The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
BAPT|sTS COMMEND
PRESIDENT TAFT
Views On Liquor Question Are
Fully Endorsed
ASK
r A VIZ G pEH0MMENnE
LAWS RECOMMENDED
Resolutions Are Adopted P1edging the
Convention to Cooperate With
All BaptIsts In Work of
Worlds Baptist Alliance

Baltimore. May 16.-The temperance
committee of the Southern Baptist con-
vention today commended President
Taft for his example for total alb
stinence and for his action in insist
the issuance of the United States spe-
cial tax receipts of retail liquor deal
ers, whereby the Infamous work OF
the so-ca1led bootleggers and other vio-
lators of prohibition laws will be rem
dered hazardous"
This action of the nations chief ex-
ecutive, the committee reported. will
render 'bootlegging" impossible with
out detection under proper state en-
actments and endorsements.
The convention today emphasized its
idea of complete independence from
the northern Baptist denomination by
tabling a resolution setting out a
boundary line in the territory of the
two bodies and again In Its DISPOSE
ton of the communicable OF the Amer
lean Home Missionary society OF the
northern convention asking for aid and
asking for cooperation in the educa-
ton Of the negro for the Baptist min
istry.
The special COMMITTEES, to which this
matter was sent reported that 1t should
be referred to the home mission board
of tho southern Baptist convention.
| which Ia considered as tantamount to
disapproval Of the northern board.
The temperance committee recon-
mendsd that Congress enact laws which
will protect states from the interstate
shipments Of liquor into dry terri
tory and remove whatever protection
internal revenue tax receipts may give
to vendors of liquors in localities where
the sale of liquor Is prohibited by
law.
Important features OF today's session
were the adoption Of resolutions
pledging the convention to corporation
with all Baptists Of the world In the
work Of the worlds Baptist alliance;
that the Sunday school board OF inc
convention be allowed to take upon
1t the work that has been done In
i the south by the American Baptist Pub
4 iication society and thesdecision of the
convention to allow all New Mexico
churches to come into its body
This was the most largely attended
convention in the history OF the south
4 ern Baptist church and ono during
which all the boards have reported
cash receipts breaking all records. The
next convention will be held at JACK
sonvills, Fla. May II, 1915. summer.
lisinx the work Of the convention, II
may be stated that the resume would
read 1t has decided to enter into
no alliances with other denominations
lit has been resolved to enlarge the
work of the Sunday school board By
making 1t a general publication body
the convention declined to consider
overturss from the northern Baptis'
lconvention respecting cooperative
work in the negro schools OF tho soutn
and delegates from Illinois, representing
more than 500 churches. were seatet
lin the convention. which also adopted
resolutions favorable to the home mis-
sion board entering New Mexico ant
all states not hitherto occupied by thu
southern Baptists.
The convention closed tonight with
missionary mass meeting. at which ad
dresses were made by Rev. O. D. DAME
Iof Ell Paso.. Tex, Rev. N. M. Dirral
Of Havana, Cuba, Rev. p. N. Walne Q
Japan, Rev. 8. d. Porter of Richmond
Iva. Rev. George Green Of Africa, an'
IRev. p. d. Barocio of Mexico.