The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-02-16

the primary election law. be advanced
to.its second reading so that it could
be printed and it and a similar bill
In the Senate be compared. The
motion failed to receive two-thirds
vote.
Senate Bill 43, offered by Mr..
Hearne' relating to conveyances to
religious congregations, on it's third
reading, brought out a few questions
from Mr.. Woods who desired to
know what institutional -.-werk'
meant and asked Mr.. "Peterkin to ex-
plain that feature of the bill. He
said the bill simply permitted church
es to erect institutional structures on
property not adjacent to churches or
parsonages. Mr. Hearne favored
measures, while MnlCoffman opposed
it on the ground that it was going
! back to the conditions that rdtffront
ed the authors of the ''BilfIG Of
flights, AND the separationDoE tire.
church from the state. 'f, =,
Mr.. Bland contende4 that it was
dangerous measure. He invited
the senator's to go back to the BLOOD
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NATION of churches over counties. He
opposed any measures that tended to
give to any denomination control
over legislation that meant bringing
the church and state together and
invite strife that brought bloodshed
in ages past.
Mr.: Meredith commended that such
legislation must be guarded against,
that it was dangerous and he was
opposed to the bill. The church
and state should remain separated if
the Derpetuation of the nation was
desired.
Mr.. MacCorkle Joined with Mere
tdlth. Bland and Coffman! in urging
the defeat Of the bill. He said it
might be small matter, ike some
one had said, but great strife had
come from small things He cited
the experiences Of Italy, France and
Other countries where the church
dominated the state and the fate OF
those countries. He hoped this
country would not go back on the
doctrine Of Thomas Jefferson, and
lcivil liberty.
Mr.. Grimes defended the measure.
lie did not believe that the bill
meant consolidation 9th church
and state; that he would not favor
such measure. He thought the
lstatute covered the conditions and
That there was no alarm in the pro-
posed bill and was willing to give
them additional power to carry on
the work admitted to be good and
which no one wanted to deprive the
lchurch at this time.
Mr.. Peterkin thought that some of
the senators were stretching their
imaginatiOns and we're unduly excit-
ed over the bill; that the purpose
or the bill was to permit churches
to do things that were not thought
Of when the present law was enact
led.
Mr.. Kidd said he did not desire to
prolong the discussion except to say
mat he could see no harm In giving
: church a few acres OF land when
large corporations we're permitted by
law to grab up thousands Of acres
He said the only salvation was the
preservation Of the church and the
. Democratic party.
On motion Of Mr.. Sutherland the
Dill was returned to It's second read
ing and madc special order for
= Z. m. Wednesday.
Mr., seibert of the House reported
the passage by that body Of substi-
tute for II. B. 7&, Engrossed S. B.
sc, passed by the Senate during the
morning, relating to public account
ants.
MIR. French desired to take up s.
b. 6 but there was objection. Mr.
} Sutherland moved to adjourn and
on roll call it prevailed by vote
Of 18 to IL, - "a,