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Amusement ban remains upheld by Methodist conference
Baratoga Springs May 25 The General Conference refused to repeal Paragraph 271 of the church discipline which bars card playing dancing theater going and other amusements. Vote 404 to 260 with negro conferences largely opposing any change and foreign delegates split. The rule dates to 1872 and prescribes escalating penalties from private reproach to expulsion for repeated offenses.
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