Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-13
Methodist Conference to
Elevate Unusual Mum.
Der of Pastors.
THREE OTHERS TO
GAIN PROMOTION
Missionary Bishops 70 ss Made Full
Superintendent - committse On
Episeopaey Reports for Rsersani-
zation Of Episcopal Rssidsness-
Seven New Bishops to 5s Crsatsd
and Seven Vacancies Filled.
BY Associated Press.


Des Moines. May lathe Netho-
dist episcopal church VIII elect four
teen new bishops If the report on
episcopacy. submitted today, II
adopted. In addition to this number
three men who are at present mis-
sionary bishops will be raised to the
full superintendency. making seven
teen in aIl-the largest number ever
balloted on at conference Of the
church.
The report comes thru its SUBJ
committee on episcopal residences
and recommends seven new resi-
dences. Indianapolis is the only city
in the United States which In addeA
to the present list. All of the re-
mainder are in foreign fields where
the church has had phenomsnal
growth recently.
The new residences are: Shanghai.
China; Calcutta, India: Singapore
Malaysia; Mexico City, Paris and
Copenhagen.
+ Seven Vacancies.
In addition to the above seven
residences there are also seven
bishops to be elected 10 fll existing
vacancies. Five Of these vacancies
have been caused by death and two
by retirement. Those In the United
States which must be filled are Ct
Portland, Ore. which was presided
over by Bishop Matt Hughes, who
died recently, and Pittsburgh. Pa.
which was assigned to Biehok Frank.
lin Hamilton four years ago. Those
abroad are Peking. China, formerly
In charge of Bishop James w. Bash
ford; Manila, r. Z, In ehArvo a
Bishop w. p. EyelAnd until hts
death; and Monrovia, Efbsr1a. which
was the field OF Bishop A j.
Camphor.
Those areas which ars vnno,e -.
Gauss ct yo4lsuonn ]; nnv =
Mont, from which NlhAoo OF
has resigned on account a. ~
health. and Bangalore. India, IN 8
this time In charge OF Dinhop John
e. Robinson. who was rstirsd a.
week on account Of havinx reached
the age limit.
More in Fersisn Fields,
The seat Of one episcopal arna n
changed In Africa. Up to this time
1t has been at Umatilli. Rhodesia. ana
is now changed to Cape Town, south
Africa.
II the report Of the COMMITTEES n
adopted It win mean that additions
will be made as follows:
In China. three bishops instead Of
two; In southern Asia, four bishops
instead OF two; in Latin America ana
South America. two instead Of one;
In Europe three instead of one.
The three missionary bishops Who
Will be made bishops are Frank
w. Wand, of Lucknow, India: John
w. Robinson. OF Bombay. India, and
Ebcn johnson. of Africa.
1t is probable that his new resi.
dence will be Cape Town.
OF the total number OF fourteen
bishops who are to be elected two of
them will be negros.
DR.. Frank Gunsaulus, Of Chicaeo.
has been secured as the speaker for
Friday evening. which viii be the
anniversary of the American Hible
on The Bible and This Days Bust
ness"
Action Postponed.
= After suspending tlo rules In order
that the committee on episcopacy
might make it's report relative to the
number Of bishops to be elected ana
secure action thereon, the, body II
nally ordered action deferred until
Friday. The overwhelming sentiment
expressed today is in favor Of adopt
ing the report.
The constitutional amendment vas
proposed today admitting laymsn %
the ANNUAL conferences Of the church
on an equal representation with
ministers. The amendment IL almose
identical with that proposed II the
last conference and which ala not
receive approval Of two-thirds Of the
conferences, except that II provides
that vote may be taken on demand
by one-third of either order.