Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-25
ROW IN THE CAMP
TIE Prohi.itonlsts Hare a Warm
Discussion
OVER CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
The Rev. oi.ineid K~~d- P~pprsy
Paper aud the rrs~< hers Take
kxeepssoa Ia IL

The prokihifion conference was held
it4ftmans lecfure-ru.na yesterday
flefnoo1 4 Aos etntfosesss ~as pre-
eipitatea b. EaFer 90 sDuty Of
Cnnrrh Members "a Relation u Liquor
Tra.fc. real - the Rev. {. Oidnssld 81
Cedar Sprlng- The paper stated
smnn9 other things. that fifteen SIX
teenfhs II the church nsemt~rs had
-Conyicflons for Christ add pra:tlcrs
fur rlia. ressIres Cor Cod ard humanity
add votes for death end the devil
Most 4 The pastors present were indlg.
nanf over the accusation
Presis.lng Elder Coggshall n tAe NJ
y church said II wosildnt 10 a. club
the christian church. ~loa went gain
any Votes that ~ay. You haven't gained
any iafeiy said DE. he believed that
MOST republicans aud democrats "a the
churches we're honest IN their political
slexa Though he bad voted az pro
hibitionist himself or many years he
BAD gixcn republican brethren the credit
OF bring sincere Il they bciieved tie tar
IL sssse or the matter n fnss and fair
fali.f and count we're paramount issues.
tt could easily SO how they conid be
sincere On tht latter. a. u vas believed
t. t. The foundation - governmrnt by
tie rsap.e. Re believed they we're
wron.. but they never could be soa by
cieht.cg
rhe Rev. NJ. Snashall ~ Calvary
banfisf church agrced with his metho-
ia brother lie gave some q his ex-
rssiences Ia winning his flock. by moral
AMI Intellectual suasion. 70 vote the pro-
hlbition ticket
The Rev Mr. Denman - the East
street NJ T. church said the paper was
misleading ia - uttsrances.
Oidneid Defends Himself
By this time the Rev. Oldheld hal 90.
warmed up and taking front pc, mon.
- defended his paper aud went FOR his
tscther preachers tie said he wasn't
appointed 10 read paper before a
prs,miscuons audience. but before one
which he had taken 70 5c composed u
prohlbitionisfs- IL his statement had
erresl u had erred on the side u the
church. for he had taken IL Tor granted
that II the 10000 prohihirionists all
were church members. when in fact
everybody knew they were not. There
we're. hnvcser. lf.OcuOcu church mem
hers az least shO were not prohibition
lists Ii What Brother Coggshall and
The other preachers had said. IL had
been sought 20 soften the thing down.
but after all Brother Coggshall had
wound up he reply by saying that the
majority u the church members were
wrong.
III they don't know Il they're not
guilty though exclaimed Mr.. Coggs
hail
Mr.. Oidfield asserted that church
members talked temperance and then
votsl against Il. What his paper had
said vas rugged and pungeni. "a he in
tended II should be. but IL was true and
be would stand by il.
The Rev Denman said he was a
Welehrian. whose blood vas easily
stirred up. aud his excited manner
proved his statement tie said that Mr.
Oidfie.d hal included women and
children In his statement Who didn't
have a chance - vote He flr one.
liti't believe that taxing people ty the
throat wss an effective means u con.
segfing them 70 anything.
Hughs-s a Radical
~ this foiht somebody called Tor
J = flughrs. the Chicago tenn
rerarce worker. who vas n
The room. he sand be wa=
a Welchman. soo. and he got
warmed up easily on occasion. lie te.
iIerrd hitting - xii he bad rather
Sound them deeply than otherwise. He
akei quick remedies and sharp fights
He oaa hsund g. practice what hs
preached. o. tell his parisnioners when he
saR Them r,luS Wrcuz lie had said m ser
t4is prayer nseetioEs that there Haz 20
eslfeatiau therein. because the members
werc nos living up 90 Nhat they
preached The prohihfi0nist should
inrn the others ouf u church or have
them turn tim 91t. AMI 4 necessary.
worship pith hi~ famiiy alone. of. = sin
sie assemble hlnsFf togefter The
preacher should settle these questions
vita hls charge fie hsd iene 4 and
fhef understood zach other Tie t0l,i
alffirfee - tie toyco'isux n church
lnerl tsrs Vhn=e pastors bad roasted the
ssbs -ei ers. and sad that n aome
eases me preachers bad xcpt their poll
tics pretty qnseS when they reached
t'ieir next tovn
The Rass. Corx=nall. Sna-hsH and
rernan Ners qu<lY on their feet and
agsrred thst any denial - their political
pri1cirls woalini . ly q them. That
they h.fj ie~n through The tariships
spoken - sn1 thar they knew = no
cssra n dchigsn soch ~ W. HUGHES
shrie,i ~ fhbaxh they might sxist IN
li1nsls. possibly.
<ou-ehurch Member Talks.
AIhert Dtsixe sad - wasn't a church
ri.uosr. hut he believed there were
ether uise men retai.lea those IA the pro
h.hitan party fs eas nnrhariiahle in
erlitlc and az ~roox - fal others oese
ansi vie and hrttsrifTai Who did not
teIleee sfsf ~ ~ lid Tie rrputaicaa
church Nee ter voted hi@ fi-set hee'sslse
~ tel,efri IN II she be-t E.rd - bic
eefmtrv aas wed and al nnf -
i.,.re ttaf prihihition - the i@ue = 1ich
Il 81 .ir~frrf tte iiQnor srsfr.
tnters PRESENT declared ;haf the PRO
hitstieu party bad - business e club
fhe church. u Nas A serafats sphere
= srtina TIE pariys Er1sfh nad esen
f'nsierusi ~ rird,ihn1 ritn 80 rhrren
~ ffdfs SAID ~ Bad <urfspsrd his
rtf.ef rsa aseznt fnr 4sr ng grown men
g. -, rsnse Had II teer pie rsred tor
fstr. - thr -erk ~ rentt hare WORRIED
81 Tersnfiy a. fhis ptlnt the chair
ferr a.ti f1r 10 nssicn
rsra rrad ~ere Tie iaq'ser
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