Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-09-11
fine LECTURES
AT INFERENCE
Prohibition and Edu-
cation are Subjects
of Wednesday even
ing Talks at NJ. E.
Church


The Wednesday afternoon sas.
sion of the Methodist conference
comprised several interesting ad
dresses. A World Service address
was given by Dr. r. E. Cornell
Missionary Passion was the top
ic of talk by DR.. j. r. Dennys
and the subject of Personal
Evangelism" was discussed by DR.
Fred Harris.
a half hour of interesting dis
cussion of pertinent topics was i'll
charg'a of A. N. Chapman
Prohibition Talk
The church was we'll filed on
Wednesday evening when two of
the splendid speakers who appear
on the years conference program
gave stirring addresses.
Music by the conference quartet
was greeted by prolonged applause.
These singers are one of the en-
joyable features of tn conference.
With Rev. T. S. Beavin presiding
Dr. L. Mcbride, state superintend,
ent of the Anti-saloon League,
opened the program.
References were made by Mr.
Mcbride to the election results
and their possible bearing upon
the prohibition situation of the
day. He declared that the cause
of the Anti-saloon League will win
because it is in the right, and
that one of the resent great pur-
poses OF the League is to act as
a stumbling block in the way of
tho Eighteenth amendment. He
stated that the vets had said that
the fight was not in the states
but in the capitol at Washington
therefoe they would try to vote
out those members OF congress
who were dry. Mr. Mcbride feels
that it is to the credit of Wiscon.
sin that her four members were re
turned by the people.
The speaker described the liquor
enemy as defiant, asking whether
the liquor interests had ever been
law abiding, citing the difficulty OF
enforcing closing regulations and
other laws.
He declared that the vets are
deceitful, as witnessed By their
efforts to find a way around the
Eighteenth amendment.
The third characteristic given
them was that of determination
and Mr. Mcbride thereupon out
lined the educational program
when the League is putting into
effect and which is aimed tot over
co1he the determination of those
the League opposes.
The American creed given WITH
unmistakable emphasis closed NE
McBride's talk.
Presidents Address
"Methodism in the Nations
Capitap' was the Keynote of the
address by Chancellor julius C
Clark of American University, who
represents the Board Of Temper
ance Prohibition and Public Nor
ais with headquarters in Washing
ton, d. C. DR.. Clark believes thai
the hope of the world is in Wash
ington, which he believes should
be the political, religious, reform
and educational center OF this
country.
The speaker told of some of the
things which Methodism has ac-
complished in the ten years he has
been in Washington. Among these
achievements We're, the purchase
OF fine home for the bishop, the
opening of a $4,000 institution to
care for protestant children, the
founding of a hospital and train
ing school, building of ten church
'es,A and the establishment of 81
national church boards.
With the belief that information
al relations are one of the great
est things of the day, American
University is laying particular
stress upon this training of stu
dents for diplomatic service. DR.
Clark feels that the university is
in position to be of great ser
vice to its country and the church
and his entira talk was pervadet
by spirit of optimistic belief il
the welfare of me future.