Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-04-27
COMMUNICATIONS.
United Presbyterian Presbytery.

United presbyterian PreSDyteTy.
The United Presbyterian Presby-
tery of Butler met in West U nifty
church. Marion township, on Tues
day, April II.
Calls were presented from the con-
cations of of White Oaks Spring and
Mt. Chestnut for the services of Rev.
j. B Borlsnd, of Steu6enville Pres
bytery; also from Centreville and Be-
thel for the same minister. A call
was presented from Freeport congre-
CATION for Rev, A. F. kirkpatrick, of
Stamford Presbytery. Calls we're
presented from East Unity and Clin-
tonville congregations for A. B. Dick
lie, licentiate under the care of Con-
maugh Presbytery.
Mr.. W, A. Monks delivered his
trials for licensure which were appro-
we'd. Having passed the usual exam
ination he was licensed to preach the
Gospel.
The General Assembly was men,
orialized to adopt the following reso-
luton:
"Resolved, That Presbyteries be
directed to refuse licensure to stud
ents of theology who are addicted to
the use of tobacco in any form, and
that copy of this rule be put into
the hands of al persons applying for
admission as students of theology.
The Committee on Temperance
presented the following resolutions
which were unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, L. That We reafirm our
allegiance to the cause of Temperance
Reform, and pledge ourselves to act
i've cooperation in every department
of temperance work.
2. That we recognize with graft.
itude the continued growth of tenn
perance sentiment; the decided ad-
vance in prohibitory legislation, and
the favorable decisions of the higher
Courts.
3. That, in view of the fact that
our government, in receiving reve-
nue. tax from every gallon of liquor
made, becomes partner in the traffic,
we desire to place ourselves on record
as in favor of the repeal of the inter-
nal revenue tax on liquor.
4. That we deplore and condemn
the recent action of Butler County
Court in the repetition of the decision
of the previous year granting the ap-
plications for license to sell intoxicat-
ing drinks; and that in face of the
provisions of the new law which in
it's better features was designed to
voice the advanced temperance senti-
ment of the State. In condemning
this action, We declare that we make
no unreasonable demands; we have
no intent to disregard law (the charge
of lawlessness comes with bad grace
from the advocates of a lawless liquor
traffic We make no charge of dis
honesty, but we do protest against
the fact that no appreciable weight
was given TO the legally expressed
temperance sentiment of the different
sections of the county, aud we do la
ment the fact that the Court has seen
fit to put such o narrow interpTeta-
tion upon the law, and has dragged
out of the darkness of past ages the
superannuated, musty idea of a hotel
license, to do service in this age of
advanced prohibition sentiment. In
view of the fact that such narrow 10.
terpretations are possible and that
Courts will be found to grant license
30 long as there is a shadow Lf pre-
text for so doing, we demand at the
hand of our Legislators the enactment,
at once, of statutory law prohibit
ing the manufacture. sale and impor-
ta:ion of Intoxicating liquors, and
and the immediate submission of
Constitutional Amendment on the
same subject to vote of the people.
5. That we commend and endorse
most heartily the action of Judge
Neale in refusing all applications for
liquor license in Armstrong Co., and
to the county we extend most cordial
congratulations.
6. That it is with shame and sor-
row that we have read the names of
two or three members of the United
Presbyterian church On the list OF
bond smen and certiiers to license ap-
plications. We call the attention OF
such persons to the repeated and en-
phatic deliverances Of cur General
Assembly and especially to such ut-
terance as the folio wing: (The Com
mittee here quotes from the minutes
OF the General Assembly of '73, TT,
'78 and '8l) In view of these deliy-
erances of our highest Court. and be-
lieving that the time has gone by
when member in good standing in
our church can become bondsman or
certi6er on an application for license
to sell intoxicating liquor, we hereby
enjoin the sessions under our
care to admonish these persons, and
upon repetition Of the offense en-
force the discipline of the church.