The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-12-20
Optimistic Spirit Shown

when young lawyer and urged upon Others the posi-
BILE detrmen of his political future is we'll worth endorsing
8: solemn warning of the Council against the of
Intoxicating beverages and the aectonae recommendation
to all the members of the constituent churches from engaging
the manufacture sale of liquor the renting of property
for such purposes signing the application for the Ii
presenting such application court endorsing
bonds OF aloonkeepers in otherwise abettng this
serious evil. Church should be solemny admon-
shed to keep themselves socially financially politically
and apart from the liquor traffic and to touch the
nclean thing to the end that this traffic by law be
expated from our land and people saved from its de-
a. All organizations and societies soliciting the support
and sympathy OF the churches behalf of temperance
OF Christ in America annual containing outline
OF their plans of work and detailed financial statement prop
ery audited and that organization failing do this,
snoula not expect commentator or the support of the
stuent churches for officially recognizing responsibility
tor leadership in the work of temperance education ag
atlon by the appointment through their highest ecclesias
and the approval of the federation Of the several b @
agencies the church temperance council to work
in cooperation with the federal council.
o. The committee on temperance and the church tenn
sight temperance measures and to through the
constituent churches further that the committee on tenn
and the church be authorized to
seek with various organizations
societies OF the land and far possible coordinate
these agencies with view of uniting all in the of
creating sound public sentiment and proper admins
tration OF Temperance laws in the state and nation. ~
essary steps ito aid in securing national commit of in
curry the alcoholic liquor traffic. this national nittee
information
effects of alcohol and the alcoholic liquor traffic h bciey
IN all Its phases and in realms which have
by any previous state investigation liquor traffic this
country In this call the of the citizenship
OF the United States to the the physical In
telectual and moral we'll being of society
g. The presentation of memorial the Institute of
Medical Research and the foundation scientific research
to include in their list of Investigations nature and the
effect OF alcoholic stmuan upon the body in health
and disease and also the industrial and financial results
OF the liquor traffic the individual family the commun
ity and
That the action of the Congress having federal
government represented the international Congress on AL
coholsm be heartily approved and that officers of this
COUNCIL pc directed to memorial president of
the united States and the national Congress- with the
request that the Sheppard interstate liquor Shipment
aendent be promptly passed. and that Congress shall so
frame ITS interstate commerce enactments so revise it's
internal revenue license laws avoid conflict with and
nuhcation of temperance legislation in the several states
ana the exercise OF police the part several
states IN the enforcement of their laws.
Inc second recommendation modified bv the suo-
gestion that IN carrying forward the campaign of
ing such pledges be made various churches NAV
select Emphasis laid upon fact that such men in
nigh authority as Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. dur
ing the last century, abaners from the use of Iouor
ana that statesmen in day more and more coming
TO the practice of total abstinence The pledge which has
Deen authenticated written signed advocated and kept b
was cited