The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-07
SANBoRN.

w. ". u. ". EtGoOLO 11ONS.
Adopted by the annual con-
vention, held in Cooperstown,
June 18th, 10Th and S0th, 1904.
WHEREAS: Ours is christian
organization, which recognizes God as
the author of government, Christ the
ruler of nations and the Bible the
the basis of law.
RESOLVED lsT: That we ack-
nowledge our Divine leadership and
seek Divine guidance in all our efforts
to promote Righteousness and temp
elance..
II Believing that total abstinence
from the. use of all Intoxicating liq-
uors, for the individual, is the basic
principal Of temperance, therefore we
urge its practice upon all persons. and
that we deprecate the use Of patent
medicines, of which alcohol forms so
large a part.
III WHEREAS: Although we be-
lieve that public sentiment in favor
of prohibition is stronger that ever
before, yet it would be folly to delude
ourselves with the idea that our pro.
hibition law is therefore safe, so long
as the liquor traffic is licensed and
protected by the q. s. government,
our law can never be safe.
THEREFORE,: Be it resolved that
united, earnest persistent effort and
vigilance is the only price Of liberty
and that our motto be Coward to
Washington.
~ We believe that the ~desecration
of the Sabbath is sapping the strength
Of the nation, and forms a stumbling
block to all to all christian work and
resolve that as an organization, and
as individuals everywhere and at all
times we stand firm on this question
and by precept and example seek to
bring about better observance Of
the ''Lord's Day."
v REsoLvED: That in local re-
form, good men Of all parties should
unite on a platform consisting of that
one shaped by Gen. Grant, shat all
laws should be inforced, that bad
laws may be repealed, imperfect laws
amended, and good laws utilized. 7"
And we call upon public servants for
such enforcement, encouraged by the
heroic achievements of the year past
in local reform of district attorney
Folk, of St. Louis and of H. E. Clark,
foreman of a truly grand jury of Min
neapolis.
VI WHEREAS: We believe that the
right of petition is an effective in
strument in the hands of the people
for the righting of wrongs, therefore,
RESOLVED: That we authorize
the representatives of the civic forces
here assembled in conference for
Barnes and Griggs Counties, viz: The
business interests. the schools, mason
~, the churches and the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, to
petition our state legislature in our
behalf, through our own senator and
representatives, not to weaken, but
do all they can to strengthen the laws
on temperance and morality, that
make it harder to do wrong and easier
to do right. To be presented to our
representative by an appointee as
soon as legislature opens.
VII WHEREAS: We believe in the
close bond Of sympathy between the
churches and all christian reform
work, therefore,
RESOLVED: That we the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union of
Barnes and Griggs counties and citi-
zens of C0operstown, submit the fol-
lowing resolutions to the state cor
vention of the W. G. T. U. to be acted
upon as it is deemed best by that
body, said resolutions to be presented
by a special committee appointed by
the state w. G. T. o. convention, to
each state association, conference or
synog. of the various church denom-
nations, as follows:
REsoLvED: That, we the Wo-
mans Christion Temperance Union
of N. D. petition the state associat-
ions, conferences and synogs of the
various church denominations, to re-
commend that each of their
churches agree to take up a systema-
tic study Of reform work, particularly
temperance reform, asking them to
consider by sermon or prayer meeting
or otherwise, the question Of creating
a better moral and material environ
ment-among men by trying to right
existing conditions that are wrong
and harmful, especially the conditions
caused by the liquor habit.