The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-13
METHODISTS WILL
ORDAIN PASTORS
Much Business Remains
for Action by the
Conference

Methodist delegates OF eastern
,Ltoborna I'm convention here Will
s,,ord the afternoon Billy SUNDAY
s'e.tIpF In a body today. occupying
.osesyed section. This will be the
o,iv convention session adjourned
a. hear the eminent EVANGELIST.
pcceuse OF the conference. Cen
,srrary Methodist church Will hold
M ssr,iccs today The delegates
,iu ioin In an old-fashioned Metht
rAiei love feast at 9 O'Clock tht
rorrinl and at IL o'clock Bishop
II u uouzou will urduin class OF
iS deacous and elders and preacn
anororriltely to the ordination ser
v.re. The deacons are mon who
nov, been. licensed to preach for
,wo wear. and the elders men who
have had preaching licenses for four
years ordination as n deacon can
h. won two years after licensing TO
nsoacb and as an elder after four
years OF preaching
Wora u the Sunday school board
, OF the church will have exposition
al tho evening service. with l.. F.
sepsabtugh, state Sunday school
secrctary presiding.
Aston Hc-IlcCted.
REV -. II. Aston was re-
elected editor of the Oklahoma
Methodist organ Of the Methodist
church IN this state and a weekly
marnzn, published in Tulsa at Sat
urday mornings meeting. Reverend
Aston viii give his entire time to
editorial duties, not sharing them
az In the past year with his duties
as presiding elder OF Tulsa district.
The conference made apprOpria-
g.. niIhllnEtl u
Of which the east and west confer
erccs will contribute $4,000 an
nually.
Four clerical and four iaymen
delegates elected to the Quadren-
Mai general conference OF the church
ar Rev. Charts l.. l}owles OF Nc
Alestcr. Reverend Aston OF Tulsa,
Rev. O. T.. GODDARD OF Nashville.
Tenn. secretary Of the mission
board. Rev. :. n. BACKYARD Of Hold
enyillc. Orlando Swain OF Okmulgce.
u. H. Holderman OF Wetum pka, ].
]. Murray Of Colgate and A. r Bon
nell OF Muskogee. The general con-
ference will meet In Hot Springs
Ark. iu May, 1929.
Contest Over Resolution.
4 fight developed in the morning
session when a resolution was pro-
posed indorsing DIR. John A. Rice.
professor Of Old Testament theology,
az Southwestern university at Dallas.
Texas. whose advanced views in a
book not yet year old. THE Old
Testament in the Life OF To-day" has
been severely criticised throughout
the denomination. and who has sub
mittcd his resignation as INSTRUCTOR,
subject Ia the action OF the board
Of trustees. with several delegates
trying to get the floor simultaneous
ly and fiery speeches on 'the' old
time religion" being given, the dis
cussion was brought to an end by
noon adjournment and the resolu-
ton tabled until Monday morning.
4 veritable battle OF words Is eX-
pected before the conference off
cally nstructs its representative on
the board of trustees, II, yerend
BACKYARD OF Holdenvllle, how to cast
hls vote on this particular matter.
The conference will not adjourn
Monday unless II has completed all
Gs business, including a memorial
service, passing of recommendation
10 be made TO the legislative body OF
The church. the general assembly
announcement of how pastoratos
will be filled during the coming
> year, final plans for Oklahoma Cen.
tral college to be built here, and
board reports.