Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-05-24
BAPTIST CONVENTION TAKE A
CRACK AT PREVAILING EVILS

Kansas City Dlspatch-The SOU
5thern Baptist Convention here selee
ted Atlanta, Georgia as the place fo
the convention next year, endorse
the establishment of a seminary fo
negroes in Nashville, Tenn, and ar
proved plans for the erection of
$2,000,000 hospital in New Orlean
La.
Marathon dances were characteriz
ed as disgusting exhibitions; mob vi
olence whether by persons maske,
or unmasked, was declared to tram
pie in the dust every human right.
On the question of dancing tn
report said in part:
"The ever vicious dance evil con
tinues. The latest form of nauseat
ing excess to which this destroyer
of the modesty and morals of man
hood and womanhood has gone is the
disgusting exhibition popularity
known as marathon Dances
"The recent action of New Yorl
in repeating its enforcement code
is a disgrace to that state and ar
insult to the federal government
the report said in commenting upor
the 18th amendment.
Enforcement in New York will
be somewhat more difficult, but pro
hibition will go forward not back
ward, The question before the Am
erican people is not shall we have
prohibition but shall orderly govern.
ment prevail.
"The recent decision of the Sup.
rene court is in every way good fol
this cause. 1t is surprise that ii
holds that American ships are exempt
from the operation of a law of the
United States when on the high seas
Meanwhile it will not be very feas-
ible for ships to stock and unstock
with liquors at the three mile limit. "
A report of the relief and annuity
board adopted today declared that
the Southern Baptist convention is
aiding 925 5aged ministers and de-
pendent members of their families.
It declared that the boards resour-
,ces were $1,490,193.5 which, &C.
.cording to the report. is, inadequate,
The board has projected program
calling for the raising of total of
:$10,000,000 for future work.
"Such a fund will make possible
an annual income each year of from
100000 to $6O0,OOO" DIR. William
Lunsford, corresponding secretary
said in presenting the resolution.
In selecting Atlanta as the next
convention city it was declared that
since the IS million campaign was
started there in 1919 that place
would be good place to wind up the
campaign.
A change in laws relating to the
exclusion of Chinese was recommen-
ded in a resolution adopted at the
morning session.
VI SilllSSS SIlI lSClCill
born in this country and brutal treat
ment of others, the report declared
sis doing much to weaken the inf1u-
ence of American mission work in
China. "
The report asks that pastors and
local churches petition representa-
tives and senators to have these laws
modified.
A detailed report of the commit
tee on women's work was adopted.
A plan was adopte, to buy the
property of St. Cecilia, a Catholic
school for girls in Nashville and con.
vert it into negro theological col
lege.
The report to build the New Or
leans hospital was the result Of two
memorials introduced into the con
vention earlier in the week. One g
Baltimore memorial declared against
the building Of hospitals while the
other from Louisiana asked for the
completion of hte hospital as origi
nally planned. This matter was ther
referred to a committee whose re
port, has been adopted.
The Baptists of Louisiana will be
expected to contribute at least $1O0
\ 900 toward the first unit Of the hos
'pital, the report declared.
William Jennings Bryan address
ed the convention.
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