The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
HELP TO ENFORCE THE LAWS
New Church District Is to Be
 Created.
Few Ministers will Be Transferred By Bishov Hsss. nat sar. Chsiker May ne Aneng
 Them.
BY WILL T. sHEEHAN.

campaign was launched today in the Alabama Conference of the Meth odist Church to keep alive and strengthen the temperance cause in Alabama which has already met with so much success; It is movement having two definite objects in view. first the strict enforce ment of the existing prohibition laws, and. second, the arousing of 8 public sentiment to put prohibition in the State Constitution.
 The campaign will be waged in con- function with the Anti-Saloon League. Judge s. D. Weakley has already been seected as the chief counsel of the League for the enforcement of the temperance laws, and wherever a question arises the local attorney of the league will always confer with Judge Weakley.
 This action was taken by the Con- ference in the report of the Temper ance Committee submitted by Rev. E. L. Crawford. The report declared that was duo to the concerted action of the evangelical churches operating through the Anti-Saloon League.
 It is further declared in the report that I've do not fail to recognize this triumph as the outcome of the teaeh- ings of the Gospel of our Lord, as ap- piled to the hearts and consciences Of IfOAh uy tAS NAQly 2RtIttse A&TttDFNHk firmly that the Antir6aloon League was the instrument by which God brought about this victory. we desire most heartily to endorse its work and commend the wise and judicious lead- ershtp of Rev. Brooks Lawrence"
 Press Is Commended.
 The report then has good word for the press of the State. It says; "The weekly press of the State, which al- most solidly advocated the cause of temperance and the great allies which espoused the cause, are deserving of the highest praise. Those papers which, though. during the campaign, they were opposed to proh ibition, are now lending their aid to making our prohibition laws a success, deserve in this particular course the commenda- ton of all good men,"
 At this point in the reading of the report Bishop Hoss interrupted to say: I'm glad to observe, brother, this fine tone of moderation.'
 We have been influenced to modera- ton by your editorials in The Advo- cate" said MT. Crawford.
 The report then emphasized the nec- essity for strict endorsement of the prohibition law. Without that, they would be failure and the cause of temperance would suffer. It was urged that the temperance forces keep up their organizations for the en- forcement of the new laws. matter which was quite as important as the placing of the new laws on the statute books.
 In this same connection a campafrn was urged which should have the ob- ject of placing prohibition in the or- ganic law of the State. To this end the Conference pledged itself in the report to the contin6ed assistance of the An- ti-Saloon League.
 The report recommended that a standing committee on temperance should be named and the following members of the Conference were named as the members of the committee: J, F. Cummings. F. L. Crawford, D. c. Turnipseed, R. c. Beach and W. M. Cox.
 W. P. Dickinson and H. H. McNeill were recommended as Trustees for the Anti-Saloon League.
 The report of the committee was adopted
 Men Who Will Change.
 The absence of gossip about tho as- signments to be made Monday is re- This is due to the fact that there are only seven four-yeaP men in the entire Conference. None occupy any of the so-caIied big charges. Rev. J. T. Mangum has serv- ed the full four years and will there- fore De assigned to a new charge.
 Montgomery will be interested in | the fact that Rec. c. A. Cornell, of Au- burn. has finished his fourth year in l the college town and will be given a new charge.
 Rev. J. M. Shofner. although he has | served only one year at Enterprise, Is | expected to go to Brewton. Mir. Shof- | ner Is vitally interested and Is one of | the leading spirits in the Downing | School for Poor Girls at Rrewton,
 If any change is made in Montgom- | eFy, 1t will be made at the Perry Street | Church. Not that the church Is dis |