New-York tribune., 1908-05-12
ABSTAINER, PRESIDENT
Urged By Methodists - Governor
Hughes IndOrsed.- Church Union.
TRr telegraph TO The Trihun..

rBy Telegraph The Tribune
Baltimore May 1.-THE Methodist Episcopal Gen
eral Conference to-day passed resolution request
ing the political parties to nominate for President
no who is not in harmony with the movement
| to divorce this nation from the crime of LIQUOR
| selling" and declaring that candidate for the
office OF President who is not himself a total
sainer and in harmony with the movement for the
suppression of the traffic should receive the sup
| port Of Christian citizens
| The resolution signed by three members of
the Nebraska delegation-J r. Gettys, W. NJ. Balcn
| and g. l.. Paine
| DR.. Goucher's resolution inviting the Methodist
! Protestant Church unite with the Methodist
| Episcopal Church passed unanimously. and
| Bishop Warren. DIR. Goucher and Senator Dolliver
were appointed committee to present it TO the
Methodist Protestant Church. resolution denouno-
| ing racetrack gambling passed unanimously 1t
| follows:
Whereas: This general conference Of the Meth,
gratitude to Almighty God. the growing interest OF
! their determined purpose. shown in many ways.
to combat evil Of every name and nature; and.
increasing attention has been recently given is that
and whereas we must ever regard gambling fn
every form an ntolerable evil. it's banefuI ef-
as in various states and in the District OF Co
and is demanding a n immediate and righteous
sense political issue but in every Sense moral
issue and whereas. the climax OF the most note
reached inasnuch the Legislature the State Of
New York assemblies to-day In extraordinary session
ernor Of ,the, State Of New York. and to act upon
now. therefore. be It
Resoyed by D., That we assure the Governor Of the
support in this notable battle for fighteouEness
Of both branches Of the legislature of the State Of
New York to pass these bills; and be II further
the fa be ' ed tn this is
aff19n @ BY telegTaPh& ITO to the GoveGr the Presdent
the State Of New York.
The committee on episcopacy was instructed to
report not later than May 20 the number OF bishops
to be elected. That the Rev. DR.. William F. An
derson. corresponding secretary OF the board Of
education. freedman's aid and Sunday schools;
the Rev. DR.. Richard J. Cooke. book editor Of the
Church. and the Rev Dr. William A. OuayIe. Of
Chicago, viii he the first three is thought
certain by men I'm the Church best qualified
speak.
During the week the COMMITTEES on epscopacv
will hear charges Of administration preferred
by the Rev George A Cooke. of New York. against
Bishops David II. Moore. Portland. Ore: Daniel
a. Goodsell. Of Boston; William F. Mcdowell OF
Chicago. and Joseph F. Berry. of Buffalo. They
grow out Of rulings on charges which the Rev Mr.
Cooke has preferred against prominent MethOdis+s
including the Rev DIR. J. VI. Buckley of New York;
Chancellor James r, Day of Syracuse University
and Professor Borden r. Bovine Of Boston Uni
versy. The alleged maIadrninistration Of the four
bishops is said to lie in the fact they not
rule correctly when charges against the
laid before them. The Rev Mr.. Cooke accused DR.
Buckley and Professor Bovine of heresy. Chan
ceIor Day Mr.. Cooke held. had in crfticsing Presi-
dent Roosevelt violated Of the rules
Church. which prohibits ''uncharitabIe and
profitable conversation particularly speaking evil
of magistrates or of ministers" All the cases
ruled out by the bishops Of the conferences in
which they brought
Bishop NJ. c Harris head of the Methodist mis-
sion work in Japan and Corea, presented his
port.
He gave encouraging account Of the progress
of Christianity in those fields As to the relations
between the United States and Japan, he predicted
that when the American fleet visited the latter
country the cordiality of its reception would
ceed that at San Francisco.
Bishop Harris denied the charge that the mis-
sionaries had played politics IN Corea
Among the negro delegates 10 the General Confer
there is strong feeling that in addition TO
negro bishop TO work among the negroes in the |
South the negro conferences ought have more |
episcopal supervision White delegates from the |
Southern states Join with the negroes expressing
the wish that the Church establish episcopal resi-
dences further South than Chattanooga. The ne |
groes 1t is said. have agreed upon Dr. Madison c.
negroes IT is declared. aiming make deal /
with the Germans offering to swing their Il votes /
for the Rev Or. John Nelson the candidate of /
the Gerna speaking conferences, which have |
about sixty votes