Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-09
Protest Made Against Ac-
tion of Edinburgh Confer
ence in Limiting Field ;
School Funds Discussed.
DIR. SCHELL MAY
@ BE MADE BISHOP
Head Of Iowa Wesleyan Uni
versity One Of the Leaders
in Contest for New Offices
to be Created.

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debate, but in a slightly modified form
the resolution presented Monday by
w. F. Rice of Chile, protesting against
the action of the ecumenical mission
ary conference in Edinburgh recently
which set aside all Protestant mission
work in Greek and Roman Catholic
countries was adopted by the general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church here today. The resolution I'D
part is as follows:
Whereas: In those lands. which
form a large part of the missionary
field of the Methodist Episcopal
church, the teachings and practices or
Romanism deprive the people of the
bible, pervert many of the fundament-
al doctrines Of Christianity and foster
superstitutions which alienatA the
thinking class and bind heavy burdens
upon the poor, therefore be 1t
"Resolved: That the Methodist Epis-
copal church recognizes its plain duty
to prosecute it's missionary enterprises
in Greek and Roman Catholic coun-
tries with increasing zeal, and be It
Resolved: That 1t is our duty to
oppose the Vaccinations Of Roman
ism and to counteract its attempts to
gain an ever increasing control OF our
pubic schools, to use the public funds
for secretarian schools, and finally be
it f: @&
"Resolved: That we feel the deepest
sympathy with love toward the priests
and people within the Greek and Ro-
man Catholic churches who are work
ing toward a more spiritual interpreta-
tion of the Christian faith s.'-.
The conference in din of cheering
which lasted for several minutes also
adopted resolution presented by Rev.
Robert Stephens of Danville, ILL.,, which
prohibits the election of any ofacer OF
the general conference, which includes
secretaries Of boards and editors OF
church papers, who uses tobacco In
any form.
scheIl May Be Bishop.
With the beginning today Of the
second week of the conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, the poll
cies" of the church. which hinges prin-
cipally on the election of the bishops
is occupying more and more the at
tention of the delegates. Conserva-
tive leaders place the number OF
names which will be voted on at the
first ballot at 100. while others say
there will be nearer 200. A two-thirds
vote of the $50 delegates Is necessary
for election of bishop.
Among those who are prominently
mentioned as candidates from whom
the probable eight or ten new bishops
cases have been candidates in pre-
vious conferences are Naphthali Luc-
cock, Kansas City. NJ. S. Hughes, Pasa-
dena, CAL, A. e. Schell. president Iowa
Wesleyan, Mt. Pleasant, Ia, Fletcher
Homan, Portland, Ore, Benjamin
Young, Portland, Ore, Geo. H. Brad
ford, president Epworth university,
Guthrie, Okla. and F. D. Bovard, San
Francisco. There will not be final
court Of appeals OF the Methodist
Episcopal church. &l.so
This was decided at the business
session OF the quadrennial conference
of the church, when, after more than
five hours debate. participated in by
many leaders of the church, the con-
ference rejected the first paragraph of
the report of the commission of judi
cial procedure. appointed at the last
session of the conference in Baltimore,
four years ago.
African Missions are Discussed.
Kansas City. Mo-, May S.-The ad-
vancement of education among the ma
tives in South Africa is hampered by
the interference Of the whites accord
ing to the report of Bishop J. Albert
johnson to the general conference of
the African Methodist Episcopal
church which resumed sessions here
today.
"The twelve million natives there" "
his report said "'are completely under
the control of one million Europeans
and anything which tends to the de-
velopment of these ignorant peoples is
Immediately looked upon with suspi-
cion by those in control. No institu-
ton is allowed to exist without a
European head This handicaps the
advancement of the people. Native
educators are needed.
Moslems Plan Holy War.
I Paris. May S-The call for all Mos
La, ri fci in a holy