The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-07

entertain a class Of customers that
will offend against decency.
If the commissioners have any DOUBT
it will do no hurt to grant the license,
as even after it is granted, the protest.
ing body may apply to the courts. Col
Gile considers it a desire of majority
of the community at large that TINS
license be granted. He closed by stat
ing that the protesting body had made
its protest with a cold blOoded technl-
cal use Of power and his client IS re-
spending: Doing as Others would 90
unto him."
MI Sibley explained that he was UNI
familiar with the forms and regula-
lions of the Methodist church, and had
not had time to make himself familiar
with the matter since he had been re-
tanned. From what he could under
stand, the protest was not personal
matter on the part Of any who figure
in the controlling power of the church
so far as that exists.
AS he understood the church property
is decided to certain men in trust, and to
their successors in office. In this
event, he did not suppose a conveyance
necessary.
He was glad to confirm all that had
been said in praise of Mr.. Brigham, as
he was personally acquainted with the
manner in which he does business. The
duty of the board of trustees, as he
understood it. was to carry out the dt-
rection of the quarterly conference.
There has been no church quarrel so
far as he can learn. The action of
some of the trustees was brought about
by the fact that they did not care to
be dislOyal to the church. neither did
they care to act in conveying the pro-
est; for that reason, they gave up
heir place on the board.
Back of all is a principle for which
the Methodist church stands. One of
its cardinal principles is to work
against all forms of liquor traffic, and
do all it can possibly to suppress the
traffic, 1t would make no difference
so far as the principle is concerned,
whether the place was two or three
miles away. If they had the legal
right to protest, they would do so.
Col. Gle asked if the church would
still wish to protest if they found that
all they could reach legally was the
kitchen?
Nj. sibley said he was not prepared
to state. So far as specifying the
premises against which his clients pro-
tested, he thought it perfectly clear
what they intended to include in the
protest.
Col Gle wanted to know why the
society, II IL WlSleS TO get on to the
law did not say to the commissioners,
don't grant license in any part Of the
building within % feet of our property.
If they did not know how to make the
protest they should have had some one
do ii that knew how. He reiterated
that the supreme court had decided that
the premises must be designated.
he didn't believe that Bishop NAL
la'ieu would favor a protest whose only
effect would be to close the kitchen of a
mans place of business.
DR.. Sinons inquired if it was neces-
saTE for the protest to come from the
trustees. He considered that the trus-
tees were obliged to carry out the di-
rectiOns Ct the quarterly conference and
as he understood the conference has al
~eady filed a protest similar in nature
to that of the trustees. He was of the
opinion that the power Of the quarterly
conference is supreme. Mr.. Sibley said
he thought the matter of title was vest
cd legally in the trustees.
Mr.. Thompson stated that the people
IF Grace church are almost unanimous
ly opposed to granting a license for the
sale of liquor in the State Mutual build
ing, not from any personal feeling. but
acting on the principles of the church
they represent
At the close of the hearing Mr. Brig
ham was again assured personally by
members Of the board that there was
no feeling of malice or personal feeling
of any sort so far as they are concern
ed.
No action was taken by the commits
siOneTs.