Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-23
RECREATION FOR
CHURCH s YOUNG
PEOPLE PLANNED
BY ME- ETHOD|STS
definite Plan for Providing
for Wants of the Youth
full Members Decided Up
ON by the Committee,
CONFERENCE ADOPTS
CHANGE IN RITUAL
Clause Pertaining to the Re-
Ception Of Members IS
Modified by Vote of 800
For and 369 Against.

lev MORNING JOURNAL sTscIAL LEASED w,RGl
Des Moines, Iowa, May ga
change, which many delegates said
was important, was made today in
the ritual of the Methodist Epis-
copal church by the general con-
ference, when it adopted the ma
jority report of the committee on
judiciary, which held unconstltu-
tional the question in the ritual of
the church for the reception of
members which reads, "dO you
believe in the doctrines Of the
holy scriptures as set forth in
the articles of religion of the
Methodist Episcopal church ?" and
the necessary answer, II do"
The report was adopted, after
long debate, by an aye and no
vote, 800 for, and 369 against.
The report of the committee did
not touch on the other questions
members, because they were not
involved in the appeal which elm
mated the report. However, the
report indicated that the only
qualification for membership il
"a desire to flee from the wrath
to come, and to be saved from
their sins"
There will be no debate in the
general conference on proposed
change in the amusement clause
of the discipline Of The Methodist
EIAAcosslg ,n1ftG IL lue fGpUit u
the committee on state of church
is presented and adopted as de-
cided upon by the committee. Not
only has the committee decided to
recommend that no change be
made in amusement sections, but
also that the report be adopted
without debate.
Censorship for Movies.
The same committee has agreed
upon a definite plan for recrea-
ton in local churches, intended to
satisfy the wants of the yorng
people. Appointment of a local
reCreational director will be re-
commended, and if that cannot be
done, suggestions will be made
that some other officer of the
church take up the duties. Stand
against the use of the motion pic
ture in the church will not he
taken according to a report which
has been approved by the COM
mittee on state of the church, and
which will be presented to the
conference on Monday or Tues
day This report urges the es-
tablishment of local and state
boards of censorship for pictures,
and calls upon all legislative bodies
"to take early and effective meas
ures to abate the dangerous nul-
sance of unwholesome and unclean
moving picture displays" 1t also
condemns all commercialized eX-
hibitions of motion pictures on
the Sabbath, and urges all the
churches, other organizations and
individuals exhibiting pictures on
Sunday to "scrupulously avoid any
thing and everything that would
in any way detract from the sense
of the essential sanctity of the
Lords day."
Congress would be petitioned to
adopt. a joint resolution proposing
to the several states a constitu-
tional amendment authorizing con-
gress to establish and enforce uni
form marriage and divorce laws
throughout the nation, in re-
port which has been filed by the
committee on state of the church,
and which will receive early con-
sideration.