The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-26
DIVORCES TAb00ED
BY THE BApTISTS
Action Taken 5y Other Great Protest
ant Denominat;ons.l is Strongly
'AF Endorsed.

/ fists put themselves in me Win ing
! other great protestant denominations
/ by fhe action taken on the divorce
kQu=sticn at the meeting of the Anerlr
I eau Ga4ptIst Homo Mission Society
to-day. IKE following resolution on
| the subject was unanimously passed
With applause:
..vhereas. There is a general move,
ment among the churches OF the conn,
Try, IN which we are deeply interest
ed. and with Which we are ia warm
| sympathy, looking toward the proiec
| lion OF the :sauctitS' OF the marriage re'
lation and Whereas, our Church POI.
icy being purely congregations! does
| NOT allow us to take action as some
otIci- bodies can, en5olniNS either oar
! churches or ministers i'll Ibis matter
| yet we desire to place on record car
! united opinion and firm coaFiGttpn.
| hrst. that the country ought 20 have
| a uniform law upon the snhJ&ctiof dt'
yorce. based upon Scriptnrai teaching;
ana. second, The Christian ministers
| ana Christian churches OF All names
ought 10 he alaall times, and especial
Ily in these times, encouraging ana
positive i'll their adherence to Tue III
structionS OF the Scripture concefhih6
the marriage Eetation.
The opinion'on the subject is strong
! and 1t is pointed out that IL the denohi-
| nation bar, an ecclesiastical ofGaniza-
zion Ike shat OF the Prosbyterians,
there is no doubt that an official Ut
torancc would be made. With it's
democratic congregational policy the
Individual members can only advise,
but il is said that this has been prnc-
| tically the authority necessary, and
| there is no question that baptist MN
| listers the country over VIII stand
! with other minister's IN making IT. diff
cult for people divorced on unscrip-
tural grounds to gain the sanction OF
/ the church for re-tlarriage.
Besides the resolutions on divorce,
the Baptist Home Missionary Society
| unanimously adopted resolutions con
demuing .A1omloEisnl. The resoiu-
tions were presented after a strong
speech against Mormonism by Rev
Bruce Kinney, general missionary
| of the society in Utah. Mr. Kinney IS
of the belief that the present genera
ton viii see the finish OF polySamy'
| and that Mormonism is losing ground
] The resolutions followed.
Want sraoot Removed.
whereas, the recent Investigation
/ at Washington has revealed the I'm
! American and lawless attitude OF tne
| Mormon hierarchy; and whereas, the
officers in Utah are either inert or
| powerIess; to enforce the laws against
! ~ a A.
ton; be it therefore
"Resolved, That we, as representa-
| tivcs or the American Baptist home
/ Mission society in annual meeting as
| sembled, express our sincerest SYM
patty with all remedial missionary Ell
forts now being put forth; be 1t 1tir
| Their
"Resolved, That we express our
hope that the Snoot investigation
may be most thorough, and that If suf-
ticteut ssrouas be found, Senator
Stnoot be removed from his scat.
Resolved, That we also petition
Congress to take such action as may
be proper looking toward a const1tu-
tional amendment giving Congress
law.nal1ing power in all matters per
tafniu. 20 marriage and divorce;
..Reso1ved, That copies OF these res
olujons be sent to Senator Burrows,
chairman of the Committee on PRIV
| ilege and Election of the United states
| Senate
The following officers We're elected
! by the American Baptist Home MIS-
sion society: W. s. ShallenberSer, OF
| Washin gton, former member OF CON
gress, president; DR.. II. l.. Morehouse'
corresponding secretary; F. T. Moui-
ton, treasurer
The officers elected by the Amer1-
can Baptist Education society, which
has raised millions of dollars for col
! leges and universities in the past ~
wears are: A.. G. Slocum. Phi y, OF
| Michigan, president; Rev. H. 3 Crosse
secretary; E. v. Carey. treasurer
| The anniversaries were ended 1u a7
day night by mass meeting IN the
| Euclid Avenue Baptist church. at
| which addresses were made on the
| subject of Evangelism.
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kept all winter and has recently died
ate one drop of honey in every three