The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-15
METHOD|STS WANT
SEVENNEW BISHOPS
Voting viii Begin Today at Gen.
eral Conference Union Of
Churches Endorsed.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, y. y. May
15.-The recommendation that seven
new bishops. or general srperlntsnd-
cnts, be elected has been prepared for
presentation to the General Conference
OF the Methodist E .isccpal Church by
the committee on episcopaey
SIX OF the new r!shops will be as
signed In the United States and one
will be stationed at Seoul, Korea.
In addition. two missionary bishops
viii be recommended for work In
Scott and Joseph G. Hartzell. One OF
the missionary bishops Is to be OF
African descent. II the committee
Recommendation is adopted.
established at Detroit: the Oklahoma
residence will be transferred to Pitts
'burgh, Pa, and That at Kansas City
Kan. will be moved to Wichita, Kan.
for the new bishops begin today and
continue until all OF the required num-
Der have received two-thirds' vote
OF the conference.
Committee Indorses Union.
The committee on episcopacy. It wal
reported. has voted to indorse the pro-
posai to unite the Methodist Episcopal
Church and the Methodist Episcopal
Of American Methodism. which became
divided over the question of slavery
seventy-one years ago.
Announcement also has been made
that the committee on state of the
church. to which was referred the
much discussed question Of amuse.
ments. will report In favor Of elimina-
ting from the discipline the prchibi-
ton against games of chance, theater
attendance and dancing.
The campaign in the committee Ia
strike out the prohibition against these
specified diversions was conducted. II
was said. by two college executives
Chancellor James r. Day. of Syracuse
University. and President Samuel
Piantz. OF Lawrence University. APP
ban on these amusements tended to
keep the young people out of the
church.
To Declare For Prohibition.
One OF the most important subjects &c
be acted upon during the present week
is the general statement Of the atti'
tude of the church on the question OF
temperance and prohibition. The tenn
perance committee has agreed upon q
report which noes farther than the
Methodist Episcopal Church has evel
gone before.
Whereas four years ago the MAR
drive was for the passage OF the inter
state liquor shipment bill as the i'm.
mediate national issue. his report de,
clares that the LIQUOR traffic cannot be
licensed without sin. and specifically
urges the immediate submission by Con.
gress of a prohibition amendment fol
the action of the States.
Pending the submission and ratifica.
tion Of this amendment the conference
wants Congressional prohibition in al
territory under the Jurisdiction OF Con.
gress. specifically including the Distric
of Columbia.
The conference also will demand tn,
closing of the United States mails tc
all liquor advertising While the report
indorses the church's own temperance
society for educational work and the
promotion OF total abstinence, 1t also
approves the Anti-Saloon League n.
the agency of the Methodist Church fol-
cooperation with other churches In OBJ
tanning legislation and law enforce
ment. and the political work NECESSARILY
incident to such activity.