The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-07-28
BRITAIN'S CHURCHES ARE Y
UNITED FOR Temperance
Cooperation of Christian Forces
in Fight Against Liquor
is Assured
CARTER FULL OF FAITH
Sees Aggressive Struggle on Part
OF Church People Work.
ing Hand in Hand
By ]. II. Larimore)

Cooperation of the Christian forces
of Great Britain in a fight against
liquor is assured. AT recent meet
ing of the National Temperance AS
sembly, the Bishop of Croydon of
fered the following resolution, which
was adopted:
This meeting welcomes the invita-
ton extended to all the churches by
the President of the Wesleyan Meth
odist conference to unite in a ma
tional campaign OF the churches
against the drink evil, and rejoices
in the assurance OF cooperation re-
ceived from responsible heads, admin.
istrative assemblies and temperance
committees of the various denomina-
tons. The meeting pledges its prac-
teal support to the enterprise, and
requests the Temperance Council Of
Christian Churches to take immedia-
tely the necessary steps to rally the
Christian forces of the country in
support of the program of legislative
temperance reform endorsed by the
temperance executives OF all the
churches"
Rev. Henry Carter secretary of the
conference, i'll scconding the resolu-
ton, declared:
The significance Of this resolution
is that from this hour the national
drink evil will be faced and fought
together by the churches Of England
and Wales"
Rev. Mr.. Carter read letter Of
regret from the Archbishop of Cam
terbury that previous engagement
made it impossible for him to attend
the gathering, also one from the Sec
rotary of the Archbishop of York,
who could not be present, both letters
being full of spirit of cooperation
and strong sympathy Rev. Mr.. Car
ter also said the Archbishop of Wales
was sympathetic with the movement,
as were leaders in the Presbyterian,
Moravian, Congregational, Friends
and other churches. and that APP
proval had been given by General
Booth on behalf of the Salvation
Army.
Messages agreeing to cooperation
were received from numerous church
assemblies, conferences and other
church organizations as we'll as from
church officials, Rev. Mr., Carter said.
THE churches" he Jared,
speaking through, those who have
the right to speak on their behalf,
have said that from this time onward
the fight against the drink evil is
fight we will wage in comradeship to
the end. We turn deliberately aside
from the party political approach to
temperance reform. We believe that
that here is great moral question,
high above party politics, the concern
of all good citizens Equally we turn
aside from coercive methods.
Key-Word is Education
THE key-wcrd OF the campaign
will be education. That education
must first OF all be pursued within the
churches. We want further to secure
in the day schools of this country
that the Temperance syllabus is Ell
fectively taught. AS regards adult
temperance work, there is the Tenn
perance Study Circle and the Tenl-
perance Summer School
''As we go forward in all such work
interchange of idea and experience
will be our watchword, When it
comes to the public appeal to the ma
ton, we must stand conspicuously
and dccisively shoulder to shoulder.
1t must be seen throughout the coun-
try that in this matter the churches
are as one. The instrument for TIE
achievement OF this purpose is right
to our hand in the Temperance Coun-
Gil OF the Christian Churches, of
which the Bishop OF Croydon is the
honored ard revercd chairman.
1--WE shall begin in South Wales in
the autumn, for the way is open there
for early advance. This year in Eng.
land will be given especially to prep
aration for series of great national
Christian temperance assemblies to
be held throughout the country in
1923. At these assemblies the modern
scientific indictment of alcohol as the
enemy of human life will be pre-
scented. We shall call attention to the
four points in the present legislative
program of the Council, namely: No
sale OF Intoxicating liquor to young
persons under eighteen years of age;
local option for England and Wales;
no sale or supply of Intoxicating liq-
uor on Sundays; the supply OF intoxi-
eating liquor in clubs to be subject to
the grant of an annual license by the
local justices. There will be special
appeal to women to cast the weight
of their citizenship against the drink