The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-05
METHODISTS ARE PLEASED
MINISTER'S Commend STAND
TAKEN M col. ROOSEVELT.
Resolutions 90 Appr@saI Adopted ~ AaanS
AssOetnaIoas ST CIergymea. and sSne
% ThcW CnbOcd 10 the Ex-PreslSlrnt
Ono COnfeFeacs mefusea % Aca.

o. Incsn anDeeu 70 tme e1Aatreslltgnt
Ono cOafereaee Refuses % Aet.
rOUUdKgFPsIE. April the following
preamble and resolutions WE'RE adopted
to-day ny the New York Methodist RpiscO-
| pal Confereuce and cablcd 60 former
President Roosevelt:
Whereas according TO the morning press
sx-President Roosevelt has refused to Rc-
| cept the conditions IMPOSED in the name
Of the head Of the Roman Church upOa
him during hhs visit TO Rome relative to
q proposed audience with the Pope: and
Whereas the Papel representative. Cardi-
| nal Merry dol Val. n reported a. having
4 said: 1t n not In any sense a question
Of religion Mr. Roosevelt might have
gone TO an Eptscopaiian. a Presbyterian
or any other church except the Methodist
and delivered an address there and he would
have been received by the Pope even che
same day. hut he could not b. received
when u was suspected that after the audi
encs he lnteded TO 80 TO the Aethopiist
Church In Rome. which n carrying on q
mOst offensive campaign Of calumny and
Distraction against tho pontin--
RssoIrsd That We deny that the Mseho-
dlsfs In Rome are carrying on a campaign
| Of cAlumny and Distraction against the
Pope
Rrso!rsd. That We commend the sturdy
" EWNNurut hoOHGNelN ann
Ne affrm our approval OF hts rejection of
conditions debasinE alike to American man
hood and American freedom Of spseoh.
BTNoHAMToN. April s-This morning
Chancellor J. n. Racs Of CHATTANOOGA
University introduced in the Wyoming
Methodist conferences in aeasion here a
resolution IN cable the following message
to Col Roosevelt IA the sentiments Of the
Conference:
r., ru-.-z.. U--- -i-
Conference ~ the Methodist Episcopal
Church In session az Bin CHAM ton. 1910.
hearttlv tndorsea the courteous. couraRe-
Gus and emtnently American spirit mani
Tested toward the Vatican a. published In
tho press desuatrheA Of this date. thus
aasoctattng the names Of Roosevelt md
Fairbanks as splendid examples Of Ameri-
can courtesy. ma ana nim ~ and pa triotisnI
BY JOsEPH y. BERRY. Bishop Presiding
u. &. McDEHNoTT. Secretary.
Bishop Berry made an ADDRESS in which
he eulogi1ed the America nism displayed
by Col. Roosevelt and indorsed the cable
gram A. his sentiment and thoss ~ the
Conference. His remarks were greeted
with applause and the cahlegram was
unanimously approved amid much en-
thuslasm
TILToS. y. H.. April S-Resolutions
conveying the appreciation Of the Metho-
dists of the New Hampshire Conference 10
xPresident Roosevelt and sx-Vice-
President Fairbanks for their attitude
toward the Pope were adopted to-day
without debate and with cheers. The
secretary was instructed to despa tch
copies To Col. Roosevelt and Mr.. Fairbanks.
BALrIMoRE. April The annual Con-
ference ~ the Methodist Episcopal Church
which in IN session at the Harlem Park
Church to-day by a rising vote passed a
resolution commanding former President
Roosevelt and former Nice-President
Fairbanks. The resolution follows:
Rssoirsd. That the baltimore Annual Con-
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
records it. high apprecia ion Of the action
Of the Hon. Theodore Roosevelt eG-Prr<i-
dent Of the United states. and Of the Hon
Ina rle- ". Fairhank- eN-NiCe- President OF 4
the nited States. In declining DTesenra-
tion To the Pope Of Rome in the terms as
signed by hun
We view these derlina ions al truly Amer
loan in spirit. manly and dignihed in char
acter and Illustrative Of the broad and
bTotheriy Christianity which honors Eh@,l,
that honor God. We believe their action
meets the approval Of the great body Of
citizenship OF all cr~eds and
Churches and parties
CINCINNAJI. April The Wssfsvu
ChrtstiaH Advocate the oficial periodical
~ the Methodist Episcopal Church OF the
middle West, will say editorially in this
wsek's issue:
We believe that. a. usual. Mr. Roosevelt,
nstinctively and Immediately discovered
he straight and right course and boldly I
ook u. We cannot conceive what he
'ould have done otherW lee and preserve his
'elf-re-p~~' and sense 81 manIine~a
Bishop Earl Cran~ton formerly Pre.id-
ng Bishop OF the Italy Conference of the !
Methodist Church, to-day gave out this
here:
In his Administration a. President many !
Il his friends thought that Mr. Roosevelt
vent beyond the limit OF political pri- !
ien"e IN trusting and honortng RomAn Z
Atholics, hut even h" had to he put under
'onds IN Home. ~ seems thar the Vatican q
'ccep'S nothing short Of absolute sub
mission.
The Introduction Of the Methodist Church {
n Rome a. a feature in this last instance
: Rratuitou-. Much A. they honor MIR {
our people there had no desire
" purpose 70 embaTTaz@ him BY any in
'itAtion that would have interfered With ,
he wish to call on the Pope
Americanism h worth more TO the world :
han ecclesiastical solidarity The Meth
diSts are not in this Cas@ r
PROVIDENCE. April Riahop Thona.
'eely Ut New Orleans who has been
residing over the New England South
I'm Conference 81 the Methodist Epis-
opal Church. which was concluded in Z
IttleborO tonight came out etron1lv !
o-day in Enforcement 81 the stand tSksI {
~ Col. Theodore Roosevelt with r.9ard {
o an audience with the Pope Bishop U
'eely also included former Vice-Pre :
ent Fairbanks in his expression 81 ap-
ROYAL. He said:
heartily approve and indorA. the ind . ,
endent sction Of both former Vice Pre-i- .
sni Fairbanks and Mr.. Roosevelt The =
ay has come when the world should recos- =
TIE certain conditions as Indicated IN ,he~. :
lciden's and III be greatly mistaken n the q