Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-11-11

adopted calling upon the state leg
iSlature TO prohibit the manufac-
ture. transportation and sale of beer
wine and whiSkey, and if it is I'M
willing to do that to order a state
wide referendum for the people to
vote for or against manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquors. The
legislature was also called upon 10
prohibit advertisement of beer, wine
and whiskey in all newspapers and
other publications in the State, and
newspapers and other publications
were requested to refrain from pub
fishing such advertisements.
Purge of Board Proposed
The resolutions asked all pastors
not TO recommend or approve for
membership on boards of stewards
or service in other official capacities
ANY person who drinks alcoholic
beverages, advertiSeS, manufactures
or sells it or advocates its sale or in
any other way seeks to promote the
| liquor traffic" Pastors were urged
to preach often on temperance and
all churches were called upon to OBJ
serve the first Sunday in June, l947,
as temperance Sunday. Teaching of
total abstinence was recommended,
and promotion of the idea of mod
GRAFTON" in drinking was deplored.
| Instruction in public schools and
| Sunday schools against alcoholism
was urged. endorsement of the Allied
| Church League was rcaffirmed and
$4,000 appropriated toward its sup
port, and the report said I've arc
chagrincd by the fact that the twcn-
ty-SiX counties in North Carolina III
which liquor stores are being OPP
Grated are all within the confines Of
our conference"
The report was presented TO the
conference by Mrs. 3. B. Slaughter,
of New Bern, for the board Of tenn
| OCrance and was adopted.
DR.. |. G.. Greer, superintendent Of
the Baptist Mills Home in Thomas
vile. was unable TO be present and
| speak, and in his stead were brief
| pastor of Louisburg Methodist
| fight against return of liquor stores
N franklin county last summer,
and Rev. r. NJ. Hauss, of Shelby, di-
rector of education of the Allied
Church League, who urged the
churches to work for State legisla-
ton against alcoholism and an in
tensified educational program in
the churches, schools and homes.
| NJ. J. Crowell, of Rocky Mount.
presented the report of the World
Service and Finance Committee. ana
the conference approved designation
of NJ. c. Dunn, of Durham, as con-
ference secretary of evangelism, ami
/ approved a resolution calling foI
| immediate amnesty for prisoners IL
conscientious obiector camps.
| The conference secretary was in
StruCtcd to send greetings to Pro-.
F. S. Aldridge. of Duke University
now i'll. and long a leading member
of the conference.
Bishop in Appreciation
Bishop Pcele expressed his appre-
| citation OF the manner in which thr
work of the conference was carried
out, and said he had never known
| one TO operate more smoothly. He
also expressed appreciation to Rev
Q. d. Barclift, local First Methodist
pastor, to the entire church and all
| other denominations and citizens Of
| Henderson for their hospitality and
| cooperation in making the confer
cnce a success.
The bishop also paid tribute to the
! program of the Youth Rally held
Saturday afternoon, and said that
the young people had expressed hope
that similar recognition would be
| given their activities in future con
| fcrCnccS.
The Anniversary of the 30 lrd of
Temperance Saturday night was pre-.
| sided over by Gale K. Burgess, Of
Raleigh, and the devotional period
was conducted by Rev. J. 3. Hurley
of Cedar Grove.
Burgess told the conference that
liquor elections were in prospect in
other eastern North Carolina cour-
lies. the next one in Person on Janu-
airy II.
Fight i'm Franklin
DR.. Culbreth listed three obstacles
the temperance forces had to combat
in the Franklin county fight last
summer. One of these was the
'complaccnt acceptance" by some Of
the best citizens that the best way 20
handle liquor problem was by tn,
liquor stores, and unwillingneSs to
offer resistance. Another, he said
was the impotence of the law
through employment of legal pro-
ccdurc TO exempt violators of law.
against liquor already on the stat
utc DOCKS. Inc thlrd, ne SAID. wa!
fear on the part of many people o!
alternating sources of business profit
and fear of inviting reprisals if one
opposed the stores.
Offers Education Program
Rev. Mr.. HauSe asked who is 60
ing TO do anything about the 'dcs-
perate situation" in America with
respect to the liquor evil, and said
the manufacturers would not, nor
would the government do anything
about it because five cents of every
dollar of its revenue came from the
liquor traffic. Only the Woman
Christian Temperance Union and
church can do effective work. if they
are enough interested.
AS to what can be done, Mr.
Hause suggested pressure for leg
islative program against liquor, and
said this could be had when the
church people vote for it, and said
an effective educational program,
must be adopted, beginning in the
home and extending into the
| churches an6 tho crbooIc