Arizona republican., 1904-05-10
Suddenly Quieted in M. r.
 General Conference
THE BROADER MAJORITY
Quietly Disposed of a Resolution Call ing Upon Protestants and Patriots to Align Themselves Against Catholi- cism-Divorce and Other Things.

Los Angeles, May 9.-The attitude Of the Roman Catholic church toward the public school system of the United States furnished the subject for a sen sational debate in the Methodist gen. eral conference today. While there was 9 strong disposition Cn the part of cer- tain delegates to have the conference adopt resolutions committing it to ex- treme utterances upon the subj5c,. there was an overwhelming sentiment. as it developed, against any such ac- tion and>the entire matter was finally disposed of by referring it to a commit tee, from which it is unlikely IL will ever be reported.
 Sever2l other resolutions bearing upon the subjects of divorce, the termi- nation of membership of negiectful members, the Sunday closing of the Lewis and Clark exposition, the en- dowment of the American university at Washington. changes in the wording of various paragraphs in the discipline. and other matters of importance to Methodists. were submitted and de bated by several committees.
 Rev. J. R. King. secretary of the | church extension society of Philadel- phia, having secured the floor. pre- ! SCHlSu d IeSOluIlOQ. ErlI.G- sing the Roman Catholic church. declaring that tits efforts to control the secular press, its influence in politics and its assaults on the public school system l demand the vigilance of protestants and patriots"
 Mir. King read extracts of a Iette- written by Vicar General Peter Hart nett of the Roman Catholic diocese of Monterey and Los Angeles, in which the latter sought to refute the state | ments made in quotations from an episcopal address. Mir. King then spoIle Tat length in support of his resolution | When Mir King had finished thel e | was commotion among the delegate. Many sought to gain recognition from | the chair in order to reply. Charles R. I1ohr, chief justice of the Maryland su- preme court, lay delegate was recog- uized. After agreeing with Dr. King regarding the public schools, Justice Lohr continued: But are We to gain | anything by any phase of denunciatiou against any other Christian body (cries Of mo- 'noO. The Roman Cath ollc church has done magnificent work In this country. It has taken hold of a class of people whom, perhaps, no other form of religion could have | 'AADSAONN SC Nt4l TUT lHe well Delng our common land. I feel like putting my hands under every evaneeIizine, agency in this world that helps to up- lift men and not pull them down. Th-s | expression was received with applausa by delegates and galleries.
 A motion made by pr. s. T. Beiler to refer the resolution to tha committee on the church, was carried.
 In the opinion of many prominent cel- egates this disposes of the matter finally.
 ReF- R F. Bishop presented resoIu- tlon to make certain changes in the dlsclpllne that would provide a more simple method of terminating tbe. membership of persons living in 'hab- ltual neglect of their obligations to the church. It was referred to the com
 mittee on the state of the church.
 Judge Sibley of Ohio offered an i'm portant resolution on the subject of dlVorce. He wanted paragraph 39 of the discipline changed to read as fo,- | lows: No divorce, except fer adultery
 hnal desertion or cruelty, or nepla-t such as to compel an innocent paTtrer 10 separate from the offender. shall ba | regarded by the church as mor,lI,, l lawful. and none of our ministers m. Iaymen shall solemnize marriages Where there is a divorced wife or bus.
 band living, unless the divorce WAS granted upon the grounds hereinbsfore sDeclhed. But this regulation does not dpply m cases where divorced part ei are seeking remarriage." This resoIu- tlon was also referred to the commits
 lee on the state of the church.
 |
 | wEATHER TnnAN