The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-21

Presiding Elder, {. B. Culbreth.
Chowan Circuit, \. NJ. Wright.
Columbia Circuit, NJ. ". Hester.
Currituck Circuit, J. 7, BrOss.
Dare Circuit, Il. n. Fits, supply.
Edenton, J. V. Knight.
Elizabeth City, First Church, n. II.
D. Wilson; City Road, II. E. Myers,
Gates Circuit, Z. II. Clegg.
Hattcras, J. NJ. Jolif, supply.
HEREFORD, y. B. Slaughter.
Kcnnekcet Circuit, c. A. Johnson.
Kitty Hawk, j. ]. Midget, supply.
MoyOck, W. 3. Humble.
North Gates, J. o, Long
Pantego and Belhaven, L. L. Davis
Pasquotank, Z. J.. Stack.
Pcrquimans, W. T. Phipps.
Plymouth, ". G. Lowe.
Roanoke Island, 4. W. Price.
Roper, Z. Il. Hill,
South Camden, ]. H. Carroll.
South Mills, L. NJ. Chatfn.
Stumpy Point, A. Z. Brown.
President Scarritt Training School,
J. G. Cuninggim.
President Southern Methodist Uni
yersity, ]. NJ. Orm0nd.
The conference at Raleigh last
week went Oh record as unalterably
opposed to the evils of gambling,
drinking, loosely enforced divorce
laws, putting of cigarettes into the
hands of minors, desecration Of the
Sabbath, and the recommendation Of
a strict enforcement Of the liquor
laws and national law on divorce.
Score Gambling
On the score of gambling the re-
port spoke at greater length than up
on any other subject, aiming directly
at the current practice of specula'
ton in cotton and other develop
ments of commercialism. The rcso'
luton touching gambling reads:
eve warn our people against this
iusidious evil. Many people do not
discriminate between gambling anC
barter. In our judgment, gambling is
betting on skill, ability, judgment oi
chance of 4 man, animal or thing
without Il purpose TO give compensa
ton for the thing received. Betting
on baseball, horse races, skill al
cards, football and the like are con-
trary to the spirit of Christianity.
"The buying or selling of con
tracts in cotton, corn, wheat, bacon
sugar and such Like is another ant
very insidious form. The State law
as given in Consolidated Statutes
Section 422 and Section 2144 probi'
bits this form. Under the law NJ
man has a right to buy the contract
unless be purposes to use in his busi
ness the cotton, wheat, or the article
named,
"It is matter Of business foI
the cotton factory TO go on the mar
ket aud supply itself with cotton fol
the year that is ahead and the same
is true Of other businesses, but it !:
rambling for the other fellow, who's
only purpose is to bet on the con
tract to buy and sell any such tu
lures. who never expects TO receive
or deliver the article. We advls'
our preachers and leading laymen t
read Chapter so on gaming contract
and futures III Consolidated Statute
of North Carolina, pages 62O;622."
Divorce and Sabbath
On Sabbath observance the confer
cnce passed the following:
"The wide open Sunday advocate
must be defeated or soon our Sab
bath as a day of worship, medita
ton and prayer will be gone. W
oppose the playing of baseball, goll
and like games Oh that day. We fea
the automobile used Oh Sunday is of
ten an agency for evil rather thal
a means Of good"
The tendency TO commerciallz
the Sabbath, making it a day o
traffic. travel, business and pleasur
is wrong and we want TO sound
word Of alarm and call our peopl
10 Gods way of observance. 'Remem
lev tho Sabbath N9V m keen II holy