man ▁spoke ▁out ▁against ▁evolution ism , ▁High er ▁Crit ic ism ▁and ▁other ▁modern ist ▁views , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁stand ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁these ▁develop ments . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁social ▁reform ▁to ▁make ▁Canada ▁a ▁truly ▁Christian ▁country , ▁but ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁radical s ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁over throw ▁the ▁established ▁order . ▁ ▁He ▁dist r usted ▁the ▁wealth y ▁la ity ▁and ▁looked ▁to ▁the ▁middle ▁classes ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁creating ▁a ▁more ▁" bro ther ly " ▁society . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁Car man ▁improved ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Church , ▁promoted ▁S abb ath ▁observ ance ▁and ▁fought ▁ev ils ▁such ▁as ▁dan cing , ▁g amb ling ▁and ▁alco hol . ▁However ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁prevent , ▁and ▁perhaps ▁enabled , ▁innov ation ▁in ▁the ▁church ' s ▁the ology ▁and ▁evangel ical ▁tradition ▁to ▁meet ▁modern ▁requirements . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 3 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁Method ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Win ona ▁Haz el ▁Wel ch ▁( May ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁– ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁b ry ologist . ▁As ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁De P au w ▁University , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁bot any ▁and ▁b acter i ology ▁department