Article July 31, 1926 Issue

Signs of the Times

with contributions from E. C. Phileo, William Ralph Inge

[From the War Cry, Chicago, Illinois]

"Backbiting" was one of the cardinal sins condemned by the early Methodists, according to a document recently made public in a sale at Southeby's auction rooms in London. Dr. James R. Joy, editor of the Christian Advocate, New York, draws attention to the six points of brotherhood which he recently discovered had been written by John Wesley, founder of Methodism, and signed by John and Charles Wesley.

"It is agreed by us whose names are underwritten: "1. That we will not listen or willingly inquire after any ill concerning each other.

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