Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-28
BAN ON STRONG
DRINK; ALSO
TOBACCO
GOOD PRESBYTERlANS
MUST GIVE UP SMOKING
Laymen as We'll as Clergy In
cIuded in Resolution Adopted
Amid Cheers at Denver AS
Semby

III, Morning journal special Leased Wirel
Denver, colo, May 27--That cler-
gymen and lnyinon should not use
tobacco, that it is not contrary to the
policy of the church for Presbyterian
Judges TO grant saloon licenses and
that committee OF ministers ana
laymcn shall inquire into method
to be pursued in semlnaries in teach
ing modern theology" were the
principal matters approved by the
general assembly of the Presbyterian
came up during the consideration or
church today
The clause regarding tobacco
he report of the temperance com
mittee. Discussion OF this report
ragged through the morning session
nto the afternoon. The report COM
mended President TAFT, Emperor.
| mended President Taft, Emperor Will
lam and President Eliot of Harvard
or setting the examples of teetotalers.
nd urging the ministers OF the
hurch to petition congress 20 stop
Interstate shipments of liquor; to dis
ontinuc the issuance OF internal
eyenue receipts in prohibition terri
ory and to prohibit the use OF the
nails for the distribution of liquor
dvertising, or liquor.
The Rev. Ellsworth l.. Rich, OF
Watsonvillc Cal, introduced reso-
ution that ministers should not use
obaeeo A layman arose, and, in at
aexing the resolution. dared Mr..
Rich to include h this resolution
aymen as well Az ministers. Mr..
Rich amended his resolution 10 In
ludo laymen and after more debate
he action was adopted amid cheer
ing.
The next trouble over the temper
nee report arose when a commits
ioneI urged tho adoption of reso-
utiou' that judges OF the courts who
re members of tho church should
cfuse TO grant licenses for saloons,
ven though IL be his duty under the
aw Several speakers at once OPP
losod this with the argument that
Judge should not be critlcised for his
lctinns under the law, but tho first
ipeaker hotlv demanded that Judges,
when confronted with such a situa-
dom resign the bench rather than
grant the license
resign upon such an OCCASION" said
jne commissioner, TOR It viii only
pave the way for worse ones"
The resolution was defeated.
The matter OF "modcrn theology
and courses Of study to meet with
modern conditions" came up In the
report Of the committee on theologi-
cal scminares. The recommendation
Of the committee said that while
there was deinand for advance
teaching. II is their belief that the
doctrines of the Presbyterian church
ire sufficient to meet modern condi-
tons If properly applied. The re-
quest of the Princeton students for a
curse In sociology was included In
this. Criticisms fell upon instructors
because of thoir alleged failure to APP
ply the Presbyterian doctrines TO
their best advantage and the out
come of the discussion was the adop-
tlon OF a recommendation that
committee Of four ministers and four
laymcn make inquiry as TO advanced
courses of study and the advisability
0f introducing courses In social
economy 10 meet modern conditions.
The committo on church erection
was adpotcd. except for a resolution
"a mutual insurance or
gania2tion for the protection of
church property
II was believed by tho committee
that such an Organization would bring
about saving of money. This was
referred to the executive commission.
The assembly passed resolutions of
on the death OF Samuel
A. Young, "a commissioner from Twin
Falls. Idaho who died in the morn
ng of heart disease In his hotel
Tonight at O'Clock, in the Central
Presbyterian church thero was a
lugo public gathering, at which
Governor Shafroth gave an address of
Welcome on behalf of the state and
Mayor Speer on behalf of the city.