The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-25
DON'T LIKE HIS
BOOZE RELATIONS.
Members Of the Protestant Churches.
Of keokuk, and the Ministers,
Condemn Secretary
Wilson.
IS BREWERS OFFICER
Resolution Drawn up and Read Before
Union Meeting at Christian
Church Last Night, Goes
To Taft.
IS BREWERS OFFICER

VIC 10y VI The protest.
ant churches of Keokuk and their
ministers. denounce, in a formal reso-
iuuon TO President Taft and Secretary
Oh Agriculture. James Wilson, tho
a.lioh Oh the latter in accepting the
vice presidency of the National Brew
ers' convention.
PREVIOUS to the union meeting OF
l.o churches of the city held at the
ilst christian church last night the
MINISTER'S IN conference drew I'm the
resolution which was later read nv
Or. e. B. Newcomb to the congresa-
tion composed of representatives from
al denominations and a unanimous
vote received. sanctioning the action
VI the church pastors in taking the
initlatlve in the matter of denuncia-
lion OF the statesman's affiliations
with the brewers organization.
AT many recent conferences and
meetings of various sort held the
country over by church people. the
action on the part of Secretary Will
son has been condemned. In accord
with this same move, the ministers
ana church membership of Keokuk
nave expressed their thoughts in the
iolioWlng resolution to the president
and offending secretary:
The Resolution.
whereas, 1t is stated in the nnhIic
press. that the Hon. James Wilson
secretary of the department of agri.
culture in the cabinet of President
la1t has accepted an invitation to be
one OF the presiding officers Of the
National Brewers convention: and
Whereas, The acceptance Of sucb
al invitation implies recognition and
endorsement of our government OF a
business which We believe to be high.
~ detrimental to the best interests of
citizenship and home life and "a.
tional welfare; therefore
BE it Resolved, BY the representa-.
tiyes OF the following churches oY
keokuk, Iowa, assembled in union
meeting September "a, 1911. to-wit.
The First Baptist, First Christian
First Congregational, Trinity Metho-
dist, First Westminster Presbyterian.
United Presbyterian churches.
First. That we regret and protest
against the proposed action on the
part of Secretary Wilson in giving his
seeming Endorsement as a REPRESENT.
alive of our government with tbe
prestige of his personality and his Of.
fetal position, to business which we
believe to be not conservative hnt
destructive of real national prosper.
ity; which breeds crime, causes mover.
ty and weakens citizenship. which
wastes the wages of labor and do.
prives the home OF its proper supnort
and care; which necessarily allies
itself with saloon-keeping and DRINK.
ard-making interests. which in their
turn degrade all who are In any wav
connected with them and are tho
partners and agents of the foroas
which are most reprehensible and cor.
rrpting in our political conditions.
and
Second, That we urge the retire
ment of Secretary Wilson from anv
official connection with said brew.
ers' convention; and
Third, That copy of this action he
sent to President Taft and Secretary
Wilson, signed by the pastors of the
churches above named, as represent
Ing the sentiment of those churches
at of this meeting.
(Signed)
H. B. FOSTER,
United Presbyterian church.
J. F. SANDERS,
First Baptist church.
GEO. C. WILLIAMS.
First Congregational church.
]. w. POTTER,
Trinity NJ. e. church.
E. B. NEWCOMB,
Westminster Presbyterian church.
R. w. LILLEY,
Christian Disciple).