Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-25
ASK
ACTION ON DIVORCE
Indorse Prohibition; Want Movies
Censored; Condemn Fight and
Use of Tobacco.


passage Of resolutions urging Congress
to extend prohibition To the Philippine
Islands and pass the bill now before II.
auppIenenting the Volstesd act: APP
proving tho enactment by Congress Of
uniform Federal marriage and divorce
laws, and calling for a nation wide cam
paign for q Federal moving picture
censorship. together with the election
Of a stated clerk. constituted the chief
business yesterday Of the session Of the
General Assembly OF the Presbyterian
Church In tho United States The use
of tobacco WINS condemned in the resolI-
tions as was the coming Dempsey Car
pentier prize-nght.
Atlantic City Referred to as Hell.
After hearing Atlantic City compared
70 hell. tho assembly decided 70 hold its
next annual session at Dee Moines.
Iowa. Rev. Or. Curtis o. Bosser-
man. pastor at Cape Mny. N. j.. invited
the assembly To meet next year at At
luntie city The gates OF hell should
not prevail against the church, he said.
and he recommended that the Church
go up against he'll In Atlantic City.
A telegram was ordered sent TO Sec
retary Hughes asking him to do all he
could 10 help Armenia.
On motion of the Board Of Temper
ancs and Moral Welfare the Assembly
passed a series of resolutions, among
which were the following
THAT this Assembly urge Congress
TO take definite action making applica-
BILE to the Philippine Islands the pro-
visions of the Eighteenth Amendment
and Volstead Enforcement Act.
THAT this. the highest court Of the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States, hereby affirms its approval Of
the Volstcad act for the enforcement of
the Eighteenth Amendment 70 the
Federal Constitution and urges the pas
sage of supplemental bill To the act,
now before Congress, an act designed
to carry out more effectively the pur-
pose of said amendment
THAT we regret the dismissal at this
particular time ~ such large number
of prohibition agents. since that Is
likely to encourage iawbrea<ing on this
subject.
THAT we ask that only such men as
are known to be In sympathy with the
law and have other necessary quslifi-
cations shall be appointed to enforce
prohibition, local. State or national. and
that especial care be exercised in the
selection of Federal Prohibition Com
missioner. II change Is made.
THAT copy OF the resolution on this
| be sent to the President of the United
| States. TO the Hon. A. j. volstead
| Chairman Of the Judiciary Committee
Of the House OF Representatives, and
the Hon. David Blair, nominated for
| Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
The Divorce Evil
I'VE view with increasing alarm this
| growing evil OF divorce. Often ths
marrying of parties who may have beer
| divorced brings reproach upoh the
church when the minister fails to up
| hold the high ideals of marriage. Ir
view of these things. the assembly re-
| affirrns former deIiverances requiring
Presbyteries and ministers to adhere
strictly TO our standard regarding mar.
| riage. divorce and the marrying q
divorced people.
we declare It to be the sense of tfli:
assembly that ministers. when asked Z
/ perform the marriage ceremony. should
i ascertain the facts about the parties
and should refuse TO join in rnarriagt
| persons not entitled 10 Christian mar.
riage.
This assembly instructs the BoarG
| of Temperance and Moral Welfare L
| nrge upon the reform agencies and tbs
| Legislative bodies in the several States
| the wisdom of a law in each State, max
/ ing q marriage license invalid until NV
| DAYS have elapsed from the date of il:
| issuance, furthermore. that We approv'
| the proposed amendment 70 the Fedora
/ Constitution now before the Senat'
| Judiciary Committee. which proposes Z
| give Congress power TO enact uniform
| marriage and divorce laws"
Ask Censor for Movies.
"Deploring the menace of movins
| picture shows TO young people oecausi
of films that suggest crime, immortality
etc, we condemn the use of such himi
| and those that make light OF the mar
! riare relation. We urge our people {,
| cooperate with the widespread NOV
ment for better motion pictures. Sine
| some of those engaged in the business
are not amenabie to the appeal 10
! clean movies, we urge NATIONWIDE
campaign for legal censorship by tn
! Federal government"
"In the interest of future citizens
| this and other counties we reatfirr
| former deliyerances regarding the in
inrious effects of tobacco. especial,
| cigarette. on the young, and commen'
the constructive program OF education
| on this subject being conducted by ou
| hoard Legislation designed TO proven
or correct this. evil has our sympath,
and support.
I'm View of the prevalence OF the US
of habit-forming drugs in this and othe
countries. we approve the efforts of ou
board in cooperation with other agen
eies to present and correct this evl b
endeavoring to prohibit the importation
possession, sale, transportation or ex
nortation of such drugs, except 70
legitimate use. We especially commen
the effort being made in connection wit
the world prohibition federation for tn
prevention and eradication of this ev
in missionary lands
Condemn Coming Prizefight.
Hearty condemnation Of the comm
pugilIstie mill IN Jersey City July an
| the further coFnlnendation OF the Ne'
Jersey ministers who have stood agains
!. the same" was added 10 the resolution
Rev. DR. Wallace NJ. Hamilton {
/ Sioux City, reporting for the Presbs
| terian Board Of Education, stated tha
the board had reduced is budget to "a
900 900 for this year. Rev. DIR. Edga
p. Hill. general secretary Of the boar'
/ ANNOUNCED that during the year Jus
closed the presidents Of presbyteria
! colleges had obtained s5,0S6,000. II
said 7s3 students were being helpe
! financially by his board.