Arizona republican., 1920-05-03
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Bishop McDowell Strikes Keynote of Quadrennial Confernce in Declaring Church Opposed to Law lessness, Confusion and Anarchy
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DIES MONIES. May 2.-Declarations against lawlessness confusion and anarchy" and devotion to orderly gov ernment were expressed today a [ the Methodist Episcopal quadrennial con- ference in the address of the bishops, Dowell of Washington. Principles for which the church should stand were set forth in the address.
 A reactionary spirit in the church will cause it to Hose it's leadership in the forward moving world the bishop declared.
 The address did not discuss or rec ommend specific acts of church legis- lation but dealt with the relation of the church to the religious, social and economic conditions of the world to- day.
 Denounces BoIshevism
 Foundations are disturbed. Econo- mic, social and industrial conditions are volcanic They go far beneath profits" the bishop said. ''They reach the roots or organized life, the basis of government itself Every where free institutions are threatened. The church must not fail in the effort to preserve them.
 We cannot give sympathy or ap- proval to bolshevism, whether of the
 
 sentimentalist, to anarchy whether of the street or of the chair. Between the destructive radical and the un- reactionary; between the an- archist, the bomb thrower, the red ter TOT on one hand and the rock ribbed contender for special privilege, feudal brutality and dominationof wealth on brutality and domination of wealth on inhuman standpatism; between autoc- racy at the top and anarchy at the bottom; between tyranny of wealth and tyranny of strength, the church of Jesus Christ must this day hold steady course, speak in clear tones and minister to order, stability and Those who array class against class, man against man in any manner are foes, not friends of so- ciety."
 In pointing out a great need Of the church for ministers. Bishop McDowell declared: The Protestant church as 9 whole has never been wise or ade- Iuate in it's care or thought of youth.
 Urges Continuance of Dry Fight
 We do not now abate one jot or tit.e of our hostility to liquors inde- scribable crime against the world" the bishop said when discussing prohibi- ton. We have not the slightest in tention of yielding any part of the victory we have gained. We do not pIOpOSo lc Wltn 0lllO forms of intoxicants." Anarchy would follow the evasion of the eighteenth amendment to the federal constitution. he said. The church, however, must urn to the creation of a new, positive constructive life for community well 'are,' he added
 In regard to church union the bishop asserted ''the problem is far deeper and more significant than simply fus- ng two or more denominations and much deeper than any plan of organi- zation. The motive for union must be pig enough to carry the movement, big enough to last on all lands in all gears.''
 To the conference he said, we ask you to declare in clear and ringing ones that the Methodist Episcopal church will work together with any church that works with and for Jesus Christ"
 The address of the bishop was the only one on the program before the conference today. The business ses- sions will be resumed tomorrow