Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-23

Rev. John Compton Ball.
devotional exercises were conducted by Rev
G. w. Mccullough, after which the report
of the committee to nominate the new ex-
ecutive board was received. The commit
tees recommendation was for the appoint
ment of the following board:
Anacostia-H. NJ. Geren, ]. Hollows, John
I. Dent. B. Millstead.
Brookland-Rev. John n. Lawless, C. G..
Lynch, c. H. Etz.
Bethany-E. S. Hoskins, t. B. Wilson.
Calvary-S H. Greene, w. S. Shallenber-
ger S. W. Woodward, E. B. Curtis, d. S.
Foster, Q. P. Kellar, ]. H. Robinson, A L.
Swartwout.
Columbia-R A. Bogley. jr., ]. H. Binsted.
Centennial-A. K. Wright, Edgar Speiden,
jr.; r. w. Christian.
East Washington Heights. W. Many,
d. c. Fountain, W. A. Harrison.
Fifth-Weston Bruner, j. ]. Darlington, r.
A. Ford, Samuel Howison, Henry 1. Stout.
F'rst-C. F. Winbigler, w. a. Wilbur, P.
s. Foster, c. Powell Grady, w. F. Holtz-
man.
Grace-w. NJ. Nevins, A. c. Whitney, WAL
ter Southwick, S. w. Bunyea
Hyattsville-C. E. Vrooman, II. E. Davis.
Kendall-T. Outwater, Glenn T. Jones, G.
A Muddiman, A. P. Rider.
Maryland Avenue-R. r. Riedel w. s.
Brownson. George P. Blair and c. +.
French.
Metropolitan-J. Compton Ball. G. T.
Thompson, BENJAMIN Vail, w S. KeSer
Second-E. Hez Sven. Levi Meredith, S.
G. Nottingham. w. A. Cooper, ]. s. Rey
holds, B. A. Henderson
Temple. J. Muir, William Fletcher, 4.
A. Roderick. H. 6. Johnson
West Washington-Rev. c.. p. Stealey.
George E. Truett, j. A. Phillips, w. Hunter
Haycock.
B. Marina.
Other Reports.
The committee to audit the accounts Of
the treasurer were not ready to report, as
well the committee on preacher and
place Of next meeting, and the reports were
postponed until late in the afternoon The
report of tie committee on obituaries made
it's report through the chairman, Rev. The
ron Outwater. 1t was quite lengthy and
was most complete in its record of the
deaths which have occurred among the
membership of the Baptist churches of this
city during the past year. Mr.. w. S. Shall
lenberger stated that the committee on
education had failed to agree.
Capt Fred Beal offered a resolution in
dorsIng the resolutions of the ministerial
convention. held in this city some time ago,
declaring that religion should not be intro
duced into the public schools
The report of the committee on the sup
preston of the liquor traffic was then call
ed for. and after the chairman OF the COM
mittee Rev. E Hez Sven. pastor of the
Virginia Avenue Baptist Church, had arisen
and stated that the committee was ready
with It's report he handed the document to
Assistant Clerk Thompson, who read 1t.
Text of the Declaration.
The report was as follows:
your committee lnds no scr.SturaI
grounds for licensing traffic in Intoxicating
liquors On the contrary, Gods Word pro-
nounces Woe to him that giveth his neigh
Dor drink. Theft and murder are held by
both the law of God and man as crimes,
and the perpetrator is justly punishable
with the extreme penalties of the law
Imprisonment and death. The records of
tho police courts, show that by far the
largest share of these crimes are directly
traceable to the liquor traffic and are its
legitimate offspring. Instead of being IL
cersed and thereby acquiring a legal re-
spectability and protection, 1t should, like
theft and murder. be outlawed and punished
with severe penalties
Recognizing thus the true character of
the traffic, Christians should In nowlse COM
promise themselves and the Masters cause
by aiding an applicant directly or Indirect
ly--by signing an application, or lii any
other manner-in securing license; and
when such license has been secured untir-
ing vigilance should be exercised to con-
fine the traffic to the limits prescribed by
law, and energetic measures taken to mete
out the penalties of the law to Its ciolators
Your committee does not believe 1t expe-
dent foor individual churches, or the
churches as a body, to undertake this fea-
ture of the work, but representatives of the
churches banded together in such body as
the Anti-Saloon League may render eff
fective service in the cause Of morality and
religion.
Christian citizenship. however, should not
be content with guarding the liquor traffic
to keep 1t within its present statutory
bounds. 1t should aim at nothing less than
the creation of such anti-liquor traffic
sentiment as will eventually wipe from the
statute books laws protecting and giving
business responsibility to the liquor traffic,
and the substitution therefor of laws brand
ing 1t as crime and subjecting 1t to the
penalties like those applying to the kindred
crimes of theft and murder.
| 1t is urged by the opponents of prohibition
that because prohibitory laws do not ex-
tinguish the liquor traffic 1t were better that
| they should be repealed: but no one asks
| the repeal OF laws against theft and MUIR
der because of their violation.
Your committee recommends the adoption
| of the following resolutions:
| Resolved, that laws licensing the lqlior
| traffic are In violation of the spirit of Gods
| Word.
Resolved. that the church OF Christ should
| labor zealously TO secure legal recognition
| of the traffic az a crime of the same char
acter as theft and murder and punishable
with like penalties.
Resolved that we heartily indorse the eff
| forts OF the Anti-saioon League in restrict
| ing the evils Of the traffic.
Objections Made.
| At the conclusion Of the reading OF the
/, report. and after Rev. Mr.. Sven lad asked
i for its adoption by the convention. there