Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-05-19
BODY or SOUTHERN BAIsTIsTs
Calls for Prohibition Plank in tho
Platforms OF Both Parties.

Washington, May 1~3.-IResolu-
tions calling on both the Democratic
and Republican parties to adopt a
plank declaring strongly for the en-
forcement Of the prohibition amend
ment, and not to nominate any can
didate for the Presidency who is not
known to be committed to this pol
icy, were adopted to-day by a rising
vote Of the Southern Baptist Con-
Yention, in session here.
The resolution. offered by Rev. A.
j. Barton, Of Alexandria, Va, de-
clared that
"WhereaS, the brewers n their
paid attorneys are making every pos
sible effort to circumyent and nullify
the law by making beer and wine the
entering wedge for the return of the
saloons; and
Whereas, the said brewers and
their paid attorneys claim that there
is a reaction in the public mind
against prohibitions: Therefore be 1t
Resolved. by the Southern Bap-
fist Convention, in annual session as
sembled in Washington, d. c., May
1917, 1920, with 1000 messengers
enrolled, representing a constituency
Of 100000 white Baptists, that we
hereby respectfully and earnestly
petition each Of the two great poll
teal parties Of the United States to
put a plank in their respective plat
forms, to be adopted at their ap-
preaching national conventions, de-
claring strongly for the maintenance
and enforcement Of the eighteenth
amendment to the Constitution and
OF the law enacted for Its 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 OH
temperance and social service be, and
Is hereby, authorized and instructed
to communicate a copy Of these res
olutions to the chairmen Of the ex-
ecutive committees of each Of the
two great parties"
a Plea for Unity.
plea for unity Of Northern and
Southern Baptists was made by e.
NJ. Poteat, Of Boston, Mass, secre-
tary Of the laymen's work Of the
Northern Baptist Convention. He
declared that Baptists in the North
and South were II in fundamental
issues, and should get together.
q. G. 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.
Necessity for religious education
in the South was emphasized by DR..
L. j. billiard, Of Birmingham, Ala,
secretary Of the education board. He
advocated n double education sys.
tenn, the State schools to provide the
general education and church schools
to provide the religious learning.
The II big business which con.
fronts the South" DR.. John e. White
OF Anderson, s. c., told the conyen
ton, lis to lift the black pail Of IL
.literacy. The war has shown tina
iliteracy in the South Is greater thar
was ever dreamed Of, and most O
the i~lllteracy Is Baptist illiteracy.
ut is the part of the convention
to lift up these people from their ig
norance. God is going to put upor
His churches the responsibility o
His church members being able tc
read His Word"
DR.. J. +. Love, of Richmond, Va.
secretary Of the foerign mission
board, reported that the total re,
ceipts for foreign missions for the
past year were $2.335,249-twice as
much as the receipts for this cause
as In any single year before.