The sun., 1908-05-12
METHODISTS FOR PROHIBITION
WANT NONE BUT TEETOTALLERS
TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT.
Conference Urges Political Parties 10
Take Notice Of the Prohibition Nave
-HuEhess Antl-Racetrack Gambling
FiEht IndOrsed Church Union Favored

Another matter Of interest and one on
which favorable action vas taken was
! the resolution inviting President Roosevelt
and the British Ambassador, james Bryce,
/ to come TO Baltimore and address the con-
ference on the day the fraternal delegates
! from the Wesleyan ChIrch Of England,
| Ireland and Canada, are received.
By unanimous vote the conference
passed resolutions asking the Methodist
/ Protestant Church to unite organically
! with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
I The session was eventful and the dele
/ gates had big questions to consider The
! first matter was the relation Of the Presi-
! denoy Of the United States to the liquor
| traffic and the movement against that
traffic. Without dissenting voice the
members Of the conference voted 10 refer
to the proper committee for a speedy re-
port resolution which ret forth that the
President Of the United States must he
a total abstainer and requesting the two
great political parties to take steps to have
only temperance men in authority.
First, that we respectfully request the
political parties of this nation to consider
we'll the great interests Of our country as
affected by the liquor traffic, and TO nomin-
ate no man for the high office Of President
who is not in harmony with the movement
to divorce this nation from the crime of
| liquor selling.
"Second-That no candidate for the office
, Of President Of the United States who is
not himself a total abstainer and who is
not in harmony with the abolition of the
liquor trafic from the Federal Government
down, should receive the support Of Chris
tian citizens
In introducing the resolutions the Rev.
j. NJ. Gettys made brief speech, stating
that the two great political parties espec-
ally, to which vast majority Of the voters
Of the country belong, should be impressed
with the fact that Methodism stands for
the abolition Of the liquor traffic and that
no man who uses liquor should be elected
President Of this nation. The two Gov
ernors who are the most prominent laymen
| attending the conference, Gov. Hoch Of
| Kansas and Gov. Hanly Of Indiana, moved
| and seconded that this paper be referred to
| the committee on temperance and prOhl-
bition for a speedy report When the reso-
lutions were read 10y the secretary Gov.
HoCh let out a great "AmenH
One Of the most important actions OF the
conference to MethOdsm in all its branches,
il the matter is ever brought 10 "A successful
issue. was the unanimous invitation eN-
tended TO the Methodist Protestant Church
TO unite organically with the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
DR.. John r. Goucher president Of the
Woman's College, this city, ia the author Of
the preamble and resolution adopted. In
presenting his resolution he said that he
had conferences with 4 number Of promi-
nent ministers Of the Methodist Protestant
Church and that those ministers had told
him they would welcome a suggestion Of
the kind from the Methodist General Con-
ference He added that he had every
reason TO believe that the Methodist Prot
estants want to got back into the Method
ist Episcopal Church because of the fact
that both denominations have practically
come together on the dfere noes which
caused the separation OF the two in 1924
The resolution provides that the MethO-
dist Protestant church shall be asked tu
unite with the Methodist Episcopal church
and that committee of one bishop, one
minister and one layman shall 60 10 the
general conference Of the Methodist Pro-
testant church, which meets in PittSburg
on May 49, and lay the matter before that
body. The commission appointed con-
sists Of Bishop H W. Warren Of Colorado,
the Rev. Dr. John F. GOucher and United
States Senator Jonathan p. Dolliver Of Iowa.
An anti-racetrack gambling resolution
was passed unanimously, with applause.
II was offered and urged by Ezra :. Tipple,
a professor in Drew Theological Seminary,
and this is it's substance
Whereas among the moral questions
to which increasing attention has been
recently given is that Of racetrack gambling
and
Whereas we must ever regard gambling
in every form as an intolerahle evil, its
baneful effects being perceived everywhere,
and
Whereas in various States and in the
District Of Columbia an awakening public
conscience has been and Il demanding an
immediate and righteous settlement Of this
question. which ia not in any sense political
issue but in every seuse moral issllc, and
Whereas the climax Of the most note
worthy moral struggle in many year will
soon be reached, inasmuch ~ the Lrgls-
lature Of the State of New York assemblies
to-day in extraordinary session at Albany
10 act upon bills for the abolition Of race
track gambling, now therefore
"Re@lred, That we assure the Governor
OF the State OF New York Of our unyielding
opposition 10 this destructive evil and of
our unwayering moral support in this
"RC,n'r,d That We solerlny urge the mem
hers Of both branches Of the Legislature NJ
the State Of New York 10 pass these bills
The president and the secretary Of the
conference we're instructed 10 OmmunlcaIe
Nv wire with tho Governor, the President
OF the Senate and the Speaker of the Us
sembly Of New York.
The new resolution also calls FOR the
name "The Methodist Episcopal Lrother-
hood" which would limit il again 10 this
country whereas the officers who now
control II desire TO make II commercial in
character Hence the contest in the con-
4icting resolution which was referred
Bishop Merriman c, Harris of Japan and
Corea is a Methods, Of the old fashioned
sort in speech and his report Of the work
in those two countries during the las, four
years was delivered with great fervor,
The japanese Government" he said,
Shas removed all hindrances TO private
Christian schools More than that, II has
appealed 10 Christians 20 found secondary
schools and colleges The largest hosDi
tality is extended TO Christian education
"The reception to the American feet on
its arrival at Japan will surpass that given
by the people Of San Francisco. That will
give Japan an opportunity TO show her
trust in America. her oldest and best friend.
II Japan be great in war she is greater in
peace, as witness her alliance with Great
Britain and her alliance with France and
Russia. What miracel Japan and Russia
will never be at war again; they are eating
to-day from ca ch others hands
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