Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-18
PLEDGES COOPERATION
TO ANT|-sAL0!ON LEAGUE
Southern Baptist Convention Believes
Death Knell OF Rum In Amer
! lea Has Been Sounded.
NOT ONLY EVIL TO COMBAT
Presence OF Papal Legate at Wash
ingtOn and Efforts of Roman
Catholic Hierarchy to Gain Control
OF Our Government" Is Deplored.

HOUSTON, TEN. May IT. The
Southern Baptist Convention. at the
final session of its SEVENTEEN annual
meeting here to-day. created an educa-
uonal commission. pledged co-opera-
ton to the Anti-Saloon League Of
America and similar organizations. and
adopted resolutions deploring the pres
ence Of a papal legate at Washing
ton and alleged efforts of the Roman
Catholic hierarchy To gain control Of
our government"
The educational commission will be
composed of one representative from
each State
regard to the Baraca and Philathea
movement, opposition to which was eX-
pressed In committee report. Discus
sion of the report was interrupted on
Saturday by special order OF business
and 1t was not again taken up.
Before giving its Endorsement to the
Ant-Saloon League. the convention
voiced It's objection to the "cetralized
form OF government recently adopted
by the league by the insertion Of
clause in the report of tie committee
on temperance and social service in
sisting that the league BE kept in har-
mony with our democratic institutions"
Each Of the Southern Baptist
Churches is self governing, and IL was
urged that the league be so constitut-
ed that each State organization be self
controlling.
The convention will meet next year
In Asheville. y. c.
BEVERAGE LIQUOR TRAFFIC
NOT ONLY EVIL TO COMBAT
The report Of the committee on tenn
perance and social service was submit
ted by Chairman a. J. Barton, OF Dallas,
superintendent for Texas of the Anti
Saloon League of America. 1t devoted
the greater part of It's space TO optimis-
tic discussion of the prohibition move
ment and to urging upon Southern
Baptists further efforts TO stamp out
the liquor traffic. IN conclusion. the
report declared the beverage liquor
traffic is not the only evil. and it's abor-
ton not the only needed reform" Urg
ing other reforms the report stated:
80 long as there is social inequality
industrial injustice or political crime.
YOU and have a message and a mis-
sion"
Under the latter head were grouped
"children's work in factories. long
hours in sweat shops. temptations to
ries in department stores. crowded
tenements. tenantry conditions on
farms and impure politics.
"As heralds of the Kingdom of God
on earth the report stated. we are
not TO be ward-heelers and pot politi-
clans. but messengers OF better things"
The report recounted the recent vic
tories for Statewide prohibition in
several States; the fact that the bill
introduced in the last session of Con-
gress to submit a constitutional amend
ment for national prohibition received
4 majority. but not the necessary two
thirds vote In the lower house of Con-
gr"ss. and the prohibition steps taken
by the great European nations since
the beginning of the European war
The death knell OF rum in America
has been sounded" the report declared.
ASKED TO INDORSE ALL
PROHIBITION MOVEMENTS
I'm conclusion, the convention was
asked 10 indorse every movement
looking to the abolition of the beverage
liquor traffic and TO promise co-opera-
ton and support to the Anti Saloon
League of America. the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, and the
Hobson Resolution. or ANY other SINH
lar sresolution which shall he agreed
upon by the legislative committee of
the AntiSaloon League of America"
The convention adopted a resolution
stating the need of an education board
and authorizing the appointment OF a
committee 10 report on this matter at
the next convention.
IN resolutions thanking all those
who aided in making the convention
success the convention stated, I'VE
especially thank the Associated Press
and the newspa pers"
Fraternal delegates then were ap-