Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-23
.BAPTISTS WAGE WAR
ON NEAR-BEER SALE
State Convention Will Ask Legis-
lature to Stop Near-Beer Sale
and Congress to Prohibit Lii
censes in DRY" States.
Bv Rev. Alex. w. Realer

BY Rev. Alex. w. Bealer
DUBLIN, Ga, Nov. 19.-The Georgia
Baptist convention adjourned at 1 o'clock
this afternoon to meet in Elberton next
year.
Last night foreign missions were taken
up by DR.. G. A. Nunnally, DR.. T.. G.
Dargan and DR.. R. ]. WilIingham made
addresses.
Ten young people pledged themselves
t. go to the foreign field If God would
open the way and the whole congrega-
ton pledged itself to do more in this work
than ever before.
BEALER GIVEN PEN.
M. A. Jenkins representing a number
of brethren. presented Alex w. Bealer a
gold mounted fountain pen as a token
of esteem for the work he has done for
the Baptists through the columns of The
Journal and the Christian Index.
Greetings from the y students in the
seminary were received and the secre-
tary was directed to respond for the con-
vention.
Tributes of love were paid to those who
have died during the year and then a
special season of private prayer was held
asking God to send more laborers into
the harvest.
President Jameson addressed the con-
vention calling attention to some of the
notable accomplishments of the body and
then the parting song was sung and the
closing prayer was made.
The crusade against the sale OF
near beer was inaugurated by
Georgia Baptists at yesterday aft
ernoons session of the state conven-
ton, when a committee was appointed
to appear before the state legislature and
memorabilia that body and request it to
prohibit the sale of near-beer.
The convention decided to call upon
congress through it's individual members
to pass a law prohibiting the granting
Of government licenses to sell liquor in
dry" states. The application is made
especially pertinent to Georgia
The convention also adopted a strong
resolution memorializing the Georgia
legislature to pass a bill that shall end
the sale of beer in the state, near" or
otherwise. Prominent churchmen and
laymen of the convention made speeches
ia support of the resolutions.
Superintendent Richards. of the Geor-
gia Anti-Saloon league, said that with
proper support for the league an end
Gated liquors by the government in dry
territory.
The action followed the report of the
committee on temperance. This report
also condemned the daily papers that.
although they receive support from tenn
perance people, they are UNFOLDING the
sale of whisky and lighting prohibition.
NEW ORPHANS HOME.
The orphans home was considered
yesterday afternoon and it was shown
that O new building was needed to hold
those who had been exposed to conta-
gious or infectious diseases and that an
other building for young babies was
sorely needed. 1t is the hope of the
management that some philanthropic
Baptist will supply these needs.
l. Clyde Turner. of Macon, in a report
and a speech presented the Baptist Young
Peoples work, showing that it had now
found a permanent place in the denomi-
national life.
The convention decided to hold it's next
meeting at Elberton on November 10. 1870
L. r. Christie, of Columbus, was APP
pointed to preach the convention sermon
with T. p. Bell, of Atlanta, as his al
ternate.
A resolution from Emmett Shaw, Of
Fort Gaines, to send the greetings of the
body to Alabama in her great fight for
prohibition was adopted.
The attractions of the Blue Ridge as
sembly were discussed by the brethren
and many proposed to buy lots and spend
next summer there. Reagan Long, of
Leesburg; G. H. Clark, of Moultrie, and
r. T. Jones were added to the trustees Of
Mercer university. ]. d. Chapman, Of
Valdosta, was elected trustee for Bessie
Tiff college. c. w. burden, of Waynes-
boro, and M. L. Britain, of Atlanta, were
elected trustees Of Shorter college. o. A.
Thaxton, j. c. Brewton, J. M. Wilker-
son, B. D. Ragsdae. J. G. Harrison, L..
W. c. Carlton, A. B. Greene, and w.
M. Cole was elected members of the edu-
cation board.