Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-03

| cause with these nrganizlti ms, political or
| otherwise, that nhat and protect The tr6fllc;
declaring the time has come when all good
| citlzsns and respectable Christians should
| lay aside all minor considerations and band
| themselves together In great national
| organic ltion, no matter by what nam It
! may be called, which has a. Its supreme
Issue the total and eternal destruction OF
| the liquor traffic; recommending the APP
puintment OF committee to take steps to
| inauSurate local option campaigns within
the conference bounds.
The minority report gives hearty
| endorsement to the cause OF tempeI-
ance, holds that the church's work Is
| to lead men to better life rather than to
attempt to improve their mental or moral
condition by force; that II ia the duty OF the
| State TO enact and enforce the laws; tue
| State must not attempt to control religion
| nor the church politics. We judge Il wrong
therefore for the church to ssek TO irfiu-
encs the vote OF her members by indorslng
| political parties, political candidates or po'
| liticHl measures.
'The temperance question Is both pc
Ideal and a religious question. Volun-
tary abstinence on part OF the indlvld-
ual is O. religious duty made Rueh by dt-
vine command and ought to bs insisted
upon by the church, but prohibitlon--the
enforcing Of abstinence upon others-is
| purely political measure, upon which Gods
be lett to to the citizens to decide accord
ing to the best light which he hes.
while we do not deem 1t within the
province Of the church TO express any
| opinion R3 to the best measure TO be taken
by the state Tor the suppression OF the
liuuor trutiii, we do declare with no I'M
cGctain sound. that this conference stands
where she ever has stood to proclaim
Temperance In all things aud to be absti-
nent from al that IL hurlful
I'VE lleye that by thus laundering
temperance at the gates OF the individual
we shall ultimately create public senti,
ment In the political world which Will
sweep the culse Of inteppe:ancs from all
our land"
MIR. kemp moved that the minority re.
port be adopted but the motion was
NOT accorded.
MIR. Smith moved the adoption Of the ma
jority report,
Tho Rev j. II. Van Burkalow said he en-.
dotsed most OF the majority report. He
opposed the part which, suggested n nav
party. He would vote for prohibition but
ne opposed anything which will make the
church political party and the ministers
partisan politicians.
The report was taken up seriatam,
Fault With section l was found by the
Rsy. Il. II. Adams, who thought the liquor
power Is diminishing and tempstance III
creaBlng.
The section was adopted, as we're also
sections 2, 8, 4 and 8.
Section was OF ie5ted to by Mr.. Kemp.
The section, he satu, recon mended thatthe
Methodist Church be formed into party
with view OF dolug what the church has
no right to do. Ho could not vote ior such
a report,
Rev. Robert Watt said the question Ia not
political but moral ono, and Il min
| istar has right to Discuss moral questions
In his pulpit.
The section Tas adopted.
: Section was next discussed.
Mr.. Adams Inquired II the formation OF q
third party WAS meant. II tho section were
' adopted, no declared, % days would moi
7 elspse before some minister woul rise IN
his pulpit aud say to his congregation your
{ conference has demanded that you ally
. yourself with thiri patty.
I sir. Smith dsnlA!ned any Intention oil
: committing conference TO any pa tlsau
& movement. Tho TEN oeranee committee
3 simply desired TO foam sGne plan Of action
= rhs committee desired to form an organi'
!, zR'lon similar 70 the w. q. i. U,
: Presiding Elder Wilson inquired where
0 til" Christian church would II 1t were
: not Ia the front rank OF great moral reform
!, h. neither affirmed nor disclaimed thu
s resolution. Let 1t stand on Its merits, he
), urg5d. He believed that the party nov ii
4 power has maly times as many genuine
y which bore the mans Prohibition
4 The Democratic party, the party of hi
}. inthar aud grandfather, has 20 times a
y many prohibttlonists as the one which
3 bears the name. II 1t Is wrons to dtinl
Is rum, Mi, Wilson cOntended, 1t Is wrong I,
d sell Il; II 1t Il wrong to sell IT, II Is Wroul
d 10 license It; II It Il wrong to license 1t, 1t /
), wrong to vote for the parties thar DO II
n canse 1t. II he we're not a prohibitions
% ho would be Democrat, ptcially Oh fire.
., trnda.
35 The Rsv.W. f., Tomklnson was heart an,
0, soul for the resolution.
10 Mr.. Van Bnrk llow offered an amsudmsn
30 that I'VE sclaila any intention 10 oommi
d olroelves or our people to any party nos
0, organic VI or hereafter to be organize ,
0, and Mr.. Ad ms another, "by great natiole
organizations We do mean the itlona
7. prohibition party" Bath amentm mt
2. were tabled, after which the mRl9rity ne
n. port entire wga Ad0pted.
r iiey. }. j. Q1ieg submitted the report O
tie Domestic ,ii-I0nary Society. The 40
Of clety expended S4i5 during the year, 81
At Madison, S25 " LnsRooi, ssl 1t BACK
7. town and 80 ~ Eastiake PARK. The boar
% Of managers was ra.eiscted
T. Rev. 4. Il. MAr,indaln presented the rt
port of the Church Extension Society
n, Daring tho year the parent board mad
Is- the fOlloIiag Rran's: Clayton, 5000 donf
tom; wheatieY 80; Cgoptank, .2lC
III Pit'sville, 5000; Thompson station, $l5
Of Chesapeake CIV, $500; i.inkwood, 500
g Beaver Dam, sla0; Cape Charles, 1850 81
q. nation and $3.50 iuRn; Haupsrsvlile, ell
n. donation and 200 loap; also tho follow
OF Ing grants or conditions me- az vet con
I'd Ili4d with: HoepscS Isapi, $50 donation
Woodside. 800; Bpthsl, $500; BlatesvIl.,
j. 500.
i. wnore shall IN, next annuel session
y. conference be- hold was next Gnn4liere
~, Cen revills, Nd, Mldi!etown AMI smyrr
u; we're mentioned, ani Oeutreyl!e WAS q
~ lee'rd by unanimou' choice.
Sc A. ll.jl O'Clock conference went into O!
he ecutive session to consider applications IL
LAT admission. @. W. Bounds, Melvin Mute
aud AioYslus Greea yer4 admitted on ttiu
ay George =. Jones wa4 ri 'ctet.
ls- Adjournment va raie to 2 O'Clock.
Rev. It. Il. Mattludale presided durIr
ch the first hour Of the afternoon session.
The following o!ierel By Ryv, I. Z. Teri
OIL was adopted;
w. R-tp.d. That W hs.l win dc8h, ma q,
an dat4ro al mn Hwnkrltua suu-crutJ. an inc m
W. 0lsur nHtinHu EH hazN"rs ana aii.snraly ID
W. iiHi ihrt tnt 4 it!t W.T. "a H. siurrt tn ,tlni
~. H"st nlllhrradN int g'ei iutnthr tHtiuu
,as 'uufr"'" may rthirr .rseluit nth reruHuu
n mar! Wholesome h.;!si4tpW uH Wis great ~
": lMEartiut Wuit"'.
Of soiUat, HAT our yairmcnt tho tenn,
OF ui'o ana Other moral Y 'eesn+ rlN a. r;t,ir,
II. lliiy plr EHtgi ht"ftro tuu Win We uTol
or 00scryUiFr - t IbhEth El0 t.I III n
~ not ~ "iparl Hu zu'-f IS iIr .ta,rlfuI
- rrH'.Hs gi"" %'Et" ~" ppllNu pahLici.
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