The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-04-13
THE ANNUAL CONVENTION
or the Indiana State Christian Temper.
ance Union.
What Was Done by the Body Last
Week.
THURSDAYS sentinel.l

Thursdays Sentinel
Tue fourth annual Convention of the Ia
diana State Christian Temperance Unien
was begun at the Y. NJ. C. A. Hall yesterday
merning at o'clock, with Judge Harring-
ton in the Chair, and some forty delegates
present The usual Committees were 40
pointed, after which some stirring speeches
we're made by prominent workers in the
cause. There were several unimportant
matters discussed, and at IL o'clock the Con-
vention adiournnd to allow the members to
visit the Legislature for the purpose OF
looking after the amendment prohibiting
the sale or manufacture OF sFrituous liquor,
which was before that body.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At . o'clock the Convention was called to
order by the President, after which Rev.
DIR. Vernon, of Roberts Park Church. made
a most eloquent welcoming address, which
was responded to by A. E. Pierce, of La
fayette. The credentials of delegates who
had arrived during the hour of adjourn
ment were referred to the proper Commit
tee A Committee on Resolutions was then
appointed and requested to report at the
night session. A Committee was appointed
to draft suitable resolutions ON the death OF
T. A Mason who has died since the last
Convention. After few brief remarks by
several members, the Convention adjourned
until 1880 p. IN.
NIGHT SESSION.
Promptly at 7:30 the Convention was
called to order by the presiding officer, after
which a most fervent prayer was made.
The District Unions then made reports of
the work in their Districts which were one
and all of a most fiattering nature. The
Committee on Resolutions then reported as
follows:
The State Christian Temperance Union Of In
diana in delegated Convention assembled at ln-
dianapolis, April and 7, hereby declare our
sentiments aud proposed course OF action III the
following resolutions:
1. We thank God and take courage. in view OF
past success achieved, in the spread Of temper
ance sentiment in the education OF pubic
opinion, ard in the quickening OF the public con-
science upon this great moral question: and we
upon the liquor traffic and all its inherent evils,
and to strive 10 save humanity FROM all its bane-
ful results. These Unions will continue the toll
some labor of raising the fallen; be always on the
alert with kind words, sympathy and helping
hand for the reformation of the unfortunate
inebriste. struggling with him to higher plane
of life, with malice toward none and charity foI
all.
2. The mission OF the Unions is not alone to
pick up, cherish and save the feeble Ere6ks of hu
manity the heartless liquor traffic throws upon
the world, and 10 bind up the wounds OF the
broken victims, but is also 10 remove the tempta-
ton from the presence of the unwary. the young,
the weak the unfortunate and to cut of ali
source of danger.
g. We believe also that the people t Indiana
regard the liquor traffic and its resultant evils as
the problem which concerns them more deeply
to-day than any other, and that they will no
longer bear to have the subject trihed
with by political parties or In legislation. We be-
lieve the universal moral sentiment OF the State
demands an amendment to the Constitution, pro
hibiting the manufacture and sale OF intoxicating
beverages and this sentiment has voiced Itself in
the joint resolution for prohibitory amendment.
now pending in the Legislature. The people
claim their inherent right to make or demand the
organic law of the State upon this. as upon other
questions, and the representatives of the people
have no right to stand between the people and
this right
4. Since at best IL will be three years or more
before constitutional prohibition can be reached,
the PEOPLE demand sEch legislation as will enable
them 20 get control of the traffic and be the near
est approach to absolute prohibition, and such
end can best be attained through local option
law, including the penalty of imprisonment for
now pending in the House known rs House bill
427 similar in the main To Senate bill 80, defeated
in the regular session. is the result of mature de-
Liberation among the temperance organizations
of the State. nd have been ascertained to accord
with the general temperance sentiment of the
State.
5. The prevailing sentiment also is that the
sale of intoxicating liquors, II II must go on,
should be put upon its merits, separated
from the allurements of games concerts, theat-
ricals and other attractions, and this sentiment
embodied itself in the bill known as House bill
"a, which has been treated with silent contempt
by the Legislature.
6. Political leaders should be the leaders OF the
people to better things else their servants, and
not the dictators of the people, and with the
prevalent temperance sentiment, no party can
stand OF prosper at this day, in yielding TO the
dictation of the liquor element. We deprecate
any and all attempts to prostitute the temperance
thought and temperance work To merely partisan
purposes. We claim and shall maintain the
right to carry our temperance principles with
us wherever may co. ana assert
when and where we deem II best and needful.
organizations the nomination for official posi-
tons of men who have the promotion of the
temperance cause at heart, and In whose hands
its great interests will be safe; and we now serve
notice on.he leaders of all political organizations
that we Will not. under any circumstances, give
our adherence or support to any party nominee
for office who Is not In harmony with the prnci-
Piles herein set forth.
I. We urge upon the people of the State to
honor, sustain and return, regardless OF party,
those Representatives OF the people In
the Legislature, who have nobly and
faithfully advocated, voted for and sustained our
temperance measures introduced during the late
regular and the present special session.
8. We respectfully invite all lovers OF peace,
virtue and good order, to rally 10 the support of
these declarations, and join with us in carrying
out these principles. which shall ultimately lead
to grand and glorious triumph.
Q. Our President shall appoint, after due de-
liberation, true and tired temperance men In each
County Ia this State, AS All Executive Committee:
that said Committee proceed TO organize the
State, and prepare all things for the good people
Oh Clhlc 10 rally NJ lut proper hIOu0u
importance men as their candidates.
10. The contest between and our enemies
promises To be long and tedious-full of obstacles
that will require time and money 10 accomplish.
Therefore, we urge our friends To see 10 II that
funds are raised and placed at the disposal of the
proper officers of this organization, that their
work may not be trammeled for want OF sufficient
means TO make the work efiectual; that the subOr-
dinate Unions make this an especial object of
their local work and respond freely In their
behalf.
Resolved, That the publication OF these reso-
buttons are requested In the indianapolis dailies
and in the weekly secular, religious and temper
ance press OF the State.
There was some little discussion on the
report Of the Committee, but il was adopted
unanimously. A lively discussion then
ensued upon a resolution regarding the
modes of worship of Christian organizations,
but IL finally prevailed,
The place of meeting of the semi-an-
nual Convention Of the organization
was then taken up, and the cities OF
Lafayette, Terre Haute and Kokomo were
spoken of. This matter lead to n long and
lively debate after which the. city OF Koko-
mo was chosen as the place, and the Con-
vention will meet there in October next.
IL was then announced that the amendment
prohibiting the sale or manufacture of
liquor would go before the Senate ut 10
o'clock this morning, and il was thought
proper that the members should be present
to use their influence for its pas
sage. Here Halleck Floyd, of
Wayne County, a member OF the House
of Representatives, then addressed the Con-
vention for few minutes on the watchful-
ness that should be taken by the temper
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