Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-19
NO NAMES MENTIONED;
MEANING MADE CLEAR
But One Delegate in Synod Opposes
: Resolutions as Adopted-PIedsed to
Support Men Whose Record Is Right
With Moral Endeavor-Aimed at
Both Harding and TheophiIus.

loyalty to the teaching of our confess
sion on the relations Of church and
state; that both are divine institutions
having different objects and spheres OF
action and different governments and
OFFICERS and hence while owing mutual
good Offices should be Independent of
each other-yet we believe that very
frequently a wrong interpretation has
been given ito the principle in the
teaching that the church should keep
silent on all temporal1ties of state, ana
opposing this false, view we believe 1t
is in perfect harmony with the con-
fession to say that, while it Is not the
function of the church to operate the
affairs of state nor is 1t in keeping
with the dignity Of the church to
NEEDLE with politics in partisan
spirit or for the purpose Of selfish per-,
sonal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, we do believe II
to be- the church's duty to admonish
the state as to the terms of righteous
ness under which the people should be
governed; to insist, rebuke and exhort
and to demand that the affairs of gov
eminent and politics be in conformity
with the affairs of God.
Duty Of Church.
Therefore. believing that in the state
of Iowa at this time the paramount
political question is constitutional pro-
hibition of the liquor traffic, and that
the coming election involves one of the
most vital moral issues before our
people,
1--WE affirm it to be the duty Of the
church to use every honorable means
to annihilate this destroying curse.
"Eurtherrnore, careful investigation
reveals the fact that certain candidates
for governor, judges Of the supreme
couK and. the state legislature have
been nominated with the intent OF de-
fsetlng spphisation in the state
BE It resolved. therefore, that we
the representatives of the Presbyterian
church of the, United states Of Amer
lea, in the synod of Iowa assembled at
Fort Dodge Oct. IS, 1915, disclaiming
all personal prejudice against any OF
the candidates, deem it the duty OF
christian voters. to put righteousness
and public decency above party ana
vote only for.~candidates for. governor,
Judges of supreme court and otner
offices affecting this issue whose open
stand. past, public and private record
on prohibition and law enforcement,
guarantee them as custodians of the
public good"
The committee made its report thru
its chairman, Rev. r. NJ. Mills, or,
Lenox.
Names Held lmmaterial.
There had been more or less dis
cussion in the synod prior to the offer
ing OF the resolutions and there was
some talk that certain men would pre-
vent any resolution going into the
synod that mentioned the names OF any
persons. The reason for this is con-
stitutional question. one in the consti-
tuition of the Presbyterian church.
over which there was discussion as TO
its Interpretation.
However the committee In framlns
its resolutions kept in mind the thought
that the people Of Iowa would under
stand. even without mention OF the
names Of Mr.. Harding or Mr.. Meredith
or Judge Theophilus in the resolution.
Indeed, all who spoke to the question
made 1t very clear that there was no
question in the mind Of the members
of the synod as to whom they meant.
After presentation Of the report Rev.
r G. westenburg, assistant secretary of
the Presbyterian Church Temperance
Society spoke to the question IN
statement Of present conditions and the
political situation In the state OF Iowa
and called upon the brethren to go pc
fore their people and clarity the at
as to the issues involved so
that when the people OF the Presby-
terrain church go to the polls on Nov.
7, there might be no question In their
minds as to, whom they should vote Tor
for governor Of Iowa.
Adopted by Standing Vote.
Rev. william Parsons. of the West
minister Presbyterian church Of Des
Moines, called the attention Of the
synod to the fact that 1t was simply
beating about the stump" not to mon
ton the name Of Mr.. Harding in the
resolution while they made 1t very
clear that the resolutions were intended
to give the attitude Of the synod in
regard to Mr.. Harding's candidacy.
Rev. C. N. Mcmillan, Of the North
western conference Of the Methodist
church, was introduced and
was made a corresponding member OF
the synod and asked by the synod TO
speak on the question. In his address
he clarified the air as to tho question
Of Mr.. Meredith's statements and state
ments Of maids in his home In regard
to the matter Of his serving liquors In
his homo to his guests.
An opportunity was given to any who
wished to oppose the resolution to
speak. The only question raised by
anyone was as to the wording, whether
it made it obligatory on the members
to vote for Mr. Meredith or whether 1t
was simply advisory.
When the question was called for the
report was taken up seriatim. 1t was
adopted by paragraphs. When it came
to the paragraph in regard to the po-
litical situation, the moderator asked
for q standing vote and the synod
arose In q body.
When the vote was called for, there
was but one vote against the >resolu-
ton. that by Rev. d. e. Best OF Wyo-
ming.
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