The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-06
Marks Episcopal church, has furnish

Marks Episcopal church, has furnish
ed this paper with the following arti-
Gle on the League of Nations, together
with the resolutions passed by va
rious church denominations on the
subject. Rev. Mr.. Bridge says:
Whatever the views of politicians it
is not. without interest that the
church of America have spoken with
one voice regarding the league of ma
lions. The following resolutions are
worth studying. They do not come from
idle crowds but from the elected
leaders of the respective bodies, and
they represent the opinions of people
who are for the most part without dis
tlnctive political affiliations"
Accompanying the communication is
a leaflet containing the following re-
port on the action of the churches up
on the league of nations covenant.
The statements in the leaflet follow:
Methodist Episcopal - Resolved
That we as a group of Christian men
and women assembled at the Methodist
Centenary Celebration do most heart
lily and earnestly endorse the effort to
secure the League of Nations which
world"
General Assembly of the Presbyter-
ian Church in the United States of
America Resolved: BY the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States of America:
"O That we render thanksgiving
to Almighty God for this glorious ac-
Movement and express our profound
gratitude to and pride in the men who
on land and sea, through service and
sacrifice, secured the great triumph.
'(2) That we call upon our people
to rally to the support of the treaty
of peace and the League of Nations
as vigorously and untedly as they
supported the armies CT the battle
fields, in order that we shall secure
the full fruit of our victory and an end
OF all war
"(3) That we appeal to the mem
bers of the United States Senate to
ratify the covenant of peace, includ-
ing the league of Nations
Northern Baptist Conventions Re
solved: That we express our gratitude
to God for the return of peace, that
we recognize in the Paris Covenant
for the League of Nations great step
in the advance of Christian civilization,
and that we urge our people to use
their utmost influence to secure its
Board Of Bishops United Brethren in
declare in favor of the
Of a League of Nations to
tribunal to settle all international con-
viii RI
tional military method
Protestant Episcopal Synod of the
Province Of New England-"R
That the Synod is heartily in favor of
the formation of a League of Nations,
the object of which shall be the es-
adjustment and maintenance of a just
and lasting peace, to be secured by
the joint forces of the nations.
Resolved: That it advocates the
entrance of the United States into
such a League
Congregational Southern California /
regational Conference-"Resoiv !
ed That we give our hearty approval |
to this proposal for League of Ma |
tons and urge its immediate adOp- /
ton by the Senate of the United |
States
Statement by Dr. Hubert c. Herring,
Secretary of the National Council Of
Mass.-''I shall be greatly surprised
f there is not, among the church of
America, emphatic and unanimous
of the League of Ma
ions Covenant proposed by the Paris
Peace Council.
"Of necessity many features of such
/ league will be experimental IN ma
,ure. AS to the root idea, however,
here is no room for debate. For our
ration to refuse to go forward upon