The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-23
Attitude on Liquor.


The report of the special committee
10 roaflirm the position of tin. church
with reard to the liquor traffic, while
declining the request of the RiChwood
Church to petition the state Ito Icpeal
all laws licensing the saloon. and to
correct all revenue laws which contra
diet the eternal principles Of recti
tude" did reafiirm the position Of the
assembly with regard to the liquor
traffic in the following language: But
while the assembly does not consider
il within it's province to make the pc
tition asked for, yet this assembly
would emphaticaily reaGrm the de-
liveranre OF the assembly OF 1892,
which has also been reaiiirmed by sub
seQuent assemblies as follows:
Whereas. We recognize the liquor
traffic as an aggressive enemy to the
home. the church and the state Az
alarming menace to the Christian Sab
bath and a powerful obstacle TO the
work Of establishing Christs Kingdom
in foreign lands and whereas sin is any
want OF conformity unto or transEre3-
sion of the law of God and II failure
To manifest disapproval al or opposi-
ton to a prevailing evil is a sin of
omission. therefore, resolved, that we
rcafurm the delivcrance and testimony
of our church made in 1891 on the sub
ject OF temperance. the liquor traffic
and abstinence from intoXicants as a
beverage. and we bear our testimony
against the establishing and promoting
of the traffic in intoxicating liquors
as the fruitful source OF sin, crime and
misery. And i'll conformity with these
and other delivcrnnces we urge on all
our membership the duty Of using all
legitimate means for the Punishment
Of this traffic from the land and for
striving by voice and vote in all ways
which may be approved by thtir Chris
tan conscience and Judgment for the
enactment Of such laws shall most
speedily and effectively bring this re-
suit 10 pass"
Appreciation for Wilson
The following resolution was pre-
sented and was adopted and Will he
forwarded TO president Wilson: The
General Assembly OF the Presbyterian
Church in the United States, in session
at Atlanta, Ca, sends greetings to
President Woodrow Wilson, and would
record it's appreciation OF his action in
securing a better observance of the
sabbath as II day Of rest by closing
the White House to pleasureseckers
and discouraging social and state func-
J tons on the Lords day
The report OF the committee on
church societies presented The follow
ing interesting statistics gathered from
seventy seven presbyteites. The re-
ports from presbyterics show total
of 2.6o6 Woman's societies, as against
ship OF 66.GSi. AS against SOFIA last
year, contributing aggregate of
s4ol,5ls, last year S3S3,726. The CON
trihutions by causes were as follows:
Foreign missions, Sl24 553. home mis-
sions, $52,i64 local causes $l66567:
other causes. s57,935 total. s40I.5l9.
The presbyteries report III? young
peoples societies. with membership
OF .2o9o1 contributing to foreign mis-
sions $l2572: home missions, $3.50,
local causes. S13.S5 other causes. So
l9S: total. S3S,5O3.
This shows an, increase OF S1.675 over
the contribution OF last year from
young peoples societies. The presby-
ieriai report show total of pa mems
and boys societies, with a membership
OF 5000, contributing to foreign mis-
sions $3.50, home missions. S2,S59,
local causes, S6,03S; other causes. s.
"a; total. $50, 416. This is an increas.
Of 5000 over the contributions of In II
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