Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-01
TAKE A RAP AT
WHEAT CORNER
United Christian Party in Con-
vention at Tower Adopts
a Proclamation.
COL DEN RULE AS STANDARD
Want Power to Control Prices of
FeOd Limited and Ask Legis-
lators to Take Action.

The. annual convention or the
United Christian party is being held
at the Watch Tower today, opening
this morning This morning the chief
business was the adoption unani-
mously of the following proclamation:
1--WE, the united Christian party, in
national conference, assembled in His
name in the Watch Tower in Rock Is
land, H., May 1, 1909, reaffirm our
platform of 1908, and again aeknowl-
edge Almighty God as the worlds COM
mander and King Jesus as the right
full ruler of all nations and the dec
alogue and Jesus rule as the highest
authority and only perfect standard
measure for and by which all can
tell what constitutes just laws and
righteous government.
Therefor led by Gods Spirit and
prayer for His kingdom, governed
| by His command of love we proclaim
this message to all rulers, governors
and law makers in every state and
nation and ask the press to publish
to the world that the Christian party
can not respect any ruler that ignores
King Jesus rule or law makers who
disregard and wilfully disobey Gods
| commandments in framing or exc
cutting our laws. And we declare
THAT we will not uphold nor obey any
law that contraveneS the Divine
| law
Rap Patten Whent Corner.
| And we further ask and demand
that our rulers and lawmakers of the
J decaIogue and the golden rule as a
standard measure for all our laws
and government. To end war, and
settle the tariff, labor, trust, liquor,
| Sabbath and all question of vital i'm
portance according to the Lord S
standard and rule, and believing that
coveteousness is cursing humanity,
we ask our rulers to limit individual
wealth and speedily curb the power
of any man or combine to corner OF
regulate the price of our daily bread
I'VE favor ground and income tax
instead of tariff that protects the
trusts in robbing the people of theil
God given necessities and consider il
! disgrace to America for our rulers
to allow such greed and to still built
battleships to compete with nations
that are doomed to perish by the
sword because they use the sword in
stead of Gods standard.
Therefor. the Christian party
considers the Lords standard the
most important national issue anC
) will make this it's leading issue anC
standard for 1912, and we kindl!
ask the press and all interested t.
please help publish and agitate thi:
standard and by faith and work com
bined under the command of Jehov
ali, led by King Jesus and backed
by the standard of Almighty God
The Christian party will go forward
in His name, anxious to hear from
all who will cooperate in this grea
purpose and appreciate every effor
of the press, the church or individ
ual in helping lift up this STANDARD
until Isaiah 59:19 and our prayer
. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be don,
on earth is fulfilled and LITERAL!
answered to the glory of God ant
for the benefit of humanity"
Turney is Speaker.
) Among those who are participatin!
in the days deliberations is Rev. Dan
: iel B. Turney of Decatur, who was the
party's candidate for president, ant
, was on the ticket in several states las
fall. He was one of the speakers thi:
afternoon. Others present include
Henry H. Simpson of Pana, and Johr
Zimmerman of Peoria The attendant,
this morning was small. Nationa
Chairman w. R. Benkert was mad,
chairman of the day, and John Ere!
of this city. national treasurer. wa:
chosen secretary.
This afternoon Il business session i:
being held, and this evening there i:
| to he n religions service "a