The Washington times., 1925-03-28
N|ETHOD|STS TO
DROP UNITY
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ion, the entire matter win be taken
up for legal review by the College
Of Bishops.
Doctor sherman said that Bishop
Gamblers action in ruling that the
challenges raised parliamentary
rather than legal points is in itself
4 decision. subject to review by the
college.
The three delegates whose eligi-
biIity was challenged are d. o.
Lauterback and F. B. Cooper, from
the Rockingham, Va, district, and
Mrs. L. H. Richcreek, from the
Moorefield. w. Va, district.
The challenges, presented by Mil
Ian and Judge z. d. Newman, cited
the church law requiring six years
membership in the church as one
Of the qualifications for voting
privileges.
In signed statements, the dele
gates questioned admitted they did
not meet this requirement. Mrs.
Richcreek stated she joined the
church in May, 1922; Lauterback
In May, 1920, and Cooper last
month.
Unification Is Defeated
Today's rulings by Bishop Gambler
spell final defeat of unification as
Gar as the present conference is con-
cerned, friends of the plan admit.
Even should the College Of
Bishops rule that the proceedings
have been Illegal and declare that
there has been no vote, they state,
the action will come too late to per-
NIT another vote for at least a year.
The Washington conference is
the first in which unification has
been defeated. The fourteen mem
bers of the College Of Bishops, it
is said, are divided nine for and
five against unification.
The conference today received
brief reports from the Reverend A
]. Lamar, senior publishing agent.
and the Reverend C. C. farrell,
secretary of the general hospital
board. Doctor Lamar reported that
the church publishing house has
never been in a more prosperous
condition. He said that it is now
doing a business of more than
100000 annually.
= Doctor FARRELL. reviewing the
church's general hospital work.
paid high tribute TO the Catholic
Eisterhood for devoted service in
the interests or humanity.
The morning session closed today
with memorial services for four
members of the conference who
died during the past year. They
we're the Reverend David Bush, Of
Salem, Va; the Reverend David H.
Kern. OF Staunton, Va; P. v. D.
Conway, lay member. of Fredericks-
burg. Va. and the Reverend ]. H.
Leight. presiding elder Of the
Moorefield. w Va. district
Opponents TO Preach.
Bishop Gambler will occupy the
pulpit tomorrow morning at the Mt.
Vernon Church and Bishop James
Cannon. jr, an ardent supporter of
unification. will preach there tomor-
row evening. Tomorrow afternoon
at the church Bishop Gambler will
conduct ordination ceremonies at
which thirteen newly elected deacons
will he admitted to membership.
New elders will be ordained tomor-
row night al the Mt. Plea SAINT M. E.
H&urch South.
Delegates to the conference today
were informed that unification has
been confirmed by four more local
conferences of the Northern church
as follows: The Wilmington con.
ference in session at Wilmington
Del. by a vote OF 103 TO Is: the
Southern New England conference
at Fall River, Mass. by a vote OF
155 to 2; the lay electoral confer
ance of Philadelphia at Norristown
Pa, 100 10 S. and the Washington
annual conference, colored, at Fred
erick, Md, by las 20 IL.