Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-17
AGAINST CIGARETTE SMOKING
HABIT CONDEMNED BY CoLUM.
BIA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
Resolution Adopted at Session Today
Address Arralgns Foot Ball.
Other Business.

Other Business.
| A warning against the increase Of the
cigarette habit among boys and young
| men of the land. and among the girls and
| young women as well, was sounded in
| the session of the Columbia Association
of Baptist Churches, representing all OF
| the churches of that denomination, in the
| West Washington Baptist Church this
morning.
| In the discussion of the subject one
delegate declared he was Of the belief
| that 1t Is high time for the churches OF
| the country to go on record against the
game of foot ball. In view of the fact
| that the game has claimed as a toll so
many lives during the foot ball season
which is now In progress. The convention.
| however. did not take UP that question,
| but passed the resolution presented ON the
| cigarette question
Statement by DR.. Birdsan.
DIR. c. w. Birdsall in his speech pre-
senting the resolution. declared that IN
| twenty-five years practice OF medicine
he has seen numbers of youths sent to
asylums for the insane on account OF the
cigarette habit. and. he added. he had
also seen mothers teaching their four
year-old children to smoke cigarettes. He
declared that the habit Is prevalent to
| some extent among the women of the
country and that measures should be
taken by the churches to stamp out the
practice, which, he said. Is daily drag
ging down the best OF intellects.
Upon motion the resolution, as soon as
presented, was referred to the committee
on temperance. This committee reported
favorably on 1t shortly thereafter, and ii
was passed Immediately.
1t was during the consideration OF the
resolution that DR.. A. w. Graves OF the
American Bible Society made a request
that the association go on record as
against the game OF foot ball by incor-
porating a paragraph in the resolution,
but DR.. Birdsall objected. Following the
adoption of the resolution DR.. Graves
called attention to the fact that in many
parts Of the country legislatures, especial
ly that Of the state of Virginia, are ex-
pected to take up measures which Will
pNphibit the playing OF the game or FOOT
ball In their respective states. but there
was no resolution presented declaring the
sense Of the association on the subject.
Needs of the Ministry
Rev DIR. Meyers of Philadelphia, rep
resenting the American Baptist Publica-
ton Society, spoke on the need of young
men entering the ministry. He called
attention to the fact that today there
are fewer young men taking up the work
than at any previous time.
The sermon Of the morning was deliv-
cred by Rev. John E. Briggs, pastor of
the Fifth Baptist Church. He spoke on
the Revival Spirit in Our Churches"
and declared that the great need of the
church today is to have a spiritual
awakening among the members.
before o'clock, and after luncheon.
served in the Sunday school rooms by
the ladies Of the West Washington
Church. reconvened at 2 o'clock. The pro-
gram includes the reading Of the reports
Of the Baptist Home, its treasurer. and
Of the Woman's Baptist Missionary AS
ISOLATION. There will also be several ad-
dresses.
Chinese a Superior People.
Rev. r. E. Chambers Of Canton,
China, who has labored among the Chi
nese for many years and has an init
mate knowledge Of their habits, said
that though many believe them to be
creatures Of an inferior intellect to
ours, still he believes them to be the
equal Intellectually of the Aryan.
Il had about the same opinion many
Of you have concerning the Chinese
when I went to their country" he said
but since my stay in the orient I have
had experiences which shed q great
deal of light on the Chinese character
and changed my views completely.
now regard them as q great people. not
their individual superiority. We must
not despise the idol worshiper. The
more / see Of them the more ! appreci-
ate their capacity for calm and deep
thought" He then declared that some
of the greatest intellects of the world
have been idol worshipers.
He said that for years he had ap-
peared before many OF the Chinese
viceroys and that he had found them to
be all great men with splendid stand
ards for ruling their people.
Rev. Dr. Bragg s. pobbins of the
American Baptist Publication Society
spoke at some length on the work of
missions and declared all missionaries
should preach Christ crucified.'
Resolutions Adopted.
At the session the resolutions adopted
at the Baptist mass meeting In Calvary
Church Saturday relative to furthering
the work of the laymen's missionary
movement were brought up and adopted.
Section Z OF the resolutions was particu-
larly commented on. 1t follows:
That these interests, which we believe
are Of God, be brought duly before the
Columbia Association in its approaching
session; that We ask the cooperation of
| the association in commencing these in
terests to che churches; that We present
to the association the following resolu-
| tons and respectfully recommend their
adoption:
That each church connected with the
Columbia Association OF Baptist Churches
be requested to organize at once a mis-
sionary committee, whose duty II shall
be as far as possible to induce each
member of the church and congregation
TO take an active, contributing interest
in the subject Of missions.
That each church be requested to re-
port In its letter to the 1910 meeting OF
the association to what extent 1t has sue
ceeded in securing such an interest upon
the part of all the laymen in it's MEM
bership and congregation. and the conse-
qUent increase in the aggregate amount
of Its contribution to missions. home and
foreign, over the preceding associational
year. 80.
That the association at its approaching
meeting appoint a laymen's executive
missionary committee, consisting OK not
more than three persons, whose duty 1t
shall be to aid the missionary committee
| OF each of the churches In the work for
| which they are appointed. and to report
TO the association annually the result Of
these efforts and their recommendations