Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-26

BISHOP ANDREWS. bate arising over IN
effort 10 deprive the league of secre-
tary of its own. The special secretary
wing won. While the conference was
discussing section providing that
there should be no effort made to dis
turb the Christian Endeavor and other
young peoples societies in the church
for the purpose OF planting Epworth
leagues in their stead, Secretary Mon
roe offered resolution TO strike out the
section.
Mr.. Murray, OF Pennsylvania, held
that the committee had agreed TO this
section as n compromise after week OF
warm discussion. lie was opposed to
striking out. Chairman Berry declared
that Mr. Murray had misrepresented
the committee, but the dispute was
soon settled. Dr. Shier was in favor of
giving the Epworth league full right of
way. lie thought the section was in
tended TO give Christian Endeavor so
cieties an additional lease of life In the
Methodist church. lie wanted to see
the Epworth league installed as the
only young peoples society and all en-
couragement for the organization of
other young peoples societies shut off.
Dr. Maxfield, of Nebraska wanted the
Epworth league to have full indorse-
ment and other young peoples societies
to understand that they were not at
home in the church. A motion TO strike
out the section resulted in a vote OF POS
for 10 1914 against
A motion was Immediately made "a
have the section which had been stricken
ont attached as foot note, and Drs.
Kynett and Leonard and several Others
made ringing speeches in behalf Of the
Christian Endeavor society. There were
thousands of loyal young people, they
said in the young peoples societies con
nected with the Methodist church and
they were perfectly loyal to the church
They should I've recognized. The sec
ton was added was foot note.
Chaplain McCabe announced that he
had just received n subscription Of $780,
900 from Rev. @. A. Reeder, of East
Ohio, to assist in the erection of Meth
odist headquarters in the city of Rome
A section providing that all presidents
of the Epworth leagues must be mem
bers of the Methodist Episcopal church
and members of the quarterly confer
ence was adopted. Mr., Shaw, of Iowa
advocated giving the young people Of
the Epworth leagues the right TO elect
their own officers, rather than TO allow
the quarterly conference to assist. He
said; ~ feel inclined TO trust the young
people / would rather trust youi
children than to trust your fathers, my
brethren. ] am of the same opinion II,
Robert Burdette, formerly of the Hawk
eye. The world is better than IL wa,
before you came into ii and II will b,
better still when you get out of it,
After adopting the rules relating L
the Epworth league, the conference,
elected DIR. j. f. Berry rs editor Of tbs
Epworth Herald.
Al the afternoon session the regular
order was taken up. DIR. Mains moved
and II was carried that the COMMITTEES
have the right TO present one report
giving all the committees u chance I,
get their most important reports.
A report from the committee on tenn
perance was presented. 1t was vigor
GUS statement Of the well known atti
tude Of the Methodist church towar,
the liquor traffic, IL denounced tn,
liquor traffic as full of diabolism" anC
that II could never be legalized withou
sin. The report declared that the churcl
would accept no compromises the liquo
business must surrender.
The recent decisions of the supreme
court on the rights Of the state to pro
hibit the liquor traffic were earnestl.
commended. The refusal of the lowe
house Of congress TO appoint n commit
tee to inquire into the effect Of tn
trafiic on the people as condemned,
In conclusion the report said that NJ
SArtR bad u rizht IT,. thu. SuunTH q