The Washington times., 1895-04-05
EXCITED OYER TEMPERANCE
Stormy Debate at the Session of the
Methodist Protestant Conference.
Compromise Resolution Finally Adopted
Aged Peoples Home to Be Established at
Westminster, Md.-Adjournment.

The Methodist Protestant Congress
opened it's second days session yesterday
morning, DIR. Kinzer presiding. pa.
Reports of the committees were called for
and the first handed in was from the COM
mittee on temperance. This gave rise to
debate which took up the greater portion of
the day. The contest was over thepFeamble
and two first resolutions of the report.
The adoption of these resolutions as
vigorously opposed by Rev DR.. Cushing and
Mr.. James R. Cation, and supported by DR..
F. 7. Tagg, Rev. j. W. kirk, Rev. Mr..
straughan and Rev. Mr.. Jones. The sections
were referred back to the committee with
instructions to so amend them as not to COM
nit the church to any political party.
AT the afternoon session the committee
again reported. They had stricken out the
words enforced by a party in sympathy
with the law" in the first section. but the
second section had been left unchanged.
The preamble and resolutions, as amended,
were agreed to without any difficulty, but
when the second section was read the storm
again burst forth.
After debate lasting nearly four hours
in all, DIR. Lewis offered the following sub
stitute for the second section, which was
adopted:
ItSOiNtus C1db We UCittNG N1S Lt44AC las
come when Christian voters should use
their suffrage with a constant and con-
scientious reference to the destruction of
the liquor traffic"
The consideration of the remaining sec
tions of the temperance report was carried
over until this morning, when it is made
the special order.
An invitation to hold the next annual
conference in the Broadway Church, Bal
timore, was received and referred to the
proper committee.
The secretary read the report of the
Maryland branch OF the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society, which shows that the
branch has $50 members, seventeen auxl-
iaries, and that $1,010.47 was raised
during the past year.
At the request of Rev Dr. Bates Rev
G. FL. Day was transferred TO the unSta-
TONED list
The committee OH the Aged Peoples
Home reported in favor of the plan to es-
tablish such & place, and recommended
that 1t be established at Westminster,
Nd, where the necessary property can be
secured for about $3 900
At 4:30 o'clock the conference adjourn
ed, with prayer by Rev. DR.. Gushing. I'M
mediately after adjournment picture OF
| the conference was taken.
Last night a Christian Endeayor meet
| ing was held and addresses we're made
| by prominent members Of the society.
There is general regret here at the re-
| moval of Rev. Thomas E. Carson, who for
| two years past has heen pastor Of the
| III. f. Church South in this city.
| Miss Stella Roberta Cline, daughter OF
| Mr.. Bernard Glue, of this city, and Afr.
| J. r. Ellington, of Wilmington, Del. VIII
| be married on the 18th inst. at the resi-
! dence of the brides parents, No. 418 South
| Fairfax street.
| Alexandria Council of the Royal Arcanum
viii on Tuesday night next tender recep-
| ton to hir. John r. Jameson, the new
| grand regent OF the order in Virginia.
| About twenty members of Rathbone Di-
| vision, u R., X. of P, went to Wash
| ington yesterday evening to pay fra
| ternal visit 10 the Pythian fair now being
held.