Arizona republican., 1912-05-25
Bishop Nicely of New Or leans Attacks Confer ence for Retiring Him
 Without Hearing
SOCIAL CREED AND
 THE MAN PROBLEM
Recommendations of the Federation and Brother hood Reports Filed
 Last Night
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

 odist Episcopal church by vote of 557 OF 3S more than necessary, today elected w r Thirkield, president of Howard university. q negro institu- tion at Washington, D. C., the eighth ana last bishop or general Supcrin- ttndcnt. In addition the conference elected J. W. Robinson. for twenty years missionary in India, as mis- sionary bishop for southern Asia and reelected four hundred agents of the church.
 The night session was given over tu the work of the American Bible society, the Methodist brotherhood and the federation of social service MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, May 24- The Methodist Episcopal Conference today agreed to adjourn on May 20 Bishop T. E. Neelv of New Orleans attacked the conference today for re- tiring him. stating the meeting was secret and he was given no chance tc defend himself
 The social creed of the church was the burden of the report of the Meth odst Federation for Social Service, to
  report was in the nature of an am sWer to questions referred to the fed eration by the general conference of 1908. one of which was What prin- ciples and measures of social reform are so evidently righteous and Chris | tian as to demand the specific appro- val and support of the church. In answer the federation affirms that among other things the Metho- dist Episcopal church stands:
 For equal rights and complete jus tice for all men in all stations of life
 For the protection of the family, i by the single standard of purity, uniform divorce laws. proper regula- tion of marriage. and proper housing. For the abolition of child labor. For the conservation of health. l For a release from employment one l day in scevn.
 For living wage as a minimum l in every industry and for the high est wage that each industry can af- 1 ford"
 Immediate action by the churches i in the industrial field is recommend ed in the report of three proposi- tions; one days rest in seven; reduc- tion of the hours of labor; and a liv- ing wage.
 | Activity in each community by the 1 leaders of the Methodist Episcopal church to meet the community needs was recommended and the necessity of cooperation with other agencies for good voiced.
 l The report of the Methodist Broth orhOOd was also presented to the gen i eral conference tonight by Fayette l.. 1 Thompson it's secretary. The report .declared that the Methodist Brother hood is "a serious attempt to help solve the man. problem in the church, - and pointed to the issuance of 125O | charters in the four years since it's | organization. Work Of the brother | hood in Switzerland and India was noted and q plea was made in the report that the many groups of men doing work for the church affiliate | with the brotherhood for the advance ment of the cause.
 | Attention was directed to the part 1 the Methodist brotherhood has played l in organizing the Knights of MethO- dism. d boys organization in the church. and in conclusion the confer ence was told that the part taken by l the brotherhood in the shaping and directing the Men and Religion For ward Movement was gratifying to 1 those having that movement at heart. 1 The conference was asked to con l tinue the brotherhood for another ouadrennium