The Holly chieftain., 1905-07-14
EpWoRIH PLATFORM
LEAGUE PASSES RESOLUTIONS
Declares Against Saloons ard AMY
Canteen-Protests Against Aes"'~
sion of Senator Smoot-Calls ss'
Stricter Divorce Laws.

sion of Senator Smoo&-Cesls
Stricter Divorce Laws.
Denver. July 10.-The seventh inter
hational convention OF the Epvo!tn
League closed its work st night nteF
e1opting the following solutions:
Resolved, That the National Bufeeu
| Of Reforms. of which Dr.. w. r. CraIls
is the secretary. the Lord's Days Al
lance of the Dominion OF Canada. and
other similar associations having for
their purpose the promotion OF civic
righteousness and moral reform leeis-
lation, be heartily commended to the
support OF league members throuen-
oat the United States and the Domin-
ion of Canada.
Resolved. That We be!ieve the tenn
france movement to be especiahy
Important to the social conditions on
our own times. and That NO compro-
mise should be made in the incessans
warfare. that must be carried on oy
the church of God against all forms
OF intemperance. That we resmrm our
conviction that the Methodist Churcn
is the greatest and most emcfent Tenn
perance agency in the world, ana urso
Epworth League members everywnere
to adhere closely to he position on
Methodism in its warfare against tne
liquor traffic in all its forms. Anu
that we hereby heartily commend III
the forces that are working for tne
promotion of temperance and prOnlpi-
ton OF the. liquor traffic by education
and legislation, and we express our
especial qualification over the SUD-
stantial victories won and the encouf-
aging progress made by the Antfsa.
loon League in the United States ana
the Dominion Alliance in Canada. ana
recommend to Methodist young people
earnest cooperation with otnel
churches and organizations through
these mediums.
Resolved, That We urge upon our
league members and all others whom
we may Influence the courageous ad-
vocacy of a social standard by whicn :
the law of purity shall bear eQuaiy
upon men and women.
Resolved, That nasmuch as. Reed
Smoot, senator-elect from the state OF
Utah, is subservient to system that
is antagonistic to the purity ana IN
tegrity of the American home ana
subversive of the law OF the land by
reason of his official relation to the
Mormon hierarchy, we earnestly ana
soemnly protest against his admission
to seat in the supreme legislative
body of the nation, and we urge upon
the attention of Congress the need OF
passing laws making it henceforth I'M
possible for representatives OF sucn
treason-working system to obtain
seats in the legislative bodies Of the
United States. And we urge the Con-
gress of the United States to submit
to the people constitutional amend
ment prohibiting polygamy or plural
marriages within the territory Of the
United States.
RI {solved, That we are nxed in our
attitude of uncompromising opposition
to the sale of beer, wine and spirits
in tie army canteens and deplore tho
adydcacy OF the canteen by omcers Of
the army and others as place for
disp}nsing intoxicants; and that We
call attention to the dangerous confu-
sion ton the part Of such advocates)
Of the moral issues involved with the
separate question of the provision by
Innocent means for all the social and
material needs of our soldiers.
Resolved, That the growing evil OF
divorce calls for uniform legislation
by which-the whole nation should be
protected from the evils OF legalized
lust and encroachment upon the sane
tity of the marriage bond.
Resolved, That the Hepburn Dolliver
bill for the prevention Of the inter-
state transportation Of intcxicants In
plain violation of the prohibitory laws
Of the several states deserves and has
our hearty approval, and that we seek
to influence, by all right means, mem
hers of the national legislature in the
interest of the bill.