The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
.OPEN WAR ON
CATHOLICS
Contest to Be Waged by the
MethodistS
RESOLUTION Is ADOPTED
By General Conference-Tobacco Users
Barred from All Offices Is Another
Measure Adopted by Mime
apolis Gathering.
RESOLUTION is ADOPTED

Minneapolis, May ll.-Scores Of me
MORALS are pouring into the general con
ference of the Methodist Episeopa
church in session here, and probably be
fore the final adjournment viii appea
before the conference for final action
Far in the lead is that relating tc thu
famous paragraph of 260 Of the churcl
discipline, which prohibits dancing, care
playing and kindred amusements. THAI
this section will be amended at the pres
ent session to leave the question to thC
conscience" of the individual member
is the belief of many Of the delegates
| Another memorial which has appeared
| frequently in the church records is that
changing the name of the district SUI
perintendent" back to that of 'presid.
ing elder The latter was in use UNI
til the change was made at Baltimore
four years ago, and it is claimed by
many that the new name has not proved
satisfactory. That there is a 'suffra-
gctte movement in the church has been
shown by the introduction of a memorial
which asks that women be licensed ia
preach. A number OF years ago a rule
was adopted forbidding the ordaining of
woman minister, but it is probable
that the question again will be dis
eussed at the present session.
Indian Commissioner Robert G. Val.
entine was commended for his order d.
recting that in government schools all
insignia of any particular denomination
be removed and that those wearing a
distinctive church garb lay such. aside
while engaged in government duties in
resolution adopted by the conference.
Included in work done by the confer
ence are the following items:
Adopted resolution preventing the cleo
tion to any Office Of the general con-
ference OF any man who uses tobacco in
any form.
Adopted the Rice resolution declar-
ing that the Methodist Episcopal church
would prosecute mission work in So
called Roman and Greek Catholic coun-
tries despite the action of the eumeni.
cal missionary conference at Edinburg,
which went on record as opposed to mis-
sion work by Protestant churches in such
countries.
Went on record as favoring union Of
Methodist Episcopal churches and Meth
odist Episcopal church south.
Ordered reconsidered by committees in
order that it may be made more drastic,
resolution concerning the Kenyon
Shepherd bill now before Congress,
which prohibits the introduction OF liq-
uor into prohibition states.
IN II.
tion asking that each member Of the
church give TO the church one-tenth OF
his income
A motion, presented by Rev. Edwin
G.. Griffith, the trustee of the Arch Street
Methodist Episcopal church, Philadel
phia, asked the conference to investi-
gate the action of Bishop Thomas B.
Medley, declaring that the church was
treated in an unwise and unfair manner
in the appointment of a pastor. Earlier
in the session Bishop Medley was at
tackled by a number of negro delegates
from the South, who complained that
he had been but short time in four
years at his Episcopal home in New Or
leans.
The episcopacy. committee of the
tive sessions daily, and which, polti.
cally, is one of the principal bodies of
the church in that it recommends the
number Of bishops to be elected, is said
to be deadlocked on the number which
will superannusted at this session of
the conference. On the number which
will retire to great extent depends
the number of new bishops to be chos-
en-.
The Rice resolution reads as follows:
Whereas, in all those lands which !
form large part of the missionary field |
If the Methodist Episcopal church, the |
teachings and practices of Romanism de- /
orive the people of the Bible, pervert |
many of the fundamental doctrines of |
Christianity, and foster superstitions /
which ALLEVIATE the thinking classes and |
lind heavy burdens upon the poor; there
ore, be it
Resolved, That the Methodist Episco-
,al church recognizes its plain duty to
prosecute its missionary enterprises in
ireek and Roman Catholic countries
With increasing zeal, and, be it
Resolved, That it is our duty to OPP
'ose the Vaccinations of Romanism and
o counteract ITS attempts TO gam an
control of our public
chools, and finally, be it
Resolved, That we feel the deepest
and love toward the priests
nd people within the Greek and Roman
'atholic churches who are working to-
ward more spiritual Interpretation of
he Christian faith