Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-11-01
ME7HODISTS TO
PROBE SCHOOLS
FOR EVOLUTION
Orthodoxy Of Instructors
To Be Investigated by
Committee Named At
San Antonio Meet
(By The Associated Press. }

tDy Inc ASSOCIATED PTeSS.)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 31.-A
resolution adopted this afternoon by
the West Texas conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church South, in
session at Laurel Heights Methodist
church, called upon Bishop James E.
Dickey. presiding officer. to appoint
committee of five to investigate doc
trinal teachings at Southwestern Uni
versity, Georgetown, and Southern
Methodist University at Dallas, denom-
national schools.
The paper, which was signed by 26
preachers and laymen was read by G.
F. Goodenough, Jr., lay delegate from
San Antonio, setting forth the fact that
lest the conference be misunderstood,
and that some reflection be allowed to
rest on those institutions, the bishop
be requested to name committee to
investigate the orthodoxy Of the in
structors and make a report to the
1925 session at San Angelo. Bishop
Dickey is asked to announce his COM
mittee Sunday night.
The case of Friday, when Thomas
Gibbs, a young minister was refused
admission into the conference because
of the conference questions regarding
the apostles creed, was the basis for
this resolution.
In the discussion that followed, Rev.
s. j. Johnston, Corpus Christi, declar-
ed that he had rather boy of his
was killed than he should come back
from college filled with doubts as to
the fundamentals of the Christian
faith. -.
He cited the fact that young Gibbs,
one of the best eyer turned out by
Southwestern University was not
suitable man to preach the gospel be-
cause of the doubts in his mind on
these fundamentals.
"A man who does not believe the
apostles creed has no place in the
Methodist itinerancy. The trouble is,
my brethren, they are taught wrong.
I thank God that they never stole our
Vanderbilt University from US but we
mean to finH remedy, we mean to
stop this sort Of thing
DIR. Sterling Fisher of Austin said
he would vote for the resolution but
he would rather give a vote Of conf
denee to DIR. Selecman, president of the
Southern Methodist University, and
DR.. j. Sam Barcus, president of South
western. than appoint this committee,
as he did not believe such action would
accomplish the object in view. Rather
it would raise doubts in the public
mind that might hurt the schools, he
said.
DIR. Barcus was given the privilege
of the floor and he said that he would
A. M
If there is anything that needs to
be Strengthened out we want it straight
ened," he said "We keep open house
at Southwestern all the time.
| San Angelo was named the next meet
ing place Of the West Texas conference
of the Southern Methodists after hearing
eloquent pleas from that city, Corpus
LChristi and Uvalde Saturday.
Ministers and laymen spoke in favor
of each city, without visible effect, but
when Mrs. H. E. Jackson, lay delegate
from San Angelo spoke, it appeared to
turn the tide toward the "Queen City
of the Texas Prairies." After a vote
for San Angelo showed ,126 and Corpus
Christi 90, the Reverend J. G. Campbell,
who had nominated Uyalde withdrew
and asked that San Angelo be made
unanimous which was done.
Election of clerical alternates to the
general conference, which was COM
menced Thursday, was completed Satur-
day morning, resulting in the naming
of the following ministers: W. L. Barr,
Corpus Christi; J. Sterling Fisher,
Austin; S. l.. Bachelor, Uvalde and
I II. NJ. Ratliff, San Antonio.