Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-03-24
RESULT OF THE VOTE.

RESULT OF THE VOTE.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Col. W II. Skirm ...........s.......92 votes
DR.. A. E. Street.. ...................67 votes
q. w. Shoemaker. 81 votes
M. F. Middleton. on....................l 10 votes
| Thomas ]. Alcott. :. II votes
| W. Fl. Bodine. ine...................4 votes
Col. Skirm, of Trenton, and DIR. A
E. Street, of Camden, having the high
est number of votes, were declared
elected as the delegates to the General
Conference.
Mr.. G. w. Shoemaker and DR.. M. F..
Middleton were unanimously made the
alternates.
NEW BRUNSWICK, March 20.-Yes-
terday was the fourth day of the an
nual session of the New Jersey Con-
ference being held in this city, and a
large amount of business was tran
sacted at the regular session, and the
committees are rapidly completing
their preliminary work, prior to the
closing session of the Conference,
which, it is believed, will not be later
than Tuesday afternoon or evening.
The early morning devotional exer-
cises were conducted by the Confer
ence evangelist, William G.. Stockton.
DR.. j. B. Graw and s. 8. Weatherby
addressed the Conference on the
subject of the Missionary in all
Lands" and on motion a solicitor was
appointed in the interest of that publ.
cation.
DIR. Planette, of the North Dakota
Conference, was granted permission
to solicit subscriptions in the Confer.
ence In the cause of education in the
prairie lands of that distant State.
DIR. Albert A. Wright, of the Ger.
respondents School, of Boston, was
then introduced, and addressed the
conference in the interests of that
institution.
A memorial was presented to tht
Conference, to be presented to Con
gress, protesting against proposed
legislation restricting Chinese emigra
tion. The memorial also petition:
Congress to withdraw any and al un
just stdiscrimination against the Chinese
The memorial was adopted by rising
. vote, nearly every member Of the Con
ference standing when the vote was
put.
The following was presented by Rev
Thos Hanlon, D. D.. J. L Sooy anc
Rev. j. E Smith relative to the tenn
perancs question::
WHEREAS, At the approaching session
, of our General Conference, amoDE
the great questions which will come
, before that body for consideration
none can be of more vital importance
to the Church. the State and the ma
} ton than the cause of temperance
and
WHEREAS, A strong effort was mad,
at the last General Conference Il
eliminate from our Book of Disciplin,
much former legislation on the sub
ject of the prohibition of the fquo
traffic, because, as it was though
and stated by some, it was felt to b,
too radical, and hence. as conse
quence, the present utterances of ou
, discipline are ambiguous; therefor
, RESOLVED, 1st, That we instruct tn
delegates from this body to convey t,
the General Conference the resolution
passed by us last year, as our emphati
declaration on the temperance ques
, tion.
Resolued, 2d, That we instruct sal,
delegates to exert all their influence
both by speech aud vote, of the ex
. puuging FROM the discipline all legisls
| ton, as we'll as all statements, tha
now favor the regulation of the liquo
traffic, or the enforcement of laws tina
look to its regulation, or the mingling
In the primaries with p arties that favo
license, high or low.
The following are the resolutions t
be presented to the GeneralC Conference
Resotred, That since our Church
brands all license as sin, we hold tha
the proper attitude of Christi4o
/ toward the whole license sys;em is on,
of uncomp 'omising opposition.
Resolced, That while we do not ad
; wise the taking of partisan politics int
: the pulpit, yet, On this most importan
: of all political issue. we callupon on
ministers to pronounce most emphati
cally against any party that. in il
platform or legislative acts, provide
by license or otherwise for the con
tinuance of the drink traffic and af
fairs no protection against its raw
ages.
Resolued, That we emphaticaliy de
clare ourselves in favor of that poiti
cal party, of whatever name or title
r that will incorporate in its party plat
form the principal of prohibition o.
the liquor traffic, and that we will no
cast our votes for any man, however
solemn his pledges to aid the cause o.
. temperance, who will permit himself
TO be candidate for office in party
whose platform favors the liquor in
terest by license or other methods o.
{. regulations: but that here and now We