Evening star., 1926-05-29
|BAPT|STS CONDEMN
COMPULSORY DRILL
Resolution Covers Training
in SchooIs-Dry Law Up.
held by Full Vote.

Leaving behind discussion Of mod
errism and fundamentalism as a set.
tied question, the General Convention
of the Northern Baptist Church today
definitely placed itself on record as
opposed to compulsory military train
ing in colleges and high schools, as
fostering removal of handicaps caused
by child labor. opposing any treaty
with Turkey which does not guarantee
security of Christian womanhood, and
calling for whole.hearted law enforce
ment, particularly of the eighteenth
amendment.
The report of the resolution com.
mittee. of which Rev. Samuel Judson
Porter of Washington was chairman. \.
in which these declarations were
made, was adopted with virtually no
dissenting voice. The convention de.
cided that the next conference Of the
church will be held At Chicago
The resolution regarding compul-
sorry military training reads:
Peace by Law and Reason.
Resolved, That We once more ex.
press our conviction that war Is con-
trary to the spirit and teachings of
Jesus; that we are opposed to war as
a method Of settlement of interna.
tional disputes. and that we declare
our irrevocable determination to sub
stitute the arbitrament Of law, reason
and conciliation for that of slaughter
and that we rejoice In every effort
put forth in the interests of a just
peace; that we urge all men to ally
themselves with efforts for the peace
able settlement Of all international
disputes; and that we look with dis.
favor upon compulsory military train.
ing in colleges and high schools"
The resolution regarding the Turkish
treaty reads:
Resolved. That we urge that nc
treaty be concluded with Turkey
which does not guaranty full religious
liberty and freedom from persecution
and make the necessary reparations
in property. including the specific pro
vision for the release and restoration
of its Christian womanhood, now de.
fenseless against atrocity and in need
of the charity Of the world"
Enforcement of Dry Law.
Regarding the eighteenth smend
ment, the convention demanded "in
no uncertain way" that all public
officials. especially those in Congress
use their powers in the enforcement
Of the law. The convention also de
cided to "use the privilege of the
ballot" in the interest Of entirely
uprooting liquor traffic throughout
the world"
Another resolution calls for the
appointment of q committee of the
Northern Baptist Convention to en-
hance cooperation with the South
ern Baptist Convention.
The last deliberative sessions ri
this convention were presided over
by Edward H. Rhoades. jr.. who fe
to be succeeded as president by Rev
DIR. James Whitcomb Brougher. who
yesterday was elected to that office
Wheeler Asks Church Aid.
Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel
Of the Anti-Saloon League, principal
speaker before the convention today
during consideration Of the prohibition
question, held that prohibition is based
on the moral and religious convictions
of the American people" and urged
that the churches emphasize the
rightness of prohibition rather thar
heed the loose talk about the alleged
failure of enforcement" He took oc
casion to assail the governors Of New
York and Maryland and proponent.
| of referendum on the issue.
Congress does not need to ask a
referendum vote on prohibition to dis
cover that the majority of the Amer
| lean people favor this best possible
method Of dealing with the organized
| liquor evil" he said. THE Constitu