Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-08
UNITED PREsBYTERIANs.

The following resolution was adopted
by the general assembly Of the United
Presbyterian church, in NJ ~, 1906:
I'VE heartily endorse the work Of all
organizations seeking the overthrow Of
the saloon, and especially the Anti-sa-
loon league, as "A sane and effective
method Of operating, and in a peculiar
sense It is the church in action against
the saloon. We pledge cooperation with
the league IN the future as in the past,
and We instruct its legislative Depart
ment at Washington TO represent US In
pending temperance legislation"
BAPrIsTs AT OKLAHOMA.
At a convention OF the Baptist ASSOC
citation Of the Northern states, held at
Oklahoma City, in May, 1908, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted;
Resolved, That We rejoice in the
splendid achievements Of tho National
Anti-saloon league; that we approve It's
aims and pledge TO IL our support In its
effort 10 destroy that arch-enemy Of our
Christian civilization, the saloon; and
that we bcspeak the alliance OF our
churches i'm its efforts 10 promote tenn
perance and the suppression Of the
LIQUOR traffic; and in our emphatic con-
demnation of this traffic in strong
drink we include with unsparing hostil-
ity the open saloon, the hotel bar and
tho wincroom Of the social club.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
The Catholic church is not one whit
behind In It's attitude against the saloon
and its attendant evils. Following is a
summary OF the stand by that church,
as given by Rev. Father James NJ
Cleary:
The Catholic Church in this country
speaks TO the public through It's nation
al. or what we call plenary councils,
and the last council OF that kind held
IN the United States was In the city
of Baltimore in 1854. "A years ago. From
that body went forth proclamation 70
the people OF this country, Catholic and
nom Catholic alike, relterating the
statements made In former gatherings
(as, for instance, IN the second plenary
council. as Il was called, In 1870, but
emphasizing more strongly the pro-
nouncenont made In 1876, for the rea-
son that it was felt by those earnest
men assembled there, that the time had
come for oven a more plain and more
emphatic declaration on the part OF the
representatives OF our religious don0m-
nation In the third plenary council,
In 1854, the language addressed 10 the
American public is unmistakable, clear.
plain ana emphatic. And IL denounced
ln tho strongest terms the desecration
OF the Lords day that h committed
when Intoxicating liquor - sold, and
whom saloons are kept open on sunday
--on that day dedicated by religion 10
the service OF God and 10 needed rest
for the labOring masses OF the people
And II appeals most strongly 90 all our
Catholic people everywhere 10 exert
their influence against that special type
OF dissertation of the Lords day. as
we'll aa against the saloon business In
general For OF course that council
speaks very strongly against the fa-
loon business IN general, but speaks es-
pccially 90 those calling themselves
members OF the Catholic church 90 get
out OF that business, m they have the
misfortune 10 he engaged in IL, as soon
aa possible. and 90 engage In more
becoming way of making "a living g.
Rev. Father James M. Cleary
Among the other churches that have
strongly inyeighod against the saloon
and the traffic of liquor in general are
the Friends, tho uniyeraalista ana 9TH
ers.