The morning call., 1891-01-30
STATE LIBERAL UNION.
Deliberations of the Third An
nual Congress.
Addresses by Prominent Members Election
of Officers Resolutions Adopted.
Paine Celebration


MIA State Liberal Union was held yesterday
at Irving Hall. About eighty delegates.
representing local unions in various por-
tons of the State. we're in attendance.
The opening address was delivered by
President Samuel P. Putnam, who Indicated
the aims and methods of the liberal move
ment, and deprecated any attempt at
union of church and state.
The following committees were appointed:
On Resolutions-Professor w. S. Bell of
Oakland, r. Butterfieid of Sacramento.
George E. Macdonald of San Francisco. On
Nomlnations-W. II. Eastman of San Fran
cisco, j. Vastrosky of San jose, 7. l..
Grigsby of Napa.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was opened with an
address by Professor w. s. Bell, whose sub
ject was Where Can Justice BE Found?'
The speaker criticized the administration
OF Justice in the courts and the methods of
legislation in vogue. and declared that the
churches and the politicians were equally
corrupt
The Committee on Nominations then pre-
scented report recommending the election
of the following named officers for the eusu-
ing year:
Samuel p Putnam, resident; Emil S. Lemme.
Secretary; w. Ii. Eastman. Treasurer. E2ecu-
tive Committee Ranfoid Worthins. San Diego,
Philip CoWen, PetaIGma; w s. Rodgers Boulder
GreeN; S. Liitieteid. Anaheim: w. f. Freeman.
Stockton; William Schroeder. JOnn RObneite j.
l.. Claree San Francisco. Speclal Committee on
Sunday Law Leglslatlon-George L. Macdonald,
w. n. Eastman, L. b. Perkins, san Francisco;
A Schell, knights Ferry; W. L. Freeman, Stock
ton; Il Butter held, n. d. Go0de;l, Sacramento.
About hundred Vice Presidents were
also named, one fIom each local union i'll the
State. The report of the committee was
unanimously adopted.
Nj. 5. Palmer of Livermore gave a recita-
ton, after which the following resolutions
were read and adopted one by one:
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
/. ReSoired That the Liberals OF California, In
convention assembled, advocate, as tue basis
prlhclpel OF this organization, the total separa-
lion OF church ana state; ana as necessary TO
this end we demand:
l. The equitable taxation OF church property
in common with other property.
2. The total dtSconilnuaHce OF religious in-
siruction ana worship IN pubic schools, espe-
cially The reading OF the Bible.
). The cessation OF all appropriations OF pub
lie funds for Institutions VI a sertariau or Ie-
li2iOus nature.
4. The abolition Of chaplalncies In Congress
and State Legislatures.
.. The discOn,muance OF the practice of APP
polntment, by The President or Governors, of re-
ligIOus festivals, lasls CT Than, SOWING days.
g. The abolition OF the religious oath in our
courts and all other public places
Resolved: That we condemn tile efforts Of the
>
Christian Temperance Union. the American Sab
bath Union, tile churches generally, aud all
other organizations whatsoever, 10 SECURE the
passage OF Sunday law In the State of Califor-
niai and that We pledge ourselves 10 oppose all
such efforts 10 the extent of our power and
ability.
RcSoiued That we also oppose and condemn
the attempt now being made 10 induce the CON-
mltiee having The matter IN charge 10 close the
doors OF the " oIlu's Columbian Exposition on
Sunday; that we should regard such "A course as
unjust TO exhibitors and visitors alike; iBimi-
cal To the best success OF the fair and 10 public
good an unconstitutional recognition of the
claims of the church by The state; as In every
respect narrow and puTitanical. ana calculated to
expose America and her people TO The just ridl-
Guile and contempt OF the civilized world.
Resolved, Ina we recommend hat the World
Columbian Exposition to be held in Chicago In
1898 be Kept open every Sunday during its
continuance.
Resolved That we sympathlze with all move
ments OF an economic nature calculated 10 I'M
prove The condition OF the laboriDg pe0ple-the
farmer, the artisan, or the professional man.
ResolUe0, That IN discOuntenanctug a union OF
church and stale We base our oplnion not alone
upon the unconsIitutionaty of such d union.
but also upon the conviction which we hold that
The main dOgmas Of religion taught by The
churches, aud which they are end-ayoring to In
corporate into The organic law OF The country, are
improved, Improbable and demonsirably false
that religions ara essentially tyrannical, and as
ibimica TO mental freedom as 10 civil liberty
that superstition is as niischievous in the mind
a.Al t,d09-idso afsh book ed
pledged TO aggressive warfare upOht' rs esn
wherever lOuilQ as Mnen lis fencfS enforced
upon in the form of legal enactments.
ResOired, That. with reference to The prevail
Ing discussion OF The altitude of the American
Secular Union toward tile dOgDias OF the chnrch
We regard The secuiafiZaton OF the people gen.
orally AS not second ID importance TO the secu-
larizarion or the state. We are OF the opinion
that avOwed neutrality TO that which is false Is
equivalent 10 tactic Endorsement OF IL, aud mat
In assuming its present position our national
organization has surrendered a full hall of its
power for good. We recommend that The Call
fornia State Liberal Union defer afiiliaIlon
with The American Secular Union uuIil The limits
10 the scope OF that organization are enlarged.
STANFoRD's LOAN BILL.
Some of the resolutions provoked a sharp
discussion by the delegates. An indorse-
ment of Senator Stanford'S loan bill and
of Henry Georges single-tax theory was re-
jected.
The union also passed resolutions of re-
gTet at the decease of Judge A. w. North,
Mrs. Z. Ii. Swartz, Colonel III. l.. kaight
and Mrs. Kate Parker, Vice-President, and
j. Z. Mendrum, publisher of the Boston Iu-
vestigator.
The Secretary was instructed to commu-
nlcate the sympathy OF the congress to
Charles Bradlaugh, NJ. p, in his present
illness. and the wish for his speedy recovery.
PAINE CELEBRATION.
In the evening every seat in Irving Hall
was occupied by the friends of the Organi-
cation. An impromptu programme was rem
dered, beginning with piano solo by Miss
hdtt lStUUdD. VI. w. HuTSIOl IeclUeQ an
original acrostic poem, and was followed by
the Misses Hallke of Oakland, whose either
duet was encored.
The President then introduced Y. f. Raw
lin, who delivered an address eulogstic OF
the life and labOrs of Thomas Paine The
speaker, who stated that he is an ex-clergy-
man, said that Paine prevented the estab-
lishment of theocracy over a hundred
years ago, and the indications were that
Christian churches would again endeavor to
unite church and State.
Miss Ballou followed with a vocal solo,
receiving an encore, and then Miss Redding
rendered piano sulo with taste aud ex-
preston.
This concluded the programme, and the
hall was cleared for dancing, in which a
large number participated.
He Is COMPETENT