
more stringent laws to prevent lyncmngs.
The action was taken by way Of adoption
of a resolution.
BURNS WAS GERMANTOWN PASTOR.
Philadelphia. Pa. May 19.-Rev. Or
Burns now bishop-eleCt Burns, was
formerly q member Of the Philadelphia
conference having gone 10 the Hennepln
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.
al Minneapolis, from the First Methodist
Church, of Germantown. During the
ten wears az his pastorate at the FIRST
Methodist Church. Germantown. DR..
Burns nearly doubled Its membership
and under his leadership the congregation
paid of a $4,000 mortgage Oh the church
properly.
The new bishop was born at Hatboro,
Pa and il As wears old lie ls q brother
81 Rev. Dr. q Buckley Burns and 3
cousin Of Rev. Dr. George II Buckley
who polled the second highest vote for
bishop IN the ballotlng
Dr. George II. Buckley. who polled the
second largest vote on the fifth ballot
and was elected a bishop on the seyenth
ballot. has been prominent il Nethodlsm
IL Philadelphia Probably one ot MS
greatest houors was when he was called
upon to direct the centenary missionary
campaign u the church III tins area
FOR the last four years Or. Bickley
has been district superintendent % tie
northwest district ol the Philadelphia
conference and pr0r q that ne was ior
SIX wears superintendent of the north
district Before becoming superintendent
he was pastor OF Arch Street Methods
Church having been called there from
Coatcsvllle.