The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-29
METHODISTS DODGE
AMUSEMENT VOTE
Strong Sentiment Materializes
Against Allowing Matter
to Be Discussed in
Conference.
REJECT BISHOPS ADVICE
Apparent Determination of Delegates
Is to Let Dancing, Card Play
ing and Theaters Stand
Tabooed.
REJECT BISHOPS ADVICE

Baltimore, May 2S.--Adverse action
to-day by the Methodist Episcopal
general conference on an apparently
unimportant motion is said tonight
to have back OF it a determination
on the part of a large number Of the
delegates to bury the whole question
of whether or not paragraph 24S of
the Book of Disciple, which deals with
amusements, shall be changed
The motion in question was that 4
time be set for the consideration Of
the report of the committee which
has had the question under consider
alton. The motion was lost BY 4 de-
cisive vote. Nothing was said in ex-
planation other than that the report
should not be given precedence over
important matters Tonight, how
ever, II Is said that there Is a determ-
ned purpose not to permit the matter
of amusements to be discussed on the
floor of the conference at all If It is
possible to prevent II. A change would
be in line with the suggestion contain
ed in the Episcopal address, and while
II Is desired not to run counter TO the
bishops, there is a very strong senti-
ment against any change In paragraph
PAS, which will simply remain IN
force as II now stands If the matter
can be kept from the conference dur
Ing its remaining business session.
Rev. DIR. Il. A. Chase has prepared
new paragraph, which will be offer-
ed the conference for insertion in the
Book OF Discipline, relative to di.
vorce. II calls upon the proper ma
tional authorities to make a special
study Of divorce and is intended tc
create sentiment in favor of uniform
divorce laws in all the states of Tho
union, such laws TO be in harm )nA
with the findings of the inter-churcf
conference of Protestant churches Or
this subject and the paragraph alsc
suggests that in the proposed uniform
laws a, provision be included reGuir
ing as prerequisite to the fling o
suit for divorce by any ons COMING
70 such state for the purpose OF films
such suit stay OF the same lengtl
of time as would be necessary to Sc
cure a legal residence in that state.
The assignment of bishops 10 tn
various Episcopal residences was re
ported to the committee on the epsco
pacy tonight by a special committe
of nineteen and adopted by the full
committee during a meeting that last
ed until nearly midnight The assign
ments were as follows:
Boston, Mass, John W. Hamilton
Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic. S
A, Frank NJ Bristol; Buffalo, n. Y
John w, Berry; Chattanooga, Tenn
William Z. Anderson; Chicago, III
William f. Mcdowell; Cincinnati, o
David II Moore; Denver, COL Henr
w. Warren; Foochow, China, W. {
Leads; New Orleans, La. Thomas +
Neely; New York, y. Y, Daniel 4
Goodsell; Oklahoma City, Okla. WI
liam A. Quayle; Omaha. Neb.. Joh
l.. Nelson; Pekin, China, James "
Bashford; Philadelphia, Pa. Luthe
b. Wilson, Portland ore, Charl,
Smith, ST. Louis, Mo, Henry Spell
myer; 81. Paul, Mimi, Robert McIr
tyre; San Francisco, Cal, Edwin /
Hughes; Washington, D c., Ea
Cranston; Zurich, Switzerland, WI
liam Burt.