METHODIST CONFERENCE
RESOLUTIONS PASSED IN SYDNEY. ,
Bjr Telegraph—Fresa Association—Copyright SYDNEY, March 11. The Methodist Conference decided on a rigorous pledge-signing crusade during the year, and recommended the introduction of legislation for State option in addition to the local option ballots, on the basis of a bare majority vote. The conference entered protests ggainst Sunday military exercises, prize-fighting, and the licensing of stadiums, and urged the Attorney - General to refuse to authorise art unions, which were described as instruments of gambling. The conference urged all Methodists to abstain from secular engagements and unnecessary travelling on the Sunday.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8679, 12 March 1914, Page 5
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96METHODIST CONFERENCE New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8679, 12 March 1914, Page 5
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