The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-24
Virginia Conference Ora w 8
Bishop kilgo in Episcopal
Supervision Denny
Goes to Far South
Death Blow Aimed
at Liquor Traffic
conference Adopts Resolutions
CONCERNING Alcohol Men
ace and Pledging Support to
Anti-Saloon League and 9th
er Temperance Parties

Especial to The Richmond Nirgintanl
OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA, May %,
@-Conference voted to adjourn at IL
o'clock tonight and business went with
- rush. Matters that have been left
over to this hour received scant con-
eider2tion. Mostly routine work was
done. The plan for Episcopal super
vison for the present year gives the
virginia conference Bishop j. G. hilgo,
of Durham, y. G.; the Baltimore con-
florence has Bishop W. A. Gambler,
and bishop Collins Denny, of Rich
.mond, goes to the North Alabama,
North Georgia. South Carolina and
.Mlssissd ppi conferences,
The virginians on the correctional
boards are: Sunday schools. MIR al. r
Barrow. Fnrmvilie. education, Dr.
james Cannon. Blackstone; Epwcrth
leagues, Rev. j. W. Shackford. Rich
mond; trustee of Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. DR.. E. F. lips s1mb.
Petersburg. church extension, Dir. j.
W. Young Richmond. commission al
educators on classification Of schce OILS
and colleges DR.. r. E. blackwell
Ashland. missions Or. Ashury W
ChrtAtiar.
An assignment of two cents per
rspifa was levied for the benefit Of the
American Bible society and commits
sion ordered ,o participate in the CEN
tenarv of the society
Retftstrtct the Church.
report recommendsng that I'VE
bishops rediStrict the church and
supervise the same for four wears con-
secutivefy ard that thH foreign 'refrs
~ made up into regular Episcopal
districts with a resident bishop. was
advocated by Or, Cannon, j. w Cline,
President T. G. Chso professor Of Foo
Chow university. China. and DIR. AIMS
worth. of Georgia. and adopted. An
other recommendation af similar m
port. involving a change in the con-
Siitution of the church. vas defeated
without discussion.
The proposition for the change of
name was withdrawn In view Of
movement for the reorgsn ization and
nnincation OF the Methodist bodies IN
america
Action was taken dividing the South
Carolina conference and another IN
creasne the possible number Of
charges In presiding elders, district
yrom thirty To forty.
Another Blow IN Liquor,
The following report was adopted
unanimously b~ rising vote amid
great ens husiasrn. II being the temper
ance and social service report No, 5
Your committee on temperance
and social service has had before if
memorial on the work of the Anti
Balloon league, submitted by lanes
Cannon, n r Barton and Frank Tai
bott. and after careful consideration Of
The same we recommend concurrence
IN following. Whereas. In every sec
ton OF our country the church, of
God. In ite efforts tn bring in the
kn9dom OF Righteousness and peace ls
laced BY the ORGANIZED liquor traffic,
which In the most powerful and de-
etructfve of ell enemies Of the chdrch,
md whereas this organized army. in
ppirsd by coyetouspess and appetite
rannot be successfully opposed except
BY the organized efforts OF Gods peo-
pie. therefore. be 1t
Resolved. first. That we condemn
the liquor traffic az the greatest mem
ace Of our day to the welfare of bus
mess society and the church. that
we regard II as public nuisance
which must be ahated. II our civil
izaticn Ia to be saved; that we de-
mand that the rights OF sober. peace
full, law-abidinE citizens be respect
ed and that they be protected from
the dangers to property. family. hap
piness and life, which always
accompany the open saloon, that we
insist that men have no right in the
exercise of so~called personal liberty
to continue a traffic which infrinEes
50 ruthlessly. persistently and de-
ktructiveiy upon the rights of others,
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