The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-16
METHODISTS ON ROMANISM.
Its Various Phases Discussed by The
ECumSI.Cal Conference.
THE POLITICAL AID RELIGIOUS POWER
OF the Church o. Rome Declared TO Have
Been Welded Tor the Evil OF the Human
Race-Capital News and Gossip.

WASHINGTON. d. G.. Oct. l5.-The eighth
days session Of the Economical Methodist
Conference was devoted chiefly to tie sub
Newry. Ireland, II sd Methodist Church. pre-
sided. The secretary announced that con-
tinuance of the consideration o. the memorial
on the Methodist Federation was in order.
Rev. T. b. Stevenson. of ngland. spoke on
the subject and recommended that on ac-
count Of the geographical situation Of the
different churches the consideration of the
matter be done by provinces. dividing them
as follows The United Kingdom OF Great
! Britain. the nited States. Australian prov
/ lnces and Canada
90 ections were made by a number of dele
! gates 10 the change IN the first resolution Of
! the ral that the conference recognized
! with gratitude 10 God the growing desire for
/ closer union amongst the evangelical churches
/ Of Chr rstendOm and especially hailed with
/ deyOut ankiu.ne-s the eKten-lOn OF that de-
/ sire amongst the various Methodist chur hes.
! They wanted the word unity substituted
/ Tor union
There was much discussion on this change,
and before an agreement could be reached
the time for the regular programme had ar
rived and Rev. 4. IS. Leonard arose and asked
that the regular proceed ngs be taken up
some objection was made, and for a while
confusion reigned but the order OF the day
was finally taken up.
THEsENT POSITION OF RoMASIsM.
The essay Of the morning was then read by
Rev. NJ. T. Myers, OF Kochdale. lnglsnd
president of the nited Methodist Free
Church, on the Present Position Of Roman
ism"
He spoke Of the strength Of Romensm in
England lat century ago. aud said. with
the exception OF a few persons IN Ireland. no
one cared for Romanism IN Great Britain.
komanlsm Of late years he said had put on
airs and to-day It's adherents boast Of nobility
IN their midst HE speaker divided the
Roman Church people into four classes. The
first. he said was the upper class. of which
the ROmansts had received a large cOntin-
gent and the fourth class was the general
class. or common people that they bOasted Of
receiving by the thousands The second or mid
die class are the emiSsaries Of Rome confessed.
They have made no impression upon the
thrd-class. the respectable artisans those
who are lar 9ely the strength Of the nations
Rome bad never touched. II possesses no in
fuence with them. tie genius of Meth0dism
BENZ better adapted % them. Mr.. Myers spoke
OF education as likely 70 be the battle ground
between the two ldes. i he sch OILS of Ing
land. he said, would have been all right but
for the sacerdOtalism # Cardinal Manning.
POWER OF EoNANIsM.
An address was delivered by Rev r. T.
Fiske. Of the Albion Michigan Methodist
Episcopal church. on Roman SIN as a lohti-
cal Power He said that Bomanism was an
evolution 10 which the spiritual gave way 10
ambition and the remit w9s politics he
said the pulse OF Komanism as a political
power had fallen in Europe.
Another address was made by Rev. William
Nicholas. OF Dublin. Irish Methodist Church. |
on 'Eomanism as Religious Power" He |
said that there were many gross and corrupt |
teachings II th- Church of Rome. AMI re- |
ferred to what he cal ed its contradictory e.
cleslastical miracles lie said ROnansrn was |
religious power with many eople. but was /
gross and corrupt IN moral practice. The /
speaker also dwelt Oh other means of Rome TO |
strengthen Is Church and which. he said. +
was further morally corrupt by teaching /
ceremonial law above moral law.
In conclusion he sad that on the whole tie /
influence OF the Church of Rome had been |
for the evil OF tie human race.
TEMPERANCE THE TOPIC
At the afternoon session the topic was tenn
perance. The hrst essay was The Church |
and the Temperance Reform read by Rev.
j.. ii. Mahon, Memphis. Tenn. Methodist
Episcopal Church South. lie said that the
annual cost OF liquor tothep people Of the nited
States was 00.0JJ 600. OF sl4.50 per capita.
and II exceeded the cost OF both meat and
bread. The Church o be silent against the
j uor traffic would break her trust The
fact that liquor Is protected b. civil power
does not. he insisted. rele Sc the Church fr0 10 !
her work against the rum traffic. and il is
none the less sinful because 10 Is lawful in the
eyes OF the w0rl ]. The manula ture and sale
OF liquor as beverage stands directly against
the kin dom OF God The duty of the Church
be said was 20 denOunce tie liquor traffic. %
set an. example by tLelr.tOtal absti ence and 70
work against TINS great wee OF modern times.
Thomas WOrthIngtOn. OF England lnde-
pendent Methodist and Free Gospel Church.
In an address characterized il uor a. the
strongest foe OF the Church. and said il bad
hold upon the people of the
world.
oTHER spEAEEEs
Rev. G. II. Phillips. OF the Colored Metho-
hist Episcopal hurch OF Ameri Washing
ton. =. c.. spoke on the legal prohibition 0f
he saloon. Ee said the saloon had invaded
society and tie great upheaval against il is
-ut sOciety's sentiment against the LIQUOR
raiic. The legal proli .t0n would guaran-
zee greater positive advances IN Social en- ture
lnd We should have not only prohibition M
Le n.ted States. but international proLibi-
ion.
Rev. James Pickett. Leicester. England.
Primitive Methodist Church said that the
solution of the drink pr blem j. pre- eminent
V task Tor Gods Clurch. He thougl that
ice w uld lose nine-tenths Of is strength II |
he liquor traffic was suppressed
Bishop Games. OF Georgia African Metho.
list Episcopal Church thought It could not
ls suppressed unless taken hold OF by Do
tea. party. 10 could le abolished the
same as slavery WIS by the Northern party.
Several OF er short addresses were made