Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-13
The Pastors, Meeting To-day.
TEMPERANCE ALLIANCE,

The Pastors [ MON held meeting this morn
ing at Foundry NJ. E. church. Rev.C Ii. Richard
son IN the chair, and Rev. /. Il. Morgan secre-
tary.
Rev Mr.. Mason made a report (verbaD from
the committee on temperance alliance, that q
local option bill had been prepared which
would, With petitions Cor the passage thereof.
be presented 10 congress The committee was
continued TO represent this body III the forma-
ton Of an alliance.
WEEK OF PRAYER.
Rev. Mr.. Mason said thar one year ago to-day
at meeting OF pastors at the rooms or the Y.
NJ. Z. A. committee was appointed Iii connec-
tioD with tie " eek OF prayer, and he suggested
that at this meeting arrangements be made for
the observance or the week OF prayer.
Rev. DR.. Noble urged that SuCh week be ap-
pointed, and remarked that the observance OF
such week had its origin among the mission
allies In lndia-the prayer at first being tor the
conversion or the world, but since then other
topics had been introduced.
Rev. Dir. Mason moved that the week be OH
Served-the first week of JaDuary-oy union
meetings nom ~ 10 O'Clock daily In places aud
under the lead OF ministers TO be appointed;
adopted.
The following were appointed TO conduct the
meetings: Monday. Rev. j. T. Kelly. Presbyte-
TiaD: Tuesday, Rev. owen James, Baptist: We'd
nesday, Rev b. p. Brown. NJ. E Thursday,
Rev. j. T.. Rankin, congregational; Friday,
Rev. j. G. Butler, lutheran; Saturday, Rev. A.
f. Steele. Episcopal.
NR. RIpDLE AND THE LIQUOR QUESTION.
Rev. Mr.. Leech asked as to the opinion of
hIr Riddle On the liquor question.
Rev. Dr. RANKIN said that the history or that
opinion was that the President had requested
an opinion from the Attorney General aud that
officer had requested one from the attorney OF
the District, which had been furnished.
Rev. Mr. Gardner asked i; there had been
any peTceptible effect OF this opinion, and the
answer was made that some licenses had been
"nurg up" Temporarily.
The meeting decided that the noon day meet
fDSs De held at wesley chapel. The committee
On these meetings-Revs. Kelly, Rankin Leech,
Power. Butler Mason. j. T. Murray-was con,
tiDued. Rev. DR.. Rankin suggested that a col
ored brother be appointed. and Rev. MIR. Fitz-
hugh, ColoIed,Was appointed On the committee.
Rev. Mr.. Leech, from the committee on IL
censeS to corner buildings, made a report sub
mittiDg the letter sent to the Commissioners
aud their reply. reiaarking that IL by simply
closing front door and opening side door the
liquor license can be obtained. there Is but lit
lie protection. Also the draft OF letter TO the
Commissioners asking Ii it Is not necessary for
majority from both front aud side streets. No
reply to this had been received thus far.
Rev. DR.. Noble said that it had been published
that lot quite SEQ licenses had been granted
not quite half the number last year. There
We're 500 who were selling the past year VINO
have not been licensed, and these needed
watching. In the case OF a man against whom
protest was presented. he had found that the
name Of one man had been forged, and the
name OF an unauthorized agent had been I'D e !,
as also the name OF a lady whose name "a
placed there by boarder. This lady tod rhe
officer that her name was unauthorized, and b
Informed her that She would have to 90 10 ihe
Police Court to have her name taken of. While
there We're some good men on the police fierce,
there were some In perfect &C 3ord ana s. M
PATTY With the liquor dealers.
Rev. MeSSTS RdmsdeIl and Kelly were ap-
pointed a comlnittee to report 20 the neAt
meeting the number OF licenses issued
Rev. Mr.. Leec}l. In reply to Dr. Noble. said
that he had 40 confidence In the Commissioners
az to their sympathy with the pastors one
day they reject an application and send it by a
policeman back FOR amendment and In few
days they approve The license.
Rev. Mr.. Little said that it was something TO
stop the theater licenses.
A committee-Revs Messrs Richardson, No
bic. Rankin and Morgan secretary ap-
pointed 70 present at the next meeting a state
ment OF what had been done.