Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-18
MOTION PICTURES CAUSE
FOR NUMEROUS DIVORCES
Southern Baptist Convention Cites
Screen as Reason for Incrcas-
ing Marital Wrecks.
OPPOSES RELIGIOUS TAN
Gambrcll Proposal to Amend Con.
stitution by Prohibiting Appro-
prihtion OF Public Funds to Sec
tartan institutions Is Adoptcd.
!ny Associated pre,h.l

Ivy Associated TreSb
wASiIiScfTON. May 1.-The
diamond convention OF tho south
ern Baptist Church. described as
the greatest in ihc history OF the
denomination, came 10 an end to.
day with the adoption OF the re.
rort Of tho committee on temper
ancc and social service and or n
recommendation that tho Constitu-
ton Of the United states he so
amended az TO prohibit tho use OF
public funds for the support ct
sccsar'an Institutions.
Motion pictures. tax laws ana
the liquor trniIic were declared to
be the fundamental causes for the
prevalence Of divorce IN this coun-
try in the report or the commit,..
on tcn7crance and social ucrvicc.
An attach on the national board o..
ccnsors wa2 stricken from til. rc-
port before it's adoption mnon the
"nsSestica OF Dr. ". W. l.andrum.
OF Kusscllvil!c. Ky.
pr. Landrum argued that tho at
tack WAS libclous in character and
might lead to tho recovery Of heavy
damages from tho convention. He
agreed with the spirit which had
however. he said.
oppose Sectarinn Approximations.
amendment to tho Constitution
To prohibit the use of money raised
ny the government through taNa
lion or otherwise from dcfraying
tn" expenses of scctarian ins,itu-
lions was proposed by DR. j. r.
Gambro!l president OF the cony.n-
Dr. Gambrcll declared +; his belief
thai every religious order should
pay it's oTn expenses.
The resolution rcci.es tho form
OF The proposed amendment as fol-
lows.
NO law shall he passed respect
Ing an establishment OF religion or
prohibiting tho free exercise there
"i: nor shall tho national tovrrn-
men, or any state. county. city.
town. village or other civii division
use It's property. or credit. OF any
money raised hy taxation or other
Wise. or authorize either to be used
for the purpose OF founding. main
tanning or aiding by appropriations
payment for services. expenses or
in amy other manner any church.
religious denomination. or rcliE ious
society or amy institution. school.
aoci"'y or undertaking which is
wholly or in part under scctarian
Or ccclcsias,ica! control"
Progress made In tho establish
mont OF theological seminary for
negroes was reported 10 tho con.
Eontion and tho project heartily
endorsed by Two METRO BAPTIST
preachers. Dr. j. W. Bailey, OF CHI
csGo. aud Or. GoorSc .. Bullock
"i Washington
= nish"p Csnnon Make. Addrcss.
fhn ""n@ntion was addressed to-
day by Hishop James Cannon. Jr. OF
~" Methodist Episcopal Church,
South
Th" South must stand like stone
wall Jackson and not let tho enemy
push IL back" Bishop ''arnon de-
clared. indorsing the conventions
rr@nonnccmcn' for the maintenance
and Bap,ists band together in the
south that settles it, he said
Declare associsted Pres. Unfnir.
study the advisahiliiy OF establish
ing national Baptist paper was de-
cid'd un"n after a vigorous attack
and especially tho Associated Press.
Tor what he termed their 'un:air'
attitude towards the Baptist demon
nation.
The newspapers and tho Associated
r,rcss were stsnchly dcfcndId by
Tenn. and Or. Alex Ecalcr. or
Georgia. who declared that the Rap
lists have not been aiscriminated
against In the papers. and that the
Associated Press had always been fair
and courteous.
Or. Cox took particular exception
10 tho Associated Press report OF tho
sermon delivered YESTERDAY from the
w Tructi. Of Dallas. Tex. complain
Ing that portions had hccu omitted
which were dcroSatory 10 other de-
nominations.
Later Dr. Cox introduced .rcsoIu-
ton thanking tho civic organiza-
lions. hotels and newspapers Or
Washington for 'hcir hel pand GO:
operation in taking care OF the 10000
messengers and their friends in the
riiy and In making The convention
success.
lion was to provide for committee
NJ three TO report to tho 1921 meet
Ing upon the number of vacant Bap-
list pulnits in tho South and 10 study
to tho ministry to Ill the existing
vacancies in Baptist churches.
EuIoEy TO william, ElIyson.
EuloEies OF former officers OF tho
convention who died during tho past
two years were delivered during the
closing exercises. A. j. Dickinson, Of
Alaba ma. told Of the life and works
Of Richard Fuller Manly. OF Alaha ma:
T. C,aSctt Skinner. Of Virginia, re-
rivcd the memory OF William Eilyson
# Virginia: r. w, James cu!osizcd
IT, s. n. Mallory, Of Alabama, and
T.. G. DarEan. or Tennessee, por-
trayed tho character OF Lansing Bur
rows with great fetling.
Declaring the convention TO he at
an end DR.. tiambrell, it's president.
said: we have had q wonderful con
reniion. God has been with us" The
messengers were dismissed with
praycr by DIR. +. G. Mcconnell, OF
Atlanta. Ga.
Glenn Remains Fin Route Homo.
WINSTON-SAL y. G.. May IT,