Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-21
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Discussed by the Methodist General
Conference at Omaha.
NO ONE POLITICAL PARTY THAT
Favors Licensing the Sale Of intoxicating Drinks
Should Receive Methodist SuppOrt-The As
sessmsnts for Travelling Expenses Do Not
Meet the Requirements Of Conference.

OMAHA, NEB., May 20.-Bshop Toss
presided over the Methodist Episcopal
Conference to-day. About the first
thing that was sprung was question
of finances. Mr.. Amos Shinkle, treas
urer Of the funds to pay the travelling
expenses Of the delegates, arose and
said that the funds had not been paid in
from the annual conference treasurers
in sufficient amount TO pay all the
travelling expenses OF the delegates.
DR.. Maxfield moved that the amount
needed, about $4,000, be borrowed from
the book concern, and that the amount
be assessed against those annual con-
ferences which had failed TO pay their
annual assessments for the travelling
expenses fund.
After much wrangling the Confer
ence did what General Conferences
have done before; decided TO draw the
amount from the book concern.
The second ballot for Secretary OF the
Board OF Education showed that DIR. c..
II. Payne received 266 votes and was
elected. Some red hot reports will soon
be launched upon the Conference from
the standing and special committees.
The Committee on Temperance and
Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic has a
report a yard long that will be present
ed soon. The report reatlirms the well
known attitude OF the church upon the
saloon question and declares that the
church is in harmony with every organ
ization that seeks to promote total alb
stinence and the overthrow OF the liquer
traffic.
THE report says: 1--WE reiterate the
language of the episcopal address OF
1883, which said the liquor traffic Is so
uernicous in all its bearings, sOinimical
to the interests Of honest trade, so re-
pugnart to the moral sense, so injurious
to the peace and order OF society that
the only proper attitude toward IL for
Christians is that OF relentless hostility.
1t can never be legalized without sin. "
The report further declares that men
engaged in the manufacture or sale OF
intoxicating liquors ought not TO re-
Ceive the commercial patronage OF
Christians. The traffic is stoutly con-
demned, and the whole licensing plan
for LIQUOR saloons is declared to be a
means to foster and sustain the damag-
ing traffic. Closing, the report says
that while il is not the province OF the
conference TO suggest or dictate as to
political procivities Of any man, yet the
committee declares that no political
party has right to expect, neither
ought any party to receive the support
OF christian men, so long as that party
stands committed TO the license policy
During the proceedings to-day II was de-
cided 10 instruct the Central Conference IN
India not to make the changes recently de-
cided upon by that conference, and TO
await the adoption of changes 10 be made
by the General Conference. looking 10 the
establishment of Conferences five iustead
OF three. Red hot resolutions introduced
by DR.. Hamilton was adopted declaring
that the iuiq quitoUs opium habit was making
dreadful headway on the coast and vlgor-
Gus steps should be taken 10 stamp II out.
DR.. w. II. Spier. OF the Detroit Confer
epce. succeeded in having a resolution
adopted requiring the Missionary Bishops
TO report ali moneys received from private
sources for the help Of the missionary
work in foreign lands. Bishop Taylor IL
was said as an illustration, had been get
ting about $50, COO per year.
That patriarch of Methodism, DR.. VIM.
Mast. of Cincinnati, was introduced TO the
Conference Just before adjournment. His
remarks were mostly Of thanksgiving ma
ture.
1t was officially reported after adjourn
ment that Drs. Kynett and Spencer had
been elected as secretaries OF the Church
Extension Society.