The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-05-21
Resolutions.

The following resolutions we're
adopted at the Sunday school oonven-
tion held in Hood River last week:
tirst-Inasmuoh as the question OF
county local option will be voted up.
on at the coming June election be 1t
resolved that this Sunday school con-
vention Of Wssoo county In session at
Hood River, Oregon, instruct and
urge the officers and memb of our
Sunday schools to use their influence
to secure votes tor local option. Pref
erenoe to be given to those candidates
best fitted to I'LL offices OF public
trust by abstinence from Intoxicating
liquors. 1t is further resolved that
In all cases where pr practicable the Sun
day schools cooperate with the W. G.
I. U. or other temperance organiza
tions in a public demonstration on
election day.
Second-Having been highly bene.
1ted and richly prohted by the wire
and efficient instruction of Rev. G.
A. Pbipps. be it resolved that vote
OF most hearty thanks be extended
him for his helpful words and inspir.
ing addresses. We most heartily CON-
mend him to Sunday school workers
as a wise and up-to date teacher
Third-The present session Of Sun
day school convention has been of the
best In the history OF the association,
b. it lesovIed that we express to the
delegates a hearty appreciation In
view OF their full attendance and we
all express our thanks for the genuine
good here received, and especially to
The good ladies the homes of Huod
River for the cordial welcome and
kindly entertainment.
Fourth Believing that no work
OF great Importance to its coustituen-
cy such az our state Sunday school
work can succeed without Information
and an intelligent acquaintance with
the field and the workers, we heartily
commend and urge our Sunday school
workers throughout the state to sub.
scribe for and Iead 1.-The Oregon Sun
day School Optlmist. the official Or
gan and voice OF the'state association,
so ably edited by our general score
tary.
Fifth Whereas, the Sunday schools
OF our state have the privilege OF
studying a temperance lesson once
each quarter In the present interna.
tional series, he 10 resolved that we
recommend that each school use this
opportunity TO impress the princip Piles
OF temperance, not only with regard
to the use of liquor, but also with re,
gard to the use OF tobacco and pro.
family; and that opportunity be given
our young people to sigD pledges 0i
abstinence from all these things that
are su detrimental to their intellect.
ual and moral development, and thus
commit them In early life to q higher
and purer ideal, both civic and relig.
ious.
Sixth-Wh the saloon inter.
ests are proposing to make ineff ective
our present local option law by an
amendment to our state constitution
giving cities and towns the sols rights
TO regulate and control saloons and
kindred interests by vote OF the few
regaI dless of The will aud vote of the
many, be 1t resolved that this conven.
tion Of christian workers vigorously
oppose this proposition and urge every
christian voter to cast his ballot
against it In the approaching state
election.
Seventh--The association extends a
vote of thanks to the trustees OF As
bury M. E. church, OF Hood River,
for the use of the church and to all
who have contributed to the pleasure
and good of the convention.
Rebecca Baysrd,
NJ. d. Odell,
W. G. Gilmore.
Report of enrolment committee:
No. OF schools represented, 1S.
No. Of superintendent present, l2.
No. Of teachers present, II.
No. OF scholars present, 80.
No. Of ministers, 10.
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