Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-23
ADVICE OF
CHURCH ON LIQUOR
Baldwin Tells Congregational
Meet Constitutional Prohibit
ton Is un-American.

KANSAS CITY. Oct. 23.-Disagree-
ment on the temperance question
doomed up at the National Council of
the Congregational Churches here to-
day when Governor Simeon Baldwin,
of Connecticut, announced himself as
opposed to the recommendations of
the committee on temperance for an
amendment to the federal constitu-
ton prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of liquor within the United
States. Governor Baldwin is said to
have a substantial following.
"Such a change" said the governor,
would be contrary to the whole
spirit of our government, which was
to have a central power but limited
in it's sphere of influence. 1t was IN
tended to leave the relations of man
to man to be settled mainly by the
several States, each for itself. Be-
sides, a nation wide prohibitory law
could not be enforced in the large
cities. 1t would provoke breaches of
the law as unfortunate as they are
inevitable"
Says Church Caters 10 the Rich
The National Council held but
short session this morning. At the
meeting of the Home Missionary So
ciety most of the speakers dwelt on
the spectacle of the church drifting
away from the common people and
catering to the rich. In this connec-
'tion the delegates were warned that
the future of the church depended on
a revival of interest by the working
man and his family.
THE church must get back to the
needs of the plain people or quit" de-
clared DR.. Washington GLADDEN., or
Columbus, o., former moderator. DR..
GLADDEN. some years ago came into
notice when he challenged the pro-
priety of acceptance by the Amer can
Board of Foreign Missions of a gift
of 10000 from John D. Rockefeller.
1T is imperative that the church
awaken to a realization of it's mis-
sion." sad DR. GLADDEN.. 1.-THE church
is working on the theory that its
duty is to get people out of this
world into heaven. Rather, 1t should
be engaged in Christianizing the art,
industry, schools, business-all the
activities of men.
'TOok Out for Yourself"
1T has given too much encour-
agement to individualism and not
enough to brotherhood. The motto
it has taught is look out for your
SELF It has advised its people to
get saved rather than to save others
and thereby save themselves"
That the church must get away
from the ancient idea of dogma and
adapt itself to present day conditions
was sounded by Oscar E. Maurer, Of
the Centre Church, New Haven, Conn.
1.-THE reason for most of the city
church failures in the last few years
has been the lack of adaptability,"
said DR.. Maurer. Many a minister
who is trying vainly to breathe the
breath of novelty into a midweek
prayer meeting for the benefit of a
handful of gospel-surfeited elders
would do better to hold an early
service Sunday morning for the bene-
fit of men and women who work six
days in the week and whose only
chance for a breath of country air
is on Sunday. Many a business man
would gladly give up thirty minutes
Of his lunch hour to sit in a church
all by himself for a little time of
thought and prayer IL he could get
in without using a jimmy