The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-01-10
COLORADO REFUSES
CHURCH PERMIT TO
Use INTOXICANTS
Must Have Booze to Get At Truth
Argues Bishop. Rum Inspires
Divines to Work More Sincerely
for Man.

Denver, Colo, Jan. 6.-An APP
plication by Bishop Frank H. Rice
of the Liberal Church, Inc, for a
permit to use Intoxicating liquor
for sacramental purposes should
not be granted by Charles M. Arm
strong, secretary of state, in the
opinion of Robert E. Winbourn,
Colorado attorney general.
His opinion, signed by Sidney P.
Godsman, assistant attorney gen.
eral, was issued on Nov. 10. Bish-
op Rice stated that it was part of
their accepted services and religi-
Gus worship for qualified ministers
of the church to have lawful use
of Intoxicating liquors. The attor-
ney general ruled the use was not
within the State constitutional
clause permitting use for sacra-
mental purposes.
The attorney generals opinion
follows in full text:
eve have before US the applica-
ton under date of Dec. 5, 1929,
your request for an opinion as to
WnClllCI IOu SllOOlQ IlllS dD-
plication; the various articles of in
corporation of said organization as
are matters of record in your of
flee bearing reception numbers
77154, 1925, 78317 and 1929; the
former opinion of this office to
your predecessor, under date of
May %, 1924, on this same sub
ject; the request of this office of
the 18th inst, addressed to Bishop
Frank H. Rice, for any regular of
fetal publication or written de-
scription or statement of the par
ticular service in which sacrament
al wine is used by The Liberal
Church, Inc: also his reply there
to under date of the 10th inst, in
which he states, in part:
eve do not claim to know the
truth but we are seeking the
truth. Therefore we believe that il
is our duty and our constitutional
rights to have intoxicating liquors
to assist us in this direction, and
we know that we will put forth ev-
cry legal effort possible to secure
said intoxicating liquors.
Booze Helps a Lot.
"In having intoxicating liquor to
consume when we are reciting and
meditating over what of the Great
Unknown we may some day learn
for the benefit of mankind. we feel
that we can think more clearly and
that we will have inspiration to
cause us to work more sincerely
for the benefit of the race.
eve believe that life is for liv-
ing, that living is growing, that
growing is outgrowing; that the
I end of life is growth, and that the
4 end of growth is the beginning OF
I death Therefore we desire tC
prolong life. We think we know
4 enough of the laws of the uni.
1 verse, anatomy, biology and psy.
\ chology, to know that a limited
amount of intoxicating liquor is
necessary and essential to the pro-
per conducting of our religious
I services.
eve believe that Heaven is q
way and not goal, that Heaven
and He'll have no legitimate mean
ings today, except as states OF
! mind independent of place; but
4 should our attempted explorations
I into the Unknown reveal to us con,
| ditions that would cause us to be,
/ lieve in any ancient or modern the.
4 illogical RELIGION, or any kind o.
\ Heaven or He'll, we will then fee
1 free to do so. and then we will still
4 need intoxicating liquors to assis