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Show WIDE DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. Methodist Leaders Dispute Over Membership Mem-bership of Church, . Thoro Is a widp dlfforenco of opinion opin-ion between two Methodist editors Enltor Thompson of tho Northwostern Christian Advocate published In Chicago, Chi-cago, and Editor Buckley of tho Christian Chris-tian Advocate, a Now lork publication. publica-tion. At a mcotlng ot Methodist clergymen In tho latter city Mr. Thompson Bpoko enthusiastically, declaring de-claring thnt In tho last four years 1,-5UU.00O 1,-5UU.00O converts had beon mado by tho church. Dr. Buckley disputed tho accuracy ot theso figures. Ho declared tnnt statistics showed Methodism to be actually declining, In some of tho Eastern conferencei) nt nny rate. Ho ucllovcd In looking at tho facts, and ho declared It was a grievous mistake mis-take to take an ovor optimistic vtow. His statements wero vohomently opposed op-posed by tho other persons at tho meeting. |