The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-19
Committee of Methodist Con-
terence Adopts Report.
OLD STAND UNCHANGED
CARDS, THEATRES, HORSE RACES
AND CIRCUsES DENOUNCED.
Question Will Come Up Before the
Main Body-Debate Warm on
Passionate Limit = Presbyterian
General Assembly Scores Sunday
ADJUSTMENTS and Newspapers.

Chicago, May 1s-The Methodist
church win not. If the report of the
committee is accepted, alter It's posi-
ton towards playing cards, dancing
and other amusaments-
The committee on the state Of the
church, by a vote of IS tos25s today de-
oided to recommend that the following
section be inserted in the chapter on
advices:
Our church has, from the beginning
Of its history, insisted that dancing,
playing at games of chance, attending
theatres, horse races, dancing parties,
circuses or patronizing dancing schools
and other amusements which cannot
be used in the name of the Lord Jesus,
are perilOus to the spiritual life and in
duence of the members of our church
and enervating to the spiritual power
of the church in the great work Of say
ing souls.
The tendency in social circles toward
dangerous amusements was never
stronger than it is at the present time,
and, therefore, we deem is wise to re-
affirm our historic attitude upon this
subject, and urge our people to abstain
from and bear their unwaveTing testi-
mony against all amusements and di-
versions which endanger Christian life
and repress the spiritual power of the
church. This advice must not be in
terpreted as the waving Of the church's
right to call to account aCv member
who continues to indulge in these diver
sions which cannot be used in the name
of the Lord Jesus
New Bishop For China.
Acting under the advice of the board
of bishops. the committee on EpiscO-.
pacy, at it's meeting today, decided to
recommend to the general conference
that an additional bishop be elected to
take charge of the work in eastern
China. This makes three missionary
bishops which the conference Will be
called upon to elect at the present ses-
sion. The official to be put in charge
of eastern Asia will be located in
Shanghai. China, and will be required
to spend four months in japan and one
month in Corea each year. The action
will be presented to the general confer
ence tomorrow. The committee decided
upon Zurich. Switzerland, as the Epls-
copaI residence for Europe.
May Censure Bishop M'Cabe.
Bishop McCabe, who occasioned con-
siderable surprise several days ago Dy
preparing and giving out for publica-
ton a set of satiricaI resolutions re-
ferring to the outside work performed
by the bishops, may be censured by the
conference for his action. Today Chair
man J. NJ. Buckley declared that the
committee on EpiscOpacy would inves-
tigate Bishop McCabe's action and re-
port to the general conference. He laid
the case before the subcommittee on
administration OF bishops, together
with a copy of the resolutions that have
caused the trouble.
The subcommittee considered the
matter at a secret session, and decided
to follow the advice of DR.. Buckley and
make a thorough investigation. Bishop
McCabe will, it is said, be summoned
before the committee.
Debate on Limit of Pastorates.
DR.. S. E. Upham, from the commit
tee on itineracy, then read the recon-
mendation of the committee regarding
the much disputed question of the time
limit on pastOrates. The report recon-
mended that section of paragraph 173
of the book of discipline be amended
by striking out subsection 3, and in
sorting IN lieu thereof:
He shall appoint preachers to the
several pastoral charges annually"
This. in effect, abolishes the time
honored rule of the Methodist church
that no pastor shall occupy one pulpit
for more than five years, and the live
lest kind of debate resulted.
A minority report was also read, pro-
viding that a five-year pastorate could
be extended only by the request of
three-fourths of the membership of the
quarterly conference, and that a pas
torate in no case could be ext=nded
for more than a second term of five
years.
Over the paragraph in the minority
report providing for a ten year limita-
tion a wordy battle was waged DR..
G. Z. Alderman of the Alabama. con-
ference made an eloquent argument In
favor of the amendment. DR.. Buckley
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