Smyrna times., 1875-03-24
WHOLE NO. I,O39

Conference Education Fund. SIOl..-
General Education Fund. Sl9I %
$lSG.
Total. $4.jj9.
memorial from the Confcrlc,. to Tho.
DelaWar" Legislature was presented by Rev
w. u fhd'hus, asking that if that body L,
not prepared to restrict still further fL,.
lrailc III intoxicating liquors. th,y do mot
iI'It'i any part OF tn" existing law. ht;t
leave 1t for further trial Of two y,:r,.-. .,,,,
declaring that the body will seek to over,
throw amy that shall nak,. les. ,frict .I,h
law ~'''''
pr. Cooper thought it pc.ilou- To- make
"oir a" "a Conference; such 4 Request. If til"
'"Ili'rchcr would adjourn and act a~ =, chi.
zen he would vote for every word Of il.
pr IhGbu' thought We must not have
our hands tied in TIL, Inatt,. ,imIly L,..
cause "" az" an ecclesiastical body. Ou,.
lo'r for humanity should prompt the
contrary
/. 9. AyrrS thought it would be- ,tran,.
70 "a! |" our people, ." on. hut We, cannot
20 with ypu. We are doing this -iiu,I,.
because il is Methodist or aIght rI,.-,.,
). l.. Houston thought lLcr.. v.,- ~,
"ahSrr OF ltS repeal, and that >oln,. Of fb,.
preachers. hy their abusing l,.,j-ll,,,,..
himdcrcd legislation.
j. i. Mann knew tIrr. was J.,,a.,.
Money was subscribed i'm Wihuiu.,t,, .,
repeal 1t, but the Delaware Legislature. .I.,j
50 Tar resisted their brides. and W. ouoIIt -
give thcm our support by ,hi~ action.
Ir. I ""i"r desired We might a,l y,.y
carefully IN TINS matter. H. did not oi.
pos" the temperance cause. H.. lad ,t.t
tasted liquor since lN29. IL, wn, n,.,,,.J
TO V"tln@ rs conference ~in.l,Iy tina
church OF Christ should not aIl,..I Ia n,I,.
ciVII arm t. cn!orc, it, dngnIa.. II.diI
h"t object To III" object. hut to the manner
"I "9In@ II. W" must mc,.. the ,.nc,,.,. .I,..
on IN" common ground Of civil rigIt ii
protested against being compelled hyth..
V"t" of thl- conference to lc!n-. OBLIGED +,
vote N any direction, H. VA, fl., anil
would y"t" a. h"lI,a~"d.
l'F' Matlack said hr did not cnur,,u,,lt,..
any rrcl''~laStir;l action. H. uu,lIito,d
tH' papers would declare what We would
GO on oar return holn,.. :t~ citizens. l.,,. !,
Methodist Church,
pr. k"nn"y cnncullcd With Dr.. c,a,.a.
i'ut Il" "dT"catri the purifying uf I.n,iijr-
:" amy means III our lr'v,ur: and thuu,l
mere iN ministers. W. have not t.i.i,.it .l.,.
rights a. citizens. often w, al,. ..'..,l.rf +,
t'hprrulr" meetings. lut Uh,! ,y,. ,..Iu,.,,
vote" W" follow the bri,.,t- d! ;..ltr. E,,t
l0r such vet" We are ly-I .u,ihi,. 10 God
ne CH'ich must shake li,l self loose, from
IN" >hackI"S of party politics. TnIti. WIN,
ulr paper proposes. WrW.Mt tp Iray,j, .i.,-
iltic, with Christianity. W. want tl,lu -
know that We stand pledged t. 4,r,l.o,t
mo" vino viii hr most tljy, IL tho. ni,,.,..-.
OF humanity. Christianity i, q rrot,..;
"2'il>t all mlquIty. | WANT tina, I,.l,.,.,. tn
:" rE- Elhg INTO the ears ui our I,.t;.l,tu,,
"cior" the sun sets to-day. The legislator.
are "4r servants: and WI, wnt th,D io
kh"" that We ar not Willm1 tu 81, lu..at
great Labor, the pins again and arI;9. .'.rI
nav" them roll the balls a,.l h,.ayk tI..n
down. ~
After the rr-rra,Iny Of Tho f,.,nJ1t.,,,
several brothers objected To- tn. l,.,..,
b"rau~" it would pledge the PREACHER.
signing It to preach against any ut,fg whjck
should favor the traffic.
The paper was referred to the following
committee; Rev>. Natack. Cooper ami
Colclazer.
Key. lr. Curry was thcn called upon and
made some remarks to the Conference in
behalf OF the rhr'stau. .I|u.,h, .,aR Lu,..I
published IN New York. and Of which he. J..
the editor.
The order of the day wa, taken M. viz
the obtaining of subscription, for meeting
the present demands of $4,000 unn thT
conference Academy Dover wa. auuorr,.
'ed As Subscribing $1,000 of the $4,000 y,.t to
oc obtained, ). W. Cullen hccomino r..,on.
'lhle. Ministers and laympn present ,uL.
'cflhcd $1,000 more