Show ChURCh AND A The Tho Methodist conference nt Ios io An AngelaM of far tar gelcH geleR lias hU before it a question tho ho reaching nature ono that affects rules ruIe of ot discipline and consequently thu tho of a t 1 ernat veat many of thu the young yOU members Them Is Ia n a tendency tho tha M as among other denominations toward greater liberty of ot Innocent amuse amUsa amusements amusements In tho tha enjoyment ments meats Tho rho committee having that matter mattor under consideration has baa ed cd to recommend that no change l bo be a amade made mallo In tho the rules rulos regarding dancinG and theatergoing The fhe vote vole 03 GS 8 to 43 3 and the tho result was the reached utter after a n long Ions debate Hut But minority will also a 1 report It Ita Itis Sf is a expected that tint the two reports portH will causa lively discussion lon In the tho ho general assembly And the outcome may pos pas oa t rule be o IL compromise making the 1 advisory Instead of mandatory Homo t l t such uch measure appears to be ho called for tor forby torby forby by tho the fact that the constant cen lant anti and gen en 2 orally known Infractions of ot the rules Iules make mako their maintenance a 1 matter ot of endless to the tho denom denomination since they cannot be he enforced Tho rho Christian world baa almost aini at learn t t cd since tho the dU daa of the Jo Joseph JoU U seph that there Is nothing wrong hi in 11 lancing dancing theatergoing and amI other juno Inno junoS ft nl tier S 86 se fl but lI that these u i elm can lie La abused The Tha question queNtion before the I conference should therefore be lJ not whether to prohibit at places of ot or nr Indulgence In but how holl to provide such for Cor the tha young and protect them from tho the evil Influences that areat are areat areat at work In the world work The bad features of ot dancing halls halla 4 or 01 amusement places can Olin of ot not bo be countenanced by any allY church The rite advise adlao to o must naust al always alWIl always ways WIl bo be to shun nil all evil and all nil that leads to ovll Hut But Jut this advice ran have 1 force only whoa when clean wholesome 1 amusements mire provided I Recreation In Is necessary ni sic IB Is toot toed Hut Ute life should not lot be made only re recreation recreation recreation creation The hunter toon oon gets gotA weary of ot H It Ute life no useful purpose It ft 1 t Is i wrong to waste wa le I precious time on and es II especially to waste In III such uch u a II manner the Lords Lor I day do 1111 or ore lire tho the lender leader of ot churches churchill They fhe have R ii to 10 solve The Th old OILI school got lot rill nil Id of ot It II by prohibiting nil mill kinds kind ot of worldly pastimes The rue general re revolt r 1 I volt this thir radical measure de tIe demands tIei i mands another solution Our modern age uge does dONI not lot require that all nil fires be Ix quenched tire fire sometimes de ile devastates It Jt does not demand the tho destruction of oC all ull knives or Runs gUll because these thello ur imre sometimes ut d for lor murderous NOt Nor does dOe It for ftH the lie suppression of oC all amusements that may be abused It requires of the lenders leaders of ot men that they the prove all allI I things and ond keep that which II Is good |