World Pow-Wow

The Methodist Quadrennial General Conference, 850 delegates, including every Methodist Bishop in the world except three, met at Springfield, Mass., and:

Attended an opening devotional in which Rev. Liu Fang (China) led the responses, Rev. Jashwant Chitamber (India) read the lesson, Rev. Henry C. Ballock (South America) led the Apostles Creed, Rev. Alfredo Taglialtela (Italy) called the hymn, Rev. Charles A. Tindley, colored (Delaware), prayed.

Unanimously adopted the resolution of Judge Henry Wade Rogers favoring the World Court.

Heard Bishop Nuelson of Zurich, Switzerland, on the desperate plight of Europe and the danger to Protestant ism.

Decided to send a special delegation to Washington to urge stricter Prohibition: Bishop Nicholson of Chicago, Bishop Leonard of San Francisco, Judge Pollock of Fargo, N.D., William H. Van Benschoten of New York, Rev. Clarence True Wilson, Secretary of the Church's Temperance Board.

Adopted a resolution categorically denouncing President Butler of Columbia (see Page 18) and praising Presidents Angell of Yale, Hibben of Princeton, Burton of Chicago, Burton of Michigan, Brooks of Missouri for their support of Prohibition.

Heard Bishop Nicholson of Chicago, head of the Anti-Saloon League, advocate that no Methodist workers be henceforth sent to Columbia University for training.

Sent a cable to Mrs. Lois S. Parker, 90, in India, "oldest missionary."

Endorsed the Capper-Hull Bill for more Army chaplains and higher rank.

Adopted a resolution to extend prohibition to the Philippines, where the Volstead law does not apply, although the 18th Amendment does.

Side-tracked a " Declaration of Faith, " presented by fundamentalists who hoped to commit Methodism to their views.

Received a letter from General Feng-- (Chinese Christian Soldier) who had been elected a delegate, but whose services the Chinese President could not afford to lend.

Heard the report of the Bishops on the state of the Church. Venerable Bishop Berry of Philadelphia, author of this report, began reading it, his voice failed; Bishop McDowell of Washington substituted, but the venerable Bishop returned to conclude it. The report advocated:

1) Abolition of the ban on dancing, card playing, theatres, circus, but stressed the unmorality of the age.

2) Fundamentalism.

3) Union with the Methodist Church South. This has been agitated ever since 1845 when the Church split because a Baltimore parson refused to free his wife's slaves.

The report denounced:

1) The Klan.

2) Divorce. (No divorcee can be remarried by a Methodist minister except the innocent party in a case of unfaithfulness.)

3) War-- the precise attitude on this question remains to be determined.

* Feng is the really powerful general, now encamped near Peking, who is continually reported as having converted whole regiments. His soldiers are often heard singing the Doxology, Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, Bringing in the Sheaves, etc. But the word-- employed are often pagan and profane.