The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-07


hour and a half, and
the question of beginning
0puon campaign of education
That is TO say, some of the men,
Ders OF the clergy discussed the
matter. When The journal made
count of the ministers I'm at
tendance he found seventeen.
The report of the special COM
nnttee OF five was read. An effort
was made to prevent cOnsidera-
ton by motion to adjourn.
made by the Rev. MIR. Grace.
Then an effort was made TO
send the report to the various
church bodies to be considered
Dy the ministers and vote taken
by each denomination. This was
voted down. Then came a proD-
oSition TO table the report, and
defeat met that.
The ministers refused to take any
stand on 1.-The question Of a local op-
ton election. They ordered that the
report be sent to the next meeting of
the Ministerial Union for considera-
tlon The real feature of the meet
ing was the unusually small attend
ance OF members, together with the
dressing administered by the Rev.
Mr.. Cridlin. 1t was not stated when
the Ministerial Union will again meet
to take up the report
Inc committee named last Tuesday
by the meeting of ministers 40 make
some recommendation to the meeting
nNed for today prepared it's report ana
submitted it to meeting held i'm the
chapel OF the Presbyterian Committee
on Publication
Seventeen ministers-some of them
having homes out OF the city limits
were in attendance. Some lived i'm
Manchester, some in Barton Heights.
some had come TO the city lately and
were not registered voters.
the meeting was like unto a lot OF
schoolboys for the most part. and il
remained for the Rev. w. Il. Cridlin.
an aged ana weli-known Baptist di-
vine, To lecture the boys" on their
actions. Mr.. Cridlin, after listening
Tor sometime to the discussion, when
all sorls OF motions were submitted
points of order raised and consider
able good-natured expressions were
made, arose and declared that he was
ashamed of the proceedings and
shocked at the manner in which the
ministers had discussed the subject
touching the matter Of temperance.
He had been hurt. To his way of
thinking there had been a lack OF
Christian spirit. He thought It would
be the last time that he would attend
the meetings.
The Rev. b. f. Lipscomb and the
Rev. w. Asbury Christian made pro-
test against the utteranceS Of the aged
divine. saying that he had mistaken
the ministers were not lacking i'm
courtesy or feeling for each other.
And Mr.. Cridlin arose and took his
hat and went away, disclaiming as
he left the room that he had not in
tended or meant TO be personal in his
utterances.
Resolutions Submitted.
on motion OF Rev. Mr.. Christian.
the Rev. r. Nj. Chandler was called
TO the chair. and the following re-
port was submitted by the Rev. Mr..
Christian, chairman OF the committee
whereas. we, ministers of the elf,
of Richmond. believing that the /sa.
loon Is unGIrtc-S' -to-+he. homeJ tn,
cJ0<arch of God and our who're Socia
order, are unalterably opposed to the
neVe that the time is not far distant
when the sale of intoxicating liquor
viii be made illegal in the city OF
Richmond; therefore,
Pc il resolved %. That the cam
paign OF education against the salooT
be inaugurated at once. and that eacf
church be requested to take part in
that campaign as far as it may deem
eXpedient.
(2) That as soon as practicable
there should be an organized effort
to suppress the liquor traffic in Rich
mond.
CD That we urge all citizens tc
prepare to discharge their duty &c
the State by qualifying themselves tC
vote. T
w. ASBURY CHRISTIAN,
Chairman;
RYLAND KNIGHT
GERALD CULBERSON,
TILDEN SCHERER.
THOMAS SEMMES.
The Occasion Enlivened.
Just before the meeting had beer
called to order some oen asked where
were all the ministers. Then the sug-
gestion was made that il had best be
converted into a meeting of the Anti
Saloon League.
The Rev. c. E. Stuart. one of the
field workers of the league. declared
that if the ministers objected to his
presence he would retire.
The Rev. E. l.. Grace, of Broadus
Memorial Baptist Church, replied tC