The farmer and mechanic., 1909-02-02

in the hands Of the peoples law
GREAT RED LETTER FIELD DAY.
The First Sunday in February Set
Aside for Law EnfOrcement-MOve-
mcnt Has Endorsement of the Pulpit
Throughout the State.
Wilson. N. c., Jan. 30.-The first
Sunday in February will be great
day for the temperance cause in
North Carolina-it will be a great day
intended to create sentiment TOR law
enforcement throughout the State. and
how can it fail when the people are
interested in the matter and say that
the law, as passed, must be enforced.
Preachers are writing regarding the
day end it's objects; it has the endorse
ment Of the church.; the good will OF
the church organs and the secular
press-and with these in favor Of Law
enforcement violators have no chance
to escape punishment Besides the
church the masses stand almost
| shoulder to shoulder and say the law
must be enforced as enacted.
The following extracts from a pam
phlet entitled The Church Militant in
North Carolina are not amiss here
Central Conference Of the Free
Will Baptist Church, Saratoga, N G.
November As. 1908:
| Seeing the marvellous victory al
| ready won on the temperance ques
! ton in North Carolina, and reafizinR
| that there is yet much to be done:
| Resolved 1. That we put forth
united effort to drive the conquered
foe from the field by electing men to
office who are thorough temperance
men, and who. we believe, will see the
! law enforced.
| 2. That we as citizens rally to the
aid Of the executive officers of our
State, and give them all possible aid
| and encoura ragement in enforcing all
| temperance laws.
3. That Weask the Congress Of Tho
United States to prohibit the shipment
Of Intoxicating liquors from wet terri
tory into dry territory, and we do all
! in our power every way to prohibit
such importations
The Presbyterian Synod of North
Carolina, New Bern, N. c., October
29, 1908:
The Synod of North Carolina re
joices that the people Of this State
| have declared their conviction that
| the liquor traffic is inherently wrong.
| To this end we urge:
! /. Our people to observe the spirit
Of the law, both in their homes and
as individuals.
| the enforcement Of this law in their
communities. s....@--.-... w. -...
| 5. That they encourage, by moral
and financial support, those who are
| making special efforts to destroy the
liquor traffic, and we commend par
ticularly the works of the Anti Saloon
| League.
/ Western North Carolina Conference
/ NJ. z. Church, South, Ashevilie, NJ c.
November II, 1908:
/ In behalf of the Conference and of
all our people,. we give gratitude to
God for that splendid triumph OF. civic
righteousness which has closed every
legalized saloon and distillery In oul.
/ State.
We give honor to the Anti-Saioon
League, to our heroic Governor. to
| our Carolina Womanhood, to ell the.
sterling Christian yeomanry. who car
ried our colors to victory. We pledge
ourselves and preachers and people to
work in all honorable ways for the
enforcement OF the law, for the en-
actment of a Federal statute or pas
sage OF constitutional amendment
IorblddlnS shll nient of liquors into dry
states or Territories, and making
criminal the possession of Federal
license in such State or Territory
+ we believe that the Anti-Saioon
i League should still be maintained as
hghtIng force to hold the ground
: already won; and that one day should
expression OF our cordial sympathy,
and for the contribution OF financial
support OF this organization.
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