West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-04

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Monmouth, G. G. Wilding.
North Henderson, A. M. Bowlin.
Buckley, A. A. Waters.
Dwight, E. S. Wilson.
Momence, J. E. Mercer.
Saunemin, S. E. Steele.
Bradford, J. E WATSON.
Lewiston, G. W. Arnold.
Peoria, Wesley Church, D. Tas-
ker.
Cambridge, J. A, H. Wilson.
Deer Creek, E. G. Wilson.
Lexington, D. G. Shaffer.
The CONFERENCE ON TEMPERANCE
AND PROHIBITION.
We clip the following from the
Blade, on the action of the Confer
ence on Temperance:
The Committee on Temperance
made a report, which passed unani-
mously and commits the Central
Illinois Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, wholly to the
cause of Prohibition. This report
will be found in another column.
A year ago, such paper would
have called forth storm of debate.
The fact that it passed without a
single dissenting vote, shows that
Prohibition has made a marvellous
advance in the last twelve month.
The time has come at last, when
Methodist preachers, in Conference
assembled, have renounced any
iron-clad allegiance to any politi-
cal organization; and they declare
themselves as on the side of that
party which moves "For God, and
Home, and Native Land" The
declaration made so often in the
closing months of 1884, that the
st. John element had "put back
the cause of Prohibition twenty
years." will hardly stand the test
of logic. The temperance report
is a stalwart, and the whole Con-
ference, without a dissenting voice,
endorsed the report. If the third
party could only have one more
chance and "put back Prohibition
twenty years" more. the close of
1886 would see every distillery in
the land shut down, and every grog-
shop forever closed. This temper
ance business is causing a number
of the most faithful men in the
country to move from appointments
where they have done good and
acceptable work their only crime
being that they voted for st. John.
Methodist preachers may die, but
they never surrender.
CONFERENCE TEMPERANCE REPORT.
Here follows the stalwart Tenn
perance Report that was adopted
without a dissenting vote:
Resolved, AS christian ministers,
we will clearly declare to our people
the plain teaching of Holy Scrip
ture upon this subject: "Strong
drink and poverty, strong drink
and crime, strong drink and dam
nation, are inseparable.
Resolved, AS ministers of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, our
endorsement of the book of Disci-
pline, SO far as we are personally
concerned, and so far as we can
influence our people, shall be
practical as we'll as theoretical.
Practical in this: Total personal
abstinence, unalterable opposition
to laws that propose by license, tax
or otherwise to regulate the drink
traffic; in a non-allowance of our
selves to be controlled by political
utilization or party organizations
that are managed in the interest of
the liquor traffic." in an earnest
maintenance Of the doctrine that
| complete legal prohibition of the
trade in intoxicating drink is the
duty of civil government"
Resolved, AS citizens of the
commonwealth of Illinois, and of
the republic of these United States,
we recognize the sovereignty of
the people; hence, we cannot
divorce civil and religious respon-