Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-12
THE METH0DISTS.
EpwORTu ERA EDITORsHIP DIS
CrssrON CONTINUED.
WORLDLINESS IN The CHURCH.
virginia Memorial That Pro"ise'
IN Make Things Li,eIy-Atten"i"S
Theatres, CIrcuses and
u,ces. Dancing, Card-Pinying, %c'
TO Make Thin
Races, Dancing, CARD

BALTIMORE. MD. May 1i.-Much OF
tho session to-day OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church was taken up In discus
sion Of the appointment of new eo''o'
for the Epworth Era. instead OF cor
ading that task TO the secretary Oh '"c
Epworth League, as has heretofore Oeeh
the custom.
4 COMPROMISE was finally agreed upon
that the secretary OF the league sna''
continue to act ~ editor of the Era anu
that he shall receive salary OF vow
per annum. He Is also empowered 10 eni-
plov an assistant. If he finds himself uh-
able to fiji both positions.
The report of the committee appoihte"
10 revise the Articles Of Faith which
was filed yesterday was adopted Iheic
are numerous changes in the Articles OF
Faith but they are confident to the cor
rection of Typographical and other cleri-
cal errors that have crept in since the
adoption Of the articles in 1868.
The Rev. j. B. McGhee. of TalDotton'
Ca, introduced "A memorial asking thal
the Advocate. the organ Of the ChurCn'
be made daily, instead OF a weehly,
publication. and that the sum OF S'o'oW
be set aside out of the ''war-clalm luhu
OF $2SSO00 for that purpose.
He also asked that $4,000 OF the lunu
be devoted To the founding or a mission
at Shanghai China, and similar sum
10 the enlargement of the Epworth Era
The memorial was referred TO the Coh-
mittee on Publishing Interests
al int
promises TO make things lively for
churchmen who desire to attend theatres
dance, play cards. go TO circuses or
horse-races. or belong TO clubs "hlch
serve liquor. The memorial was intro
duced by the Virginia delegates was SIM
ply read by it's title-"Wordly Amuse-
ments"-by the secretary, and was re-
ferred 10 the Committee on ReVisals.
The memorial is as follows:
SPREAD OF WORLDLINESS.
"Questlon What shall be done to pre-
vent the spread Of worldliness among our
churches, especially in its most open
forms?
Answer %: Let our preachers and
members faithfully observe our general
rules. which forbid 'softness, or needless
self-indulgence and the taking OF such
diversions as cannot be taken in the name
of the Lord Jesus
"(2) When any one of our members en-
cages in dancing, card-playing, or horse
racing, or attends upon theatres, cir
cuses. or dances. or joins "A social club
which furnishes intoxicating liquors for
the members. his minister shall give pri-
vate reDroof 10 the offender. II there be
any acknowledgment of the fault and
promise of amendment. the person may
be borne with; otherwise, the preacher
must take with him two or three faithful
friends. who shall labor TO bring the Of
fender to proper repentance; but if he
will not hear them. and there be no sign
OF amendment. the offender must be
dealt with as i'm case of immortality
The Committee on Temperance report
ed against the request Of the Anti-Saloon
League for the appointment Of a director
representing the conference of the
League Board and also against naming
delegates to the national convention.
deeming delegates locally TO be fully suf-
ficient.