CAN NOW-TEETOTALLER BE WESLEYAN?
Liquor control formed the topic of some direct talking both for and agfiinst, at the Wesleyan Conference which was held at Newcastle, England, some months ago. It arose over a resolution by Mr. Walter Runciman affirming it to be the duty of Christians to set an example of personal abstinence from intoxicating liquors as beverages; The Rev. William Bradfield (Bradford) said if they passed the resolution they would be setting the dogs at a lot of honourable folk who were members of the Wesleyan Church. It would make it impossible for nonteetotallertf to remain in Methodism. (“No.”) “What are you going to d,o with people like myself who are not going to accept or resign!” (Laughthe Rev. J. E. Harlowe (Folkestone) said he Was an abstainer, but if it was declared his duty to be an abstainer he would protest. . After considerable discussion it was resolved that the conference, under a deep Conviction 'of the urgency of the drink situation and iw ©eriis tQ the nation, affirms that in the 4 present distress it ia the duty of Christiana to set an example of person al abstinence from the use of intoxicating liquors as beverages.— “Daily Chronicre.” ; : _
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 20, 7 January 1920, Page 7
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