Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-09
METHODISTS
JUMP ON
ireland
SAYS He IS in HIS DOTAGE
Verbal Scrap Between Con-
VentiOn and PFGIate

-hIIiiCo pollS, May o.-blSnOpS OF Ine
Methodist Episcopal Church, attend
ing the General Conference here,
commented in pointeGr terms upon the
published statement of Archbishop
John ireland, of the Catholic Church,
regarding that portion of the Epis-
copal address which dealt with the
Catholic Church and his reference TO
the action of the conference in cen
surfing the Taft administration be-
cause a member of the Cabinet pre-
sided over the brewers convention.
Among the delegates considerable SEN
timent of the same nature was mani
tested.
1t was maintained that the Metho-
dist Church is stricter on divorce than
the Catholic Church, for the Catholic
Church granted divorce where the
Methodist Church would not.
Archbishop Ireland's assertion thai
tn rulings of the Catholic Church on
marriage were a matter for the Cath
Ollie Church alone was pronounced in
correct, for the marriage vows We're
not Catholic institution, but con
cerned the entire nation.
The attitude of the Catholic Church
on marriage between Protestants am
Cfo :,1o1
Ireland, it was pointed out would tend
to break up homes and brand childre1
of such marriage as illegitimate.
Talks Like DOtard, Is Comment
1t was further declared that Arch
bishop Ireland must be in his dotage
to sheer that the protesting Chris
tan manhood and womanhood of tho
nation were Methodists" when refer.
ring to the resolution passed by the
conference on Secretary Wilson's pre-
siding over brewers convention, an
to say that certain assertions in re-
gard to the standing of the Catholic
Church on mixed marriages "entitlt
the speaker to be without further ado
a candidate for a Methodist club to be
named after a certain other club fam
ed under late Presidency in politica
circles"
American citizenship, Methods
bishops and clergymen also contend
ed, was perfectly capable of deciding
| which party had taken the corTec
stand on this question, and that, last
ly, Archbishop Ireland by his hasti,
ness in speech, as demonstrated by
the published interview, had shown
again his unfitness to be considered
as candidate for Cardinal.
One portion of the interview O.
! Archbishop Ireland as published
read:
"A poor recompense it was, that was
given to Mr.. Taft for the courteous
telegram to the conference on the
morning of the opening session, :
telegram altogether too courteous,
think, so far as it gave praise to the
work of militant Methodism in the
Philippines"
1t was explained that the telegram
in question was an excerpt from A
greeting extended by the President tc
the Baltimore Conference at its an
nual session held in Washington two
years ago. The President had been
asked a month before to send greet
ing to this largest Protestant body in
the country and in response had sent
twO-year-old message.
Bishop Hamilton Speaks Out.
Several of the bishops refused to
comment upon the interview in any
way but others spoke freely. One Of
these latter was Bishop John w. Ham.
ilton, who said:
1T is the life blood of Methodism to
fight as Archbishop Ireland states
and | hope the Methodist Church will
always feel it its duty to come out