Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-07-14
EPW0RTH PLATFORM
LEAGUE PASSES RESOLUTIONS
Declares Against Saloons and Army
canteen-Protests Against Admis-
sion Of Senator smoot-calIs for
Stricter Divorce Laws.

sion OF senator Smoot-Calls toS
Strieter Divorce Laws.
Denver. July lO.-The seventh inter
national convention OF the EpwOrth
League closed its work last night after
adopting the following resolutions:
Resolved. That the National Bureau
of Reforms, of which DIR. W, f. Crafts
Is the secretary. the Lords Days Al
lance OF the Dominion of Canada. and
other similar associations having for
their purpose the promotion OF civic
righteousness and moral reform leHis'
lation. be heartily commended to the
support OF league members through.
out the United States and the Domin-
ion OF Canada.
Resolved. That We believe the TEN.
perance movement to be especially
important to the social conditions of
our own times. and that no compro-
mise should be made In the incessant
warfare that must be carried on by
the church OF God against all forms
OF intemperancc. That We reafiirm our
conviction that tho Methodist Church
IN the greatest and most efficient tenn
perance agency In the world. and urge
Epworth League members everywhere
10 adhere closely 10 the position OF
Methodism In Its warfare against tho
liquor traffic In all It's forms. And
that we hereby heartily commend all
tho forces that are working for tho
promotion OF temperance and prohibit
tion OF the liquor trafiic by education
and legislation. and We express our
especial qualification over the sub
staniial victories Won and the cncour'
aging progress made by the AntiSa'
loon League In the United States and
the Dominion Alliance In Canada. ana
recommend to Methodist yonn. people
earnest cooperation with other
churches and organizations through
these mediums.
Resolved. That We urge upon our
league members and aii others whom
". may influence the courageous ad.
vocacy OF u social standard by which
the law OF purity shall bear equally
upon men and women.
Resolved. That inakmuch as Reed
Smoot. s-nator'cicct from the state OF
Utah. In hubEcrSicnt to n system that
In aEtasoniHtic to III" purity and IN
t-sfity Of the American home and
HubycrRiyc Of the Law Of the land by
reason of his Official relation To the
Mormon hierarchy. We earnestly and
soisnniy protest against his admission
To a seat In the supreme legislative
body Of tn. nation. and ~c urge upon
the, attention ot Congress the need of
passing laws making Il hcne-foTih I'm.
possible for r-pr.as natives Of such
tr-ason'~orkins system To obtain
seats In the legislative bodies o' the
United States. And sC urge the Con
sr.ss OF the United States TO submit
to the people a constitutional amend
m.nt prohibiting poly ysamy or plural
marriages within the territory Of tho
uni'-d States.
Resolved. That W~ are nscd In our
attitude OF uncomptumisinE opposition
TO the sale Of beer. vine and spirits
in the army .an,r-ns and d-pior- The
advocacy OF the ran;c-n by officers of
tho army and others as place Tot
dispensing in,o1itanis: and that 40
cali ati-n,ion To- the dangerous .uniu'
sion ,on the part Of such adsors'-sl
OF the moral issues Involved With u"
separate question of the pFoSision by
innoc-ni means tof all the social and
material needs Of our soldiers
Resolved. That the growing evil "'
divorce calls for uniform legislation
by which the whole nation should be
protected from the evils Of lrzniis"d
ius, aud CnCEuaehmsH nj upon the sane
,i,y nf the marriage bond.
grsolVusi, That the itrpbafnIsu'liscf
bitI for the prvF-n,ioa as the In,-r-
state TRANSFORMATION q. IHtpsicauts In
plain violation OF the prphibI'oEy laws
Of the several states deserves aud has
our hearty approval. and that &c seek
To influence. by ali right means. mem
hers ps the national legislature IN the
interest of the bill.