Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-15
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Thrilling Resolutions ON Prohibition from
Narinus Church Conferences.

Thrilling Resolutions on Prohibition from
various Church Conferences.
W. H. Kennedy of Ada, Ohio, the SEQ
rotary of the Indiana Annual Conference
of the Wesleyan Methodist Convention
of America, pursuant to special instruc-
tions from that body, sends to the New
York Voice a copy of the temperance re-
port unanimously passed ut its recent
session. This is very strong report as
radical as any ever adopted. 1t speaks
uncompromisingly against the old politi-
cal parties, emphatically declares for the
National Prohibition party. and makes
other expressions Of equal aggressive
ness.
The preamble thoroughly and ably re-
views the political and other aspects of
the temperance situation Among the
resolutions are the following:
We believe that neither of the dominant polit-
ical parties of the day will bring this question
to the front because contains the million
aire manufacturers of rum and whisky and tho
other is filled up with the vendors OF the same
in the disreputable dives and saloons nth in the
bition party to be u necessity; and even this
will be powerless to awaken national conscience
unless backed by the gospel OF Christ.
We believe that all forms of license, high or
low, are wrong in principle and pernicious in
practice; that nothing which is wrong in princi-
PIE GILL DC ulHuc leb1sluClSc
| that the blood money OF this accursed traffic
| cries out against US that taxation Of crime to
sustain the functions of civil government is
national disgrace.
| Recognizing the fact that the press is a pow
erful agency in molding public sentiment IN
favor of correct principles We indorse the Voice
of New York q thoroughly nggres sive news
paper, and an able advocate of the National Pro-
| hibition party. We ask our people to give it q
wide circulation.
Other resolutions declare that men
should observe the same standard of
morals upon the drink question that So
| ciety requires women to conform to; ex-
| press opposition to secret temperance Or
ders, believing that no principle of
national reform needs to be yelled behind
closed DOORS" and recommend the mem
bers of the church to maintain q defiant
attitude to every element of the liquor
power"
Secretary Kennedy writes that although
these resolutions we're unanimously
adopted there were about five of the fifty
delegates who We're not Prohibitionists.
They did not think it proper to offer any
| remarks.
The Michigan Conference of the
Temperance report almost as outspoken
as that of the Indiana Wesleyan Metho-
dists. The report says, in part:
The Methodist Protestant Church is sound to
the core on this question. 1t is with us, PRO
hibiton and no surrender, We will talk it
and vote it down. Neither of the two political
parties will do it--one will not and the other
dare not-and we fear that many members OF
the Christian church are political Christians in.
stead of Christian politicians and if the vile and
contemplate thing is ever to be Missed out OF
the land, the church will have to do it. 1t has
| the power to do it with Gods help
These words and others as strong we're
/ 40 tn hy n MI
tive vote being cast.
At the session of the Northwestern In
diana Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, held at Brazil, Ind, q tenn.
perance report was adopted which said
in part:
The public conscience is debauched and dis
graced by such drunken revels as attended the
| centennial of Washington's inauguration, anG
the prostitution of the press by the liquor com
bine in the M recent amendment campaigns.
without sin" and license, however high, is moi
temperance measure IT is trap adroitly
men. Partisan friendship with the saloon mus nus
be accepted as hostility to the church, the HON,
and the republic No party, that fails to an
Christian men. The saloon, as an institution
is doomed and must be cast out of our civiliza
| ton forever.
The following vigorous resolutions
declaring against all compromises an6
rebuking high-license politicians anG
newspar ers like Warner Miller and the
New York Tribune, were adopted by the
Central Ohio Conference of the Methods
Episcopal Church:
| OF the manufacture and sale of intoXicatins
liquors to be used q beverage, is not only thI
best put the only efficient legislation agains
That to this end the laws creating n revenue
TO the State and National Governments from
ought to he repealed.
That the so-called restrictive measures O.
; license and taxation, as protection against o.
remedies for the evils of the liquor crime hay.
proven Ill all the past to be shameful failures
and have served only to dignity and fasten til,
society. ~ '''N p'-''''''n0s upoi
We deeply regret and solemnly denounce tn.
ei1 fot made in certain quarters for poitica
Church to the policy of either high or low
license as its approved method Of dealing Will
That we hereby enter our solemn protes
against the effort made by certain politicians t,
lower the dignity, the moral and political effec
OF the declaration OF the Bishops upon this sub
ject to the last General Conferences by declarin
r them to be mere glittering generalities TO
rhetorical effect"
The following resolutions were adopt
! ed by the Upper Iowa Methodist Confer.
ence:
nesolcca mat we hail with JOY the continued
} agitation OF the question in this and our siste
States, realizing that in the education of tn
! people in this direction lies our final hope TO
ine overthrow OF this gigantic evil and, rejoic
ing over our own victories, we extend our heart
felt sympathy to those still engaged in the artu
GUS conflict ~ W.
Resolned, second, That we extend our heart,
sympathy to the Woman's Christian TEMPER
, ance Union, and pledge our cooperation t,
these goodly Women in every laudable etfor
winch they may put forth in their conflict will
the liquor power. ~
Resolred, third, That. believing alcohol i,
e every form to be u poison in its effects on tn,
hunan system we commend the enactment o
laws for scientific temperance education.
8 Resolued, fourth That, believing Tint tn.
question que must be finally settled at the ballo
9 voter should permit himself to be controlled b,
party organizations a y; which are managed in til
interest OF the liquor traffic, and we earuest1,
recommend unceasing and individual effort foj
me rescue OF the victims of intelnperance ani
Tor the enforcement of existing prohbitory laws
Resotued ffth, That We extend our congratu tut
tlo o 70 the people OF the two Dakotas upon thu
triumph OF sobriety and order over the orao ~
Q lied etforttof the whole liquor power. e'