Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17
EVEN ICE CREAM soCIALS TO GO
Dances in Name cf the Church Must
Become Things Of the Past.
BAzARs ARE TO BE FRowNED ON
Rummage Sales, Once So Popular,
Will Not Be Tolerated.
OLD PRACTICES CALLED UNGoDLY
step Taken by the CIerKy and Lay
men Acting In Conjunction is to
Apply 60 All Churches of
the state.

Rummage sales. ice cream soclais. ex-
hib!tions Of Mrs. Jarley's wax works.
hazars. dances and entertainments OF all
kinds are tabooed forever as u means Of
rnising church funds In the Episcopal
diocese Of Nebraska. The forty-fifth
council Of the diocese decided this at its
closing session yesterday afternoon.
Rev. F. u. Tyncr OF st. Andrews.
Omaha recommended the forcgoipg action
ON the grounds that giving entertainments
TO raise money for the church Is contrary
TO the teaching Of the scriptures and at
variance with business principles and
with the ideas OF many members OF the
council His recommendation that such
practices be Discontinued was endorsed,
though not unanimously.
Scott King OF st. Marks church, south
Omaha. pleaded earnestly for the Ice
cream social in order that the MORTGAGE .
on the church might some day be paid,
as money could be raised at there
function.
Edgar Howard Of Columbus condemned /
what he called, this ungody system
and declared that II was a constant drag
on the women OF the church.
| Rev John wllllamn of ST. Barnahas
contended thatt he Lord would take care
| of his folds without their having 10 re-
sort TO this sinful work. He said thar
when he went to st. Barnabas' thlrty-nve
| years ago there were only thirty CONF
munIcants I'm the church and that they
we're giving exhibitions OF Mrs. Jarieys
waxworks'' and dances to try to sup
port the church. He said that he women
would take In S at a dance. pay y Tor
music and 81 for cake. and that the
DANCES were Improbable, financially as
well as sinful.
"I ytopped the dances. We are poor,
but honest at ST. Barnabas',' said Father
Williams.
Resolutions that the council adopt the
forward movement plan Of an every-man
canvass as the means Of getting pledges
for missions and toher activities. we're
endorsed, as was also the Mankato plan
Of paying missionaries IN operation IN
Minnesota. This plan provides that
slnsle men in the mission field receive =
minimum salary OF ZOO year and tnat
married men receive $3.50
FOR over an hour the council was tied
i up on the election 10 fil one place on
the standing committee. which acts for
the bishop when for any reason he Is IN
capacltatcd. After electing without hiteh
az any kind the three laymen on the COM
mittec-C. w. Lyman, Omaha; G. >.
Montgomery. Omaha. $. G. Smith, Be-
atriee-and two clergy-Rey. John VIII
llams, Omaha. and Rev. \. Il. Marsh
Blair-the council struck snag. The
clergy cast the majority Of their votes,
lime after time, for Rev. r. u. Tynor OF
st Andrews and the lay delegates held
out for Dean j. 4. Hancock OF Trinity
cathedral. The lalty finally gave way to
the clergy and Rev. Tyner was chosen.
De,era,e. Are Elected.
Victor Caldwell OF Omaha was re-
/ elected treasurer.
The following delegates and slternstes
we're chosen to represent the body at tne
conference Of the sixth missionary de-
. partment in Grand Junction. Colo. next
4 october:
: Clerical pelesates-Rev. S. Mills Hayes.
: Lincoln; Rev. +. C. Taylor. Norfolk,
5 Dean J. A. Hancock omaha% Rev. James
a Noble. Omaha: Rcy. ". w. Barnes, Ne
brasks city. Clerical alternates-Rev. a.
I E. Marsh. Blair; Rey. A. II, Brook, Lin
{ coin; Rev T. J. Collar Omaha
E Lay Delegates and Ahernates-J. :. 6.
y Fisher. Beatrice; c. l.. Hopper Omaha;
1 A. =. Hopkins. Fremont; J. b, Maryland.
d Norfolk; George Copeland. Elgin.
+ delegates TO the Sunday school session
Of the conference are Francis Rainbow.
: Neigh; J. b. Maryland. Norfiik; Mrs. ].
c. Bousfield. Auburn. Alternate. c. L.
; Hopper. Omaha.
Q The bishops nomination Of the follow
: ine TO serve on the newly created do
k cesan social service board were con-
8 fIrmed as follows
ri. Rev. a. L. Williams. bishop OF the
i dioccse, chairman; Very Rev. ]. A. Tan
: cock OF Trinity cathedral, Omaha. vice
y chairman; Rev. s. Mills Hayes. Lincoln;
y Rev. W. W. Barnes, Nebraska CITY; c.
: C. Claiborne. omahai DR.. II II Waite.
: Lincoln; Chauncey wattles, Neigh; Mrs.
: #. II. Cole. Omaha; Miss Msriel Gere.
I Lincoln.
e urIIgion In schools.
d on Recommendation Of the COMMITTEES
a on Christian education. presented BY
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