Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-06-10
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The six'y-eighth a1nusi meeting Of ths
Ksans5ec Conference OF Congres stispsI
Churches opened q the chapel Of he
Granite church Ia this city Tussday as 10
A. u. With between 80 and 60 In asssudsncs,
The exercises we're Of deep interest
tarouahou; Mach Of the discussion vas
o. subjects that are OF much Interest Il
ssls time, and were ably conducted. De-
rxional services we're c3Edac.ed by Rev.
Edssrd Chase Of Hs,loweII. The busi-
ness Of organ stian then occupied the st.
,sntion Of the meeting. Rev. Mr.. Chase
Va chosen t, preside. After the trsnssc-
ton Of business the discussion next in order
on the programme vas taken up.
The discussion Of the topic: The attitude
Of the church toward the questions Of
sodsy, VS. very interesting. The attitude
Of tie church toward iatemperanca was
discussed by Rev. G. W. Porter briefly but
vigorously. In course Of his remarks be
sid that We all know ths, the church has
no. been prominent Ia enforcing the Law and
he wss inclined to think we'll Of that.
We haze Gus government and cur ca.
GERS for such purposes. He was not dis
posed to fad fault with the officers because
ia some pisces and ct some times the law
Vas not enforced. Generally speaking the
people we're to blame. They usually get
what they resiiy want, neither did be sym.
ps,hize in attempts to give the question .
political cant. He had experienced some
thing Of this. 1t was the business OF the
church to educate public sentiment. No
fsv persons 10 . place were capable Of
enforcing the law.
10 the old eountiie Of Europe where there
is powerful army behind the lav it nigh,
be enforced 1t The command Of . few; bat
here the public sentiment stands behind
the law and sees that i. is enforced.
When the people are educated up to the
proper plane there will be no trouble N
enforcing the liquor law. Ho believed
tina. The church 10 on the right road
When it 10 considered that men nov in the
ministry can remember when their fathers
wen. to conference with Jug Of rum in
the wagon IL must be seen that the attitude
OF the church on this question 10 right.
Rsv. L. II, Hsllock then took up the
attitude Of the church towards socialism
in very interesting msnner. The church
Of Christ 10 10 represent on earth Chris.
himself. Hence its relations towards
social questions must or should be in az
cordAnce with the attitlds Of Christ him
self when on earth. Civil obligations and
similar questions were constantly referred
to by Christ. Though we now
live under changed conditions from
those that existed when Christ Was on
earth, yet his religion - he then promnl-
gated IL touches all these questions te day.
These matters do pertain to the Kingdom
Of God. The church Of Christ speaks TO
the individual soul and in the present con-
dition Of things individual duties are so
intefmixed with these social questions that
the church Of Christ hw much to do with
them. The religion Of Christ is socisli,tic
Ia the old time all things were com
mon. Religion brought all people
OF all classes together. Il was
c communicate and IL it had remained SO
these social question would not have arisen
We have forgotten that we are all brethren
1t 10 because that the church Of Christ has
in part failed Of its mission that these other
organizations have sprung NJ. The Golden
Rule has been Interpreted to mean that we
should do to others as they do to u. The
church is 10 correct these false iaterprets-
tons Of the Golden Rule. To-day socislistio
orgsnz ,tions are banded together
to secure what they call their rights, the
rights Of one class sgsinst those Of another
class. How different from the socialism of
'yHElsi- Ills tS6Sbtt WeEE utt NlAk
should grasp what he could. bu. seek sbs,
he might do for smother. The spirit Of
Christ, which is the spirit Of love. must b.
in ,cted into the hearts Of men Blu. be
believed that the church should have an
attitude Of interest in ns.ters pertaining to
Those sScials,ic organizations
o. the cor customs Of Mr.. Hailock's re-
rouk. Hon. ]. W. Bradbury spoke . few
words smpha.izing the need OF spplsiog
the Golden Rule TO such questions instead
of TIE grsspirg selAsh1es' Of men who
asists ihsse things for Sc q n enas
The ,hirl subjsc, under this iosis ass
"Rsverence Sor LSw" AZ DR. Thomp-
son wss stnsnt htief remarks wrre IN ,ie
By several. Speaking Of the liquor Las
Mr.. s. Z. Brooks sad shSs be had
though tia. public sentiment bad all
to 10 with enforcing tina ls- hu' bis
ait. n.on hal been died to An instance in
= Msssachuset,s town where weslrhy man
had slresdy xpendsd $50, Loco towards hsv-
ing no rum sold in the tan and had been
successful. and that he defended to spend
A. much more in keeping up the good work.
Mr.. j Townsend though. that all agreed
with Mr. Porter, shat public sentiment
could enforce the law. They had public
ssniim mt 10 Augusta for 4 & bod while, but
the srossest hind Of rumselling had gone
on during the time. TIE past few months,
however, this public sentiment had become
crys,slized into movement, vi ich demanded
that the law be enforced. and it had been
enforced Public sentiment of this sort
commands respect.
D.. Randall, Of Vs.salboro. made some
vary interesting remarks on the tuhjrcs Of
the liquor trsifi,. He believed that God
would answer the prayers OF His people,
AMI that the traffic would be done awsy
with
The chairman. Rev. Mr.. Chase. said that
Dr., Thompson had requested him to make
some remarks on the subject In his absence.
II believed that the attitude Of the church
hssrd law depended on the reverence the
church bears toward the Jaws OF G ID No
other book teaches such reverence for law
as does the gospel, Suppose we look
lightly on Gods Law, What would be the
ifhaence on society with refereace to
human lsw' He had noticed 'hss 'h' m n
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