Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-11
WILL ORGANIZE
~ANTI,SAL0ON LEAGUES
PreSbyterianS Also Want the
Gambling Sup
pressed.
ROSWELL NEXT MEETING PLACE

The Presbyterian Synod of New
Mexico and Arizona, which has been
holding it's annual session at Las We
gas the past week, adjourned yester-
day afternoon. Roswell was chosen
as the next meeting place. The ses-
sion just closed was the most largely
attended ant successful in the history
of the synod. The most important
work accomplished by the synod was
the passing of resolutions providing
for the immediate establishment of an
ti-saloon leagues in New Mexico and
Arizona under the leadership of Rev.
W. w. Ravens, of the Anti-Saloon
League of America; and the passage
of a memorial addressed to congress
asking that legislation be at once en-
acted to prohibit gambling in the ter
ritories. The temperance resolution
is as follows:
Temperance Resolution.
A very strong resolution on tenn
perance and gambling in the territor.
les was presented by a committee on
resolutions composed of Revs. ] @,
Reid and John Mordy and adopted by
the synod at the morning session.
The resolution in full was as follows:
To the Synod of New Mexico.
Brethren: Your committee on
temperance notes with satisfaction
the growth of temperance sentiment
throughout the synod. as well as the
forward movement in our church in
the country at large in pushing tenn
perance work and fostering temper
ance sentiment.
I'VE especially congratulate the
synod upon its arrival within it's
bounds of Rev. w. w. Havens. rem
~resenting the Anti-Saloon League of
America. and wish our brother god
speed in his labors.
We recommend as follows:
Il. That we urge u ministers
and churches to give to Brother
Havens and to the a%nti-saloon league
all possible assistance and co-opera-
tion, and that synod elect three dele
gates to a convention to be held at the
city OF albuquerque on the call of
Brother Ravens, for the organization
OF an anti-saloon league in the two
territories, and that such delegates
be authorized by synod to choose d.
rector for such league representing
the synod upon its board; that the
delegates to such convention shall be
Rev. Geo. +. Sewer, Rev. John Mordy
and f. c. Reid.
z. That the subject of temperance
be made more prominent and receive
more frequent attention from the pul-
pits of our churches within the sy-
nod, and especially that the morning
service on Worlds Temperance Sun
day, In November next. be devoted 10
the consideration of some phase of
the temperance cause.
80. That we continue to use the
press of these two territories, but with
increased diligence, as a means Of dis,
~seminating temperance, truth and ar.
gument.
"A. That our ministers and mem.
bers give special attention in their
respective communities to securing
the enforcement of existing temper.
nce laws.
IS That we are u~nalterably op
posed TO the system now In vogue
within these two territories, of licens
ing gambling and hat we memorial
iZe our national congress TO pass such
legislation as will absolutely prohibit
gambling of every nature, within the
territories of the United States and
that We request the congregations OF
the synod TO join us in such memorial
%. That we urge upon the towns
and cities within the bounds of synod.
that they " it to themselves as a
matter Of self respect, and for the
~Vindication Of their good names, to
suppress this great evil Of gambling
by municipal legislation.
-. That a column Of temperance
matter be set apart in La Aurora,
he material for such column to be
supplied by synod's temperance com
mittee and to consist of both English
and Spanish contributions.
Respectfully submitted,
"F. c. REID.
JOHN MORDY.
Committee"