Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-14
which will make polygamy and poiyg-
amou practices a crime against the

which will make polygamy and pofyg.
amou practices a crime against the
United States"
Child Labor.
In the section devoted 10 child labor.
the address says:
I'm the name of Jesus Christ. we pro-
test against the sacrifice ON the altar of
MalnmOn. whether it 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
tally and the moral sense of all youth
full employees"
As TO Heresy.
Relative ~ investigation of charges
OF heresy by the bishops, the address
says:
I'VE are unanimously of the opinion
that the bishops ought not to be
charged with any functions of inyesti-
cation. these being foreign to the work
to which they are appointed. We be-
lteNe 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 h 1t is unwise
to plan for emoluments In the church
which are likely TO make the accidents
Of salary and house more attractive
wisdom to offer such support as u
freedom from anxiety AS we'll as modest
provision for intelligence. culture and
education of children. We believe that
inadequate provision for these things
even In h great prosperity OF recent
who. 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 can hope to re-
pay those they owe"
Ministers.
The matter of ministerial appoint
ments is treated thus:
III there be increasing difficulties i'm
n degree as to making appointments
1t 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-
sort n they feel Inundated and de-
graded II they are sent even to a small
reduction. Churches make 1T impos-
sible for the bishops to justly arrange
the work by insisting on appointments,
which ii granted. compel widespread in
justice as " OlIlcT uIcIIIUCTS OIL UUG COIL.
ference. Conferences pass resolutions
protesting against transfers without
equivalent exchange and then wholly
refuse transfer: thus putting the APP
pointing power where it must disap-
point a church by sending Il man not
wanted. or cruelty a man by sending
him to a disappointed officiary, IL not
a disappointed church. This has reached
Il pass where the bishops are accused
of tyranny M self will when they do
what the law of the church demands of
them.'
Committee Chairman.
The conference committees chose the
following chairmen:
Chairman Of Episcopacy-Dr. James
vocate. New York.
Itinerency-Rev. DR.. G. S. Swift,
Chicago.
Notwithstanding j. NJ. Walden,
Revision-Rev. DR.. E. p. Robertson,
Dakota.
Temporal Economy-Rev. 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-Rev. DIR. John F.
Goucher. Baltimore.
Home Missions and Church Extern
sion-Rev. DIR. Frank Mason, North.
n. Y.
Education. Freedmen's Aid and Sum
day Schools-Rev. John H. Race. presi-
dent of Grant university, Chatta-
nOOga. Tenn.
Deaconness Work and EVANGELISM
Rev. DIR. Charles w. Smith, editor of
the Pittsburg Christian Advocate,
Piffshur1