The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-12
MCFARLAND IT IS.
Gets Added Vote of Confidence
From MethOdists.
Elected as a Delegate to the
General Conference.

Dr. j. T. Mcfarland against whom
charges were preferred yesterday at
the meeting Of the Kansas conference
by DIR. George A. Cooke, received a
double vindication at the meeting this
morning when he was selected by the
first ballot as a delegate to the gen.
eral conference which meets in Balti-
more in May. Then again when the
following resolutions, proposed by w.
T. Scott of Atchison were adopted:
Resolved, That the Kansas confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
at its ffty-third annual session now
in session deplores and condemns the
action of George A. Cooke in circulariz-
ing this convention with reports de-
rogatory to the teachings and doc
trines of DR.. J. T. Mcfarland ana
Bishop w. F. Mcdowell
Four delegates were to nave peen
selected to the general conference but
the convention adjourned at the noon
hour after selecting DR.. ]. T. McF'ar-
land, DR.. J. S. Ford of Kansas CITY
and Dr. ]. R. Madison of Manhattan.
The fourth member of the delegation
will be selected at the morning meet
ing Friday.
church will be held Friday morning at
the First Congregational church, cor
ner of Seventh and Harrison streets,
when four delegates will be selected 70
the Baltimore convention. E. G. Moore
of Rossvflle, J. w. Brown of Allen and
CLYDE H. Hale of Carbonate We're
elected to full membership in the con-
ference.
DR.. l. H. Murlin, president Of Baker
university, introduced resolution
which was adopted and means that
Methodist historical society will be
founded at the church university at
Baldwin. DR.. Murlin proposes TO
gather together all of the historical
| Methodist church to the history OF the
| state in the new library building which
| has lust been completed at Baldwin.
| Last Nights Meeting.
! The programme for last nights
meeting of the Kansas conference was
changed somewhat from the Original
| arraneement as Attorney General f.
| s. jackson who was on the pro-
| gramme for an address was out OF the
| city. ]. K Codding, attorney for the
| state temperance union, substituted
for the attorney general and de-
| livered a stirring address taxing as
| his theme temperance In Kansas.
| ssThe federated churches through
out this state" said Mr.. Codding ARE
| the one force which will lead and not
| follow in the great fight which is De
| ing made for temperance In Kansas
| 1t IS the power VI Tic low ohN III -,
| forcement of the law which counts
| and the churches of Kansas stand Tor
| these two things. For ages the
| saloon has been likened to parasite
| existing upon the business of the
land and feeding upon the very Souls
! OF men.
| .eThe evidence piled mountain high
/ has pointed to this fact but the find
| ing Of the world is that the saloon
| is a gold brick and that it must go.
/ There was q time when we looked TO
the politicians to destroy the trafflc
| but that day is past, and 1t is now UP
| to the Christian churcnes OF the
country to wipe the traffic off the face
| of the earth. -,
| when I assumed my duties with
the State Temperance union there
were ooen saloons in 35 of the coun-
| ties of the state despite the laws on
the statute books prohibiting the sale
| of LIQUOR. Today there are but three
counties in the state where an open
| saloon can be found and it will be but
a short time until this stencil Is
eliminated In the other 101 counties
| in the state the prohibition law Is as
| well enforced as any other law on the
| statute books.
| sit was the work of the federated
4 churches of the state which brought
about this condition and not the
politicians or any political party Fol-
a time we looked to political organiza-
lions to free the state from the liquor