The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
Seven Favor It. One is Opposed
and Another is ION
the Fence"

A majority Of the pastors Of local
churches are In favor of woman SUI
frage, according to opinions given by
them to representative Of the Sun
day Telegram. Seven went on record
as fayoring the amendment, which is
to be voted on in this state in Novem-
Der, one said that he was opposed to
1t, another declared that he intended
to vote against 1t. but might change
his mind" and still another said that
he was ION the fence"
Those favorable to the amendment
are the Revs. w. H. Foglesong, pas
tor Of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal
church. South; w. i. King pastor Of
the First Methodist Episcopal church;
e. B. Turner. pastor of the First
Presbyterian church; A. S. Arnett,
pastor Of the Adamston Methodist
Episcopal church; U. w. Morrison,
pastor Of the Methodist Protestant
church; w. NJ. Slaughter. pastor Of
the United Brethren churches OF
Stealey Heights and Northview, and
P. 2. Musgrave. pastor of Broad Oaks
Methodist Episcopal church.
The Rev. Herbert Justin Allsup, pas
tor OF the Central Presbyterian church
went on record as opposed to the
woman suffrage amendment; P. NJ.
Baber, pastor Of the Central Chris
tIan church. said that at the present
he thought he would vote against the
amendment, hut might change his
mind" and the Rev. W. L. Heuser,
pastor Of st. Marks Lutheran church,
asserted that he was ION the fence
Attempts were made to secure the
views Of other pastors In this city, but
some Of them were out Of the city and
others Ill.
Here are their own statements on
the question:
The Rev. A. S. Arnett, pastor of the
Adamston Methodist Episcopal church:
~ am highly in favor Of woman suf-
irage, and l think 1t will carly in
this state unless it gets mixed up
with some other issue, which would
be very easy. / do not think the grant
ing of suffrage to women would have
any effect on state politics, but do
think It would have very good eff
feet ON the moral and civic conditions
Of the state. i believe it would have
a tendency to purify politics"
The Rev. E. B. Turner, pastor Of
the First Presbyterian church: 81
am for woman suffrage, but | hardly
know the pulse Of the voters of the
state we'll enough to make predic-
ton regarding the outcome of the
election on the question. would
like to see 1t tried out in West Vir-
GINA, for l believe the women would
help us out in improving the moral
and civic conditions. do not think
the political conditions in the state
would be changed by granting women
the ballot"
The Rev. ". R. King, pastor Of the
First Methodist Episcopal church: 81
am in favor of woman suffrage, and
think the amendment will carry at the
polls next November. do not think
political conditions in the state would
be affected by the ratification of the
amendment, but believe that moral
conditions would be greatly improved
Tho Rev. W. II. Folgesong, pastor Of
st. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church,
South: al used to be opposed to
woman suffrage, but am in favor Of
It now, having been converted few
years ago. think, however, the
amendment will be defeated in this
state. I hardly think that political
conditions would be affected by the
ratification of the amendment, but
believe an improvement in moral and
civic conditions would result"
The Rev. Herbert Justin Allsup,
pastor of the Central Presbyterian
church: 81 am opposed to woman SUI
frage. but l fear it will carry. Tho
sentiment is so broadcast, and there
IS SO little thought on the subject that