The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-11
RADICAL REFORMS FROWNED UPONBy
 M. [. CONFERENCE
Recommendation That Unor- dained Pastors Administer Sacrament of Lords
 Supper Rejected
 By Associated Press

By Associated Press
 Hot Springs, May 10-Delegates to
 the nineteenth quadriennial general conference of the Methodist Epsco-
 pal church. south, in session here, to-
 day took what leaders declared was a
 stand against the introduction of all
 leged radical reforms into church affairs when they defeated a minor sty recommendation that unordained
 pastors be permitted to administer
 the sacrament of the Lords supper.
 The sacrament issue has been
 rumblng around in the background
 ever since the conference started but aid not get to the open floor until
 today. It was beaten on standing
 vote by majority of eight and pre-
 sipttated the first big debate of the
 conference, half a dozen speakers,
 ministers and laymen, arguing for ,and against 1t.
 Many delegates said they saw in the conferences action a desire to retain the older customs and tradi-
 tons of the denomination and tonight they were predicting that other meas ures now pending before the body and containing what they considered radi- l. cal reform clauses would meet a
 similar fate,
 Before settling the sacrament Issue the conference reorganized the church Sunday school board and gave ap- rroval to project to raise sl0.- 100000 fund for superannuate minis tsrs. quantity of routine busi- ness also was disposed of and tonight the delegates heard an address on When women become men. then ta daIf k.yy 4. ID Birmingham.
 Many Committee Meetings Numerous committee meetings also
 were held tonight.
 Reorganization of the Sunday School board involves the creation of a new office and instead of one ac- tive handling the work of the Sun day school editor and general secre- tary there will be one for each place. In addition three bishops will be members of the board in the future Instead of one as in the past.
 A feature of todays session was he presentation to the. conference 5f gavel made from the wood of a tree under which the late Bishop w. R. Lambuth stood when he formed the present mission of the church in l Siberia several years ago
 The presentation address was made
 by the Rev. ]. $. Ryaugy q Korean, who is deIesateTto the conference 1 from the Manchuria- Siberian mission
 of the church. The gavel was accept
 ed on behalf of the conference by l Bishop B. E. Mo.Murray of Louisville.
 who presided over today's sessions. Action k Gratifying
 l Members of the college Of bishops ] were expressing qualification tonight | over the conferences action in ap- proving the campaign for the super nnnuate minister fund and called att tentfon to the following recommenda- tior of the college to the conference: "The last general conference ord- cred that the first years of the quad- rfenium should be given to the cen- tenary campaign and the last two to the education movement. indicating at the same time that the quadrienium npon which we are about to enter
 should be given wholly to the pro-
 turement of an adequate endowment for the superannuated preachers. Without assuming that the acts and resolution of one general conference are binding on another except Tn
 case of Implicit contracts. we sim cerely hope that this general con ference will make arrangements TOT lne raising of such a fund as will provide amply for our superannuated preachers, widows and the dependent orphan children of itinerant preach
 CTS. Numerous annual conferences nave sent you members asking that
 q fund of s1o,0oo.o00 be raised for this purpose. Others ask that the
 sum be large enough to insure homes and comfort to the men who nave
 worn themselves out in the service
 of the church. We have paid these
 men long enough in empty honors' land verbal gratitude. The time has come when the only way to wipe out
 this reproach and to act justly IS to
 meet all the reasonable needs or those w ho have had so much to do in build Ing the ecclesiastical estate which we nave inherited"