Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15

which will make polygamy and poiyg-
amous practices a crime against the
United States"
Child Labor.
In the section devoted to child labor,
the address says:
In the name of Jesus Christ, We pro-
test against the sacrifice on the altar OF
Mammon, whether ii be the sloth OF
parents or the greed of proprietors. we
demand from legislators such laws as
will, in securing freedom for children
from exhaustion. contribute TO the VI
tality and the moral sense of all youth
full employees"
As to Heresy.
Relative 10 investigation of charges
of heresy by the bishops, the address
says:
We are unanimously Of the opinion
that the bishops ought not 10 be
charged with any functions of investi-
cation. these being foreign to the work
10 which they are appointed. We be-
lieve that the functions of preliminary
investigation in this case should be
confined to the annual conference OF the
body which has lawful jurisdiction.
Touching the support of the ministry
the address says:
While we still insist that il is unwise
to plan for emoluments in the church
which are likely to make the accidents
of salary and house more attractive
than the work itself, it is of the highest
wisdom to offer such support as secures
freedom from anxiety as well as modest
provision for intelligence, culture and
education of children. We believe that
Inadequate provision for these things
even in the great prosperity OF recent
years have kept many from our work,
VINO, being necessarily in debt already
to our educational board or to relatives
and friends for the cost of their educa-
ton. feel that they cannot wait until
middle life before they "a hope TO re-
pay those they owe"
Ministers.
The matter of ministerial appoint
rents is treated thus:
IF there be increasing difficulties in
any degree as 10 making appointments
it is because of growing interference
on the part of ministers and laymen
with the Judgment Of the bishops as to
what is best for the work, since min
listers demand to be kept within the
range of more lucrative charges, be-
cause they have had one or two of that
sort and they feel Inundated and de-
graded If they are sent wen to a small
reduction. Churches make it impos-
sible for the bishops to justly arrange
the work by insisting on appointments,
which il granted. compel widespread in
justice as TO other members of the con-
ference. Conferences pass Solution
protesting against transfers without
equivalent exchange and her wholly
refuse transfer; thus putting the APP
pointing power where ii must diSap-
point a church by sending a man not
wanted, or cruelty q man by sending
him to a disappointed officiary, if not
a disappointed church. This has reached
a pass where the bishops are accused
of tyranny and self will when they do
what the law of the church demands of
them"
Committee Chairmen.
The conference committees chose the
following chairmen:
Chairman of Episcopacy-Dr. James
Buckley, editor of the Christian Adj
vocate. New York.
ltinerency-Rev. DIR. G.. S. Swift,
Chicago,
Observation-Disclosures j. NJ. Walden,
Cincinnati.
Revision-Rev. DR.. 4. p. Robertson,
president of Wesley college, North
Dakota.
Temporal Economy-Rey. DR.. w. H.
Wilder. Pana, III.
State of the Church-Rev. Daniel
Dorchester, jr., Pittsburg.
Temperance. V. Frank, Hanly,
Ind.
Book Concern-Professor w. f.
Whitlock, Delaware, Ohio.
Foreign Missions-Rey. DIR. John r.
G%oucheT, Baltimore.
Home Missions and Church Extern
sion-Rev. DIR. Frank Mason, North,
n. Y.
Education. Freedmen's Aid and Sun
day Schools-Rev John III. Race, presi-
dent of Grant university, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
DeaconneSs Work and Evangelism
Rev. DR.. Charles w. Smith, editor OF
the Pittsburg Christian Advocate
Pittsburg.