Show TOO OLD LD TO WORKS WORK M E bishops are then deposed MAKE PATHETIC APPEALS they ask to leave the confer ence the committee kc ize port pon adopted CLEVELAND may ilay 14 session of Methodist the Matho diat episcopal conference wad waa the meat important that has baa been held yet the long expected re conof the committee on episcopacy was presented and adopted after an animated debate which was interspersed with incidents of dramatic and pathetic int interest arest and many par parliamentary cament tangles too toe report provided for the retirement of the venerable bishops sad and foster on the ground of non effectiveness declared that the time is ia opportune for the election of a bishop of african descent and also provided for the election of but two bishops to take the place of thosa who were retired dr ickley bickley B chairman made the re pott port it stated that in the opinion of the committed commit tea tev bishops bowman and poster fo 5 ter are too old to stand the strain of dulits and recommend their retirement at the end of the conference as non mon effective in the list of bishops re returned as effective were all the other bishops with the exception of af bishop taylor whose name was not mentioned A generous appropriation was urged for them bishop poster foster rose and the audience received him with great applause he said he be simply bad a request to make he know knew the question was one of great neli delicacy cacy and he begeer to be permitted in bitted to retire cries of no no came from all parts of the hall bishop foster extended his bis arms saying Tl please ease please it was a in at pathetic scene he spoke slew minutes and tiie he conference by a rising vote granted his request bishop bowman said he would make the same request biest as he had bad just learned for the first tima time that he was wag not effective dr buckley moved the adoption of the report and a hundred voices second it dr george H bridgman 0 stored offered a substitute which provided that the two bishops be continued in the board but relieved of their active duties dr bridgman said it was unnecessary and un und to take such action as was con templates tem plated in the report of the committee the report stung rev dr john banaban of baltimore who said the proceedings of the episcopal committee had been unparalleled in the history of the church and he ha hoped it would never occur again he H said the meetings meeting have been secret but they have been called executive and the name has bem be m appropriate in that the tha meetings have been held for execution why say bay to the world that things are to be said that cannot be said in public and published to the world why should anything be said of tlene noble men behind their backs air llanahan Lia nahan said he had been informed that things had been said which would not be said in public and he called on dr buckley backley to inform him if such sach was the case dr buckley backley refused re fused to reply to any question and said he would later answer aba he singular arraignment of the committee the previous oua question was wag mc moved and dr buckley then said that the reason secret sessions were held was that the bishops who were about to be retired might be interrogated without the interference of incompetent and unsympathetic reporters he in ide a strong appeal for the report and said eaid that the bishops had bad declined in the vital force of life until aliey had co come me to a point where it would be necessary tor for them to retire the appeal was dramatic and strong but did not answer the questions of dr lanahan after a stormy debate for two hours on the 08 substitute tute of dr bridgman dr Roth weller moved to laythe lay the substitute on the table the motion waa almost unanimously carried carr lei the report of the committee on episcopacy retiring I 1 the tha two bishops was waa then adopted |