The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-22
NEARING THE END.
Work of the Association of baptist
Churches Almost Concluded.

Like its predecessors, last nights session
of the annual meeting of the Columbia AS
ISOLATION of Baptist Churches was well at
tended. James 7. Jesse conducted devo-
tlonal exercises, and Moderator Shallen-
berger presided The report of the Com
inittee on Sunday Schools was read by the
Chairman OF the committee, George C. Lam
son, and after lengthy discussion was
adopted as submitted.
Yesterdays afternoon session was opened
with devotional exercises by J. W. Rawis.
number of minor reports were read and
disposed of.
The morning session was of more inter-
est by reason Of the animated discussion
which ensued over the report Of the Com
mittee on Supervision OF Liquor Traffic
The report says that the reduction of
licensed places has caused also reduction
in the number of crimes and misdemeanors;
that Notwithstanding such reduction the
cost Of the liquor traffic to the taxpayers
OF the District at low estimate was $433.-
911 more than the receipts from licenses
and fines for the year ending June 80, 1900
The following resolutions in connection
with the report were adopted:
Resolved. That in view of the wrecked homes
and character, the bightcd prospect of usefulness
in the church and in the community and above
all the loss OF eternal life caused the past year
by drunkenness, and in view OF the menace to
the churches and homes of the District that
still exist in the hundreds of places for the pro-
duction and sale OF the drink that makes drunk
ards, VIC again pledge ourselves 10 earnest effort
for the promotion OF total abstinence from intoxi.
eating drinks and for the suppression OF the liquor
traffic.
Resolved. That We lovingly, cxhort any OF our
members who to any extent indulge in such
drinks, tiat they bccJine total abstainers, in
order that they may not uphold the traffic by
their patronage, and that their example may not
end3nger but may encourage those who weak.
Resolved That we rejoice in the reduction of
the number Of licensed places for the sale of in
tosicating drinhn from gear TO year in the Dis
trict of Columbia. aud in the evidence of the cor
responding decrease OF CITING and misdcmcanors
from year to year. notwithstanding the steady
increase in population
Resolved That commend the aggressive and
persistent work OF the Anii'SaloUn League of this
city, with which many oil our churches
affiliated. that its efforts 10 arouse and direct
public sentiment against the liquor traffic by an
annual Temperance Sunday, meet our approval.
Resolved. That this association unite its voice
with that winch we hear coming up from all parts
OF the land in earnest protest against the per-
pctuati0n Of the official saloon Tor our soldiers
known as the canteen. No amount OF testimony
is convincing that making it easy to get drunk
will reduce drunkenness: or that the substitution
Of beer for the stronger drinks OF soldiers who
already have formed the drink habit will for any
considerable length of time compensate for the
creation and cultivation OF this onslaving appe
title in those numerous recruits who are not yet
the slaves of drink when they enlist.
Rev. S. II. Greene, w. A. Wilbur. Mitchell
Carrail, c. B. Smith. and II. G. Hodgkins,
Of the faculty OF Columbian University,
made addresses dwelling on the good work
performed by the university, and urging
the members to contribute to its support.
Today will wind up the affairs of this
years convention. The standing commit
tees will be announced and unfinished bust
ness will also be disposed of.