Joint Commission on Unification of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Volume 3) - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920. Excerpt: ... Annual Conferences. Probably the brethren of the Church, South, find the same difference among their members. A Voice: Do you mean to use the phrase "equally true of the white members of your Church"? D. G. Downey: Yes. And also with reference to some of the members of the white Conferences of the Church, South. I said it was "equally true." If we are going to go back to that fundamental question and disturb everything of that sort, if we did not know our minds when we reached that conclusion, I think there is no use in our spending any more time here. I think I know the position of our brethren on that matter. Rolla V. Watt: I hope that the motion to refer this to the committee will be adopted, and let the committee consider it and bring it in for the report. On motion of Edgar Blake, the time was extended. R. E. Jones: I want to make just one remark, without discussing the matter. I want to express my surprise at the remarks made by Dr. Thomas. And further to say that I do not understand that that is the position o the South. I live in the South. I was born there, I live there, waSs reared there. I suppose I shall live nowhere else. What is th6 accepted theory of the South? I suppose it is that those of us who can quality, vote. I vote. I would not live anywhere where I could not vote. In Louisiana there is quite a group of us that vote. We have an educational and property test. I did not know it was particularly shocking that, if a man owned certain property and has certain mental qualifications, he should vote. It is certain that in New Orleans such a man can vote. This matter of voting of Methodist ministers on constitutional questions as stated by Dr. Thomas is all the more surprising to me, when you know that the General Conference fixes the qualif...

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