The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-08
EITH51ISTS ARE INUNDATED
MAINTAINS BIG ARMY
FH'n w, WINS FEW BATTLES
convention Decry Gain
Of n's ,,,barship Past Year.

,,>rrAPOLIS, MILL
AlN-, ,ondttiCa which enabled the
taS S ~ gain LESS than z per cen =
churSD ,. W in the last year anu
Ct its u' mat the church press was
charges Sod "as a free forum by the
being . ry of disaffection" were
pr0n N IN the bishops report to tn ne
4 nade 5.1 III general conference M ro Oh
QuadL.95 n tbodist Episcopal Churcn,
the MetI 1ov The report contains
North, toG io concentrations for the
hs pSr policy of the church Oh III tbA report.
future in the last year." sara ene g rep Of
IN { SnJ has made net gam ,0 VI
tine :D 6o0 which is less tnah z PEI '7I
but 5o'vV NE outcome of the year
Gent, az and the outlay OF many
ACTIVITIES dollars. The statistical
millions r W.. MS out Of countenance.
par2doA - and humiliates us. What
it S4 lSn Tonors of office worm III Any KY
are 1l tb9t does not win battles! NO
army y-'+ That some are proposlng ~
ns ,,'ea f major general to post
reduce O-
duty, -.os in reference to a proposal
inns ""2 limit to a local district
which , MITES of the Bishops, whose
Jurisdiction is row un = e,sra,.oh
Meager Growth of Church
ong +be reasons for the meager
sroTt6 as set forth were a a. 700 o s y, ,,cb
gaL 0Tca of the law of the cnurcn
ssppmp Idi that all members VINO IRE re-
deln gem" from given community Wluh-
move s, - church letters be dropped
ouL mo membership after one year.
lIV nFo Inv calculation" the report SAID,
l. ak the astounding fact that
LeSo[iI not less than 100000 mem
bn rs disappeared from our rolls ny
reckless use of their dropping pro-
cSS SSyayertbeless we still face the
.+on+ fact that our distinctive doc
tr;nas are not being emphasized as
t ,tl,1 once were, or, where preached,
o oro' discredited for the time by
gain-saving world drunk with vain
9biIosoDhfes and stated with glutton-
ous indulgenCes.
pleading for an emphasis on the
distinctive Wesleyan doctrines the
renort said that they were the only
mower to save the nation against vice.
1t says
What Has Science Done?
"Where is the evidence that sci
enca has ever regenerated one soul,
or that culture has redeemed one lib
erty, or taken envy, malice, PRIDE,
jealousy or greed out of any heart?
These utterances are not reactionary,
unless this world has outgroWn Jesus
Christ
"Our second lapse is that our sys-
TEN is not being worked as 1t for
merly was Certain distinctive parts
have been abandoned, others modi-
fled, Innovations, noxious to our
pastoral as we'll as to our superv1s-
ional methods. have interviewed to
the hurt of both"
The address condemned the prac-
tice that was said to have grown up
in certain churches of ealing in
evangelists to carry on revival SER
vices as against the former custom,
which places the local pastor in
charge of that work. The report con-
demned the so-called congregational
system of calling pastors for local
churches, which was said to have be-
come general in Methodism.
Discussion of Chuch Publications.
Referring to discussions in the
church publications the report said:
We understand the church main
talns q press for the advocacy of her
doctrines and the defense of her pol
Icy when assailed, not as a free TO-
rum for the vagaries of writer's who
measure all problems by their own
door yards, or to officially sanction
tne promoters of disaffection. While
we would not restrain dignif1ed and
legitimate discussion, proposed
amendments or reforms we do depre-
cate the admission of ill-considered
and Incorporate criticisms of our
po!lcy or church agencies"
Inc conference ordered a commits
SION appointed to investigate the
episcopal supervision of the 335, 900
negro members in Southern states.
William w. Lucas of Meridian,
N, charged that although Bishop
mos B. Neeley's residence was fix
ca at New Orleans the bishop had
resided there not more than thirty
uays IN the last four years.
Mr. Lucas and other Northern del
egates declared that unless the negro
members secured the leadership they
souSlt they Threatened tn senarate