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Show UNITED EFFORT 1 FOR PEACE IS CHURCH URGE Board of Bishops of Methodist Meth-odist Episcopal Confer-! ence Recommends Lifting of Ban on Amusements fcRIN'GFIEUX Man.. May I The uniting of Americans with Brit ' .ah, Australian and othir Mathod-lats Mathod-lats In tha cause of world peace waa , urge4 at the Methodiet F.pleconal general conference here today by W. L. McC'utcbeon. treasurer of Queen vol lege, Melbourne. "Can't ke get together?" ha aaked "Wiit you people taice the lead? Send out a radio to Great Britain and Australasia and you'll find we're listening fn. You'll hear ui reply. 'Vou lead and we'll follow. It's forget our ancient grudges and aee if In united brotherhood we can't do something to meet the needs of the world today." A resolution praising the add re m of the biehope. delivered yeaterday as "hroad. eomprehenaive. fearleae, . Illuminating and inspiring. paaaart aL. the conirtii. . H yea kerf described the address as "truly statesmanlike and of an original character." The ban on worldly amusements of the Methodist Kplseopsl church should be lifted because it "has not corrected the evils named as detrimental detri-mental to the recreational lite of our people." the address of the beard of blahope to the quadrennial quadren-nial conference of the church recommends. rec-ommends. Only .those amusements "which cannot be enjoyed4 In the name of Jesus Christ" should be barred, according ac-cording to th stldrees.y which was presented yeaterday. The bishops observed with grave apprehension "the growing spirit of wordlllness, agreed it was necessary neces-sary to correct this evid. but asserted as-serted tii method used to this end hitherto had been Inefficacious and an embarrassment to many pastors, especially among uVe young people of the church. Indorsement was voiced of the union of the nations In the cause of peace and union of the Methodist Meth-odist churches of America In the cause of Christianity. The address iirgedAmerica's entry to the world v court. leclaring that a frightful condition condi-tion existed in relation to divorce. the assembly recommended' aland-ardixatton aland-ardixatton of divorce laws. The bl'hons declared prohibition hnd decreased crime and misery. All efforts made to change the taw would fail, they said. |