Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16

Va, and Is a graduate of the Virginia Mill
tary Institute and Theological Seminary.
Va. few miles from Washington. Soon
after being ordained he received charge
IN brunswick county. Va. where he re-
mained one year and then spent three
years IN another part OF the state For
I thr past two years he has been located IN
Baltimore.
Steps are being taken by leading EpIsro-
nahanS throughout The country to ascer.
| Tain IL change cannot be made In tho
method VI distributing the funds amounting
70 some Sin.Nh. which raised Tor
shurch mission purposes. A prominent min
lister said concerning the matter:
After deiucting S2i 800 for expenses and
advertising tho amount Is Appropriated by
me board ct managers to d'oceses and mis-
sionary Jurisdictions in bulk Thereafter
| the board neither has nor claims any CON
troll over Il.
OF course il goes without saving that
, 1t is honestly expended but what the av-
erage rector wants IL some assurance bet
ter than any he has now. that th.. money
which his people are ready to give will be
expended 10 some good purpose far rs
. results are concerned At present he has
grave doubts on this point. He has a suS-
piclon that in certain large areas OF the
churchs territory the church Is being pre-
sented to he people by a LOT of feebl.
ecclestaStics whose work is not worth paw
ing for -
n
church members in forming branches ar a
Don't Society" the headquarters OF which
are in Brooklyn. y. Y
At present the parent society is rather
unassaminG. but its founders believe Il will
grow large and prosperous Its motto IL
Down with Sunday newspapers sunday
street cars. Sunday letters and other sun
day Institutions
The Society of the Five Dnnt's" Is tEc
name of the organization. Herr, are IN.
/ I'VE donts to which all members pledge
! themselves for one year or longer: "p,u't
| ride simply for pleasure on SUNDAY. don't
! Save in AN ocean Voyagc) ride in a publi,,
| conveyance on Sunday. don't read a Sunday
newspaper on Sunday. don't buy anything
| on sunday, except in an emergency and
| don't mail letters on Sunday"
| The theory upon which it is expected T.
| aoollsh Sunday newspapers, street cars the
mailing of letters and similar denominations
\ IS this: After enough persons join tn,
| societies to make the running OF cars I'M
profitable, they will cease To be operated:
that the newspa pers will cease TO .nftct
| themselves on the public when the member
| snip grows large enough to take away all
! the readers: that places where goods are
| Sold on Sunday will close after people cease
| to buy. and that the United States mail
| service will take Sunday off every week
when the people stop mailing letters on
Sunday"
| The thoughts of members of the Metho-
| dists Protestant Churches. here as well as
| elsewhere throughout the United states.
have been conferred this week In the work
| OF the committee appointed by tive last
| general conference of the denomination to
| revise the discipline" Of the church
| which was in session in baltimore.
1t is understood that no important
! changes We're made in the administrator
| law of the church. and the members Of the
Committee devoted themselves principally
! in putting some of the so called Ambiguous
| language into clearer phrases one sec
ton thus treated was that which gives the
| trustees OF a church authority to buy. sell.
| lease or dispose of property upon the con-
sent of twO-thirds of the members oi 4
church at a special meeting called for the
! purpose. This section was found TO be ur
| doubtful meaning. from the fact that II
created impression that the action ndi-
! Gated could be taken upon the consent nf
| two-thirds of the qualified members present
| at such a meeting.
This view of the section would. it is said.
| make It conflict with the constitution.
which expressly provides that such action
| could be taken only upon the consent Of
| two-thtrds of the qualified members Of
church. meaning all those over twenty-one
| years old
To make this section clearer and less
! liable TO be misconstrued it was decided to
| Insert in the revised discipline the sec ion
| of the constitution bearing on the subject.
| with the addition that two-thirds of the
qualified members of church would he
| required to vote on the proposition before
| it could become effective. If less than
| the two-thirds voted it would not be bind
| ing, and according to the spirit of the con-
| stt,ution could not be carried out
| 1t was arranged that about two months
| previous to the meeting of the next general
! conference of the church, which will be
| held at Atlantic City during May next
| slips of the revised discipline VIII be sent
| by the committee to the representatives
| elect for their consideration. This couTSe
! Will. ii is believed, prevent long and
| HeariSOme debate over the revision.
! those who are 10 finally pass upon the mat
| ter will have had ample time to consider
! all the changes and come prepared to vote
| upon them