Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
81 BISHOPS OPEN
CONVENTION HERE
Foreign Needs of Methodist
Church Will Be Given
Priority.

~rhirtv-seven bishops OF the Meth :
odist Episcopal Church, gathered
here from all parts OF the world for
he semi-annuai meeting OF the
BOARD OF Bishops. went into execu-
i've session az the Foundry Metho- :
dist Episcopal Church this morning
for a consideratio ton Of foreign serv-
ice questions made vital at this time
by The rise OF nationalist feeling in
foreign countries.
Methodism stands FIRMLY for law
enforcement and never VIII weaken
! in It's cIear-cut stand against those
.who would nu!lify the prohloltioIa
Z laws. speakers declared last night at
! banquet rendered the bishops by
he Methodist Union of Washington
at the Rlegih Hotel More than 900
Ne holds of The Capital attended
The visiting church leaders and
; lte.r wives we're honor guests ana
Bishop William +. Mcdowell or
Washington was POSTMASTER
Bishop Mcdowell Lauded.
Dr.. A. c. Christie. president OF the
local Methodist Union. who presided.
!auded the stand taken by Bishop
Mcdowell in testifying before the
Senate committee investigating the
Nostead act Bishop Mcdowell
spoke for Methodism." Or. Christie
sid, wien he declared that our
church is in the fight for law en-
forcement from now on The dec
larat ton was greeted by a burst of
applause from the assembly.
Bishop Ernest l.. Waldorf of
Kansas City. assailed the straw votes
taken on the proposed amendment or
abolition of the prohibition laws.
THE straw votes on the wet
issue" he asserted. have the same
rela ton TO the dry sentiment of this
Nation as a straw man has to a real
live, full fledged flesh and blood man. >
Urges Foreign Extension.
Bishop Waldorf also spoke on the
subject of the relation of extension of
the building programs of the Metho
dist church at home and in foreign
fields stressing the need OF advanc-
ing the program of the church in
foreign nations to a place comparable
to the home program.
Abiding to the controversies in the
religious world. Bishop Waldorf said:
"A preacher is a fool to let himself
be classed as either a modernist OF
a fundamentals" arguing that the
basic faith in Christianity far trans
cends mooted questions of theology.
Ffe described one writer of fiction
as pretty cheap for soothing at the
unwavering faith of the fundamental
lists.
Bishop Herbert WEIGH of Korea
made a plea for international and
inter-racial brotherhood. There is no
greater question confronting the
United States. he said. than that Of
the foreigner and the relationship OF
the races.
TEST is i'm Peace Ability"
The test OF any government, or
any Christian church is its ability to
settle with peace and with justice
these problems Of race and nation
atty" he declared.
National patriotism is a worthy
virtue. he added. but is not sufficient.
quoting the words Of Edith Cavel:
Above all nations is humanity"
Bishop Mcdowell introduced the 81
bishops to the audience.
The board Yesterday afternoon. by
unanimous vote decided To continue
it's policy of rotating the bishops in
presiding over the annual area con-
ferences, so that none will preside
over conferences in his own area
more than twice in the four years
intervening between the general con-
ferences of the church. Bishop Nc.
Dowell was made chairman of the
committe in charge OF the rotations
of the bishops.
The next meeting of the board will
be at Denver, Colo. November 5. it
was decided.
The report OF the agenda COM
mittee. placing foreign field discus
sions in a place of priority over other
matters at this meeting, was approved
by the board.