The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-18
DECLARES FOR
PROHIBITION
Last Act Of Baptist Con-
vention.
GREAT MEETING COMES TO END
Money to Be Raised for the Mis-
sion Work.
Temperance Committee Presents stron.
Resolutions on whiskey Tranae
which Are Adopted--st.
Joseph Gets 1911
Assembly.
GREAT MEETING COMES TO END

prohibition, the Southern Baptist Con-
vention adjourned In this city tonight.
after a meeting OF ave days.
Almost the final act of the thousands
of delegates from every State In the
South was the passage of n set OF
strong resolutions endorsing the
South's light against whiskey. pre-
pared by e. e. Folk. of Nashville.
Tenn, and offered by him as the rep
resentative Of the Temperance Com
mittee. There was not a dissenting
vote.
An address was made by Clinton n.
Howard. prosecuting attorney OF Ro-
chester. ". Y. entitled "A Ride on the
Water Wagon" after which funds were
collected to aid In the work OF tenn
perance.
Appointments were made during the
day session to complete the Home and
Foreign Mission Boards and the report
OF the Committee on Estimates In
creasing the apportionments for these
Boards was adopted after its reading
by DR.. j. O.. Gambreil, Of Texas,
Chairman.
Apportionmenfs for Azassiens.
The States are assigned the follow
Ing aliotments:
Authorizations missions. $4,000;
foreign missions. S36,000.
Arkansas---Home missions. $4,000;
foreign missions. $4,000.
District Of administrations missions.
$4,000: foreign missions, $1,000.
Florida--Home missions. 1880: for
eign missions. 1880.
0eorgia--Home missions, ez6. 600.
foreign missions. $4,000.
Neutrality-suspicious. missions. $4,000;
foreign missions, $4,000.
Louisiana-Home missk ., $4,000
foreign missions. $4,000.
Maryland--Home missions. $500;
foreign missions, s12.5o0.
Miasissipp i--Home missions. s7e. zoo;
foreign missions. $4,000.
Missouri--Home missions, $4,000;
foreign missions, $4,000.
] North Caroiina---Home missions. SAL.
COO; foreign missions. $4,000.
South Cafolina.--Home missions, szss
600: foreign missions, $4,000.
Oklah oma--Home missions. $500:
foreign mlssions. $500.
Tennessee--TIome missions. sac. 600:
foreign missions, $4,000.
Texas--Home missions, $4,000; for.
virgtnia-Home missions. $4,000
foreign missions. $4,000.
Perhaps In addition 10 the powerful
anti-liquor resolutions. the convention
has been notable for the following ac-
COMPLIMENTS:
Raising their endowment OF the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
at Louisville, 100000 being pledged
Contributing generously to home ard
foreign missionA
Inducing Joseph N. shenstone OF To.
ronto, Canada, to devote his great for-
tune 70 religious and iaymen missions
airy work.
Fostering the organization OF the
Southern Baptist Education Society.
Choosing two years ahead its con-
vention city. for after Baltimore was
chosen for 1910 the convention recog-
nized the brave fight OF st. Joseph, Mo-.
and will meet there in 1911.
The resolutions passed by the con-
Vention are these contained In the re-
port OF the Temperance COMMITTEES:
Report ON Temperance
Following is the report of the Conn
mittee on Temperance which was read
by e. E. Folk. Of Nashville. Tenn:
There IL expended In this country
every year for strong drinks something
over $4,000, 600. 900 Among the results
OF this trafflc In Intoxicating liquors
are the loss of 1000 lives each year.
So per cent OF the murders in the coun-
try, rs per cent OF all crlmes. rs per
cent OF divorces and 40 per cent Of In
sanity.
with such results. can any one ex-
pect the followers of Christ to sit BY
and see this traffic continuing without
Offering any protest against that traf-
fic, and doing everything possible to
destroy II? whosover may so expect
simply does not understand the genius
OF Christianity, whose fundamental
policy Is extirpation OF. the bad as
well as the upbuilding OF the good.
ITO the task of destroy Ing this traf-
&c, that II may no longer be, as 1t has
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gress OF the kingdom OF our Lord, the
churches OF Christ have consecrated
themselves and viii never cease their
efforts until every vestige OF the ac-
cused trafic Is abolished from our
land.
we are glad to report that six %
the fifteen States comprising the terri
tory OF this convention have already
abolished the trafic entirely from their
borders. while all the others have
abolished 1t from a large proportion of
their territory. We confidently expect
the time to come soon when every ves-
tlge of this liquor traffic shall be abol-
ished from every part of every State
in the bounds OF the convention.
THAT trafiie and especially its con-
crete representative, the saloon. has
no place in a civilized community, no
business in a Christian country. It Is
All dDdCnEOhASlhf . g@A heAA A1AAAs = A1ltA
a moral, religious. scientific, economic
and political standpoint. the saloon has
not one redeeming feature. 1t Is an
incubus. a parasite, a nuisance. the
centre Of all vice, the radiating point
of all evil influences. the breathing
hole Of the devil. monster OF iniua-
tice, iniquity and lmpurity.
'@rhe saloon has stnned away It's day
of grace, II It ever had any, and now
the time has come when the saloon
must 60.
',But how? Temperance means three
things: The moderate use OF that which
Is good; second, total abstinence from
that which is bad; third, helping others
to abstain. We may help others ID
two ways-by moral suasion and BY
legal suasion. Moral suasion means
keeping the boy out OF the way oil
temptation. Legal suasion means
keeping temptation out of the way d
the boy. While IL is q good thing to
keep the boy out OF the way Of temp
taticn, It Is better thing 60 keen
temptation out of the way Of the boy,
ITO the end that the liquor traffic
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