Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-11-06
Presbyterian church in June, 1894,
adopted the following:

Presbyterian church in June, 1894,
adopted the following:
That we regard the liquor traffic as
the overshadowing curse Of this nation;
an enemy to the peace, purity and pros
perity of the home, the church and the
state. To license this traffic is sin
against God and a crime against hu-
manity. Being morally wrong, it can
never be made legally right, for the
Son of God was manifested not to reg
ulate but to destroy the works of the
devil. In this connection we lament
the fact that one of our states enjoying
the benefit of prohibition has taken
backward step, and its legislature has
SO far forgotten the dignity of law as
TO bargain for the violation of its own
statute. WE BELIEVE THAT THE
TINE HAS FULLY COME WHEN
CHRISTIANS SHOULD CEASE TO
BE INDIFFERENT AND SHOULD
UNITE THEIR EFFORTS REGARD
LESS OF PREVIOUS PARTY AFFIL-
IATIONS FOR IT'S COMPLETE SUP
PRESTON.
THAT in our Judgment no Christian
can be held innocent of wrongdoing
who, when moral question is at issue,
so votes as to be counted against the
side of righteousness.
The NJ. E. Church South.
The general conference of the NJ E.
church South, at Nashville, May, 1894,
said:
''Let all our preachers and members
abstain from the manufacture or sale Of
Intoxicating liquors to be used as bev-
erage, from signing petitions for such
sale, from becoming bondsmen for any
persons as condition for obtaining 6.
license and from renting property to be
used for such sale. If any member shall
violate any of the provisions of this par
agraph, he shall be deemed guilty Of
immortality
Christian Endeavorers' Declarations.
The national convention of Chris
tian Endeavorers July, 1892, resolved:
THAT we condemn intemperance in
every form; that we should stand for
total abstinence, for the suppression Of
the saloon and for the dcthronement of
it's power in the politics of our land"
July Is, 1894, at Cleveland, the same
society said i'll annual national conven-
ton:
THAT we recognize the sale and use
of intoxicating liquors as the greatest
evil of the times and the chief enemy
of the social, moral and spiritual we'll
being of man, and we hold ourselves
pledged as Christian Endeavorers to seek
the overthrow Of this evil at all times
in every lawful way"
The Friends.
The Friends of Ohio authorized these
words of "uncompromising antago-
nism:"
with the great political parties of
the country in favor Of licensing the sa-
loon we are aware of the difficulties at
tending those who are conscientiously
opposed thereto. But we believe the
Methodist general conference of the
United States was right when it said
that mo POLITICAL PARTY HAS A
RIGHT TO EXPECT OR OUGHT TO
RECEIVE THE VOTES OF CHRIS
TIAN MEN so LONG AS 1T STANDS
COMMITTED TO THE LICENSE
POLICY OR REFUSES TO PUT IT.
SELF ON RECORD IN AN ATTI-
TUDE OF OPEN HOSTILITY TO
THE SALOON.
North Carolina Society of Friends in
August, 1894, said:
1--WE do not presume to dictate the
political conduct of our members, but
we do record our deliberative judgment
that no political party has right to
expect or ought to receive the support
of Christian men so long as it is COM
mitted to the license policy or refuses
to put itself on record in an attitude of
open hostility to the sale of it..
CTcc MethoOlstS u Io"as
West Iowa conference of Free Metho-
dists, August, 1894:
"We pledge our support to that party
which advocates prohibition without
fear or favor. -
New England Christians.
The New England Christian conven-
tion in June, 1894, said:
Concerning the liquor traffic of our
country, which is such mighty foe to
our Christian work, which is so thor
oughly organized and exerts so mighty
a political power, we would express our
unqualified aand unalterable opposition
and would most earnestly exhort our
people to all honorable means for its sup
preston; to give no aid to compromise
measures under whatever captivating
title and TO GIVE NO SUPPORT BY
VOICE OR VOTE TO MEN OR MEAS
URES WHICH DO NOT SEEK THE
ENFORCEMENT OF THE PRINCI-
PILES OF TOTAL ABSTINENCE FOR
THE INDIVIDUAL AND PROHIBI-
TION FOR THE STATES"
Other Methodist Conferences.
The Wilmington NJ E. conference
declared this year:
"Since it can never be legalized
without sim that as Christian ministers