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NEW BISHOPS
TO Be NAMED
METHODIST CHURCH
Half of These Will be
Additions to Pres
ent List
BOUQUET TO TAFT
General Conference Conn.,
mends Him for Leaving
Mexico Alone.
BOUQUET TO TAFT

CiIlSo nave DCCIl dSICCQ upon, lllhi-
eating hat five new bishops will be
elected for the Methodist church at
the general conference in progress
here. These would he in addition TO
the five bishops who are to be named
to fill vacancies caused by retire.
mentS.
After hearing Il report on immi-
grafton the conference today adopt
ed a resolution commencing Presi-
dent Taft for not intervening in Mex
leo.
Wage War on Child Labor.
Observation-Disclosures thousand
ministers will institute a vigorous
warfare against the emnloSmenc of
children under 16 years of age in
the factories and textile mills of the
United States, it was announced at
the general conference of the Method
list Episcopal church today. The en-
ployment of children was termed "a
parody on civilization and "one OF
the greatest of modern evils"
To investigate charges that lin the
textile mills alone 100 baby hands
Eare yearly lost as a sacrifice to the
greed for wealth. and to formulate
an appeal to all churches to fight for
national legislation against child
labor, Il commission of fifteen min
listers was ordered appointed.
Cuker's Resolution.
The matter was brought before
the conference in the form of a reso-
luton by Henry j. Cocker, OF Denver,
who asked for the adoption of the fol-
lowing:
That we, representatives from the
whole earth, declare our utter on
%demnation and most determined hos
tility to this shameful custom of our
fair America and respectfully urge
our churches, officials. judicial and
Legislative, to az their utmost to
abolish this great evil from our ma
tional domain and the whole earth.
In their greed for gain employers
have in this country put about 2,500,-
600 children under 16 years of age
in mills, mines, factories and mes
senger SERVICE declared Mr.. Cocker.
"Of the 10000 children in the tex
tile mills we are informed that 10000
are under - years Cf age and in
those mills yearly about 100 baby
hands are cut off by machinery. In
the glass factories there are 900
children; in sawmills 5000, and in
cigar factories $4,000 children han
die cigars at the rate of s cents per
thousand. This is an appalling COM
m%entary on modern civilization. Who
is it we hear crying On the street
corner: Suffer the little children to
come unto me?' Is it Jesus Christ or
the greed for gain? 1t is about time
we realize the suffering and callam-
ity which modern civilization is i'm
posing up on the children.
Commission Called For.
Edgar G.. Richardson, of Bristol,
Conn, thought the mere passing of a
resolution would not be sufficient. His
call for the appointment of a COM
mission to suggest that all ministers
in the church pledge themselves to
fight child labor was passed amid
prolonged applause.
Henry Wade Rogers, of New Haven.
Conn, had referred a resolution
active service when they have reached
the age of 10. The resolution pro-
vides that the bishops may be re
lieved from travel" when they reach
the age of 20 if the board of bishops
desires. In either case they are
permitted to choose their own place
of residence after retirement.
Dean Rogers declared that the
of retirement by the confer
is wrong: that an age limit
be established in the United
States army.
The statement of the bishops that
ministers should discourage a grow
ing tendency to go where the salaries
the highest, rather than to
where their services were most need
ed" was scheduled to bring out
discussion as 10 the difference be-
tween the cost of living and the sal
paid in many parts of the
The bishops in their message to
the conference( described bargain
ing for salaries a form of CONNER
inconsistent with Methodism.'
Another recommendation to limit
to five years as the longest time any
rtf aa 'sin sis
- us ST..