The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-07

HERE TO STAY
Methodists Are Very
Enthusiastic.
PASS TEMPERANCE RESOLUTION
Law IS Being Enforced Except IN
Cities.
Has wrosghs wenderfuIIy Well IN
Alabama and Has Decreased to
Marked Degree, the sale
Of Liquor.
PASS TEMPERANCE RESOLUTION

Marked Degree, the sale
Of Liquor.
enthusiastically adopting q report
prepared upon the enforcement Of pro-
hibition in Alabama and Montgomery.
the Montgomery District Conference Of
the Methodist Church adjourned its
sessions at IL o'clock at the Perry
street Methodist Church. Immediate
ly before adjournment, 1t was decided
to hold the next District Conference at
the Clayton Street Methodist Church.
The session yesterday morning was
especially interesting and enthusiastic
Reports of the local elders were read
and adopted. reports Of the deacons
were read and adopted, and those Of
the local ministers read and adopted.
Among the most important Of the items
for the consideration of the conference
at Its last session, was the election OF
w. M. league, Jr., as district par
sonage trustee. to I'LL the place Of W..
B.. vandiver. deceased, and the raising
Of $50 for the preachers institute to
be held at seashore Camp Grounds du-
ring the latter part Of June.
L. NJ. Dawson was unanimously rec
commended by the Conference to the
annual conference for local deacon's
orders.
Lay delegates to the annual confer
ence were elected as follows: w. f.
Feagin,s T. d. Sanford, r. r. Jones
and Judge Armstead Brown, with all
ternates. T. F. Proctor and A. u.
Barnett.
The report upon temperance was
. then introduced. being adopted as fol-
lows.
.aThe day for which our fathers In
Israel and their sons have prayed has
opened Its light upon the world. From
England, Iceland. Russia and various
other countries and climes the stento-
rian voice OF an awakened humanity Is
heard challenging the curse of intou-
eating liquors. In the United States
intemperanoe has become synonymous
with liquor dealing and the saloon
business Our sane moral people nave
concluded that there can be no tenn
perance where the American saloon ex-
lists. From ocean to ocean, and from
Canada to the Rio Grande the bRnish-
ment Of the saloon IL going on at q
pace that assures its final overthrow.
The intolerahle defiance Of the saloon
In violating the law, in debauching
men and in corrupting politics. has NIL
ed the cup Of the 'iniquity Of iniqui-
ties TO the brtm, and II must go for-
ever from our midst.
believe, from this baleful curse. The
Legislature by more than two-thirds
mai6fity, and the Senate, by practical
iy a unanimous vote, decreed that the
saloons should no longer exist In our
state. Our Governor, Hon. b. b. Cos
mer, a member of the Methodist Church
gives hearty support to enforcement OF
this ana all other laws. for which we
heartily commend him. In the main
ths vioiators are ex-iiquor dealers,
though the better class OF these have
accepted the Aituation.
1--WE rejoice that In q majority OF
places in our State the law IL being
enforced better than perhaps any gem
eraI law on the statute books. If muir
der or arson, or amy other evil had
been licensed for years how effective
would prohtbitive law prove In the be-
ginning7 It is marvellous that II Is De-
ing enforced 30 well.
THE reduction in drunkenness ana
the marked decrease In use OF liquors
cannot be denied, Young men are not
tempted by the open saloon and the
weak and vicious are mot able TO Sc
cure LIQUORS as easily as before, even
where the law Is least effective. We
are thoroughly satisfied that prohihi-
ton will prevail in Alabama In all the
coming years. Its economic dement's
will become more apparent a. time re-
veals its increasing value In this re-
spect.
ssThe weak points In enforcement are
at the more popuious eenters Tne
commercial sympathy in cities ana the
strength and cupidity of the dehtroned
aaloonist present q stubborn problem.
but the great State of Alabama Will in
the majesty OF it's civic power suppress
violations in the struggle that these
Ia wless and defiant men are provoking
nv their audacity. Their defiance is an
irs,,l4 10 our state and would be
stigma Of perpetualf shame II permit
tad 10 continue. Therefore be 1t,
.sResolved. arst. That we. as practi-
cal men declare to the world that pro-
hibttton in Alabama had wrought won
darf,iilv well, everything considered. in
the short time 1t has been in force;
that II has decreased the sale OF liquors
to remarkable degree; has dimin-
ished drunkenness and its attendant
evils: has protected our young men
from the tippling temptation AFFORDED
by the open saloon; and has been what
Its advocates anticipated, and effective
beyond the prophestes OF Its opponents.
'Resoiyed, second, That we solemnly
declare 1t Is our belief that prohibition
has come 70 stay and TO stay forever
in Alabama, and palsied will be the
hand that attempts to turn backward
the dial of prohibition advance.
Resolved, third, That we earnestly
recommend, that our pastors preach
frequently on all phases OF this ques-
ton and give especial emphasis to the
Christian duty of sustaining all our
civic laws; and that as preachers and
laymen we pledge our officers to aid In
enforcing the prohibition law.
"Resolved, fourth. That as citisens'of
Alabama wearing the mantle OF fathers
who have resisted wrongs that evil Ill
WAYS creates and who have overcome
many and mighty foes to our common
veal, we pledge that we will stand by
and assist in efforts made by our civil
ofioers to put the seal Of public con-
demnation upon the illegal trnftto in
liquors, now going on in q few places,
until it shall become recognized as
deep a disgrace to buy or sell liquors
Illegally as 1t Is to violate any other
criminal law.