The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
GREAT METHODIST HOST
FOR STATE PROHIBITION
North Carolina Conference Passes Resolution
Without a Negative Vote

tions for trustees Of Trinity College:
+ A Bishop, j. 6 crown. j y. Cole
and G w. Toms; 1nd for trustees. Of
Greensboro Female College: s. y. Tur-
rentine, q. T. Rowe. r. IT. Balm, g T..
Adams, y. NJ. watson, II I. Plyler.
J u. Blades, j. W. Granger, f. II
Kochtitzky. NJ. y. Stockton, J. A.
Long and l. l.. Smith.
Louisburg Female College.
The offer Of the property Of Louis
burg Female College. which was ten
dered in fee simple to the Conference
without condition by Mr.. Duke with
the institution, viii be in charge dur-
ing the coming yea of a committee.
consisting Of a. Z. Tyer, L. s. Massey
and DR.. ID. b. Zollicoffer. The Meth
odist church stands in the forefront IN
the work Of Christian education, and
the type Of this education VIII largely
influence the character Of the life Of
the coming generations in North Car
DINA.
..In God we Trust"
Rev. NJ. I. P1yler submitted a reso-
luton relative 10 the summary re-
moval of the words I'm God we Trust
from the new ten dollar gold pieces,
protesting against the act, and deplor-
ing the fact hat in this day there IS
too little recognition of the God whom
the fathers relied upon in the Early
days Of the Republic. He was speak
ing on the resolution and referred TO
the acts of the President, which the
country has not approved.
When DR.. f. A. Yates rose TO a point
of order, and the speaker wGS not per-
mftted to criticize the president of
the United states. He declared that
the authority in this land is not in a
king. an emperor or chair OF divine
right but in the people. The reason
this country has been great, he said.
IS the reason Of IsraeIs glory h
heard God in her great men and saw
time is coming when the nation would
say, These things are sufficient" and
turn away from God. DR.. Yates OPP
posed the resolution. In speaking of
kings and the president he declared.
God has set these men by divine
providence in their places" and he
urged that respect and honor must be
given those who rule over US. He
thought conference the wrong place
to "belittle" and criticize the presi-
dent, saying that should be left to po-
litical conventions. He believed the
motto, In God We Trust" on coin, was
an ~irreVerent use of roc name.
Rev. w. H. Curtain stated the motto
was used to characterize the nation
and that if the suggestion of DR..
Yates were logically carried out it
would remove God from everywhere
and determine Him in His heaven.
DIR. w. S. E.0an was unable to see
anything irAverent in the use of thu
motto, and that this was a nation
trusting in God. I'VE have the right
to express ourselves in regard to
Christian sentiment" he said.
The Morning Session.
Conference met at $50 and the de-
VotiOnal exercises were by
Rev. l.. l.. Mash
The committee on Church Property
reported by Rev. Ralmond Browning
and recommended that the churches
be more fully covered by insurance.
The report showed a large increase in
in the value Of church property. The
committee on district conference rec
ords reported through Rev. E. H.
Black. The reports were adopted.
Rev. George I. Simmons reported
for the C~rphanage Committee and the
report recommends an assessment on
each pastoral charge equal to ten per
cent of the pastors salary for the
present year of 1907, provided no spe-
cial contribution in Sunday school nor
gift of fiji or individual shall be con-
sidered a part of this assessment.
Orphanage trustees Named.
The following were nominated as
trustees: j.. n. Cole, w. B. Boyd, B. B.
Adams, @ K. Nimocks, S. C. Vann, j.
S. Wynne. r. E. Prince, and J.. G.
Brown.
DIR. Cole, superintendent of the Or
~phanage, spoke interestingly to the re-
port. He declared that good works
are proof of mems regeneration and
character to the Church of Christ.
Men, he said, are redeemed t. this
end, a clean life, pure heart, unspotted
from the world, to be ministers of
mercy and to do good deeds. He re-
parded as the greatest gain of the
church in North Carolina the estab-
l;-l-oa~| - ~ n~DIn - ID
and he said the favor of God had
blessed the church as it had never
done before, every interest of the
church having advanced, and he as
serted that the denomination today
bears the marks Of an apostolic
fore. He spoke earnestly for a
greater orphanage saying the church
owed it to God He declared thai God
had brought the Methodists to the
front in North Carolina. and he be-
lieved the Methodists should have the
best ~orphanage in the State. The re-
port was adopted.
Report on Bible Course.
The report of the Committee on
Bible Course reported through Rev. e.
w. Robinson, the report recommend
ing an assessment of five cents per
H. NJ. Porter, agent for the American
Bible Society, discussed the work Of
the Bible cause.
Action Toward Prohibition.
The Committee on Temperance re-
ported through Judge Walter H. Neal.
the report declaring for an abolition
of the manufacture and sale of liquor.
The report failed to declare for State
Prohibition and Rev. D. H. futile Of
fered two amendments, one advocat-
ing the cause of State prohibition and
the other against the return of the
army canteen. He said he wanted
Methodism as a brotherhood and as a
church fer the living God to stand for
State prohibition. He said the great
Methodist church could not afford to
take a stand beneath that taken by the
secular daily The great News and
Observer, of Raleigh, which, he said.
declares for prohibition in almost
every issue. Mr.. Tuttle's first amend
ment in regard to the army canteen,
was adopted.
Judge Neal opposed the State pro-
hibitiQn amendment. He spoke of
the Peculiar situation in Whining
tom AMI declared that if the amend
ment were adopted it would put a
club in the hands of q Baptist minis
ter, (meaning DIR. Hale, of Whining
toni to beat over the heads of two of
our bet minister's" He spoke of the
Statement, made by the Paptist
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