Methodist Ministers Must Not Joke.
A minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church must not yield to a tendency to tell questionable jokes, and he must not permit others to tell them in his presence, even if he has to use force to prevent their being told, according to Bishop William F. McDowell, who addressed the Rock River conference, at Evanston, Ill.
Laziness and lack of attention to personal appearance also were scored by Bishop McDowell.