The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-13
Southern Baptist Convention Demands
Prohibition Candidate From Democrats,
Resolutions Declare that the Brewers
Paying Attorneys to Defeat Dry Cause;
President Sends Letter of Admonition

Washington, May 13.-Resolutioni
calling on both the democratic and
republican parties to adopt a plank
declaring strongly for the enforce
ment Of the prohibition amendment
and not to nominate any candidate
for the presidency who is not known
to be committed 10 this policy, were
adopted today by a rising vote Of
the Southern Baptist Convention in
session here. The resolutions offer
ed by the Rev. A. j. Barton of Alex.
andria. Va, declared that
Whereas, the brewers and their
paid attorneys are making every pos
sible effort to circuInvent and nullify
the law by making beer and wine
the entering wedge, for the return OF
the saloon; and,
Whereas, the said brewers and
their paid attorneys claim that there
is q reaction in the public mind
against prohibition, therefore,
Resolved, by the Southern Baptist
convention in annual session Assem-.
bled in Washington, d. c.. May l2-
II, 1920, with seven thousand mes.
sengers enrolled, representing con.
stituency of three million white Bap-
fists, that we hereby respectfully and
earnestly petition each Of the two
great political parties OF the United
States to put plank in their respect
i've platforms to be adopted at theiy
approach TO the national conventions.
declaring strongly for the mainte.
nance and enforcement OF the eight
eenth amendment TO the constitution
and of the law enacted for its en-.
forcement.
Second, that we also petition said
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 a copy CT these resolu-
tions to the chairman of the executive
committee Of each Of the two great
parties"
President Wilson in a letter today
to the convention, declaring that Am.
erica now was facing the question
Of aiding Christian people in other
parts OF the world to realize their
ideals of justice and orderly peace.
ut is a matter Of genuine and
deep regret on my part" the presi-
dent wrote" that I cannot personally
greet the gentlemen of the Southern
Baptist convention now gathered to
hold the diamond anniversary Of tho
convention in this city.
1T would be a great pleasure to me
if could meet the members person
ally and express my deep concern in
all the great interests which they
present. 1t is of special significance
and timeliness that a great Christian
convention should be held in Wash
ington, because the nation now faces
nothing less than the question wheth-
er it is to help the Christian people
in other parts Of the world to realize
their ideals of justice, and Of order
ly peace, and L am sure that the
nation will listen with great interest
to the utterances of the convention"
A plea for the unity of Northern
and Southern Baptists was made by
L. M. Poteat of Boston, secretary Of
laymens work of the Northern Bap-
tist 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.
sonlly to provide for two medical
Baptist missionaries if they would
begin work at once in Jerusalem.
Consideration Of the report of the
Baptist s75,OoO,OOO campaign commit
tee was taken up today. Messengers
attended who entered into the discus
sion of foreign missions and the re-
port of educational board and the
Southern Baptist theological semi
nary.
The thirty-second annual session
with women's missionary union, an
auxiliary Of the convention began to-
day. Reports Of the $75,OO0,000 COM
mittees were read and various phases
of womens work, discussed.