Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-10-11
CHURCHES FOR THE LEAGUE.

CHURCHES FOR THE LEAGUE.
If the church is power in the politics of tn
United States, which some assert and some deny
its influence in it's majority will be cast for sup
port of the League Of Nations. No doubt Their
will be minority against it, though it is har'
| to imagine men preaching the doctrines Of CHRIS
and at the same time opposing a league to en-
| force peace in the world.
| Resolutions Of church bodies and expression
of opinion by prominent clergymen, representa-,
| dozen denominations, assembled by The Chris
tian Work and published in the current issue o
that paper under the caption "What Does tn,
Church Think of the League of Nations?" dis
close a unanimous sentiment in favor of the cove
nant.
AS evidence Of the overwhelming sentiment
for the League Of Nations among the clergy
petition signed by 5000 clergymen urging
prompt ratification Of the peace treaty embody
ing the league covenant, without multiplying res
ervations, is included in the article Eight hun
dred and sixteen clergymen who were asked tt
sign the petition expressed themselves as oppos
ed to the league and refused to sign the article
states. Upon this basis, the clergymen Of this
country are eighteen to one for the league.
Every shade of religious belief was represent.
ed in this poll of clergymen. An analysis of the
affliation of the first IA, 450 signers of the Pc
tition is as follows:
Methodists, 4,109; Congregational, ,399; Fed
Grated Churches, SO; Presbyterians 2,4O9; Luth.
eran ga Baptist, 1,788; Christian Disciples OF
Christi 1.163; Roman Catholic, 314; Jewish
121; Universalist, 1888; Unitarian, 1876; Episco-
pal 811 United Brethren in Christ, 321; Mscel-
laneous 1.162.
I'VE commend to all Christian people the prirl-
ciples which underlie the League Of Nations, the
most promising and the most systematic attempt
to advance towards the ideal of the family of ma
tons which has ever been projected" is the en-
dorsement Of the Lambeth Conference of the
Anglican and Associated Churches.
The Bishops address to the General Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Des
Moines May, 1920, contained a paragraph
strongly urging "a real and effective League of
Nations in which the United States shall have
a proper and honorable place among the nations
of the world in preserving the peace and bearing
the burdens Of the world
In indorsing the League of Nations, the reso-
luton of the United Presbyterian Assembly,
states: ut is our conviction that Christian
America came to her kingdom of leadership for
such time as this, and that the League of Ma
tons is decisive step in the direction of en-
throning in international affairs many of the
Christian ideals and principles Of government
taught in the word of God"
I'VE urge upon our government the necessity
of immediate affirmative action which will per-
nit America to poin the League of Nations, with
such reservations as righteousness requires" is
the plea of the Presbyterian Church Of the Unit
ed States.
Other church organizations urging that the
United States should join the League of Nations,
include the Reformed Church Of the United
States, The Central Conference of American
Rabbis, The Board of Foreign Missions of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, the Church of the
United Brethren and the Evangelical Lutheran
Augustana Synod Of North America.
DR.. Robert E. Speer, secretary of the Presby-
terrain Board of Foreign Missions, on Sept. 3,
1920, wrote: Il believe thoroughly in the
League of Nations and am speaking constantly in
it's behalf Among other prominent church
men giving individual expressions Of opinion on
the league are the Rev. John S. Romig, secretary
of the Moravian Provincial Elders Conference
the Rev. W. W. Pinson, general secretary of the
Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South the Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, pas
tor of the Clinton Avenue Congressional Church.
Brooklyn, N. Y, and the Rer. Wilbur F. Tillett,
dean of Vanderbilt University