The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-07-13
ENDEAYORS
SEEK TO PRO-
MOTE PEACE
New Slogan Calls For
Warless World Within
Two Years

New York, July 11.-Adoption
as it's new slogan, warless world
by 1928" the sixth worlds
Christian Endeavor convention
closed its session tonight by call
ing upon President Harding and
congress to give us disarmament
by agreement if possible. by ex-
ample if necessary and give us
this black hour I'VE insisted, :"
said the declaration adopted by
the more than 10000 delegates
from all parts of the world, that
as speedily as possible the United
States be permitted to take its
place OF leadership in such a
council, association or league OF
nations as shall induce or COM
pei all peoples to learn was no
more but brotherhood and be
| concerned for the real welfare OF
each.
Declaring that opposition to
national prohibition was essen
tally bolsheyism ard treason,
the convention called upon con-
gress to speedily conclude the
passage OF pending bills for max
ing more effective the enforce
ment of the 18th amendment.
Refusal on the part Of states to
pass and execute laws to aid in
the enforcement Of prohibition
constitutes morally an act OF
rebellion and secession a res
olution stated, and the delegates
pledged themselves to support at
the ballot box only those local,
county, state and "tional officials
who do not .e.5,dre themselves
by favOrlng violatorS OF this or
any law of the land
Pledging the delegates to up
hold the socalled blue laws a
resolution declared eve deprecate
campaisn Of propagand galnst the
so-called blue laws. the design of
campaign Of propaganda against
the Lords Day Alliance which We
again endorse. and make way for
commercializing Of Sunday by the
movies and money-making sports,
encoura ging contempt the while
for prohibition and other such
laws
Eve demand respect for the
Christian Sabbath and endorse the
aims Of whatever helps young peo-
pie to right living, and decency
and dellca~y in conduct and dress
and whatever promotes happiness
in homes and whoiesomeness and
health in the lives Of young Deo-
pie.
Naturally, therefore, we op-
pose the sale aOf cigarettes, partic-
uiarly to boys and girls, and are
against the ,unchaste dance and
all else that tends to weaken
character. ." ar
Demanding for all Americans
equality Of opportunity before the
law, fair chance and a square
deal. for native and foreign born.
freedom from racial and national
hatred in government, education
and religion the convention de-
notlnced as ''un-American and un-
Christian such cowardly and un-
justlfiable mob murders and
crimes Of arson as have lately oc-
Cured in the South and the North
directly or indirectly because Of
race prejudice born Of sin and ig-
norance.
The movement for federal GEN.
sorship Of motion pictures was
endorsed as was the movement
in congress to create independent
departments of education and
public welfare, each with sec
retary in the cabinet of the pres
ident Of the United States.
Universal teaching Of public
and private morality in the Dut-
lie schools was also urged in a
resolution which said eve shall
tolerate the presence Of no teach
er who sneers at Christianity OF
makes a jest of the Holy Bible"