Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-15
BAPTISTS URGE
PARTIES TO STAND
FOR PROHIBITION

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Presi-
dent Wilson in a letter today to
the annual meeting here of the
Southern Baptist convention de-
clared that America now was facing
the question Of aiding Christian peo-
pie in other parts of the world to
realize their ideals of justice and
orderly peace
"It is a matter of genuine and
very deep regret on my part" the
president wrote, that [ cannot per-
sonally greet the members of the
Southern Baptist convention now
gathered to hold the diamond an
city. 1t would be a great pleasure
to me if l could meet the members
personally and expires my deep con
Germ in all the great interests which
they represent 1t is of special sig
nificance and timeliness that a great
Christian convention should be held
in Washington, because the nation
now faces nothing less, than the
question whether it is to help the
Christian people in other parts of
the world to realize their ideals Of
justice and of orderly peace. and l
am sure that the nation will listen
with the greatest Difference to the
utterances of the convention"
Resolutions calling on the .Repub-
lican and Democratic parties to put
prohibition planks in their platforms
was adopted unanimously today by
the Southern Baptist convention here.
The resolution also demanded that
the parties nominate presidential
candidates pledged to enforcement OF
prohibition.
The resolutions. offered by the
Rev. A. ]. Barton, of Alexandria,
dnn1orad nh q E'UvhnrnaS tho hrnW-
ers and their paid attorneys are
making every possible effort to Cir
cumvent and nullify the law by max
ing beer and wine the entering
wedge for the return of the saloon;
and,
Whereas, the said brewers and
their paid attorneys claim that there
against prohibition, therefore,
Resolved, BY the Southern Bap-
fist convention in annual session as
sembled in Washington, d. c., May
1217 1920, with 1000 messengers
enrolled, representing a constituency
of 100000 white Baptists, that we
PefHi eadS Of te t nRo srea
litical parties of the United States
to put a plank in their respective
platforms to be adopted at their APP
preaching national conventions de-
claring strongly for the maintenance
and enforcement of the eighteenth
of the law enacted for it's enforce
ment.
Second, that We also petition said
parties not to nominate any man for
the presidency who is not known to
be committed to this policy of law
and order.
Third, that the committee on tenn
perance and social service be and is
hereby authorized and instructed to
communicate copy Of these reso-
lutions to the chairman of the execu-
tive committee of each of the two
great parties So,
A plea foc unity of northern and
southern Baptists was made by E.
M. Poteat, of Boston, secretary of
laymen's work of the Northern Bap-
list convention. He declared that
BaptistS in the north and south were
one in fundamental issues and should
get together.
E. c. Miller, of New York, told the
convention that he was ready per-
sonally to provide for two medical
Baptist missionaries if they would
begin work at once in Jerusalem.
Delegates today heard reports of
the work during the last year. DR..
f. j. Love, Richmond, reported that
receipts by the foreign mission board
were $2,335, 259.55, an increase of 100
per cent over former years. During
the year, more than 400 American
missionaries were employed by the
board in foreign fields, eighteen med.
ical missionaries of the board adj
m1nlstered 205,098 treatments in for
eign countries, where II hospitals and
5o4 missionary schools are main
tanned.