Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-03-20
Q1pekery and RelisiSB.

The Philadelphia Conference Of thu
n. z. ehmc1 which c'ose its session
on Thursday, took bold stand against
medics' suaeks an 4 dealt in q summary
manner with the recent members of it,
body ~lo so far forgot their calling al
- lend II cir aid to a quack doctor
mandatory. The Conference deserves
the everlasting thanks of the count y
for this condemnation of boz US medical
colleges and its dis pc sitioD to mine it,
memb RS 10 The legiti rate Ill Of the
ministry. The sction Of the Confaresce
in pr mptly expelling Rev. Mr.. Miller,
and suspending Rev.Er. Major from the
ministry for suffering IL cir nsmes to
be used to further the interests Of o be
gus medical college, will be hailed With
delight not only throughout the wide
range Of Methodism bat by every body.
The Philadelphia Conference has for a
long time had these Achans in its
ranks and It is to its credit TINT At
NO time when action was taken against
them was any equivocation manifested.
Miller being himself . quaok en-
ssuraged Others to prey in ignorance
and viciousn 50 on the commuaity un-
DIR the guise Of Mett od,st minister
which to great mss of tho people IVES
entitled to respectful consideration. He
seems 10 have gone into the business
with his eyes open, but his moral sensi.
bilities even before he lent his name 10
the issuing Of LOCUS certificates must
have been fearfully biuntsd, 70 blunted
indeed tina, it is very douttfpl whether
the we'll merited hsstisem mt visitt d
upon him by The Conference will ,er
touch his callous sensibilitiss and dam
aging as must have been his disgrace by
the action Of Conference on Thursday,
it is very questionable if hs will feel
any ways troubled about 1t. With Rev.
Mr.. Major the Conference was more le-
nient. II is 10 his credit that before
the decision Of the investigating ccm-
mittee was determined upon he 40
knowledged his guilty participation
but pleaded ignorance of the character
Of the college as an excuse. The Con-
ference took into account and made full
allowances for Mr.. Majors profound IT,
nOrance and he got of with a suspen-
sion Of one year from the ministry. It
would still al pear however to most hon.
est minds that Mr.. Majors mental ca
paeity was such as to make him a very
unsafe teacher Of morals, which years
suspension f o II Il Q ministry may cor
rect, but which will hardly supply the
capacity for showing right from wrong,
Such ignorance in Minister ofthe Cos
pei is inexeusable, and we would advise
Mr.. Major during the year for which
the Conference has retired him TO
make diligent use of tie time in in
srsasing his mental capacity, so that
when he again tabe hs place behind
the sacred desk he may know that it is
wroas to rs4 his position 10 bolster
quack medical colleges, and especially
that he may know the character of q
medical Institution before he lends his
aid 10 it. Ministers of the gospel are
either called to preach the gospel or
they are not. If called they should
separate Themselves from the world, o.
pecially from bogus specializing schemes
and us. al their time in their sacred
calling, and we doubt rot that the
Philadelphia Methodist Conference to. |
day stands higher in public estimation |
than it ever did before, because it re- |
buksd sin in high places and enforced |
the lesson taught by the divine Master:
" Ye eanuot serve God and Mammon. )"