The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-26
BAN STILL ON CARDS,
DANCES AND PLAYS
Vote Of Negro Delegates IA
Methodist Conference Pre-.
vents Change in Laws.
CHANCELLOR DAY SPEAKS

SARATOGA, May 25.-Dancirs ,z
and theatreeoing are st,,l u,,o,
the ban OF tho Methods. EnIs,o..,
and members who intu,s. =
these diversions are liable to espul.,o,
under the laws Of the church.
The General Conference by a vo.s ..
43i to $50 rejected to-day a pro,,..,
offered by "A minority of the ,o,,r,N
on The state Of church, which r,,o,
that paragraph 27i, which sncJ.
hcally pronounccs. against these anne,
and provides "a penalty for ylol,.
ton OF the rule. be removed.
III conference ordered tina, all ,io,,,.
be shut on and tho voting was c"n
Quoted without demonstration. yvor,
member was required TO vote on a an, a.,
paper bearing his name. 70 tina, hs no.
ton on the question will appear in IN.
records OF the conference.
HAD II not been for the solid onno.,
tion OF The negro delegations tho ha,
might have been lifted. Nearly s,.,r
one of the delegates. however ~.
there are about 100 In the coufercnc.
voted against changing the pararrans
u vote or the other conferences "a,
nearly always divided. but in the c.s
OF New York. New York East. phIa.
deiphia. Newark n other conference.
the majority supported Chancellor lama,
*. Day OF Syracuse University. who
headed the progrcssives, who wan,eI
change. Pittsburg divided SIX TO 81,
Two Brief Addresscs.
Both Chancellor Day and the lcadcr
OF those who opposed removal. Franz
Men Of Tulsa. Okla, were pcrui,,ed ~
make brief addresses.
1t was emphasized during thcss ,slLs
that In addition TO the paragrsph vii,
1t was sought to remove, there IL sso
IN the discipline. or o OF rules " tho
church. a warning against these a,nuse.
ments. which provides no penalty. bu.
which DIR. Day commended - stron,
enouRh to make the position of ,hs
church clear Is opposed to certain dl,er.
sions.
II am not I'm any way opposed IN IN.
most rigid attitude of the church q,
which l am "A member on the Question q,
a~musements,' said Chancellor Day. "Bu,
you and I know that paragraph .7I Is
an imperfect catalogue OF evils out %
~h''h arc lcrt evils an great a. tHo,o
there specified. II II wrong In nrin.
" III VI "a NN II
you continue II. II VIII come back 70 H..
General Conference until tho millennium
to give us trouble because II 4, vroi.
THE other paragraph haA y auni,ic-,
enumeration to give the scope and IN.
Intent In tho case II incorpuratc-
everything that n devout Christian onVl
not to do, but at the samc time leaves
him with the freedom tina belong To- y
Christian"
Must Lay Down Lava.
In opposition Mr.. Mem sad
Every argument practically tina. Foe.
been presented In favor Of the orpoa'tio,
would do away with every statute ,i
tina hooks Of every state III Tho Trio.
would eliminate the ten commandment,
and would a away the force of .vcry
prphibitive statute OF every civilized Liant
in the world.
on the part OF the people anywhere q
uplift the morals OF IA coInmunity. r
addition TO laying down the prinrtrla,
whereby men and women should seek -
aspire 10 the best things, there must l.,
laws with penalties attached. else tie-,
Is no possibility OF enforcing these prn
c!ples."
The paragraph which the corforenc.
refused to remove is ~ follows.
In cases or neglect or duties ~ AMI
kind, i%mrrudert conduct. indulging sin
full tempers or words, dancing playful
at games OF chance, attending theatre.
horse races. ~clrcuses. dancing par os 4"
~patronizing dancing schools, or tth'
such other amusemonts as are obvious
of misleading or questionable moral tcr
dency. or disohed,cnce to tn. order ar'
discipline OF III" church-at the MT ot
Tense lev private rcproof h. given T.
the pastor or class leader and if Their
be AN acknowledgement of faui an'
proper humiliation the person may h
borne with.
ION tho second offence the nas'or of
class leader may take with him ore o.
two discreet members Of tho churcN IN
the third offence let him be brought '
trial and II found guilty and 'h're b
no sign of real humiliation. he shall b
expelled"