Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-25
THE METHODlSTS.
General Conference at Los Ang eles De-
cides Various Matters.

Los AHStltS, Nttl, Ndy -
Methodist general conference. today,
spent much time ballotinS for editors
Of the church publications and hear
ing the report of the committee on the
consolidation of benevolent societies
of the church. The committee recon-
mends that the several societies shall
be consolidated into three under the
following corporate names:
Cd, The Board of Foreign Missions
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
co, The Board of Home Missions
and Church Extension of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
go, The Board Of Education of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, or the
Board of Education Freemens and
Sunday Schools of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church Gas the General Confer
ence may determine).
While the result of the baloting for
editors has not been given out, it can
be state with assurance that the fol-
lowing editors have been elected w.
V. Kelly, Methodist Review: ]. NJ.
buckley. Christian Advocate: T.. w.
Thompson. Northwestern Christian Adj
vocate: G. Il. Spencer. Central Chris
tian Advocate: G. w. Smith. I'ittsburg,
Christian Advocate: w. Il. Hammond,
Southwestern Christian Advocate: d.
l.. Paddock, Pacific Christian Advo-
cate; A. J. Mast. Christian Apologist;
Frederick NUM-. Haus and Herd.
Several matters of material import
ance to Methodism have been passed on
by the standing committee on state
Of the church and recommendation
will be reported to the conference,
where in all probability, they will be
fully sanctioned. Most important of
these matters are these of divorce, the
Roman Catholic church, Mormonism,
the Bible in the public schools and
regulations of church membership.
After hours of discussion the commit
tee voted to make the crime of arultery
the sole legal reason for separation
recognized by the church. Final deser-
ton ard extreme cruelty were addition
al grounds urged for adoption as a part
of the discipline, but these were OPP
posed by a majority of the committee.
The resolution on Mormonism to be
presented to the conference will ask
Congress to enact Il constitutional
amendment that will make impossible
certain practices of Mormonism in any
part of the United States or in any
country subject to it's jurisdiction. An
other resolution denied the charge that
the teaching of the Bible in the public
schools without note or comment was
a sectarian act and deplored the repeat
ed efforts of the Roman Catholic
church to secure division of the pub
lie scnool fund along sectarian lines as
a menace to the public school system
I,1 90. IL,
amendment to the federal constitution
which will forever make impossible the
accomplishment of such an object. The
resolution also provided for the ex-
tension of every aid and support to the
Methodist missionaries engaged in the
propagation of the Protestant faith in
Roman Catholic countries.
A resolution regulating the member
ship of the church also was adopted. 1t
provides that those who fail in their
duties of attending services and paying
their share toward church expenses
may be dropped from the roll of men,
bership by the pastor of the church,
after due Investigation. with the provi-
sion that on demand they may receive
n regular trial.
The balloting for editors of church
publications, excepting the Epworth
Herald, resulted as follows: Methodist
Review, w. H. Kelley; Christian Advo-
cate. ]. NJ. Buckley. New York: West
ern Christian Advocate, Levi Gilbert:
Northwestern Christian Advocate, D.
d. Thompson; Central Christian Advo-
cate. c. Il. Spencer: Pittsburg Christian
Advocate, H. Z. Jones: Pacific Chris
tian Advocate. d. L. RAIDER. Tacoma:
Christian Apologist. A. J. Nasts editor
of Haus and Herd, Frederick NUM-.
The standing committee on Episcopal
cy had under consideration it's recon-
mendation on the subject Of selecting
the places of residences Of the newly
elected bishops. but the preparation of
its report has not been finished.
TWO DAYS SESSION