The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-03

DIES MONIES. Ia. May 2.-IlrraIdinG
tn" M"th"dlst. Episcopal uuadri"nnial
general conference meeting here aS tn"
most imunrtani IN the hiSinr" of III"
druuminLliOn, the address ut the thirty
four bishops of III" church. submitted
tn the conference today. I"'lHr,S tic
church ls ur trial. ON hrhll' rf their
denomination the bishops accept 'hn
challenge and aver that lh" ClG'vh
must determine IT, deal C"uiHC""uS!E
with the vital questions III" new age
has p"rS. ntcd.
"Nr:cr b"fcrc did gen, ri confer
enCr meet at II tim" like thi.'," th'y
saw in their address. "W" cannot 20
hack Ia the less troubled. more .'lmil"'
placid days.
wv" arc Mt a crisis in tn" ag"s. lf
We fail her" II will not matter what els"
We do"
The churchs Business.
Tho address is devoted to auSwy yriIr;
tho uucsiinn: What is our chief LuSi-
ness at the present conference"
1t divides the question int" "l"N"n
subdivisions.
The church as awhol" and IN its pnr''
ha, been and is under heavy nr". ih''
address -nVS 1T has been charged
with tailur" 10 prevent war. 1t Is
charged with impotence in III" "irram'
unrest and disorder. II is d"rlnr"d I"
h, uui Of touch with modern industry.
modern thought and dOmin"n' m"d"rn
lifr. II IS charged with being tn" cham
piun Of the obsolete. with the falurr
in interpret Christ 10 personal and @ori''
lir" with power and fulln"Ss. with ~"
fHlurr T." max" thN worlds ideals "r ~
supply IN" worlds motives.
'.Tr-r" is u Wholesale d"~lr.' for 60
operation. hut "a rca"ii"n against "r'I'S,
'r@,iciSm. E"th IN Professionalism ana
RrmaniSm and out$ih" Of hoth thor" ~
q vague Widespread idea of "a 'hriS'iah-
itw without u church,,
Church Unflinch!ng.
In ITS h,ll OF particulars. tn address
says:
:Or cnrrSC the church Will stand in
urtlinrhing, unComprumisinG d"nun'ia,
i'm ur all violations OF law; AGAINST Ill
murdcrous child labor: all foul ""ea'-
shops. all unsafe mines. I'll dcholy t''tl'-
mculs. all starvation wages. ail eN'r-
, siyr hours FOR thus" who toll. All rr"t-
lirotc luxury. all standards uI waS>
and life below tho living standard. Al!
unrairnnSS and harshncSs Of Hondl'ion''
al brutal cNacIiors. whether Of IN" "lh-
uIONrr nr union. all oN"rInrdShipN'
whc,hCr in food. clothing. profits or
vr..-S; against all inhumanity. lnJustir,
oui highi;ng inequality: against A'i
class minded mcn who demand Sp'c'a'
pr viIcgcs or exceptions OF thcI clSSH.
I'm This militaiStir dnN IN" chur'n
seeks spiritual ends. with the "'rrhi'
vaIu. Of human life IN view. More lhan
% pcrc"nt of the present laws r'la''
,n rrop.rtv. les; than ten rr"C"Nt in 'h'
interests Of human life; IN" rnphaS''
- wrong and the proportion Vi'!ou$'
Against Future Wars
"Surrly." SAYS the address, in us rel
crrucr /" world peace. we mus -
.,rnn,- grounds against any moro wars
and against war itself as mclh"u u!
SrtfI!ng difficulties. surely We mus.
commit our church To the rrincirie ti'at i
international troubles snail hr HuJun
hy counsel and arbitration. not by guns
and the slaughter of men: Iha' t"'
nations of tn" world shall h" bound 10
gc;hcr hy a working r"vrnAht OF pE"C'
that however, It shall be- brought apU"''
uuch rornurumiS" should b" MADE nc
tween The president OF III" nil'h
SinI,.s a. shall ScCur" real ana c'','
tive league Of nations IN Whl'h wv
United states shall NAY" u rrnntr 'nH
honorable plaC" among tn" nations OF
;hr world in preserving the peace ana
hearing the burdens or the worla' tlHc
narrow nationaliSn shall not set ilSeIl
against world unity and Il true ln.;,
nat!oualiSm: that we Shal! uhit' "..'
tho churches Of all countries lhat ar
even now seeking To promote imteIhn'
innaI frIcudShip and good VIII; lhat
weak nations shall not b" lhc prey AN, a."
victims of the stronger ones anu tu"S
all nations shaI! reduce armiaii'r"'S ""
armies. hatIlcships aud haNirS TO i
minimum consistent with SatciF' anu
that IN" vast expenditures Tor ntH,,nf
purposes shall be- used for eIu'a'iPH"
Industrial and domestic W''A"'e ~
No Reactionary Spirit.
The address Of the bishops Wa IN"
nnl\ ,ycut on the program before me
confer, nrr today. The business SeH-
siuuS Will he resumed tom"rr"" 'h"' !"
ing. 49,. .,,,,r,n
I..Ii,.rSh!n the
forward moving world. hlSh"p NJ
Dowcll declared.
The address drd not discuss "r recon-
mend specific acts OF church i"EiSia-
tinn. hut dealt with the relations "t lhI
church to th" religious. S"rlal ana
economic conditions Ct IN" world today
ORGANIZATIONS arc disturbed. Icon
omic suxial and industrial conditions
ar, ,ulctuir Th"y go further beneath
nrr" qucSti"us of. wages, hours ana
profits the bishop said. 'thcy rcu'n
the roots Of organized life. IN" haSlS "l
government Itself fNcrywherc
free institutions ar" thrratrheu 'nc
church must not fail IN TN" chort |"
urr%crvr them. We cannot give SYM
pathv or approval (" F"lSh"Nisnl' Wh"tn
or ut thc.rci handed mob or ol IN" Snit
handed scntimcntalist. I" anarchy
whether uf the street or OF thc ChaII;
H"twc"u the d"StructlN" rad'r"l ana
the unfolding rcaCtiouary. between III.
anarchist. the bomb ihrowCrS. the rcu
terror ON ono hand and tho r"ck-rlppeG
contender for special privilege icuu"i
brutality and domination nt Wral'h "I.
th" other: between Wild radira'iSm ana
iuhuman standpaiISm; between autn'-
rary Mt the top and anarchy al the
hnttom: between tyranny "t W'aItn ann
tyranny of strength. the rhurch "l
Jesus Christ must this day h"lu Il
s,rady course, speak IN clear tones ana
minister to order, stability ana rlEh'-
cnusneSs. Thcs" VIII" array class
against class. man against man III any
manner arr foes. not friends OF society
I'VE do not now ahate one J"l or tlti"
Of our hostility tn liquors indISrrIhihl"
Grim" against the world h" said when
discussing prohibition. Nv" hay" MOI
IN" slightest Intention Of !i"ldinE any
part Of the victory "" hay" gained. W"
nd not propose I" compromise With mIid
form of intONiCantS.'
la regard ~ church union. tho Bishop
nSS":t"l the pruhi"m j. far deeper am
moro siginiiCaui than simply fuS'nE TWO
or more denominations ana much deep
CT than any plan Of organization.
To the conferences h" said. We ask
YOU tu derlarr ~ clear and ringing
tones that tn" McthwiiSt Episcopal
church Will work tug"InCr with any
church that works with and fer jesus