The daily sentinel., 1912-05-25

MAKE REPORTS
Associated Press.

ASSotldltu fTtSS.
Minneapolis. Mimi, May 25.-The
report of the Methodist Brotherhood
was presented to the general confer
Cnce last night by Fayette l.. Thomp-
son, its secretary.
The report declared that the Meth
odist Brotherhood is "a serious at
tempt to help solve the man problem
in the church" and pointed to the
issuance of l,250 charters in the
| four years since its organization.
The work of the brotherhood in
Switzerland and India was noted,
| and a plea was made in the report
that the many groups Of men doing
work for the church affiliate with
the brotherhood for the advance
ment of the cause
Attention was directed to the part
! the Methodist Brotherhood has
played in organizing the Knights OF
Methodism. a boys organization in
/ the church; and, in conclusion, the
conference was told that the part
| taken by the brotherhood in the
shaping and direction of the Men
and Religion Forward movement was
! gratifying to those having that big
movement at heart.
The conference was asked to con-
tinue the brotherhood for another
quadrennium
The social creed of the church was
the burden of the report of the Meth
! odist Federation for Social Service to
the general conference last night.
The report was in the nature of
an answer to questions referred to
the federation by the general con-
ference Of 1908. one of which was:
What principles and measures of So
Cial reform are so evidently right
eous and Christian as to demand the
specific approval and support of the
church? Tfrr
In answer, the federation afTirms
that. among other things, the Meth
odist Episcopal Church stands
For equal rights and complete
Justice for all men in all stations Of
life.
For the protection of the family
by the single standard of purity, un-
form divorce laws, proper regulation
of marriage and proper housing.
For the abolition of child labor.
For the conservation of health.
For release from employment
one day in seven.
For a living wage as a minimum
in every industry and for the high
est wage that each industry can af-
| ford"
, Immediate action by the churches
in the industrial field is recommend
ed in the report on three PROPOSE
! tions: one days rest in seven; re-
} duction of the hours of labor, and a
living wage.
) Activity in each community by the
3 ! IAa Of h.. OF
tChurCh to meet the community needs
was recommended, and the necessity
! of cooperation with other agencies
} for good voiced.
The report of the Temperance So
) ciety, presented by DR.. Clarence True
Wilson of Chicago, reviewed in de-
: tail the work of that organization,
land pointed out that 100000 young
people had been induced by its et-
forts to sign the total abstinence
} pledge since the last meeting of the
/, general conference. More than 100
public meetings in the interest of
: temperance were held, and 5000
, books on the subject were circulated
in the churches The society rem
dered valuable assistance in the cam
: paigns for prohibition in Oklahoma,
= Florida, Oregon, Missouri, Texas,
, Maine, West Virginia and other
states.
e DR.. Heartz. speaking for the fra
ternal delegates representing Christ
ion Methodism, said in part:
"The United States and Canada
} are furnishing an example for the
/, world. Two nations with the long
est boundary living in peace and
mutual respect without fortress, a
gun or soldier on either side OF
the boundary. We have in Canadian
Methodism II conferences with over
1900 ministers and probationers
and a membership of 345, 900. There
are enrolled in our Sabbath schools
100000 scholars and 1900 active
and associated members in our young
, peoples societies"