The herald., 1893-07-08
PROHIBITION vs., TEMPERANCE,
Like Ice Cream Soda and Beer
They Do Not Mix.
A Church Fight Results Among Pico
Heights Methodists.
Raw Morrison Attacked in tho Voice.
1t Was Alleged that He smokedi
A Verdict Rendered for
the Defendant.

oAAN WILL R0A NAASS %s~S -
ce-cream soda and beer won't mix.
There's pretty how-dye-do out on
Pico Heights and it's all because as
stated above, prohibition and temper
ance have decided to be two" for all
time to come. A leading prohibitionist
of that locality, it is alleged, took um-
bragg at the expressions OF certain ad-
vecate of temperance, but who excludes
from his platform the prohibition plank.
The result has been that the minister in
question was charged in the paper OF
his prohibitionist adversary with being
q ''smoker." and divers other charges,
regarding his actions toward eo-called
Temperance league which occupied his
church, were also published.
THE coMBArANTs.
The combatants are the Rev. A. B.
Morrison OF the Pico Heights M. e.
church, and Charles III. Noil, editor of
the California Voice, who is also one of
the official members Of the formers
church.
The publication which has caused all
the trouble appeared III The Voice about
the middle of last May, and copies OF it
were sent to all the members OF the
ministers church with the article
marked in blue lead pencil. Mr.. Morri-
son was in San Diego at the TINA, but
on his return he was met by an indig.
nant number OF his church people and
given the alternatiue OF either calling
the Prohibitionist editor to account or
else losing his flock.
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Ms. Morrison thereupon wrote two
letters to Mr.. Noll, enclosing a stamp
for a reply, in which he emphatically
stated he did not use tobacco in any
form, and in addition to stating that the
article was an unqualified lie, asked that
it be 30 acknowledged in the columns of
the paper. No reply was received to
these Communications whatever.
The minister then called upon Mr..
Spencer Of the Union Avenue church,
who is interested in the publication to a
slight extent. Mr.. Spencer eaid he had
not been consulted in regard to the ar
ticle, but also that he had not sufficient
influence to have kept it out If he had
been. Then Mr.. Morrison wrote a
third time to the editor, in which he
eaid,: "Tbelieve you to be responsible
for the sckndalous screed which ap-
peared in the May 18th issue of the
Voice. You can be held and made to
answer for 1t. and answer you shall. !"
This was the last request the minister
made for his vindication, and he then,
in accordance with the views OF his con-
gregation, turned the whole matter over
to the rulers Of the Methodist church
and aEked an investigation.
ELDER WHITE TAKES HOLD.
Elder White of the M. E. church or
dered court to convene and summoned
both Of the parties concerned to appear
before it. The court met yesterday
morning at O'Clock in the Pico Heights
M. .E. church. Elder Crum OF Vim
cents church presided, and the other
members were mainly from the Vincent,
University and Central churches. .51
Rev. A. B. Morrison conducted his
own defense, while Mr.. Chafles Noll was
represented by James H. Blanchard.
THE TRIAL BEGINS.
Mr.. Morrison opened his case by read
ing the following charges and specifica-
tions:
''Ohar0e-Slander and falsehood.
Specialization No. lon or about the
middle Of May, 1898, the said Charles
IL. Noll authorized the publication Of an
article in the California Voice, q paper
published in Los Angeles, California,
under the title The Minister Smokes,
etc., said article being viciously slan-
derous OF the Pico Heights official mem
bers OF the M. L. church, by implying
in said publication that said official
board is opposed to the temperance
work, whereas said official board did
pass resolution saying unqualifedly
that the former resolution concerning
the Loyal Temperance legion was not
made in any spirit of an.mosity what
ever toward the legion or the temper
ance work." This was done in the pres
ence OF O. H. Noll. Therefore the charge
IL sustained.
sPEcIFIcAmoNTwo.
Specification No. 2--The said Charles
H. Noll did authorize the statement in
said article, that Methodist brethren
made complaint that the Congregational
church was receiving undue advantage,
and the legion was voted the Methodist
church without charge, which invitation
the workers. thought best for the inter-
EDo VI tt'O ASSAoh w QCCoRts w nOi Chc
the use OF the Nj. e. church by the legion
was obtained by the earnest request o!
said Charles III. Noll, he pledging the
trustees that they only wanted the use
of the church for the winter months.
Therefore the charge is false.
SPECIFICATION THREE.
Specification No. 8, said Charles H.
Noll authorized the statement in said
article, that it was not agreeable to the
minister, etc. The minister complained
of the presence of the legion and ap-
pointed meetings in the church at the
same hour the young people were &C.
customed to meet, whereas, tho minis-
ter iH and has been all bis life in heart,
lest sympathy with all legitimate tenn.
perance work. which sympathy was
shown by his presence in the legion
meetings at two several times, giving
little addresses on both occasions and ID
each little talk gave the legion the
heartfelt God speed and never at any
time spoke in disparagement Of the
work or principles OF the legion. There.
fore the charge rs false in every particu-
lar.
SPECIFICATION FOUR.
Specification No. 4-Said Charles III.
Noll did in said article authorize the