The Wahpeton times., 1918-06-27
RETURNS FROM THE
LISBON DISTRICT RALLY


Methodist church of Wahpeton,
returned Saturday from the Far
go district rally which opened in
Lisbon last Tuesday and closed
Saturday. Rev. Hobbs reports a
program of much interest with a
large attendance from all parts Of
the district.
Lisbon S opera house was filled
to capacity Friday night to hear
DIR. Walters, former pastor of the
First Methodist church of Fargo,
and we'll known in Wahpeton give
a lecture on "The Present Crisis. !"
DIR. Walters also lectured Satur
day evening. DR.. H. H. Frost Of
Fargo was in charge of the rally
in place of DR.. James Anderson
of Fargo. district superintendent,
who was called east early the fore
part of last week.
At Friday evenings meeting the
following resolutions were unan;-
mously adopted:
"First, We declare ourselves
uncompromisingly with our presi-
dent, our government, our army
and our navy, and the allied for.
ces in Europe to bring the war to
a successful issue for the liberty
of the world against German auto
cracy and militarism and in behals
of the childhood of the race, the
generation that is to be. We pledge
our money, our sons and daugh-
tiers and ourselves to the utmost OF
time and devotion to the end that
| there shall be no peace unil the
central powers have yielded an alb
solute and unconditional surrend-
err to the allied democratic. forces
of the world.
"Second, Because we are Chris.
tian patriots, believing. that God
is more concerned than men fo.
the winning of the ends for which
we fight. and that His favor is
more important to victory than
men and munitions of war, We
stand first of all for that righteous.
ness, without which we have nc
claim upon that Divine favor.
Therefore, We call upon ou,
government Immediately to enact
as a war measure the absolute pro.
hibition of the manufacture, sale
importation and expectation of al,
coholic liquors for beverage pur
poses.
Therefore, also, we are uncom-
promlslngty opposed to the furn-
ishing to our soldiers the more
deadly poisonous cigaret. We de-
plore the easy abandonment sgfsall
scientific teaching concerning the
destroying effect Of nicotine AMI
the cigaret, and that so many be-
come the deceived agents Of the
American Tobacco company with
it's slogan, ga cigaret in the Mout!,
Of Every Boy in America War
has not changed the effect Of to-
bacco and thee igaret OH the hui
man system. We plead that our
boys may not ge made the slaves
of that ever destroying habit, un-
fit for business or parentage when
they come home, and that our peo-
pie shall discontinue Il course
which is already developing this
awful habit among the young
boys at home. We earnestly cali
upon our government to aid in
abeting the evils which we deplore.
We must not make it more diff
cult to secure fit world to live i'll
when the war is over.
Resolutions were also adopted
condemning the discretion OF tn"
Sabbath and the use Of the dance
under the plea Of patriotism and
the professed purpose Of support
ing the Red Cross.
The rally strongly indorsed the
Wesley College Endowment cam
paign and the proposition to en-
dow the Reverend c. f. Stinsoh
Memorial profesosrship. MIR. Stin-
son was one of the most efficient
group leaders in this campaign
and while engaged in the canvass
his auto was run down by a freight
train and himself killed.
The delegates to the rally also
enthusiastically pledged them
selves. their dollars and their pray
ers to the great Methodist ccnten-
a,y missionary program to raise
$S0.000,00O make America Chris
tian and to nvan@cliZc the world.