Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-13

true utilptIdCA. Capitalism ana pfl-
vate ownership of the means Of en-
ciety In an economic slavery which
Irenders intellectual and political tyr
amy inevitable" The fidelity of the
American socialist party is pledged
in the platform, to the principles of
international socialism as embodied
in the united thought and action of
socialists of all nations. The resolu-
ton favoring labor unions the word
ling of which caused several heated
discussions, was adopted by a vote
of l07 to SO.
Inter- Church Conference on Divorce.
| The Inter- church conference on
marriage and divorce body repre-
senting IA leading denominations,
has issued. through its secretary,
Rev. Dr. William III. Roberts, an APP
peal TO the public, calling attention
TO several aspects Of the divorce
question, The paper is the begin !
ming of national campaign of edu-
cation upon the subject to be fol- 1
lowed by efforts to secure the enact /
ment Of laws IN the state legislatures (
and ultimately, II is thought, of an .
amendment to the constitution Of the
United States Already action has
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toward the prevention of the re-
by ministers Of other COM
munions, of Divorces whom clergy
men of their own faith have refused
to marry. This movement is the first
of any sort upon which the
of the great denomi-
nations have officially come together.
The denominations which subscribe
10 the appeal are: Protestant Episco-
pal church in the United States. ,
church in the United
States; Methodist Episcopal church: :
Methodist Episcopal church South.
Reformed Church of America: Re-
ormed Church in the United States;
fnited Presbyterian church; Evan !
selicai Lutheran church, the Bap- !.
lst churches; the Congregational :
hurches the universalist churches;
he Unitarian churches: the Re-
ormed Presbyterian church; the "
Presbyterian church; the G.
Alliance of the Reformed churches p
Gliding the Presbyterian service. In =
with this great movement :.
is interesting to note that five :
! Bennington have signed an agree u
tent not to marry a divorced per- III
IN, with the exception of the limo
ent party In a case wherein d.
)ree Is granted for a cause recog- .,
zed in the Scriptures. The clergy -
en- are of the Presbyterian, Baptist, -
ethodist and Congregational de- 80
lminations, su
- in
Pension applications are rolling in II
the pension office at Washington II
the rate of several thousand day 40
der the recent order constituting
e age limit of GO years as evidence
physical disability in granting -.
nsions. u
- tee
The committee of Is appointed by we
: national triennial convention of SIC
: Episcopal church al San Fran
co, in 1901, to consider the advisa- S
ity of changing the legal name of Kill
denomination, has reported any aas
lnge at this time inexpedient and ~
ommends the discharge of the n
nmittee from further consideration Ie'
the subject. L.
northampton. Mass, celebrates the -
tn anniversary of its settlement ~
lie 5, and Z, with elaborate exer- ~ ~
IS, including an imposing parade. w,
: anniversary address will be de- ~ ~!
red by eXGov. John D. Long, for ~ ~.
secretary of the United States 'ioN
y and the address of welcome by -
Clark Seelye, president of Smith
eye.
enator Proctor has submitted to
resentatives of the factions in the
Cross society controversy, a plan
reconcile differences by a general
'ganization which will put the So
Y on permanent basis of eff
iveness. The plan contemplates
issuance of a. congressional char
and the cooperation of the ma
al government in the work of the
IMITATION.
RS. Mary Powell was convicted at
ar, Del, Saturday night, May !.
he murder of Estelle Albin the
fixing the punishment at i'm
)nment for life. EstelIe Albin
with Mr. and Mrs. Powell at
ers Beach. near Dover. and was
ldopted daughter. on Feb she
found murdered in the attic of
house Mrs. Powell was arrested
confessed, but declared that the
was committed in self-defense
evidence showed that Mrs Powell
the girl in fit Of jealous frenzy.
ed by the long continued and
stent attentions of her husband
lie girl.
rat is expected to be the largest
ention of negroes ever held in
United States will convene at st,
July 8, the same date set for
national democratic gathering.
purpose of the National Liberty
, as the organization has been
d IS to place a negro candidate
resident and vice. president in the
Chairman Jones of the organi-
J predicts half million votes for
icket He says: The failure of
enate TO confirm the nomination
'um as collector of the port of
eston, has prompted the colored
OF the north to take active
10 secure recognition through
'ds proposed by the Liberty
one of the stormiest gatherings
arty ever held in Connecticut
enocrauc state convention at
'rd Friday afternoon. May 6.
II delegates to the st I,ouis
alton and instructed them TO
IS a unit and for Alton Brooks
:, of New York as the presiden-
omlnee- The climax came at
I'd of two hours of angry de-
'etWeen the Hearst and Parker 4
.es IN what escaped by a hairs
n OF being a personal encounter
view of the convention be-
former Gov. Thomas NJ. Wal
New London. and DIR. F. /
RS, of New Haven. The motion
adoption of the minority report -
= by vote of 3se to 1s6, show
u the Parker men were almost
as numerous as the Hearst