Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-13
bAPT|STS APPEAL
|. TO BOTH PARTIES
|. FORDRYPLATFORM
Ask That No Candidate Be
Named Who Is Not So
Committed.
PRESIDENTS Letter
POINTS TO WORLD HELP
Declares Nation Now Faces ideals
of Justice and Order.
ly Peace.

of Justice and Order.
ly Peace.
Resolutions calling upon both the
democratic and republican parties to
adopt q plank in their platforms de-
claring strongly for the enforcement
OF the prohibition amendment to the
Constitution and not to nominate any
candidate for the presidency who is
not known TO be committed to this
policy were unanimously adopted BY a
rising vote at today's session OF the
Southern Baptist convention, at LIB
erty Hut.
The resolutions represented the SEN
timent OF moro than 1000 delegates to
the convention, who arc Spokesman
1or more than 100000 white Baptists
from every section in the south. The
resolutions are regarded as Significant
OF the part churchmen are expected
to take in the presidential election.
II ls hinted that party lines among
churchmen will not stand il either the
democratic or republican conventions
nominate man for President whose
platform includes a plank in opposi-
ton to the eighteenth amendment or
Letter From President.
AT the session at which the resolutions
were adopted letter from President
wilson regretting his inability to be
present was read. The letter was dis
patched to Rev. DR.. Henry Allen Tup-
per, pastor Of the First Raptist
Church Of Washington.
The prohibition resolutions were Of
fered by Rev. Or. A.. J. Barton OF
AIexandria. La. They stated that the
brewers and their paid attorneys are
making every possible effort to cir
cumvent and nullify the law by max
ing beer and vino the entering wedge
for the return OF tho saloon" and that
tho brewers ''and their paid attorneys
public mind against prohibition"
The committee on Temperance and
social service was instructed to send
copies Of the resolutions to the chair.
men OF the executive committees of
both parties.
Text q Letter.
In President Wilson's letter to the
convention be declared that America
nov VS. tecing TIE GHest3on ef siains
Christian people IN other parts Of the
world 70 reaAze thsaE tdeaas OF Justice
1T - . nAttees af1eAuins Aa4 very
dent wrote. that cannot personally
greet the members OF the Southern
hold the. diamond A1nfversary Of the
convention in. this city. It would be
a great pleasure to me II could meet
the members personally and express
my deep concern in all Of the great
TT IL Of special significance and
timeliness that q great Christian con-
ventton should be held In Washing
ton. because the nation now faces
nothing less than the question wheth-
other parts Of the world to realize
their ideals of justice and of orderly
peace, and 1 am sure that the nation
will listen with the greatest difference
to the utterances Of the convention"
Following the reading of the let
ter. the delegates rose in tribute to
President Wilson. and DR.. Gambrell.
president of the convention, prayed
that the Chief Executive would speed
lily be completely restored to health
and strength.
Closer Relatfonship Sought.
A plea for closer relationship be-
tween the Baptists Of the north and
south was made by e. M. Poteat of
Boston. secretary Of the laymens
work of tho northern Baptist conven-
ton. He declared the Baptists Of both
sues.
e. C. Miller. a New York business
man, told the convention that he was
ready personally to provide for two
medical Baptist missionaries if they
would begin work at once in Jerusa-
lem.
Reports on the work of the educa-
tion board were made by Rev. DR..
]. E. billiard of Birmingham, Ala, and
DR.. ]. E. White of Anderson. S. c.
DR.. A P. Robertson of the faculty
Of the Baptist Theological Seminary at
training for ministers.
"Education Of Baptist preachers in
the south il our greatest problem
and our toughest" he said. Arguing
against what he described as the
prejudice existing among many Bap-
DR.. Robertson said the training of
preachers must keep pace with the
general progress of the denomina-
ton among other lines.
VIII Take Up Campaign.
Consideration of the report Of the
Baptist seventy-five million campaign
will probably be taken
up during the afternoon session of
the convention. Delegates also will
enter into the discussion Of foreign
missions and the report of the edu-
cation board.
Tonight inspirational meetings will
be held at Liberty Hut, Calvary Bap-
tist Church and the Metropolitan
Baptist Church. At $50 o'clock Fri
day night a reunion of former stu
lents Of Colgate Theological Sem
mary will be held at the Arlington
Hotel.
Will Extend Work.
Foreign mission work fostered by
Southern Baptists is expanding rapidly
n all the fields and the increased funds
made available from the $75.00O.00o
will make possible still fur
her enlargement everywhere. DR.. J. F.
.oye Of Richmond, Va. secretary of for
ign missions. reported to the conven-
ion today. The receipts for foreign mis-
ions during the past year were $685.
1885, the report showed, which is twice
IS much as has ever been received in a
ingle year before
When the convention met In Washing
on twenty-five years ago the Foreign
dission Board had eighty-one mission
ries in the field, 3.493 church members
N foreign fields and the collections for
he year were $129,34s. This year
more than 400 American missionaries
re on the fields. supplemented by $40
ative workers. there are about $4,000
hurch members, and the contributions
re more than two and q third million
ollars. During tho last year there have
cen 6.512 baptisms. with a total OF
,420 additions to the churches There.
IN these fields . total Of 554 schools
Z all grades are maintained by South
rn Baptists.- with q total Of 1854