New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-11
SAYS CHURCH 0PPRESSES
Union Attorney Complains OF
Methodist Shops.
PAY OF GIRLS TOO SMALL
Conference Fails to Decide
Whether Dancing Should Be
Left TO Conscience. y
Try Telegraph to Inc Tribuoe.

RS Telegraph 10 the Trlnnne'l
Cincinnati. May lo.-In letter TO the
general conference or the Methodist Eds
copal Church in Minneapolis Nicholas
Klein. local attorney for international
Printing Pressmen's and Assistants Union.
tells the conference that tho Church Is not
doing its duty toward working men ana
women. Klein. who criticises the pay oil
the Church's employees and the conditions
under which they work, hopes to direct the
personal attention of Il committee oil
churchmen to the Methodist shops in this
city.
His letter asks the Mcthodists either 10
instruct their Book Concern to pay better
wages to the girls in these shops and rem
.dy existing conditions or to send dele
cation OF pastors and laymen here TO go
over the local situation with him.
A section of his letter reads:
Many Of these young ladies employed
here are not paid enough to insure them
substantial living conditions Both thelr
pay and the circumstances under when
they now work should be bettered, and !
am. therefore. asking that something b"
done in this matter. lf the American poo
in your Cincinnati offices these would he
remedied. ! know that Is true, because |
am positive these conditions would horrity
the Christians of America and cause them
10 hide their faces I'm shame Therefore. ]
am asking that YOU take serious note OF
these aforesaid conditions.
IAN | wish to do is 20 bring the attention
o. tho conference body TO circumstances as
tHcy exist here" said Klein to-day. ~ am
J, sitivc thrso conditions will be rcmedied
+ H." girls arc almost all living at home
VIth their parents. We're this not so VIC
might feel ashamed at the depths 10 which
their poor pay would turn many 81 th"m.
"Yct the mere fact that they are living
At homo IS no reason why they should not
hc paid better and why conditions should
not DO rcmcdieG. They do work which
should insure them q, least twice what
they arc getting
Minneapolis. May 0-FaraEraph go Of
the discipline of th" Methodist Episcopal
Church still is undecided. and the question
II whether dancing. card playing and Kin
dred amusemeuts arc to he loft only 10 tho
conscience" Of tn" members Of tho Church
remains bone Of contention in tho com
mittco on the state OF the church
For three hours this afternoon the com
mite" debated the question after ~" ma
made fay"riuC the striking out 81 that
portion NJ IN" discipline. Members clam
ored for recognition f,om tho chair and
often the speakers odvoca,nE ona side or
tho question or tho other wcrc greeted With
cries Of no" $50" and occasionally
grosns.
Tho minority on the subcommittee pro
scented a report opposing tho adoption Of
the resolution. aud this report was before
the entire committee when adjournment
until Monday vas taken after au uusuC-
Cessful attempt 10 obtain a vote upon the
question.
Dr. Leandor w Munhall. 81 Philadelphia.
administered reproof 10 the College Of
Bishops OF tho church when hN said. I'm
opposing the striking out of tho section
that the bishops duties ~" such th"v
cannot give full consideration 10 the spirit
uaI affairs of the Church. and their iuds-
mcnt in this case is not Of tho best
Tho bishops in their report. urged tho
abolishing Of the section, hut IN =" doing
said that they did not mean that the
church should favor such ainusom"n'S
Tho claim is made that the present law IL
q dead letter and that II would be better
10 leave the amusement question 10 IN"
conscience" Of the members. as stated ny
John Wesley.
America "a n Christian Nation was IN"
theme Of an address delivered tonight ny
ox-Vice- President Charles W. FAIRBANKS
before the general conference. Mr.. fair-
banks said in part:
The times In which We live admon!sh us
maj we should guard we'll our sacred tenn
Die of liberty Men are. questioning ine
Pn,e6concc OF our political institutions
,hnv are coming TO doubt each other a
- ~ nessimism Is heard here and there {;
we are becoming intolcrant of each "thsr :
"asgion takes possession of our better judg-
80, .rG ,re rcud each other I'm the po!ti-
n I,I' arena and in the market place: We are
in tho midst OF "A mad rush for wealth ana
place and honor.