Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-20
CLERGyMEN OPPOSE
DRY LAW IN POLL
Episcopal Temperance Group
Publishes Results of 1927
QUESTIONABLE.
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NEW YORK. August 20 The
Church Temperance Society Of as
Episcopal Church has published "A
enos form with the ttle. Prohibition
AZ We SEE II. = resume Of poll ot
t.s Eolsconal clerxv taken in the latter
rxr4 M 1927 on rho prohibition oueS-
In~ This was the second nation WIG"
All The svst taken in 1928 revealed
INA. majority Of the clergymen who
snUrered q uueSf 1onnsire believed tina
n-ne bitten was not only failure but
= national menace.
when the result al that poll was
tsnulsted, meeting Of The Church
Temperance Society was held IN ms
citv in December. 1928. and II was
screeC that the outcome should be
Sent secret FOR two years But the
news leaked out and created such a
ssnxstiou In prohibition circles. which
denounced the poll as false and mis-
leading. that another test Of sentiment
was decided upon.
Had Fair Trial
That was taken two years after the
first The form Of QUESTIONABLE was
orepsred by William Jay Schi"felin,
treasurer 81 the society
n vas s,ns 10 1901 Episcopal
clersvn1en OF hess, 2.oan replied
vstf iris rogllt esuo.ed from the offi-
cis1 hook 'usJ Issued
Question To,sl Yes No.
az Is r. so :, 1o,.3 locs fty ,sos sol l,soa
lons snovSh Tor = fstr o,- 900 =.
a, b. ,ou bsnevs pro-
hsst solution tor .9e
praelerH 81 temper ,-.. ga :, en-,
90 sheF I, ,,ea5 81 s,'s'ss" os2 1872 sTs
ts) shpuld the eighteenth
amener1ent hs re- 49, esv a..
ts) A-s rou wilma 70 co.
operate n csmraion
legislation IN the ~
teTsSt Of temperance 80. -, sn,
sn6 n,orslitr7 ..... lux isa-' ''@
dodge Some Questions.
~ viii be observed that the total
vcte varies considerably for each 0i the
nIestiens submitted. There was an APP
r7lp,.f reluctance to answer to question
number one and question number nVe
Prom fwo-thIrds To three fourth OF
frose replying believe that the present
law is ? failure and are in favor Of
son.s form OF modification. On the
o,ller hand. a bare Majority 1903 per
cent oppose the repeal of the eight
eentn amendment Almost exactly
fs,ree-fo,Irth Of The clergy are IN favor
az campaign for more practical legiS-
Isticn IN the interest of temperance and
morality.
Checking I'D the replies With former
nojss snow that over 600 Of those who
Sio rot vote this time had put them
selves on record in former questlonnaireS
as against prohibition
when asked why they did not vote
this last time many of these clergymen
admitted that they are opposed to pro-
flbiti0n. but they think that the pc
cu1isr nature of the American Consti-
tuition makes it almost impossible TO
repeal the basic Law and that ii would
dc no good and much harm If 1t were
thought that our church VAS not IN
harmony with the law Of the land. For
this reason they now refuse 10 empha-
size their hostility 20 the eighteenth
amendment
IF all OF the clergy who went on
record against prohibition before II be-
came law and VINO. there is reason 10
think. have not changed their views,
hzd answered our last QUESTIONABLE.
tire poll against prohibition would have
beer very much heavier
In the report are printed copies OF
nearly 300 letters which were sent by
elrrgymen. with their answers 10 the
ouesftonnsire.