Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-10-27
The Kansas Convention Pass
eS Resolutions.
COndemning the Laxity of Our Unfaithful
ness of Ofices.-New State
Officers Chosen.


church of Kansas closed last night
with an address on Sunday school work
by DR.. G. c. Budding of Philadelphia.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Rev.
r. w. Atkinson, Ottawa; vice presi-
dent, DR.. L. J. Warren, Clay Center;
recording secretary, L. H. Holt, EN-
poria; treasurer, J. H. Mulvane, To-
peka. the board of directors chosen is
as follows: Revs. j. B. futile. J. M. G.
Reed. j. George, G, Schwgren, G. S.
Sheffield, A. S. Sawin, George Merriam,
and E. B. Tucker, r. p. Stevens DR..
d. w. Smith, ]. Jones, ard w. Y.
Drew. for three years.
New members were elected on the
board of trustees of Ottawa university,
as follows: M. S. Smalley, Hiawatha;
l.. r. Crawford. Ottawa; j. B. Thomas,
Topeka. and B. B. Waggener, Atchi-
son. Mr.. Waggener will fill the uuex-
pired term of Rev. d. d. Proper.
Resolutions were unanimously adop-
ted pledging renewed diligence and en-
larged faith; hailing with JOY the
young peoples movement but recon-
mending denominational basis for
membership: commencing the papers,
The Young Peoples Union, the Chron
icle and Standard and recommending
the turning Of the job printing over to
the ChrQnicle as far as possible. The
resolutions continue: @&
1--WE congratulate our brethren OF
Ottawa, and the. friends of education in
the State generally, upon the opening
of the new building and the suspicious
condition of Ottawa university. We re-
gard the success of Brother Merri6eld
in raising in good notes $4,000 toward
the endowment OF the school, as trib-
ute alike to his wisdom and indefatiga-
BE Industry, and to the deep and grow
ing interest of the Baptists OF the state
in our denominational college.
I'VE put ourselves again On record as
directly and positively opposed to any
attempt to desecrate the Lords day.
Especially would we emphasize this
with reference to running OF excursion
trains, opening theatres ana the Col
umbian exposition" tG ,a ", IL, g..
Thanks were returned to the Rev. H.
G. MAhte and the people of Atchison
and to the Atchison Patriot, Globe and
Champion and the Kansas City Times
for the full and accurate reports OF the
convention.
1.-THE closing hours of our last annual
meeting" the resolutions continue,
"were saddened by the announcement
of q decision rendered by United
States Judge which threatened to annul
our prohibitory law and bring sorrow
and suffering to our state. Happily the
evils from that decision we're Of short
duration, and for the most part of the
year Kansas has enjoyed freedom from
the presence of saloons. The eleven
years of our experience led US to de-
clare more strongly than ever before in
favor of prohibition, both because it is
ght and because it is a success. Al
Ter careful examination of the facts
we unhesitatinly brand as false the
statement that enemies here send
abroad that the prohibitory law is a
failure, and that the people of Kansas
are becoming tired of prohibition.
Their actions everywhere disprove the
charges.
1t is to be regretted that in a few
cities laxness or unfaithfullness on the
pdfJ Ol OulcefS 10 repOI'Ueu anu Tile law
is often broken. but other laws as we'll
as the prohibitory law have been vio-
lated in those cities. We earnestly
urge Baptists and all temperance peo-
pie to be ever watcbful and loyal to
prohibition, remembering that the foes
of good order and sobriety never sleep.
Furthermore. we desire to express
sympathy with our brethren and CO.
workers in Nebraska and to urge them
to continue in the conflict, as God is on
the side of prohibition. To our breth-
rem in Iowa we say, you have our SYM
pathy and our prayers"
The Baptist young people of the state