Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-24
NECKT|ES WORRY
GENTLE BRETHREN
Question Referred Back to Standing
ommittee-Dunkards Close Busi-
ness Session Of Convention.
Personal Notes

| The question of whether or not to
wear neckties, the cut of the mems
coats and the style of hats to be worn
were topics of paramount Importance
yesterday at the closing session of the
| annual convention of the Dunkards at
the Temple Auditorium.
The standing committee made the
following report, which, however, was
voted by the house as not strong
enough:
1--WE advise our men against the wear
ing of neckties and fashionable hats,
yet we do not see our way clear to
make this q test of fellowship. At the
same time we urge our members to
guard against giving offense, according
to Romans 1-19 and 1 Corinthians, 10:
1898.
because that which may be known
of God is manifested in them for God
hath showed it unto them," is the word
ing of the nineteenth verse of the first
chapter of st. Paul's epistle to the
Romans which the committee recon-
mended the brethren to follow. The
quotation from Corinthians is as fol-
lows:
"Give none offense, either to be Jews
nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church
of God:
Gwen as please all men in all things,
not seeking my own profit, but the
profit Of many, that they may be
saved"
Want Question Settled
The question of the mems dress was
brought UP yesterday morning at the
opening of the session by one of the
churches from Texas which wanted to
have the matter of neckties and coats
settled definitely once and for all time.
There was a decided difference of
opinion regarding the subject, some of
the brethren saying that all worldly
fashions should not be a part of the life
of a member of the Brethren's church,
while others averred that If the laws
were too stringent the young men and
boys would not enter the church and
that if allowed to wear neckties at first
they would gradually become accus-
toned and approve of the simpler style
of dress.
1t is estimated that there are $4,000
Dunkards in the United States who
wear neckties, and if the stringent rule
had been passed these would either have
had to give up the necktie or sever
their allegience to the Brethren's
church. Quite a number of the dele
gates to the national convention have
worn neckties and the discussion yes
terday was long and earnest. The sub
ject had been before the standing COM
mittee the past four years and was in
the end referred back to the committee
yesterday.
recommendation Not Accepted
A vote was called to settle the ques-
tion of accepting the committees $
recommendation, which was lost and
will again go to the standing committee
for deliberation.
A general discussion regarding the
cut of the coat was indalged in and the
general opinion was that the collar
should be a standing one.
At the afternoon session the general
business session was closed and 1t was
announced that the national convention
of next year would be held at Des
Moines, Iowa, to open the Thursday
preceding Whit Sunday.
A large part Of the business trans
acted has been that which was laid
over from the last convention and which
the committee had discussed and de-
liberated on during the year. The mat
ters that. have been referred back to
the committee at this convention viii
be settled next year.
1. N. H. Beahm preached the clos