Evening journal., 1894-08-11
THE MINISTERS REPLY.
They Take Exception to the
Structures Of the Trustees.
AND ADOPT RESOLUTIONS IN TURN

They Deny That There Was ANY Desocra-
tion 20 tho Camp Tabernacle. By the
Prohibition Day Exercises A T.u.too
Gives His IdeRs In Forclbio Manner.
The action taken by the trustees Of
the Brandywine summit Camp meeting
Association in passing q series Of reso-
lutions Of somewhat caustic nature
relative 10 Prohibition day. caused a
genuine sensation not only on the
grounds but also in this city, aud
opinions as 10 the right and wrong Of Il
were about evenly divided. The
ministers who are now engaged in camp
work did not permit the act to 70 un-
challenged aud yesterday met and
adopted resolutions In which they deny
that Prohibition day was desecrated or
proatituted Go unworthy purposes and
protest against the charges implied that
| they had been used as tools ia tine hands
Of designing parties sgainst the spiritual
welfare OF the camp
They deny Che charge that tho men
conducting the meeting were design
ing political aspirants, but on the con
trary were 'sef-sacrlicing men who
giVe their names. labor, money and in
/ huenos. rot So advance their personal
Interests, but that they may furnish a
rally ing centre for the friends Of temper
ance and prohibition
The pith Of the resolutions he In the
last three provisions.
| Resolved, That we have taken our
position In plaiu and direct obedience 20
Che principles laid down by the Will
mlngton Conference and the General
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church IL We are wrong the Church is
wrong Tho support OF license - ainfni
and the supporter of lioense party 49,
and should be condemned bg tho Church
and her ministry
Resolved, That as minister's pnrtici-
patlrg IN tae services referred 30 We
have no apology TO make With referenc.
20 this matter We will not compromise
We will not excuse and We will be heard
Resolved, That it is our firm convlo
tlon that the desecrAtion Of be SACRED
affairs OF tho Church. and tho defeat o
her spiritual iabors are due. not 90 the
agitation Of the prohibition question, buf
20 the license voting and wniakeY pattl
idolatry OF pyofegsed Christian men
These arc signed by Revs J Qaigg
John ID q Hanna, Alfred smith John II
Howard, Edgar s. Mace. William L
White, Il o b Wallin, A Mowbray
Henry Sanderson, S A. Morgan. Jr., an,
d. s Dulany.
One OF the trustees Of the association
10 conversation with an EVENING JOUR
NAL reporter, said: IL for one look o
the action OF the local ProhiblLionlsts y
5 q presumption. 70 say the least. am
temperance man, and nothing woul
] plea me better than 70 sce che salo o
s liquor done away with. On that score
, AN Ia hearty aoeord With the Prohibition
I party. Bnt I zn not In accord with thsi
methods OF rsmodying the evil, nor do
2 think they served the cause one iota
their action as regards the meeting
. ! Thursday. la the first place, It wa
J understood that the day was 20 be DE-
voted TO the ad vancement OF temperance
| not In a campaign for a third party Gn
I abuse Of the two existing parties, 10 ad
Z | vocatiug the candidacy of It's nominee
8 Tor Office nor In the singing Of oper
boufle. That is plain talk, bat ID IS negel
4 thelsss true.
! NOW as 20 the claim that this plan q
e uorlying is the one most acceptable q
God aud the one most niucive TO th
futherance Of His cause, / am i
e doubt. do not think the third part
q has any patent on ways and means
E 1t Is fact that the oause OF ten
d perauce never received & benefit, mOr
efiosci0us. than the law passed by
: Democratic state Legislature. obligiu
9 ! saloon-keepers 20 keep their places open
d the public gszs Ask any saloon kgopi
& and be- will toll you that the absence {
g screens from his windows and dooi
4 meaus the reduction OF his business on
u half. Who is responsible for the stri,
= observance OF the SUNDAY laWsY
D "Now, I believe 10 practical polite
not Theoretical / believe that tne ma
who leaves bis party and starts In
build another, and runs for office wit
tho idea that II elected, ho will remet
n any evil, Is not half as sensible as Il
:. man who, retaining his foothold In h
~ party sets about the work Of purifyir
his own household More good can
10 done in the way of driving out vics,
ID the man who puts electric lights
g every corner aud in every block whe
d vice exists, and who builds churches ~
r, school houses in every ward 10 the oit
y. than he who succeeds In gaining Off
lf and undertakes, from 3 distance, 10 Ia
,h evil out.
~ "Iho place and time Tor FrohiDlih
t. political meeting was not at Brandywii
rs Summit during the present or any 9th
camp meeting / believe that many
.e good ship is wrecked by inexperiencs
" hands. IF the third party men won
le take few iessona 10 practical politics,
is would not be bad idea Why 10 is
,t fact that half Of The men who consti al
b the sgitators In this movement could n
II. naue the officers OF either national ,
30 / state administration, never attended
,'s | primary and never voted az half q
elections since they were voters
lis "l may be wrong in this matter bu'
or am emphatic, when l Say that never,
ar my vote, will 1 consent to allow {
az camp meeting services TO bs suspend
nt 70 permit the introduction OF polite
as circus, no matter what party owns I
ed aggregation"