Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-28

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George Whitlock of Maryland
This report was accepted after
short debate and adjournment was
taken until this evening.
Shortly before adjournment a oe-
cided stir was caused by the lhtrouuc-
ton by Judge Henry S. Dewey OF Bos'
ton Of a resolution containing afticieS
of faith in which reference 10 tl-e
"Unwritten law" was prominent. lit
resolution which was indefinitely post
poned was as follows:
The American Bar Association II
convention assembled declares the fol-
lowing articles of faith, namely:
First-That the everything God l.
the S,,nr.me Judge of the world.
Second-That this association teach
OK rhat every good law is in harmony
with the unwritten law. so-callcd.
Third-That the uwritten law, So
called is the Word of God.
Eourth-That at the beginning OF
tho Christian era the Holy Judge who
WAS ana is both real ana ideal pro-
claimed the sum ana substance of the
PURE and tiu,' law Of government il
the statute which is translated in tho
authorized version of the Holy Bib"
as follows. namely: Thou shalt 10y,
the Lord thy God with all thy heart
and with all thy soul. and with all thy
mind. This is te first and great com
mandment. And the second is Xix,
unto it, thou shalt love thy nrighbol
as thy self. ON these two commando
mcnts hang all the law ana the pro-
phetS"
Effth-That the real foundation of the
common law of England. so-called, is
the unwritten law. so-callcd. and that
this unwritten law is the real founda :
ton Of all good laws. since the begin
ming Of the world. the foundation OF
common law, common sense common
justice throughout the universe.
Sixth-ThIt mercy and justice are
one and in<eparablc, and that it is tn.
duty Of every good lawyer to work t.
the end that all men shall receive mer-
ciful justice in court and in the cOun-
try.
Stventh-That for the support of this
declara ton. with Il firm reliance on the
protection Of Divine Providence. the
American Bar Association pledges its
life, its fortune and its sacred honor.
Judg, Dewey asked that the resolu-
ton be printed for further considera-
ton at the session tomorrow.
There were objections To this dis
position of the resolution from all parts
Of the hall and James O. Crosby OF
iowa said the convention might as well
formally adopt the Ten Commando
mentS.
George r. Peck of Illinois moved
that the consderat ton of the proposed
resolution be indefinitely postponed
which motion prevailed.
The first business of the evening SeS-
sion was the report of the special COM
mittee on code of professional ehtics
which was presented by Gen. Thomas
H. Hyde of New York City. 1t was ac-
CortpI and the resolutions contained in
ii were unanimously adopted.
Fo!lOWin the presentation of the re-
port IF he committee on code of pro-
fessional ethics Il letter from Justice
David ] Brewer of the supreme court
the report was read to the convention
DR. Henry Wad. Rogers of New Iiav
on. Ct. chairman Of the standing COM
mittce on legal education and admis-
sinns to the bar was called to the plat
form and he presented the rcpOrl of
that committee.
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