Show BISHOPS BISHOPS' TENURE I PROPOSAL REFUSED 1 Methodists l Will Reject Reject 11 Plan Lin Limiting i its fib g Term of Office to Eight Years I. I Des Moines la Ja May lay Ia 14 The H.-The The com- com mh c on Episcopacy has decided to recommend to the Methodist Episcopal general conference In to Inthe Inthe the proposed plan of or limiting the tho terms of or office of ot th the bishops of t the church according to lo reports tonight Various I 1 plans were submitted to the committee commit commit- tee tho the majority asking that tho bishops bish- bish ops be elected tI for tor a a. term of eight years at the expiration of which they thoy f should again become pastors unless re- re elected This report will be brought before the general conter conference nce the first of Or next Week cek for action Another mother plan which was submitted to the same com committee was that the bishop bishop bishop bish bish- op presiding over an annual conference conference confer confer- ence once should not appoint any pastor to toan an any charge c without the consent of or a majority of or the district superintendents of or the tho con congregation The committee will also recommend In Inthis inthis this matter I Tellers aft after I working worling five e hours on the first ballot for or bishops were not near the tho of their task A total of 82 ballots were cast each bearing the name mme flame of or twelve candidates s making a total of or 9 Individual votes to bo he rc- rc corded b ore the lire result could be known knon Tho Th rr re Is no session of oC the conference con con- ference tonight and the rules require that no ballot thaI shall he be made public con I except ex except ex- ex c nt at a regular session The balloting toda today to select bishops or general superintendents for the places of or the thc J missionary bishops whose I offices were abolished by lIy the con conference conference confer confer- ence res resulted in the election of or former missionary bishops l Frank R- R V. V Warne Varne I John W W. Robinson both of India 1 Eben S S. S Joh Johnson s n of ot Africa Urica I I |