Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20
METHOD|STS VOTE
S2,07o,0)D BUDGET
Conference Near End as
Business Is Rushed-Bish-
ops Reassigned.


HOT SPRINGS. Ark. May 2O.-The
Episcopal Church South. in session
here since May g. today began it's
final business meetings.
Tomorrow the delegates will witness
conservation ceremonies for the five
newly elected bishops and attend a
memorial service for deceased bish :,
ops. Adjournment is set for early
Monday.
Paving of the way to adjournment
was completed here last night when
the conference approved its finance
commissions estimates of $2,070.000
for current expenses during the next
four years and adopted legislation
which provides that pastors may re-
tain assignments at the end of four
years provided majority of the pre-
siding elders of the district concur.
Under the rules the last four years 1t
has been necessary for the quarterly
session of the church to recommend
retaining of the incumbent pastor
with the recommendation subject to
the approval of the presiding elders.
The finance commissions estimates
are an increase of s414.5OO over those
approved at the last general confer
ence in Atlanta.
May Relocate school
One question expected to reach the
floor late today is that of relocating
the Scarritt Bible and Training School.
now at Kansas City. recommended
ton to remove the school to SOME
other point has been presented and
is waiting action. The conference to-
day was presented with a memorial
signed by SAT members of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, at Kan
sas City. protesting against the pro-
was headed by Bishop E. r. Hendrix.
senior bishop of the church. who was
retired at this conference.
Important changes in the assign
ments of members of the college of
bishops were announced last night
by the college. which is meeting in
connection with the general confer
ence.
with the exception Of Bishop Hor-
ace NJ. Dubose of Berkeley. Calf. all
the ave men elected bishop at this
conference, all but one-J. Z. Dickey
Of Grimm, Ca. will be sent to the for
eign missionary fields. New Mexico.
northwest Texas, west Texas and CEN
trail Texas.
Bishop Gambler to Baltimore.
Bishop Warren A. Gambler of At
lanta will be in charge of rear
ranged district which contains Vir-
ginia. Louisiana and Baltimore.
Bishop James Atkinson of Nash
willie goes to the Arkansas district
which includes the North Arkansas
and Little Rock conferences. -
Bishop Collins Denny of Richmond,
Va, is shifted to the. North and South
Carolina district.
Bishop William B. Murrah of Mem
phis goes to the Alabama-North Geor-
gia district and Bishop William F. Nc
Murray of Louisville is given the Mis-
souri-Denver district.
Other assignments include: Bishop
Edwin D. Mouson of Tulsa, Okla.
kansas district to the Tennessee dis
trict; Bishop John NJ Moore of Nash
VILE. from the Brazil district to the
Texas-Oklahoma district: Bishop U.
". w. Darlington of Huntington, w.
Va, to the Kentucky-Illinois district:
Bishop William Ainsworth of Macon.
Ca. goes to the district which in
cIudes the North Mississippi-South
Georgia. Mississippi and Florida con-
ferences. while Bishop James Cannon.
jr, of Birmingham. Ala, will have
these conferences: Mexico. Western
Mexican mission. Texas-Mexican mis-
sion. Cuba and the Kongo mission.
Assignments for the four new
bishops going abroad follow:
William B. Beauchamp of Nashville.
Europe, headquarters, Brussels. Bel
GUM: Samuel r. Hay. Houston. Tex,
China, headquarters, Shanghai; Hoyt
NJ Dobbs, Admission, Ala, Brazil. head
quarters, Sac Paulo: Hiram A. Boaz.
Dallas, Tex, Siberia Manchuria, head
quarters, Seoul. Korea.