Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-03
LEADERS IN METHoolsM PRE-
SENT OPINION OF PEND
ING PROBLEMS.
FAVOR COMPROMISE ON
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Bishops Think Prssldsnt and Senate
Should Get Together and Make
Concessions to Insure Peace Or
ganization--Ne Backward Step OF
temperance Question.
,fcial to Times : Republican.

conference Of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, now holding It's auadren-
NAL sessions in this city. is HE adj
dress OF the bishops Of the church. al
ways presented by one of their num-
Der at the opening OF the conference
outlining the position OF the bishops
at the church on the problems OF the
Cay as related to the church and on
Nre churches attitude on these things
and on the individual problems, or
the church itself. This address Is
somewhat ~ the nature OF govern
or's message to a. legislature or the
presidents message TO congress ex-
&C pit that it embodies the views OF
the whole board of bishops as unified
into one harmoniVis platform.
The bishops address to the present
conference was delivered by Bishop
William F. Mcdowell. of Washing
ton. ID. c. Sunday afternoon before
a large audience. The address par
ticularly related tothe responsible
ties which the unsettled and chang
ing conditions in the world place
upon the church and dealt with the
relation of the church to the religious.
social and economic conditions OF
the world tocay. II reiterated the
church's determination to fight in
temperance. The race question was
declared to he the most menacins
and threatening one now facing the
world.
Favor Nations League.
The address came out for a league
OF nations by declaring that however
however II shall be brought about.
such compromise should be made
between the president of the United
States on one hand and the senate
Of the United States on the other as
shall secure a real and effective
league of nations in which the United
States shall have proper and hon.
CRADLE place among the nations OF
the world in preserving the peace
and bearing the burdens Of the
world" p
As to church union. sone OF the live
sub jects to come UP before this con-
ference. the bishops declared that
"the only real motive for union is
the winning of the world for Christ
and that such union must meet the
acid test Of Christian democracy.
To-day in the year 1920 the church
must be a steadying power" declared
Bishop Mcdowell in presenting the
address. ut seems to us to be part Of
our chief business at this conference
to declare anew our devotion to or
derly government and our belief in
legal processes in society. To declare
against law1essness, confusion and
anarchy.
Foundations. are disturbed" he
declared in referring to present day
conditions Economic, social and in
dustrial conditions are. volcanic.
They reach the roots Of organized
life. the basis of government itself.
the province OF law and the stability
OF society as based upon law.
everywhere, free institutions are
threatened. The church must not fail
in the efforts to preserve them. We
cannot give sympathy or approval
to bolshevism. whether Of the red
handed mob or Of the soft-handed
sentimentalist. to anarchy. whether
Of the street or OF the chair.
Between the destructive radical
and the unyielding 1reactionary: be-
tween the anarchist the bomb throw
err. the red terror on one hand and
the rockribbed contender for special
privilege. feudal brutality and DOM
nation Of wealth on the other; be-
tween wild radicalisrn and inhuman
stapdpat!sm: between autocracy at
the top and anarchy at the bottom;
between tyranny Of wealth and ty-
ranny Of strength. the church Of
Jesus Christ must this day hold a
steady course. speak in clear tones
and minister to order, stability and
righteousness. Those who now array
class against class. man against man,
in any manner. are foes. not friends
Of society,"
The church must hold q steady
course toward universal democracy
based on right: q course that will
save the world from the excuses of
fanatlcism. the unbridled sway of
greed tho tyranny Of the few o. the
tyranny Of the many. Today, q al
ways, the church II FOR order, stead
iness, eatrness enA .:=, AAi,dd tto,iayi
the church must speak that steady
Ing word TO which the world viii
listen" ~ K
Duties ~ che Church.
The address declared that -lt Is
not for the church to socialixc. or
capitalize or industrialize Or even
civiliss the state but W Gods power
to regensrate :it. TO cht1stianiss Il In
the whole range Of Its personal, so
cial. financial and Industrial life.
THE church p not done with IT,
task until this II done. dsclarsd the
bishops. Economic I'LL are human at
their heart and can only be cured by
moral and sr!atGa! appliances. Eco
nonaic Ills cannot 30 cured by
economic appliances 9ociety ls in
greater danger OF breaking down In
its character than in It's finances or
Industries. II the church falls az q
moral and regeneratinE force Il 10
helpless economically"
/. The great missionary opportunity
In. the opinion OF the bishops Is in
the Christianizing the nations and
lands Of the east, PARTICULARLY China
and Japan.
n the ideals Of those lands b
made militaristtc economic OF mate
rlnliatic. II In, neaskion fron1 their