The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-22
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
ON QUESTION SOON
Election OF Missionary Bish1
ops 10 Come Up Today
May Fall Through
TO SETTLE CONTROVERSY

SARATOGA SPRINGS. y. Y. NaJ
2l.-The so-called worldly amuse{
ments' and their relation TO members{
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
probably will overshadow In imporl
lance the majority of the proposals I'D
De presented tO the general conferl
ence during the fourth week of thoI
duadrenn!al session which begins tol
morrow. Two definite propositions|
VIII be submitted. one from the mai
JoritN of the committee on the stated
OF the church which favors the retenI
ton OF the present prohibition againstI
card playing. dancing and theatre-I
gong; and another from the minorityI
from the same committee which wild
ask that the paragraph be eliminated
and that the position Of the church,
has ordered TO the amusements bel
made clear by other means.
The rules of the church now pro-|
vide expulsion as a penalty for mem-|
bers who engage in these diversions.|
u is claimed that this IL not enforced
by any pastor though previous at-|
tempts TO effect a change have always|
failed
To Continue Publications.
The advisibility of continuing the
publication of all the periodicals now
issued under church auspices will be
debated early in the week A majori-
" report from the committee on the|
book concern will request such ac-
ton, but a proposition will be- submitt-
ed hy other members asking the dis |
continuance or combination of several
ma gaines ON the ground of economy. i.
Although the election of bishops hasl
been completed Missionary bishopsl
for Africa and Malaysia are TO be
chosen, unless the Couference revers-
.es its previous decision not to send
o. gafs 81. 4.
nelds The election has been madel
"a special order OF busiu'ss for tomor-
row morning. Nearly twenty-five Of
hcials OF church boarc~ and editors
of publications also are 10 De elected
II was stated tonight that Dr Abram
W. Harris. President OF the North
western University. Evanston. HIS
probably viii be- chosen 10 succeed
Bishop-elect Thomas Nicholson as
Secretary OF the board OF education
and that the Rev Joseph b. Hingelay. g.
OF Chicago. Ills. will be- retained as
Secretary OF the board of conference|
claimants. which oversees the distri-
button of pensions for aged and in
firm clercyueu and their families.
Transfer headquarters.
\ proposal 10 transfer headquar-
tiers OF the temperance society from
Topeka. kans. 10 Washington. ID. C..
will De- offered this week. II was an
nOuufeu
The question of the birthplace or
American Methodists which has been
under discussion fog several years.
probably will be- definitely settled
within the next four years by a trib-
unal 10 nc appointed Tor This purpose.
20 fhe conference adopts reporting
committee on priority. Baltimore. Nd.
and New York City each claim the
first Methodist service Iu America.
VIM i. Bryan. former Secretary or
state viii speak tomorrow night at
the temperance auniycrs AIRY
Former President. William H. Taft
will address the conference Wcdnes-
day night on "our world relations"
THE WEATHER
WASHINGTON. May 21.-Forecast:
West Virgiuia-ShoWers Monday:
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