The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-22
ENFORCEMENT
is ONLY FLAW.
DIvINES AGREE
Shumaker Sounds Convic-
ton National Prosperity
Due to Dry Act.
ONE VOICE DISSENTS
Single Minister UphOIdS
Verdict of Episcopal
Symposium.

EtOIllDlIlOl mas D66Q a doom 10
the health and wealth of Ameri-
cans, and modificationists would be
satisfied with nothing short of in
toxicating liquor" declared E. S.
Shumaker, Indiana Anti-Saloon
League superintendent, adding his
prohibition views today to express
sions from other Protestant minis
tiers of indianapolis.
Leader of Indiana dry forces, DR..
Shumaker, ordained Methodist
clergyman, added emphatic indorse-
ment of prohibition to the sympo-
SUM precipitated by announcement
in The Times Monday Of the result
of survey conducted among Epis-
copal clergymen of the country by
the Church Temperance Society.
A wide majority of the 5000 Epis-
copalians who returned question
naireS, regarded prohibition as fail
IRE and viewed modification as the
remedy. Three local Episcopal min
listers seconded this view.
While many Protestant pastors
whose opinions are published today
deplored tax enforcement of prohi-
bition, only one, the Rev. w. G.
Meinzen, pastor of Emmaus Evan
gelical Lutheran Church, expressed
doubt of prohibitions success.
Under prohibition the United
States has become the healthiest
and wealthiest nation on the globe"
said DR.. Shumaker. THE average
life of our citizens has increased
over four years and our wealth now
exceeds that If the six other wealth.
lest nations by over $4,000, 100000.
Endorsements, wherever it has
been unsatisfactory, has been due to
two things: Failure of citizens them
selves to back up officials in secur-
ing enforcement, and ceaseless bonn
bardment of prohibition b. the law
less element.
% However, this country is infinite
1y, better off under the Eighteenth
Amendment and will never allow
our government to be one of boot
1eggers. Those wanting modification
do not want a nonintoXicating, but
an Intoxicating liquor.
Nothing short of that will satisfy
those dissatisfied with the present
alcoholic content of permissible Ii
quors. But an Intoxicating beverage
which is sought for only can be
procured legally through repeal or
modification Of the Eighteenth
Amendment.
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MIR. ME1NzEN-We feel and
teach that whenever a thing is pre-
sented to us as law we should live
up to it. AS church we feel that
conduct along political lines should
be left to the individual, and SO
Lutheran clergymen are chary of
quoting their views on such contro-
versial questions. AS a church, we
find justification in the Bible for
a moderate use of liquors. AS to
the success or failure of prohibi-
tion-if the question of success de-
. ponds on the number of drunkards
to be seen, then-well, we see about
as many now as we used too.
THE REV. THOMAS r. WHITE.
pastor of Meridian Heights Presby-
! terrain Church. do not think that
prohibition is a success, but that is
: not because of the law or the
+. Eighteenth Amendment. 1t is be-
cause of the administration. When
a Presbyterian like Andrew Mellon
has charge of the enforcement a
man who has made millions as
distiller, what can you expect? When
men like George Winkler are in
charge of enforcement in Indiana
what can you expect? Let those
who believe in the law be put in
charge of it's enforcement and there
will be different story to tell. The
law is all right. The only trouble
with prohibition is that we have
never tried it.
THE REV. ISOM FERRIS, Pas
tor Calvary Baptist Church-De-
eidedly, prohibition has not been
failure. 1 would oppose any effort
toward modification, as would the
Baptist clergymen with whom 1
have been associated in twenty
years fight against the liquor evil.
The objection of inadequate en-
forcement cannot be raised against
prohibition and in favor of modi-
f1cation. We need more rigid en-
forcement and more money to en-
ploy more enforcement agents.
THE REV. A. w SNYDER, Pas
tor of the Exeter Avenue Baptist
Church, think prohibition is a
success. 1t can't be anything but
a success. 1t must be a success.
THE REV. o. R. Mckay, Asso-
ciate Pastor of the First Baptist
Church-Baptist clergymen do not
take the same view Of the problem
as the Episcopal clergy. Prohibition
is a great and worthy experiment.
1t must be followed if the entire
century is spent in its enforcement.
The Government can not fall before
law breakers. The only thing to do
is go on and enforce the law.
believe in Presidential Candidate
Herbert Hoover and his views of the
question. I think persons interested
in temperance will vote for Hoover.
Il SIS
THE REV. j. R. HINMAN, Pastor
of the Hill Crest Baptist Church
think prohibition is a success
and always will be success. If
there is any failure in the law now
it is in the administration.
THE REV. G. 1. HOOVER, Secre-
tarv Indiana Christian Missionary