Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-18
STRONG
FOR PROHIBITION
Convention AdIuPns After Five Days
Meeting Endorses Soulh's Fight
Against Whskey Traffic.
RESOLUTIONS ARE NOT OPPOSED
Work of Anti. Saloon League Is Com
mended-congress Urged TO Pass
Mere Effective Measures to Curb
neutrality-suspicious. of Mission
Funds Announced by States.
CDy Associated Press.)

(Dy Associated Press,)
LOUISVILLE. KY, May i7.-Firm-
IL for pr hibtiOa the Southern Bap-
tlst Convention adjourned in this city
tonight after a meeting OF FIVE days.
Almost the final act Of the thousands
If delegates from every state In the
South was the rassags q a set OF
strong resolutions md rising the
Scuth's fight against whiskey. pre-
senteO NJ he report Oi the tcmpefa1ce
committee. rierc Was not = diss mt
ing voice.
An address was made py Clinton
y Howard. of Rochester. y. Y. en-
titled Arid On the Wafer Wagon.
after which funds were collected TO
aiu in the work of temperance.
Appointments were made during
the day session TO complete the home
and foreign mission boards, and tine
report of the committee On est imates
including the aportionments for the
boards. were adopted The states
FAMED are assigned the following al
Elements: District of Columbia. NOME
missions, $4,000: foreign missions. 49,
Geo Florida, home missions, si,3Vo;
f-rsien missions, $500. Georgia.
home missions, $4,000; foreign ms
slons. $4,000. Maryland, home MIS-
.sions. $4,000; f1reign missions. W.
500. North Carolina home missions.
s21 900: foreign missions, s45,ooo.
south Car, lima, home Missions, s25.-
Gee: foreign missions. $4,000 Ten
nessee. home missions. $4,000; fcr-
eign missions. $4,000. Virginia. hcme
missions, $4,000; foreign missions
s6s,00O
Other Work Accomplished
Perhaps in addition TO the power
full an,i-Iiquor resolutions the conVeh-
ton has been otable for the foiio"-
ing accomplishments endow-
ment of the Southern Baptist theoio-
gical Seminary at Louisville sooV'-
600 being pledged.
ribIti-g generously 10 home
and f.reign missions. Fostering 'he
examinations # the Southern Baptist
Education Society. Choosing Two
wears abe d its convention city BAL
t;more being chosen for 1915. thhe
o,nventian recognized the brave hsn'
Il 81. Joseph. Nc, and will meet
there in 1911
Committee on Temperance
Following is the report in part OF
the committee on temperance:
There is expended in this country
every year for strong drinks some
tu,ng over $1,000. 0e0. goo. Among the
-esults Ct this traffic in intoxicating
uouors are the lcss OF 100000 hNes
each year. % per cent Of the murders
in the country: 10 per cent OF al
crimes 10 per cent OF divorces and ~
rer cent OF insanity.
We are glad 20 report that six OF
the fifteen states comprising the Ter
riforv Of this convention have aireaoS
abolished the traffic entirely rom
fhe,r Borders. while all the oihe'S
have abolished Il from large proper
uon Of their territory We conhaei''-
" exuect the time to come soon ~nen
every vesiige Of this liquor franc
shall be abolished from every part OF
the country.
ansi-ssloonssts Commended
To tn end that the liquor franc
may BE- abolished ~ rccoinfnti'l'
Firsi. that We cordially commend TIC
Effective work OF n Anti-S1io'n
.ffeazue and ether JrEan.zaii1ns seek
ing The suD,rt ssion a the franc @na
Give 10 them our co-o9crliion ana
sr,rort 10 the extent Of our a1ihty.
second. tsat We again respec'iul.s
hu earnestly roqusi the proper ON
Gals r. cur national government NJ
- issr. privilege taxes fc5 The saie
~ Iouor acrc is sale IS prohibited
bv The Law % The zilic.
Third. tn. wc urge our fcna'oIs
and rcprcss natives IN Co1grtss u
mas s. me further and mere elective
s,ca~~-e besides the Amendment u
/ Inc mai ccde bill adopted ty he l's,
congress 10 prevent the shipment o.
uouor into dry territory
I. FOURTH. shzi a standing committee