The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-12
nIroR OF THE EPWORTH ERA.
ogETARY OF THE LEAGUE To
coNuVNUE IN THE POSITION.

II salary Increased to $1,000 and
- Is Given the Power to Employ
.ssistant IL Needed-Memorial
4 ,..~oduced Asking That the Organ
4 - the Denomination BE Made a
5n,ttx-WorIdIy Amusements Like
20 Give Rise to a Lively Debate.
4, .,,in,ore. May n.-Much of to-day's ses-
Il If the conference of the Methodist
4 ...,onal church, South, was again taken
Il aizoussing the proposition to appoint
i -o, editor for the Epworth Era, instead
.,o6dins that task to the secretary Of
N rnworth League as has heretofore
cen the custom.
i oompr7nise was finally effected by the
/, 5ontioa of a resolution providing that
i ~. secretary of the league shall continue
,c, as editor of the Era, and that he
NAN receive a salary of $500 per apnum.
d. is also empowered to employ an assist
.,., If he inds himself unable to fill both
positions.
i The report of the committee appointed to
rsvise the articles of faith. which were filed
Yesterday, was adopted.
There are numerous changes in the ar
,res Of faith, but they are confined to the
Correction of typographical and other
clerical errors that have crept in since
,ssr adoption in 1908.
The Rev. ]. B. McGhee of Talbotton,
r, Introduced memorial asking that
ts Advocate, the organ of the church. be
made daily instead of weekly publica-
tr and that the sum of $4,000 be set
aide out of the war claim fund of $2SS, 900
for that purpose"
He also asked that $4,000 of the fund be
drosed to the founding of a mission at
s5nghaL China, and a similar sum to
/ as enlargement of the Epworth Era. The
immortal was referred to the committee
@publishing interests.
AmemoriaI was introduced which prom
his to make things lively for churchmen
who desire to attend theaters, dances, play
cards, go to circuses or horse races, or be-
Hong to clubs which serve liquors.
The memorial was introduced by the
Virginia delegates, was simply read by til
Ile, Worldly Amusements," by the secre-
.tary and was referred to the committee on
|revisals The memorial is as follows:
"Question-What shall be done to pre-
vent the spread worldliness among our
churches, especially in its most open
forms?
"Answer-q)-Let our preachers and
members faithfully observe our general
rules which forbid 'softness or needless
|Eef-indulgence and the taking of such
diversions as cannot be taken in the name
|Of the Lord Jesus
2. When any of our members engage
|h dancing, card playing, or horse racing,
|tr attend upon theaters, circuses, Dances
|or join social clubs which furnish intoxi-
Eating liquors for the members, the pas
Tor shall give private reproof TO the Of
Finder IL there be any acknowledgment
NJ the fault and promise of amendment
HE person may be borne with; otherwise
The preacher must take with him two or
three faithful friends who shall tabor TO
firing the offender to proper repentance;
but if he will not hear them and there
Ne no sign of amendment, the offender
must be dealt with as in case of immoral
|Ny"
The committee on temperance reported
|tgainst the request of the anti-saloon
|tague for the appointment of a director
representing the conference on the league
board and also against naming delegates
10 the national convention, considering the
|appointment of delegates locally to be
fully sufficient