Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-05-11
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A.. g, n-oressional
-, g n,ror ca banpy as
minister or n church,
r. -. r ..br with tsmnsrance."
Tb;s IS o,.-. i not ,-re as a general
.,o+,m.n. Iobn Goupb ard other
oni,er, .o,onor,,oo mon are wont to bear
trcoront and hearty test;morv To the ser
v;ces of tho c,orrv and the churches. of all
a,,o,,,;no,;,,,s :, IN, of t,mrcrancc.
Rat ,bcro oro otbors wbc are less liberal in
,be;r awora of ,-ca;t +, their best hclrers,
and loss trutbfuI
Hon Neal Dow. of Maine, has twice
NTH, tho mast tbree months seen fit to pub
1;sb in tho nowsnaners such accusations as
>, :; ,,,,. ,.e,o,,ihls for
tua' ''4' N""''u l.
the liUuur traffic, and that 1.-THE church Is
, :, 81 oL he
lnulhereht 10 the matter' "A'
Gar, .Gr,,, emphatic deliyerance upOn
n a
the abomination oil the hquor 'iaN'' a"l
anu '1c ou'S Vi 'hiis''a" 'n0" " r
rhri.t;,rs ,Xcent IL he from the Me.hodists
1hFi>'iaHS' 'A'ep' " "o ''0A-
and UEiycrsalistS.' The Congregational
cbrrcbcs are particularly arraigned by Mr..
D,u H., "Ircmpmber only too well
i,,,u,,rcpat'o nlists
tnat III sl''' ns'' ---D'S Va VI
at Boston some wears ago, q proposition up
,llu
on the subject wes yehemently Opposeu ny an
". r,olord divine ord so far as
eminent NC" EnKianu ui' n,
| know, that denomination has not 'pcepeu
against the liquor traihc since 'na. 'i"u'
These calumnIous charges the he'' b9'
Go WaiLor answers in an .r.iclc in
ueo' L. ""'hei'. N -,
A. ,,Itor;,o r,,orarcos unor the
quotes the following u'tei"h9S' "f'" 'N
s,hiect.
!. ,s-,,h, Massachusetts, General Associa-
,;or n,ssed the following resolution, viz:
strf-,.-, rha, ss,,o Tho traffic In Intoxicating
4; 20, ;.,i, ha,t "a, The moral AGENCIES
@ =. 10 ,ba tomnerance reform and 10 the
useu 20 ,raca emnioXed nv The church to cave
en wa bsIshy record our promising hosti-
H. M, and nIedve oir ,uluurt to ITS legal
Suppression.
In 1874 the same BODY passed the Hollow
| ing resolutions
.p..,., rh,. ,la tro 1;c in Intoxicating liuuo-s
Is aSh,, ha rrisr 70 tho nrogress of the gospel in
,ss s,s,a and lard and therefore the suppression
~ tIt.h hoe rna hri
Va ~ 'l+'' a. CD. =,
Inc oeherai AsSoo''''On y,
nno'e is'a.u =. ,,;a ,hO
"a ,nc,snt nyinc,ples npon which this
oniy saie an 49, .op hs prosecntsd ara total
Ieioi ~ 20 10 nsa ~ intoyicsting beyerayes
sns ava ,h n,obbtion nv law Of The manu-
sactnre ard ale of ardent laror except for
medicinal or mechanical purposes"
The General convention cl vermont IN
1874, thus delivered ITSELF
,s p,..,s That ve Gsel called upon as a
.onrsntIon ~ Cbristian ministers and churches dis
,;nc,I,- ond carriaIly 10 ;ate our STAND with all
me-! ~ -. :, ,s,ance and 10 nlenge our SYM
na,I nd snnnort 10 every legitimate effort for the
suppression OF the beverage and unlawful
sa, &c, VI al 'i'VH ,', ,,; :.
Inc I'VE" iorh "en''"i 'o''"'''"' :"
| 1875, said:
=. p,,.t,,, That We record ,ur ind. ment that
a-u,ranrass sin sSainst t;od and a crime
vi a. s,a,e an1 sh MD he 50 defined nv star.
20 a,b n,,,n,tiy d,alt with That uguor selling
is, also every way and lilly 10 lie treated as an
Tho General Association of Michigan. of
1875 Tins recorded its opiniou;
"Resoled That we desire to express our firm
,onDietSn tnat te and NE solemn
ly protest against rem wing from our state Consti-
iicence the liquor traffic."
Iowa, in her General Association, in 1867,
had this to say:
"RoOhed, That VIC will labor by all Lawful
State in opposiion to license law and as one OF
the surest means Of checking the fa'aseS o. H.
W;soo,s;,.s p-osbv,,-;,n and Conrrc,a-
49, C,.,,n,;, ro,o5 in 1879 fms.
ps,o,,,J Tb,, We shall hail with pleasure the