Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-05-23

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NNOHNHhtH itohN HakN ~
Council proposal In the 1913 quad.
renninl In Kansas City. comment
I'd after the passage OF Thursdays
bill:
The passage Of this legislation
has brought freedoms to members
Of the church and TO the bishops,
themselves.
BY freedom for bishops, Bishop
Walker said. he meant that the
prelAtes are now free 20 act in
council without q lot Of political
fanGgling, He said that q bishop
may act now without fear Of re-
prisals from the other bishops.
Bishop d. Ward Nichols Of the
First district. considered by many
the strong man" Of the AME
church. had this 10 say:
Instead Of curbinE the power,
this law protects the bishops
equally a. II does the members Of
the church. am delighted with
the establishment Of the Judicial
Council II has been needed q long
time in the church. II furnishes a
court Of appeal which In the in
term serves A. final authority in
the church.
The passage Of this legislation
In q forward step In the Legislative
program OF the church. and will
bring peace To many doubtful
minds. I congratulate the General
Conference In this much needed
addition 10 our code Of laws"
Bishop W. A. Fountain Or. of
the Ninth district commented. Il
believe the Judicial Council will
mi = long felt need In the church. "
Probably the bishop who has
felt most polntedly the lash OF the
Bishops Council during the past
four years, Bishop Wright, said
II the judicial Council had existed
during the past four years he
would not have been moved three
times, He remarked;
Il think It's a good thing and
will do q great deal to remove the
trials and other judicial proceed
urea from church politics. The
Judicial Council viii make impoa-
Alble IN the future the treatment
Of any bishop A. I was treated.
1T also win relieve bishops Of
judicial functions and give them
morc time 20 take care Of admin
istrative functions
The Judicial Council IL one en-
precision Of the growing demo-
cratic spirit Of the AME church. -
DclrEatrs shout for Hours
The original proposal for a
Judicial Conference was Introduc-
ed May IL thus starting q string
81 delays In the Conference which
saw a concert by Carol Brice.
famed contralto and the General
Conference Chorus. delayed for
nearly an hour and the cancrlla-
ton OF q "Wednesday evening pro-
gram at which two governors
were scheduled 20 appear,
When the bill was first intro
duced, delegates demonstrated
more thar an hour during which
Bishop Wright. who was presiding
over the meeting could not restore
order, Finally. the meeting was
adjourned until the next morning.
At the third reading % the bill.
delegates again demonstrated The
whole day and evening was spent
through demonstration and dis
cussion a. Bishop Nichols prrsid-
81. Through the apparent discard
the bin was rrvtsed After morr
unrNstrainSd debate Thursday.
the bill finally passed.
After that came more routine
reports on the activities Of various
church departments and the cleo
ton Of RRneral officers The el,,,,-
ton o. bishops ~ this meeting
IL a reversal Of usual procedure.
THIS procedure was encouraged
by tn sO-calied Progressive cle-
ment which said this would en-
courage candidates 20 take an in
tercst in general Offices as well a.
the btshoprie. They claimed that
lOsers IN the RACES for bishop too
often then SETTLED for election TO