San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
CHURCH UNION
CHIEF TOPIC
Of MEETING
Methodists Agree to Vote
on Proposal Without
Debate.
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man has ever worshiped," be said, is
womanhood. Show me u mans atti-
tude toward woman and III tell you
what he is" Referring TO Sir Wa!
ter Raleigh's cloak incident. ne said
the average youth of today would
say: Step on it, kid
His text was from the fourth chap
ter of 1st Samuel: Wherefore hath
the Lord smitten u.s." Comparing
that defeat 10 the present time. he
said: "That was the reaction from
the degradation of high things"
UNIFICATION UP.
Unification of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, North and South. will be
balloted upon, without discussion. :"
beginning at 10 80 o'clock Thursday
morning.
This decision was reached at the
opening session Wednesday morning.
The resolution as TO the time of the
ballot was offered by the Rev. NJ. J.
Allen. and this was amended 10 read
without discussion" following a mo-
tion by the Rev. Arthur j. Moore ~
San Antonio.
II is generally admitted that those
favoring unification will poll n major
ity vote. but the great question IS:
will this be the necessary three
fourths majority necessary for rarif-
cation:-
Bishop James Z. Dickey, who is
presiding, is known 10 be opposed TO
il, while the Rev. S. c. Burgin. pas
tor of the Laurel Heights church,
which is housing the conference,
strongly favors it. DR.. Burgin was
one of the committee that prepared the
original plans at the meeting in Gin
cinnati. Ohio, two years ago. He
says that the reason for separation
long since has been removed and that
there is no more reason for North
and South" than there is for a SINH
lar division of the United States.
Bishop Dickey's ideas are equally
pronounced but there was practically
no dissenting voice when it was pro-
posed to ballot without discussion. 1t
seems the concensus of opinion that
everyone has his or her mind made
up, and no amount of oratory, "oT
fireworks" according to DIR. Burgin.
would make an appreciate difference
in the voting.
ELECT SECRETARIES.
The opening address by Bishop
Dickey. election of secretaries and as
.eistants. roll call, elect IN of secre-
taries and assistants and the welcome
by Dick o. Terrell made up the bust
ness of the session.
The Rev. Sterling Fisher was re-
elected secretary without opposition.
This is the Both year he has been sec
retary, Assistant secretaries, the Rev.
Gasten Hartsfield and the Rev. ].
Fisher Simpson, also were reelected.
The Rev. c. Z. Wheat was reelected
statistical secretary and named assist
ants for the various districts of the
conference as follows:
Austin-R. T. Curl and J. c. VIII
ron.
Beeville-D. A. Barber and Stan
ley Haver.
Brownsville-R. L. Armor and o.
c. Crow.
Cuero-Paul Evans and F. P.
Bishop.
Kerrville-F. Forester and A. r.
yetter.
Lampasas-J. G. Timmons and G.
E. Marshall.
San Angelo. Z. Spellman and
c. r. Brewster.
San Antonio-S. c. Dunn and F.
H Hammer.
San Mracos-B. J. Gossett and VIII
liam L. Hankla.
Uvalde-W. d. Williamson and a.
NJ. Foster.
CALL ROLL
The Rev. j. Fisher Simpson was
elected editor of the conference min
utes.
Roll call showed that only a very
few delegates were absent and alter
mates were promptly named. -Four
names called by the secretary were
responded to by himself with the in
formation that they had died during
the past year.
BISHOP OPPOSES.
Committee meetings and conferences
preliminary to the conference already
have been held which enabled the con.
ference to get right 10 work Tues
day night when the first general ses-
sion was held.
The conference Is meeting in the
Laurel Heights Methodist church. Of
which Rev. S. II. c. Burgin is pas
tor. DIR. Burgin is a warm supporter
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