The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-10-20

ence was heard Saturday from
the committee. 1t was ringing dec
laration in behalf of the temperance
laws now on the statute books of
Tennessee and an earnest appeal fir
their rigid enforcement. 1t also made
a plea for the election of Christian Of
ficials.
The report was read by Hon. Noah
w. Cooper of Nashville, the secreta-
ry. 1t follows:
Report on Temperance
Representing the great Methodist
family of Christians, anxious to sup
press every vice, and to enthrone ev-
cry virtue, we hereby declare and re-
solve:
l. We are duty bound to go unto
perfection, in the industrial, political
and spiritual world. To daily become
more like Christ, We must conserve
all of our faculties. Abusing or mis-
using our faculties, and liberties, is
the intemperanoe which breeds vice,
misery AMI death. To keep the body,
mind and soul under the control of
Christ, is the perfection Of temper
2nce. To be subject to the evil spir-
it, in whatever form, is the height of
intemperance.
20. The liquor drinking habit in
our nation is one of the worst forms
of intemperance. 1t is wasting mil.
lions of money every year; wreck
ing homes, making prodigal sons and
Iwayward daughters, breeding an
archy, destroying the happiness of
mankind.
20. No government ought to
license any business which breeds in
Temperance. drunkenness and death.
Hence we are unalterably opposed to
the licensed saloon. May God help
us to speed the day when the saloon,
will be as much under the ban of
the law as the lotteries, dueling, po-
| lygamy and the white slave traffic.
"A. We rejoice that Tennessee has
| by law prohibited the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors; and
we pray that every State and nation
may soon do the same. We favor not
ionly Statewide but nationwide and
worldwide abolition of the saloon and
| all it's consorted and resultant evils ;
| for the saloon is an evil everywhere.
SO. We rejoice that our State wide
prohibition laws have been so gener-
ally honored and enforced throughout
the State. We are deeply gratjfied
to know that nearly all of our State,
county, city and town officials from
Governor to constable, have so cheer
| fully given their influence and power
to help enforce these most Whole
, some laws. They deserve all praise.
I'VE regret that some officers in our
larger cities have tried to nullify
these laws. This in no way honors
the law. Wherever enforced such
laws have proven great Blessing.
We pray that these officoas may
speedily turn themselves back to du-
| ty, and thus help our people on to
happiness and perfection.
sc. We urge that our next legis-
lature preserve these. laws inviciate,
and pass such other laws as will in
sure the strict enforcement of our
temperance laws. If it be true, as
charged, that public sentiment in one
or two cities is against these laws,
then let us all renew our efforts to
build up a public sentiment in those
cities cities that will support these
and all other good laws. In the
name of all that's holy, let us never
repeal good general laws in defer
ence to bad local sentiment; but let
us build up good public sentiment
in every locality, to support the good
laws. We believe that the best in.
terests Of all our people will be pro-
NOTED by the election to Office of only
such citizens as viii boldly fight for
these principles
81. We urge our federal senators
and representatives to speedily enact
laws to stop the interstate shipment
of liquors into dry territory, and to
stop the licensing of the manufs cture
and sale of liquors in dry terrific
ry. No one is now allowed to send
intoxicating liquors through the mails
and we feel that liquor advertise
ments, whether in newspapers or 9TH
erwise, should not be allowed In the
mails. We are glad that so many
and Journals are refusing