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Show METHODIST CONFERENCE SIDETRACKS RESOLUTION ATTACKING CATHOLIC CHURCH: HOT DEBATE INJECTED 0 00 00 00 00 0000 00000000 0 000000 1 SELECTION OF COLORED BISHOP LIKELY. : It is scarcely likely that the episcopacy committee yt have ready Its 0 recommendations on the retirement of bishops and the choosing of others before the last days of the week. If a colored bishop Is to be named by the present conference it now seems to be practically settled that the man will be the Rev: W. E. Brown, professor of systematic theology in the Gammon Theological seminary of Atlanta, Ga. - . : 1 ' ' LOS ANGELES, Cal., May .There tvaa a full attendance when .the bugler sounded the call for the Methodist gen-eral gen-eral conference to convene at 9 o'clock this morning. , It Is probable that the book concern committee will report to the conference during the next two or three days its recommendation regarding the proposal to consolidated the various publishing houses of the church into one great central cen-tral Institution. The first hour of today's session was devoted to 'prayer and long service and the reading of future day's programmes. Sensation Is Sprung. The first business that came before the conference this- morning furnished a sensation. The Rev. Dr. J. M. King of Philadelphia was recognized immediately immedi-ately after the devotional services and took his stand upon the platform. He stated that he wished to bring before the conference a very important matter to all Methodists. He commenced by reading an extract from a letter written by the Rev. Father Peter Harnett, vicar general of the Roman Catholic diocese of Monterey and Los Angeles, appearing appear-ing In a local newspaper yesterday, and based upon an utterance of the eplsco- the Roman Catholic opposition to the public school system In America," said Justice Lohr, "I am with him, but I believe be-lieve this Is no place or time to Indulge In an attack on the Roman Catholic church, or any other church. . I believe that the Roman Catholic church Is doing do-ing a great work In this country along certain lines, and we should put our hands under It and assist it, or any other oth-er church in a work of ( evangelization." Discussion was cut short by a motion to refer the resolution to the committee on the state of the church and on this motion the previous question wss moved, which ended debate and referred the question to the committee on state of the church. . j After the Bishops. I Another matter which aroused considerable consid-erable feeling among the delegates was a resolution by a delegate from Ohio, afklng that a detailed statement of salaries, sal-aries, traveling expenses, house- rent and all other expenditures of bishops and other general conference officers be prepared and represented to the conference. confer-ence. I The resolution was finally adopted and telegrams are tfi be sent out asking for specific details of expenditures In each case. I pal address before the conference by Bishop Fobs on Thursday last. . Catholics and Public Schools. In his letter the Rev. Harnett took exception to that statement made In the episcopal address that the Roman Catholic Cath-olic church Is opposed to the public school system, of America. The Rev. Dr. King made a spirited attack upon the Roman Catholic church and declared de-clared that the assertions of the Rev. Harnett was contradicted by the facta in the case. He elaborated to some extent ex-tent upon the statement that the Roman' Ro-man' Catholic church did not Interfere in politics and concluded by reading a resolution embodying his views upon the subject, which he desired the con ference to adopt. When Dr. King finished reading his resolution there was a commotion 1 among the delegates and a hum of suppressed sup-pressed conversation and-many cries of "No, No." " showing that there was strong dissension with the stand taken by Dr. King. There was a score. of delegates del-egates on their feet in an Instant clamoring clam-oring for recognition from Bishop Fowler, Fow-ler, who was presiding. The chair reconciled rec-onciled Lay Delegate Chief Justice Charles . B. Lohr of the . Delaware 8tate Supreme court, who made a strong speech' in- opposition to Dr. King's stand. Catholics Defended. "In regard to Dr. King's attitude upon |