Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-22
LAX ENFORCEMENT
Of LAW SCORED BY
METHODIST PASTORS
Ministers Stirred to Action
by Murder of Rev. Rob-
ert Stewards Wife

Resolutions cbaracterizing the
staying of Mrs. Robert Stewart, wife
Of the Methodist pastor at Drake
town, Ga, a few days ago, as a
climax of crime caused by lax en-
forcement of law" were adopted
unanimously by the North Georgia
Methodist conference, in session
Thursday at the Wesley Memorial
church.
Mrs. Stewart was shot to death at
her home in HARRISON county when
she attempted to prevent q gang OF
alleged monOshiners from abductln8
her husband, who had been active
in running down vIolatOrs of the
prohibition law.
The resolution, introduced by the
Rev. G. O. Jones, superintendent Of
the Anti-Saloon league in Georgia,
was signed by many prominent min
listers and laymen. 1t was asserted
that the practice of assessing small
fines on violators of the prohibition
laws is a travesty on law and en-
couragement to crime. The state
ment also is made in the resolutions
that many prominent citizens,
among them church members, scout
the law, patronize moonshiners and
boast of their bootleggers.
rendering the sympathy Of the en-
tire conference to Mr.. Stewart the
resolutions conclude as follows:
"That we urge all our citizens to
obey the law; our newspapers, mas
azines and moving pictures to COM
mend and not condemn the law; ana
Judges, sheriffs, policemen and 9TH
ers to enforce the law without lear
or favor; and all our pastors to
preach often on the necessity of law
enforcement by all officers and law
observance by all citizens; and we
respectfully suggest that our
churches observe by special pro-
grams the Sabbath preceding JaDd-
airy 16, 1925, the fifth anniversary Of
the eighteenth amendment.
The introduction Of the resolutions
followed a voluntary offering foc
Rev. Stewart which resulted i'll con-
siderably more than $500 being con-
tributed.
Mrs. Stewart Memorial
Establishment of a memorial to
Mrs. Stewart in the form of an en-
lowed room at the Wesley Me
mortal hospital was put under way
Thursday at the suggestion of Mrs.
\. f. Num-, of Temple, Ga, Mrs.
Num- is the wife of a Methodist
preacher in the same section of the
state where the Stewart tragedy oc-
Cured, 1t is planned that the me
mortal to Mrs. Stewart shall be es-
tablished from contributions from
women of the North Georgia con-
ference.
The idea was presented to the
conference by DR.. Elan f. Dempsey,
secretary of education, who an
nounced that a committee consisting
of Mrs. Num-, Mrs. w. T. Irvine
of Rome, and Mrs. Warren A. Can
dler, of Atlanta, would receive all
contributions for the memorial.
DR.. III. w. Cox, president of Emory
university, and head of the Wesley
Memorial hospital, described briefly
to the conference Thursday the de-
velopment of the hospital since it's
transfer to become d part of the uni
Versity, saying that the institution
now is almost on a paying basis
AVID that the free patients at the
hospital constituted about one-sixth
of the entire number. Every effort
is being made to reduce the cost of
operations. DR.. Cox stated. and it
is hoped to be able in the near fu-
ture to handle 100 free patients.
In Arrears On Missions
Bishop w. B. Beauchamp, Ct
,, al NKrhn IN
o. Methodist missions in. Europe,
s~oke toward the close of the SEES
sion, outlining the financial situa-
ton of the Methodist mission board,
which, he declared was in debt
100000. Bishop Beauchamp pointed
out that the North Georgia con-
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