The Methodist Episcopal Church, South last week concluded the first fortnight of its quadrennial conference at Dallas. Some important church work was accomplished —decision to increase the number of bishops from 13 to 16; decision to abolish "serve him'' and "obey him." from the marriage service; invention of a new sin for ministers ("gross impudence and high unministerial conduct"). But of more immediate interest to the conference was the tussle between Bishop James Cannon Jr. of Virginia and Layman Josephus Daniels.
When this conference opened...
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