Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-20
BAPTIST WARNING
SOUNDED AGAINST
WET CANDIDATES
Report Scores Political Anti
Prohibition Campaign as
Southern Convention Ends

cratic party that the ''solid south
will be broken and many southern
states will swing into the Repupll-
can column in the forthcoming pres
idential election if wet Demo
cratic candidate is nominated, me
Southern Baptist convention closed
its sixty-ninth annual session here
Saturday night with ringing decla-
ration of principle that ehcompassed
not only the national political situa-
ton, but economic and civic prob
lens now confronting the American
people.
The pronouncement regarding the
political outlook was contained IN
the report of the social service COM
mission, presented by DR.. A. J. Bar
ton, chairman of the commission and
general superintendent of Baptist
missions in Missouri. The report
was received with applause and its
reading was punctuated by "Amens"
from the thousands of messengers
representing eighteen southern
states. It's adoption was unanimo Us.
The full text will be found on an
other page of this issue of The
Journal.
Applying the report rs it related
to the presidential situation, Or.
Barton gave out the following state
ment:
Emphasizing the paragraph in
the report of the commission on So
cial service which deals with the
question of the presidential year, L
would give it as my mature and de-
liberate judgment that the constlt-
uency of the Southern Baptist con-
venton of ten million people and
other southern Democrats will OF
support for the presidency a wet
candidate.
eff the Democrats are at all wise,
they will not nominate a wet. Ii
they nominate a wet and the Re-
publicans a dry. it will inevitably
mean that the solid south will be
broken and a number of southern
states will swing into the Republican
column.
Warning to Democrats
"It has sometimes been said that
you can always depend upon the
Democrats to play the fool. They
will certainly play the fool this time
il they nominate a wet in the APP
preaching national convention"
The presentation of the social
service cornmiss was one
OF the outstanding events OF the
four-day session, during the course
OF which man matters Of vital i'm
portance to the denomination were
considered. The definite major ac-
comDlishme. is Of the slXty-ninth
meeting of the convention may be
briefly summar I'D as follows:
Report Summarized
/. Decision to launch a campaign
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denoninationa; activities in 1925.
2. Plans for an intensive effort
TO conclude the Is million campaign
by January /, 1925 and carry out
the financial program of the FIVE
year period now drawing to close,
3. Approval of a religious pro
gram giving greater recognition to
rural churches. which constitute al
most 90 Fer cert of the Southern
Baptist convention.
4. PScing of greater emphasis on
evangelism.
s. Postronemcnt Of proposals to
change the jurisdiction of certain
general boards.
s. Decision to continue negotla
tions looking toward securing com.
p,ste ownership and control OF
George Washington university at
Washington. D. c.
The concluding session Saturday
nigls was marked by demonstra'
ton given DIR. George w. McDarle!
newly elected president of the CON
yention. who delivered a brief adj
dress expressing his appreciation o;
Ahe cordial cooperation of the mes
AHsensers in disposinC of the Narleo
4 business matters, and pled%lng ms
best efforts to carry forward the
work of the denomination.
The presentation to the conveh
ton of several veteran ministers
whs have seen fifty years service
fc4. The Baptist faith, was feature
OF the last hour, which deVeiope.
into a veritahle owe feast OF cord
alitv ana fraternal expression.
or it's own volition, the resolu
items committee which lad stead
fastlv reused to approve various
resolution, ; injecting the tCndamen
talist-mudernist controversy into th'
convention, brought in resolution
which vas unanimously adopted
namins a committee of seven Zap
tist leaders to consider the adVisa
hilitv of formulating Statement
~ Rantist faith and doctrine 10
presentation at the 1925 meeting
Tho convention in Memphis, Tenn.
Committee Members
The members of this committee
are: DR.. +. Y. Mullins, DR.. l..
Scarborough. DIR. c. p. Stealey, Or
w. ]. M,Glothlin, DR.. S. NJ. Brown
DIR. +. = Dargan and DR. T. ii
Pitt. nv
Singing "Blest Be the Tie Tha
Binds" the messengers were dls
missed at the conclusion Of the mSh
session. but most of the big GROVE
remained for few moments to hea
the choir of the Big Bethel Metho
dist church, colored, sing some o
the well-known negro spir;tuals. Tn
same choir will render program a
Big Bethel church Sunday afternoon
AT 4.30 for the benefit of convention
visitors. for whom 1000 seats will
be reserved.
the Baptist denomination in America
IFS growth and activities, was stress
ed at the night session by DR.. A.
Holt. of Arcadia. Fla, who presented
the report of the Southern BaptiS
Historical society, of which he /
chairman.
One of the important matters dis
posed of at the afternoon session wa
that relating to the development o
Mercer university into sCuth-wid
institution. laying special emphasi
on theological training. SeVera
years ago the trustees of MerCe
rendered - university 10 the South
ern Baptist convention, proposing
that the institution be made the III
cleus OF a great university wlic
! should serve the needs OF souther
BaptiSts in an educational way. TIL
COMMITTEES on this project reporte
Saturday afternoon that it was IL
advisable at this time to enter upo
such plan but when il was a:
nounced by DIR. Rufus Weaver. pres