Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-04-26
RESOL UTIONS BY
The EVANGELICAL
CHURCH OF n, E.
Declare Unfaltering Sup
port of President in Car
rying War to Victory.
HAS 5000 MEMBERS
IN THE SERVICE
Rev. W. II. Weight, Pastor Of
Bridgeport Church Pres
ent at Convention.

Resolutions were unanimously
passed by the 400 delegates attending
the annual conference of the Evang-
elical church of New England, at SOM
erville, Mass, April lila, supporting
the government of the United States
in it's war policy and declaring that
the $780, 900 members of the church in
this country are sohdly behind Pres
-ident Wilson in his determination to
push the war to a final and victorious
conclusion.
Pastors of the church in the New
England states were instructed to Of
fer prayers for all those who have
| taken up the sword in defense of de-
| mocracy and for the 5000 men belong
| ing to the Evangelical church who are
at present enrolled in the fighting
arms of the country's service.
| The above news was brought back
to Bridgeport by Rev. H. Williams
| Voigt, pastor of the Evangelical
church of Bridgeport. In speaking
of the conference Mr.. Voigt said The
enthusiasm could not have been
greater than that exhibited by the
four hundred New England delegates.
| We wanted to show the country at
large that we, as church are behind
the president, the government, and
seeing this war through to a finish"
| The following resolutions were
adopted by the conference before the
conclusion of the convention;
Whereas, the United States of
America has become involved in the
world conflict, and the principles for
which it contends are in harmony
with the ideals of our divine Master
in that it is individual and national
sacrifice for the deliverance of the
world from oppression and injustice
and not for national gain or unchrist-
ian conquest, therefore be It
RESOLVED, that we pledge our
loyalty and faithfulness to all the con-
stitutional principles of our nation,
and that we heartily support the Gov
eminent and the President of these
United States, and pray that divine
guidance and Inspiration may be to all
those in Authority, and be it further
RESOLVED, That we abhor every
element that operates in opposition to
! 1.-The free and democratic life of our
nation. We also state emphatically
that The Evangelical Association is OF
american OrlSlns us IOunOer jacob
Albright, was born in America and
himself served as a soldier in the Rev
dictionary War. Our church is an
American product, imbued with Amer
lean principles, and has always beer
a lover of liberty and democracy has
always stood firm with the Govern
, ment in evry national crisis; and at
this time she rises again in all her de-
nominational strength in the support
! of the vital cause of a cosmopolitan
righteousness and democracy. Further
be it
RESOLVED, That we offer our
prayers for the men who have laid
their lives upon their country's altar.
especially for the men of the Evangel-
icaI Association who have courage
ously and Loyalty taken up arms to
war against menacing milttarism
; and autocratic oppression, in defense
of liberty, peace and goodwill. Also
that we pray for the nations Of the
earth that they may be delivered from
moral, social and political servitude,
so that the dove of peace may come
: to the earth to abide forever.