The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-26
Contained in an Open Letter to
the Presbyterian Con-
ventiOn.
CHARGE AGAINST CHURCH
WRITER DECLARES IT AVOIDS
THE ISSUE ON WHITE SLAVERY
AND OTHER EvILs-sLAP At
JOE CANNON.


Hall, Of New York, In an open letter
20 the General Assembly Of the Pres
byterian church, at Atlantic City.
writes:
while in every big city young girls
are snatched away to lives OF slavery,
while all over the land little children
are worked to death In our factories,
while the monopolies put prices SO
high as to increase these shrieking
evils, is 1t possible that the Church
OF Christ can find nothing more SER
ious to attack than a prize fight, al
ready sufficiently we'll advertised?
II am the son Of a clergyman, my
self a member OF the Presbyterian
church, and I speak often in the
churches, and it makes me sick to see
the petty. Ineffective time-serving of
the church organizations. Whenever
there Is a real fight on against politi-
cal or social evil the churches are
sure to be found dragging red her
ring across the trail that leads uD to
franchise grants and big business VITA
some crusade against some such
horror as Sunday saloons or playing
craps.
Churches Need Support.
II am not blaming the churches;
they need the support Of the rich and
are doing their best to keep alive.
And, nevertheless, many of the clergy
men are courageous in denouncing
special privileges. But business COM
mon sense should show the churches
that the appeal to their women ought
TO be not just to stop two men from
joyously hammering each other, but
TO induce the members to utter their
protests In their respective localities
in such a way that no foothold should
be afforded for the holding of land
idle and men idle in consequence"
Rev. d. H. Sharp. OF Red Bluff. CAL.
said, while discussing resolution:
II know some excellent ministers
and laymen who drink wine. and they
are AZ good az we are"
There was a chorus OF NO" from
the commissioners. followed by Kisses.
well, any way" DIR. Sharp said,
'they would not hiss a man who has
courage enough to stand In the open
and give his opinion"
Knocked Publication.
Rev. J. W. MCGOWAN. of Montana,
asked what was the limitation of sales
OF books by the bookstores conducted
by the church. He concluded by say
ing:
Il would rather teach my boy. II I
had one. to drink beer or whisky than
let him read some Of the books sold"
The assembly voted down a plan
for that body to hold meetings every
two or three years. 1t was stated
that the expenses of the assembly for
the annual gatherings for IL years
had been 100000.
Commissioners objected to Speaker
Cannon, OF the house OF represents
tives. having the power Of appointing
the proposed federal commission for
the investigation Of the liquor traffic
In the United States. The matter was
brought up in supplementary report
on temperance which followed the
main report Tuesday. In discussion
of the question of temperance legisla-
tion Congressman w. s. Bennett. Of
New York, one Of the leading laymen
and the father of the bill providing
for the commission. asked for sup
port for the measure by the assem-.
bly,.
Don't Trust "Uncic Joe."
Rev. H. r. Laughbaum. of Oklaho-
ma City. said: II would be willing to
have the membership of the commit.
tee placed in the hands of Congress-
man Bennett, but am not willing to
trust the Speaker Of the House with
the appointment OF the committee"
Members Of the assembly applaud
ed the introduction of a resolution
condemning the white slave traffic. in
PRODUCED by Quincy Thacker, OF Elk
Rapids. Mich. In discussing the res
Olution Commissioner Thacker said:
''There should be an oldfashioned
birthstone hell for those engaged In
this terrible business"