The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-05-17
'ME1HOD|S1S ELECTS
-four new BISHOPS
One Each From Alabama, Georgia.
Tennessee and Texas-Five
4 ~ Ballots Taken
ADJOURNMENT DELAYED
First and Fifth Ballots Result in "No
s r. Elections" More Balloting
Today

3. Today
Hot Springs, Ark, May 16.-After
taking five ballots which resulted in
the election of four of the five bishops
to be named at this time, the nine
teenth quadriennial conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
z rested this evening till tomorrow
when the next ballot will be taken.
These men were elected bishops at
!, ,today's session.
DR.. J. e. Dickey, Griffin, Ga; Dr..
. w. B. Beauchamp, Nashville, Tenn: :
J DR.. Sam R. Hay, Houston Texas, and
K Dr.. II. NJ. Dobbs, of Admission, Ala.
~ Drs. Dickey and Beauchamp went
$ oyer on the second ballot receiving
l94 and 200 votes, respectively. Dr..
I. Hay was elected OF, the third ballot
with l9l votes, while Dr.. Dobbs won
on the fourth with 256 votes.
" ' "No Elections"
g M The first and fifth ballots were de-
clared mo elections" as none Of the
candidates received the required ma
jority of 189 votes.
The fifth ballot was not completed
until this evening. DR.. II. A. Boaz,
president of Southern Methodist Uni
yersity, Dallas, Texas, was high with
143 votes and 0. E. Goddard, of Nash
dard is home mission secretary.
), The election of Dr.. Dobbs was a
surprise to the large number of work
ers who had been active in the sup
port Of others. His friends say they
had made no active campaign in his
behalf and the bishop elect tonight de-
Jared that his election was entirely a
surprise to him. He is pastor of the
First Methodist Church 8f Admission.
~ DR.. Dickey has been in church edu-
cational work for many years and for
merly was president of the Emory
University at Atlanta.
Beauchamp and Hay
Dr.. Beauchaps , acted as director
of the missionary Centenary and
has long been a figure in the church.
the work of the church many years
and is pastor Of the First Church of
Houston.
Today's sessions were the most
lengthy the conference has yet held
j the body meeting both in the fore
noon and the afternoon. 1t appar-
entity was the desire of the body to
/ elect all fthe five bishops today if
! possible. The fifth ballot was taken
! with the understanding that the re-
suit would not be announced until
! tomorrow. However, the delegates
insisted upon waiting for the re-
port of the tcllcrs and it was almost
dark when the final count was an
nounced.
Hopes of officials that the body
might reach adjournment Friday or
Saturday of this week were dssi-
plated when the conference voted
to hold the memorial services fol
deceased bishops next Sunday after
noon instead Of Friday afternoon
The decision, officials said, will
throw adjournment over into next
week.
The most important piece Of leg
islation enacted today was that pro
viding for complete rewriting OF
the constitution Of the board Of cd
ucation. The new constitution r-
crcases the number of members OF
the board, expands the department
of ministerial supply and training
into department of life service, es-
tablishcs teachers agency ant
makes other extensions in the work
of the board.
Loyal to Own Country
The conference 'also adopted &
new course of procedure for the
trial Of bishop during the session
of the general conference and chang.
ed one of the articles of faith so as
to pledge Mcthodists of other coun.
tries to be loyal to the rulers of thcil
country instead Of to the government
of the United States.
The conference adopted q report
increasing the salaries of the bishops
from $4,000 to $4,000 year while
active and from So, 500 to SO 900 Wher
super-annuated. The active bishops
were also allowed 500 year fo,
house rent and clerical assistance an(
$500 a year for travelling expenses
The widows of bishops were allowed
81, 200 per year for themselves and
$500 additional for each dependent
child.
A committee was appointed to re.
wise the discipline of the church and
to supervise it's publication. The
committee consists of Bishop Col.
Inns Denny. of Richmond, Va; DR.
Gilbert T. Rowe, Of Nashville; r. o
Randle Of Monroe, La; +. j. Pret.
lyman, Of Knoxville, Tenn, and DR.
T.. N. Parker of Atlanta.