Evening star., 1933-12-07
Idealistic Government Seen sS
Result of Pending Changes
Secretary Wallace Declares to Church
Council Cooperative Ideal Must 4
Replace Competition. :

gions must In some way be merged into
g powerful religious attitude concerning
the social structure" and "the religious
keynote, the economic keynote, the
scientific keynote Of the new age must
be the overwhelming realization that
mankind now has such mental and
spiritual powers and such control over
nature that the doctrine of the struggle
for existence is definitely outmoded and
replaced by the higher law Of co-opera-
ton"
"Stin National Problem"
DR.. Daniel L. Polling, president Of the
United Society Of Christian Endeavor,
who several years ago made a Nation
wide tour in the interest Of prohibition,
said he believed that despite repeal,
beverage alcohol is on the way out"
Repeal up or repeal down, liquor is
a peculiar problem" he said. "It is a
problem that. however dealt with
locally, Is also national and must be re-
garded accordingly.
Speaking for myself and for others
who may be Of the same opinion, we
90 not recognize in the repeal Of the
eighteenth amendment the defeat Of oul
cause. Dry victories may be expected
In local communities, in counties and
In States throughout the country. There
Is still natural dry territory and other
territory that may be won"
In the discussion which followed DR.
Poling's address, Bishop James Cannon
jr.. irreconcilable dry, agf In declared
himself unalterably againss liquor. legal
or illegal.
He said: alcohol Is still a narcotic
poison, a habit-forming drug, produc-
ing tntoMcation and drunkards, who
are a menace to the entire social or
der and a terror to their wives and
children. The church must continue
to declare that this body and soul de-
stroying traffic should not exist by
license or either by permission of Gov
ernment or State or Nation, but that
II 1t exists at all. 1t exists as all other
outlaws and criminals exist, distinctly
under the ban Of the law. While main
tanning this mistaken conviction, we
pledge ourselves to cooperate to re-
strict to the utmost the inevitable evil
result Of the liquor traffic"
Deets Pickett, one Of the Anti-Sa-
loon League leaders. said that now the
President has kept his promises for re-
peal, nothing stands in the way to pre-
vent any political party from going
ahead on new lines In dealing with the
LIQUOR problem.
The first address Of the meeting this
morning, called to discuss, from a
spiritual point of view. problems brought
about by the economic crisis, was deliv-
cred by Rev. Dr. Albert Edward Day OF
the Mount Vernon Place Church In
Baltimore.
He said: Suppose we should lead our
people into fellowship with the creative
Christ. Would we witness any longer
luxury In cushioned pews praising Goo
In forgetfulness of the misery just be.
yond the church door; huge dividend.
being distributed by churchmen in the
presence OF wage cuts or of no wages
at all; the formation by those who cal
themselves Christians Of giant holdine
companies. which one described as 'ar
attempt to get something for moth.
ing'?"
Urges Aid for Program.
Late today the council Is expected Il
nave formulated message to thu
churches" to be sent to all Protestant
churches in the country.
Last night, just preceding the ad.
dress by President Roosevelt, DR.. Alber,
w. Beaven, president of the council
and head Of the Colgate Rochester
theological Seminary, called upon the
100000 900 persons represented by ths
council to support the recovery pro.
gram which, he said. "embodies Chris.
tian social ideals for which we of the
churches have long commended"
Dr.. Beaven challenged the contention
that the church should confine itseli
to purely religious questions.
Also at last nights meeting DR.
Adolph Keller Of Geneva, Switzerland
honorary lecturer of the Universal
Christian Council, q world league OF
churches, brought greetings from the
churches Of Europe.