Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-01
" D,.srie. Conference Proceedings.

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NJ. E. Church, South, convened at
Harborton, July 22d, at $3.50 a. N
Rev. w. P. Wright, Presiding Elder
OF the district presiding.
A full attendance of the ministers
of the district Laymen were pres
ent representing every every pas
toral charge except four. Besides the
twenty four ministers of the district,
there were present DR.. A. G. Brown,
OF the Colportage Board, Rev. James
Cannon, of Blackstone Institute, and
Rev. E. H. Rowe, of the Southern
Seminary Of Music.
The reports from the various
charges showed an increase along all
lines of church work.
Our wide awake Presiding Elder
had beforehand appointed some one
to present the various subjects thai
were to come before the conference,
viz: Spiritual condition Of the church,
missions, temperance, Sunday schools.
education, finance, Epworth Leagues,
Bible cause and quarterly confer
ence records. These reports were
we'll prepared and ably discussed.
Special stress was put on missions
and temperance, as they are SO vitality
related to the spiritual condition of
the church.
The conference renewed the Ii
cense of Rev. H. H. Smith, Rev. D.
B. Prettyman, Henry Hunt, E. l..
Peerman and Vim E. Smith. Rev.
Z. L. Peerman having stood an APP
proved examination was recommends
ed for admission into the annual con
ference. He was also recommended
for local deacon's orders, as were also
Rev. G. e. B. Smith and Rev. j. ID.
Hosier.
The conference took the initiatory
steps towards establishing District
Academy.
The following were elected as dele
gates to the annual conference: L. j.
Hyslup, J. H. Roberts, C. w. Marsh
and DIR. P. E. Hines; alternates, }. ID.
Price. J. Z: Boggs, W. P. Wise and
A. F. Byrd.
All agreed that the Conference was
one of the most pleasant that they
had ever attended.
The following is the report on
temperance The evil of intemper-
ance is so common, so cruel, and so
crafty, that we might well expect
every lover of humanity to unite for
its determination.
This evil is propogated by a bust
ness entrenched in law, fortified by
custom, and animated by a greed for
gain so relentless that to crafty
itself, it destroys the father, en-
snares the child, breaks the heart of
the mother, and desolates the home.
It is the chief foe of the church, and
the greatest hinderance to her work,
often snatching from her hand the
jewels she was polishing for the
crown, the king: and sometimes even
entering the temple and dragging
from her affairs those who minister
their in holy things.
Towards this great iniquity chris
tians can maintain only the attitude
of uncompromising opposition. The
church can have no truce with the
saloon. The war must be one OF
determination, and in its prosecution
we should pledge our ransomed
powers in perpetual conservation,
and seek friendly alliance with all
organizations having for their aim
the salvation of the Incorporate and
the abolition of the liquor traffic.
We lay down the following principles
as our sincere convictions and pledge
ourselves to their support:
l. Every member of the church OF
Christ should by eminent example,
uphold the doctrine of total absti-
nence from the use of Intoxicating
drink as a beverage.
2. We should teach, practice and
maintain entire separation from the
business of making or selling alco-
holic liquors to be used as beverage,
or from giving aid, encouragement,
or countenance thereto.
3. We should esteem the church
of Christ the greatest temperance
organization on earth and ever make
it worthy of such distinction. We
should encourage the work OF
the Womans Christian Temperance
Union, the Anti-saloon League, and
other good temperance organizations
in every community.
4. We should seek by every proper
means to promote such legislation as
will advance temperance and restrict,
discourage, or destroy the traffic in
Intoxicating drinks.
5. We should earnestly and in
strong faith look to God to hasten
the day of victory, when the last
licensed avenue to hell shall be closed
in our land. II.
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