Show VOTE TO UN TE North and South to Join Hands In Church Merger CHATT CHATTANOOGA Tenn July 6 5 Southern PI W Southern Methodists late FrIda In special general con con- conference con conference ference here voted old 0 to accept the tile proposed plan for unifIcation with the Methodist Episcopal ch devised bv bY a joint commission of tho the two or- or or organizations and ond adopted by the th northern general genral conference ro- ro rI re recently In Sl Springfield Mas Mass Op- Op Opponents Op Opponents most moot of them In favor I of unification but not under th ular plan recommended could muster only 76 75 vot votes adoption while the polled a total of A two two- two thirds thirds majority was wag necessary for acceptance and it had been cst st when the y still bad had near near- na nearly nearly ly Iy delegates to poll 1011 The plan of ha Me Meet halet let et 1 to 10 run the gauntlet t of o th th 1 taO 10 0 churches the Northern con con- conference ference voting In 19 1925 5 while the thA Southern conferences were nero r re- re requested re requested quested In a resolution adapted to act during the same ear ear er ITt In Inthe Inthe the north t thirds two thIrds a-thIrds of or all 11 th members voting In the annu annual conferences must ratify th the pio- pio pio while in the south the re- re r 1101 majority Is three fourth three fourths I With lIh ratification lon b b the annual I conferences the College of Bf of each h church would moot meet joInt l ly Iy and notify their respective e Len gen general gen general eral conferences that the union h has been ben effected The general conferences then will be cal cd ed tJ tJI t I met meet In joint session selon to put uni unification Into effect ThA Th southern I general conf conference meets mt In regu- regu regul lir hr l r session scoon in May 19 1916 G at lit I a I place a as vet et undetermined the northern conference doe does not met meet again until 1928 a would be called probably In MB ln 10 1828 1926 to b be held Joint with the southern outher conference |