The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-19
COMMITTEE MIKES ITS REPORT
FAV0Rs RETENTION OF THE OLD
RULES GOVERNING CERTAIN
WORLDLY AMUsEMENTs
NO BISHOP IS YET NAMED
Conference Decides to Add Bishopf
for Parkway FIeIds-Interest
in Elections Is In
creasIng.

CHICAGO. May 1S.-The Methodist
church will not. If the report OF the com
mittee Is adopted, alter its position
towards playing cards. dancing and GER
tain other amusements The amusement
question is settled so far as the committee
on the state of the chuch is concerned.
BY vote Of 10 to % the committee today
decided that the section on prohibited
amusements be taken out, and that a new
section be inserted in the chapter on ad-
vices. The paragraph to be inserted is as
follows:
''Our church. from the beginning OF
its history, insisted that dancing, playing
at games of chance, attending theaters,
horse races, circuses, dancing parties or
patronizing dancing schools and other
amusements which cannot be used in the
name of the Lord Jesus Christ, are per-
nicious to the name OF our religion and
of our church. and enervating to the spir-
itual power of the church in the great
work of saving souls. The tendency in
social circles toward dangerous amuse-
ments was never stronger than IT is at
the present time, therefore We deem IL
wise to reaffirm our historic attitude
upon this subject. and urge our people
to abstain from and bear their unwaver-
ing testimony against all amusements
and diversions which endanger Christian
life and repress the spiritual powers Hf
the church. This advice must not be m
terpreted as the waiving of the churches
right to call to account any member who
continues to indulge in these diversions,
which cannot be used in the name Of
the Lord Jesus"
ADDITIONAL BISHOPS.
Acting under the advice of the board
of bishops the committee on episcopact +,
at its meeting today. decided to recon-
mend to the conference that an additional
bishop be elected to take charge of tho
work in Eastern China. This means three
additional bishops which the conference
will be called upon to elect at the present
session. The official TO be put I'm charge
in Eastern Asia will be located in Shang-
hal, China, and will be required to spend
seven months In Japan and one in Korea
each year. The report will be presented
to the conference tomorrow.
The committee decided upon Zurich,
Switzerland, as the episcopal residence
for Europe.
Bishop McCabe, who occasioned consid-
cradle surprise several days ago by pre-
pairing and giving out for publication
set OF satirical resolutions referring to
the outside work performed by the bish-
ops may Dc CcIlbulNu W AAlG NbliANA GllN1
for his act Today Chairman ]. M. Buck
ley declared that the committee on episc0-
pacy would investigate Bishop McCabe's s
action and report to the conference. He
laid the matter before a subcommittee to-
gether with the bishops resolutions which
have caused the trouble. The subcommit-
tee considered the matter at a secret ses-
sion and decided to follow the advice Of
DR.. Buckley and make d thorough in
vestigation. Bishop McCabe, It is said.
Will be summoned before the committee.
The committee on Epworth league wiz
recommend to the general conference that
the editcrship Of the EpwOrth Herald ana
the secretaryship Of the national organ
ization be not consolidated, as was re-
quested by a memorial submitted for the
committees consideration.
Another important decision arrived at
by the committee today is that which
takes the appointment Of the general sec
retary from the hands Of the board OF
control and makes him an elective officer.
to be chosen by the conference.
NO CHOICE OF BISHOPS.
The general conference took three more
ballots today for additional bishops, but
without result. Or Henry Spcllmeyer, Of
Newark, n J., Jnd DR.. J. F Berry, Cf
Chicago, editor Of the Fpwcrth Herald,
are now, however, far ahead In the Vot-
ing, and though many believe it may re-
quire several more ballots 10 elect, friends
Of the two leading candidates are con-
fident they will be successful.
A feature of today's balloting was the
withdrawal Of the names of Dr w. V.
Kelly and j. W. q. Brown, the latter
the colOred candidate.
The result OF the seventh ballot was
then read as follows: H Speilmeyer, 372;
J. +. Berry, 294: D. Il Moore, 215, J. w.
Hamilton 255; ]. w. e. Bowen, Al; r. Is.
Neely, 26 Others from l to Z each,
Necessary TO choice, 468.