The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-24
PLEDGE EARNEST
SUPPORT TO WORK
Of TEMPERANCE
Ringing Resolutions Call for
Enactment of Laws Making
Effective VIII Of People
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
WORK ENDORSED
Rev. W. A. Cooper Transferred
to Fastcrate of Church il.
Tampa. florida, Due to the
Health of Mrs. Cooper
(ly STAFF correspondent

Norfolk Na.. Nnv. 23-~After ono o.
the most successful sessions in it's biS-
tory, the virginia Methodist Confess
ence which has been in session aefa
in Cumberiaud~S;treet Methods
Church since last Wednesday morninzs.a
adjourned late tonight with prthiis-
ton rally and the reading Of the list -
appointments.
Much business was transacted at the
one hundred and thirty third session.
Of the conference. and some Of the
most important reports In many years
were read. The ministers wilt leava
here tomorrow morning fer thea
homes and those who have been trans
ferred to other fields viii immediately
make preparations to move their
families and personal belongings. Ther.
was long Misunderstanding this evening.
especially among the sapeTannua1ed
members Of the conference,
Transferred To Florida.
As was predicted In The Nirginiaf
this morning Rev w. a. Cooper has
been transferred to the Florida Con
ference. and will assume the pastorafs.s
OF First Methodist Church Of Tampa
This church is one of the largest and
best in all Fiorid<. DIR, Cooper takes
the place of Rev. Y1lliam h. ThomE-
son, who was transferred TO this con-
ference yesterday from Florida. DIR.
Cooper was transferred to Florida hes
cause of his wife's health. This is bx
no means permanent, and DR.. Cooper
will he back into the Virginia Confer
ence as soon as Mrs. Cooper's heath,
improves.
AS will be noted, the changes were
few in Richmond and the laymea WHO
came to Norfolk In behalf of the'r
present pastors all seemed TO be well
pleased tonight.
Report on Prohibition.
Heartily endorsing the position ri
the Anti Saloon League Of Virginia IN
.rying 70 get the General Assem- ely ~
1915 pass Il general Statewide Proi.-
hiton law. which shall contain all thS
prohibitory and law enforcement pro
visions necessary to secure genuine
prohibition In Virginia, SO that by the
passage of such law there may -
40 possibility of any effort being rg1adG
"a ubstruct or TO delay the operation
uf the prohibitions law act as passed
~ the General Assembly. and adoptel
av the vote OF the people. the report
~ thc Temperance and Other Social
Reform Committee submitted it's re-
.,ort at tonIght's session of the Vir-
siniti Conference in Cumberland Street
Methodist Church.
The committee also sanctioned the
policy OF the league, calling for such
provisions In law as will secure state
wide enforcement, If necessary. by a
State Department and as Will require
officers of the law, enforce the prohi-
hition laws upon pain of removal l..
the event of dereliction Of duty In the
enforcement Of those laws. The COM
inittee recommends that this general
Statewide prohibition law should cofs-
tain no exemptions as to wineries o.
breweries.
This committee also heartily -
dorsed the efforts which are beins
made to protect society from tho evils
Of social vice in it's various forms III
also fayors the proposed laws to raise
the age of consent. The committees
recommended that DIR. James Cannon
II, be appointed superintendent OF
the Anti-SAloon League Of Virginia
and shat DR.. ]. p. McAlister as super
interdent of the Tennessee Anti-Saloon
League.
Text of the Report
The full report OF the COMMITTEES
follows;
II is the mission OF the Church OF
Jesus Christ to preach the gospel Of
salvation through Jesus Christ to a
lost and ruined world. The world
cannot be saved by law. but II must
be regenerated by the power Of this
Holy Ghost. Any plan which at
gospel must utterly fair.
But while this is true It Is also
equally true that Christian men are
citizens, and as such have grave and
weighty responsibilities which they
can neither sh1rk nor ignore. Our
membership In the Church Of Jesus
Christ. our citizenship in the Kingdom
of Heaven does not destroy our c1t-
izenship in the State, or nation -
which we belong e.Render unite
Caesar the thinfs which are Caesars,
and 10 God the things which Ar0
God s. Is the sweeping positive COM
mandment Of our Master to all He
followers.
las citizens OF the State, therefore.
we are responsible to the extent o1 81
our influence and power for the chNx~
acter Of the laws Of the State In which,
we live. Law is simply the expreeetpn ],
Of the will of the ruler. whether Il ~
OF the king an supreme, Of of aM9es
people through their reprtnena
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