Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
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ME- CONFERENCE The annual consld
GRAFTON of the Baltimore Methodist Episcopal
Conference Of the temperance question oc-
CURED on Monday afternoon last, and for
nearly an hour the most exciting debate OF
the session was IN progress The committee
on "tcmpcrancc and the prohibition of the
l:quor traffic usually brins in reports which
have "A very cnlivcning effect on the confer
ence, but that offered Monday afternoon was
more than ordinarily stirring.
After stating that the liquor traffic is foe
to all that is good IN life; that IN he ncccssa-
~ order of things II is relcntcssly hostile to
all that the church of Christ stands for; that
the church and the saloon were nrralgncd
war is Il war to the death, the report goes on
to say 1--WE declare without qualification for
national prohibition of the traffic, and declare
any political party untrue to the better inter
csts of our nation that refuses to make this
an issue in its platform. Wcrccord oui ear.
nest cunyictlon that no Christian can consist.
emily remain Il member ola party or contrib
ute to It's success unless it be committed to
the overthrow Of the sa.oon and destruction
of the liquor traffic, and are more determined
than ever to preach and work against this
gigantic and nsolrnt evil until the latent
conscience Of the Christian public he aroused
10 see at once the duty otvlgorous action and
the possibility of early success by a political
union of all persons who by Their professions
may be supposed to favor pr'hiai'lon, the
sure and early overthrow Of the liquor traffic.
ave hal with gmIncss and hope the
Incorporate n OF prohibition INTO the laws OF
several of our states, and also the decision ct
the Supreme Court of Indiana that the saloon
may be successfully sued Tor damages where
its location dcprcc;atcs the valu" Of the sur
rounding property.
I'VE declare our interest in the bill now
pending before the Maryland Legislature,
which, should it become Il law, will confer
upon communities the right to vote upon
any question of local option, and trust that
the hill Will pass"
IL was ONE iN'''iliS Va Wv
report before the conference realized just
what !, contained, then Rev. DR.. {. Herbert
Richardson asked "What doe, it say about
nobody bci,g 4 Christian unless hr votes f..
pr"hiOIlo-,
Secretary MaylwcIl repeated the SECTION,
reading: We record our earnest conviction
that no CnrIs ian can consistently remain
mrnlcr Of party uulr., it be ronnt'rl To
the overthrow OF the stopno, &r., a..
Rev DR.. Lanahal WI, oa his feet in an
Instant "Soulr of us don't believe anything
of the sort" H. SAIL. "Wnat llgAt have we
to sit III Judgment on the Christian character
OF mcn because thry exercise their right of
su.iray" as they think best? We have ~
right to array men IN classes against each
other, representing one rs the most heavenly
minded class ON earth and all who don't
agree with them rs just their oppootcs'
Rev. f. DIN Eidrldg re nj voratcd the adop-
ton of the reports and wanted to know Why
lis opponcnts were not in line with their
church, We can't stand with either Of the
old parties and be Ia line with the declaration
of our church, am N for clear, uncq mvocal
resolutions, and hope the conference Will
stand by those now before 1t and shoS the
lquor traffic Tint we mean business
Rev. DIR. n Davis in an argument in
favor of the resolutions SAID that slavery was
the sore on the body polite before the war,
vet II vas net, in his opinion, oncl half AS bad
or dangerous rs the lq'.or evil.
Rev \ J. Gill this paper assumes that
those who vote for prohibition are the only
people who know how to vote that they are
the GDl-appo>n,cl people 10 teach others
how to vote and if the others don't take
their advice, the others are traitors to the
church,
On the motion of DIR. LanGhan, the ob
noXjous clause was stricken from the rcsolu
ton, and the declaration Of the General Con
ference against the liquor tariff was resolved
IN its place. With this amendment the docu
mpnt was passed