Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-09
LUTHERANS ARE
LOYAL AND FOR
LIQUOR CLAUSE
President Wilson and Speak
er Clark Write to Rev.
N. ]. Lohre.

Rev. N. J. Lohre, general secretary
of the recently consolidated Nor
wegian Lutheran church of America,
has received letters from President
Wilson and Speaker Champ Clark Of
the house !of Representatives, ac-
resolutions adopted at the convention
of the church at st. Paul, Mimi, some
time ago. ~.
The resolutions, which have not
been published before, were released
for publication this week and express
the sentiment Of the Norwegian Luth-
Grams in, regard to patriotism and the
use of alcoholic drinks.
The loyalty resolution, forwarded
by Rev. Lohre to the president, reads
as follows: Ss
"Inasmuch as our nation has been
drawn into the regrettable woyld war,
"And inaslnuch3 as our government
has appealed to our citizens to give 1T
our loyal support in this our national
crisis; II & M, III =
And inasmuch as the constituency
extraction, and of the LutheranGfaith
Therefore, be it hereby resolved
by this gathering of approximately
ten thousand Norwegian lLutherans
from the various states Of the union,
in convention assembled at, theseSt,
Paul auditorium, st: Pauls Mimi, that
we most cordially pledge the president
Of the United States and LIS govern
ment our most loyal support, praying
that the God Of nations may guide
them with His counsel and grant our
nation. a happy issue u Of this de-
plorable conflict. #
Respectfully submitted,
THE Norwegian Lutheran Church
of America. 81
REV. N. J. Lohre, Secretary"
Favor Prohibition Clauses.
That the Norwegian Lutherans #o1
the nation favor certain important
clauses in the food bill passed by con
gress, is evident from the following
resolution, receipt of which was
acknowledged in letters to Rev
Lohre: .3Ss -.
Fully realizing that the excessive
use OF Intoxicating drink isga curse, tc
our people, and especially a hindrance
and detriment to the work Of oul
Therefore, we, the Norwegian
Lutheran church of America, in con.
vention assembled. at the auditorium
st. Paul, Minnesota, by about 1850
pastors and delegates from almost
every part of these United States, fully
concur and endorse the action of the
safety commission in their great work
IN eliminating anu CAOSllS SOHlo u Liz
worst curse-breeding ~dispensaries
where Intoxicating drinks are sold an6
pray that this work of the commission
may continue and be extended
throughout these United States, IanG
BE It further resolved, that we pc
tition the president Of the United
States and members of congress nov
in session, that they use their best ef'
forts towards procuring a law pro
hibiting the distilling and manufactur,
ing of intoxicating liquor from cereal.
and grains that can be used for foot
purposes, especially during this. thu
greatest Of wars, that we are nov en-
tering into, and fully believing tina
the use of these cereals and grain'
can be put to better use in feeding thu
hungry and starving, than to be uset
for distilling purposes, to make pow
erty, drunkards and crime and
BE it further resolved, that thi
resolution be spread upon the record
and a copy be forwarded to the presi
dent of the United States and to tn
two presiding officers Of congress nov
in session."
The convention also adopted q reso
luton recommending all citizens z
work against the liquor traffic with al
religious and civic means. This reso
luton was offered by Rev. j. c. Rose
land of Silverton, Ore, and Rev. B
e. Bergesen Of Seattle, Wash.