The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-17
MEMPHIS fASTOR
ATTACKS CATHOLIC
PRESS INFLUENCE
Rev. Ben Cox Tells Baptists
Rome Controls rs Per Cent
of Newspaper Blue Pencils
in United States.

WASHINGTON. May i7--Amend-
ment 10 the constitution TO prohibit the
use of public funds for the support OF
seCtarian institutions Is recommended
In a resolution unanimously adopted to-
day by the southern Baptist conyen-
ton
Introducing the resolution. DR., Gam
breil president OF the convention, de-
ciarrd tina, Baptists We're opposed 70
receiving money for their own work.
and every religious order in the world
ought t0 pay its own expenses.
The resolution recites the form OF the
proposed amendment az follows;
No law shall be passed respecting
an establishment of religion or proc
hibtinR the free exercise thereof; nor
shall the national government or any
state, county, city, town, village or
other civil division use its property or
credit or any money raised by taxa
lion or otherwise, or authorize either
TO be used for the purpose OF founding,
maintaining. or aiding by appropria-
ton, payment for services, expenses or
In any other manner, any church. re-
ltgious denomination or religious So
ciety or any institution, school, So
ciety hr undertaking which is wholly
or IN part under sectariAn or ecclea-
tastiCal control
The convention was addressed today
by Bishop James Cannon. Jr., OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, South.
The South must stand like Stones
wall jackson and not let the enemy push.
il back Bishop Cannon declared, In
dorSing the conventions pronouncement
for the maintenance and enforcement
OF the prohibition amendment. III
southern Methodists and Baptsts band
together in the South, that settles IL,
he said
proposal to committee to study
the advisabiliy Of establishing Bap-
tist newspaper was made the occasion
for an attack by Dr Ben Cox, Of Mem
phs Tenn. against the American news
papers in general and the Associated
Press in particular, Seyenty-fye per
cent of the blue pencils in Ameri-
can newspaper Offices" he charged.
were 'in Roman Catholic hands"
Frank r.. Burkhalter, Of Nashville,
Tenn. and the Rev Alex w Beaier.
of Georgia, resented the attack. and
declared that the Baptists had always
received the fairest treatment from the
Associated Press,
The proposal 10 appoint a committee
to study the advisability of estabiish-
| ing "A Baptist newspaper was adopted.
| Greetings were brought to the con-
vcntion from the Baptists World Al
| lance by Dr. Robert S. Macarthur, OF
! Florida. formerly pastor Of the Cali
| vary Baptist church of New York, pres-
| ident Of the alliance.
/ on motion Of Or. W. W Landrum, Of
| RusEelivillc, KY. a portion Of the re-
port Of the committee on Temperance
and social service attacking the ma
! tlnnal board of censors Of motion pie
lures VAS stricken from the rgpart be
II fore it's adoption
Dr Landfum said the statement was
ibelous and might result in heavy dam
ages being obtained from the conven
1 ton
The convention resolved that the com
| mittee on temperance and social service
| should be made a commission on sociai
service and have as its purpose the
amendment to the constitution 10 pro-
| hibit the use Of public funds for secu-
| Gambrel.