Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-01
STRONG ANTI-LIQuoR VIEWS.


4 A0ED00lDt
estant Conference.
The general conference Of the Methodist
Protestant church at Westminster, Nd, sue
ceeded in finishing it, labors late last night and
adjourned to meet in four years at KanRs City
Considerable discussion was caused by the
report Of the temperance committee. II said
''we insist upon total abstinence for the indi-
vidul and constitutional prohibition for the
state. We require all our pastors to use infer
mented wine in the sacrament Of the Lord'l
| supper. That any minister who makes, sells OF
signs petition for license to sell, uses or givel
to others to use % . beverage any spirituoui
or malt liquors IL guilty Of fmmorality, and
| shall be dealt with accordingly. Thai
Christian men should % use their suffrage O. to
| secure constitutional prohibition for the state
| and nation. That we protest against the sale Of
pretext at the Columbian exhibition, and that
we call upon all our Legislatures, both state and
national to pass such laws a. will protect hui
mainly from the sale, transportation, exporta-
ton and importation Of all int0xicauts as bev-
erage."
DR.. T. H. Lewis opposed the plan Of requir.
ing unfermented wine to be used in the sacra-
ment because Of Inconvenience that may
arise. He suggested that pastors be recon-
mended to use unfermented wine. This propo-
| sition was rejected. The report was not strong
enough for Mr.. Appleget, and he wanted "the
serted wherever constitutional prohibition &C.
CURED. This was done.
Then it was still too weak for Mr.. Miller Of
Nebraska, and he wanted the words "or votes"
in the clause, declaring that he who makes,
sells ; or signs petition for license is guilty Of
who votes for license or liquor il a. guilty as
| the man who deals 1t out, and ought to be
SO considered. DR.. Flood Of Indiana said that
as a citizen of the United States he would vote
as he pleased and the Methodist Protestant
church was not big enough to prevent him
from doing SO. He opposed Mr.. Miller's amend
ment, as did DR.. Lewis and several others.
The convention was in q prohibition mood,
however, and the motion carried. and the re-
port was adopted as q whole.
The greater part Of the morning was devoted
to the consideration of the report Of the COM
number of changes in the discipline, but none
were made that were in any way radical.
Rev. DR.. E. ]. Drinkhouse asked the pfesi-
dent il any response had been received from
the general conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal church at Omaha, Neb., to the greeting
dent Herring replied that no response had been
recorded. DR.. Drinkhouse then said that the
most charitable construction that could be put
upon the Methodist Episcopal churchs neglect
would be to believe that the greeting sent them
had in the last days of the session gotten into
the hands Of the sitting committee, which
throws out all matter not imperative in order
to reach an adjournment on a.certain Thursday
night. But this conferences telegram had been
sent so early in the session that such charitable
construction would be somewhat forced.
Owing to the failure Of number of annual
conferences to send in their journals the COM
plete statistical reports were not made. Thirty
six out Of forty-seven conferences reported
1907 itinerant ministers, $50 unstationed min
listers and preachers, IS ,1S4 members, $50 pro-
bationers, ,0S4 churches, 400 parsonages and
church property valued at %, 514 1893.
Maryland conference reported $50 itinerant
ministers, GO unstationed ministers and preach
ers, 1881 members, 1,4S4 probationers, 257
churches, rs parsonages, the church property
valued at 81 ,O55 $3.50.