Show MINISTER UPHOlDS SUNDAY BASEBALL CHICAGO Dec L Delegates Deles gathered gath- gath red ered here for the Methodist National conference con con- ferenee ference for social service ervice W were re told yesterday yesterday yes- yes by one of their number that Sund Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- d day y baseball and motion pictures now tiow under the ban of the Methodist church were all right and should have the official sanction Dr Edward A. A Peterson of Goodrich house Clevel Cleveland nd 0 O. was was' the advocate of Sunday amusements Rev Dr Peterson Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son said I believe laws Jaws against against- Sunday games for the people are a bad thing and should be repeal repealed d. d They ar art are really dead letters letters let let- In most places and a constructive policy should be adopted for recreation on this workingman's day Where we wo forbid we make Sunday a aday aday aday day of idleness for most young oung people In reply Herbert Welch Velch president of Ohio Wesleyan university who was presiding pre pie siding said Why if the book book- of or Methodist laws had been on this reading desk and heard that I would have haye expected to crawl to the edge and fall fail over Rev J. J H. H Williams Imams of Riverside made the most vigorous a attack on Dr Peterson's Petersons Petersons Peterson's Petersons Peterson's Peter Peter- sons son's proposition saying I dont don't believe in trying to mix the work of the church with Sunday baseS base ball Even In Jn the attempt of ot the Young Mens Men's Christian associations to combine athletics with spiritual work nothing but failure |