Evening star., 1933-05-23

action of more churches. The Baptist
brethren, he declared, will always be
one in purpose"
Referring to the reunion of the two
churches after SO years, DR.. Dodd said
he had often been asked what was the
difference between Northern and South
ern Baptists.
"As see it," he said, "the difference
10 this: When q church in the South
Is calling q new pastor, they ask If he
Is an open communicant. In the North
they ask does he use tobacco"
"Have Common God"
In his reply to DR.. Dodd the presi-
dent of the Northern Convention re-
ferred likewise to the obliteration of
imaginary sectional lines. To-day we
are meeting In fellowship session, and
one another and have common God"
he said. He invited the Southern dele
gates to remain over and attend all OF
the sessions of the Northern Conven-
ton. which begin tomorrow.
At the morning session the Southern
president introduced the speaker for
the Northern Convention and DR.. john
son introduced the Southern speaker.
DR.. Turner, whose address was on the
tOpiC Vi SuT DdptlSt Qc-
clared that the Baptist Church places
emphasis on individual responsibility to
God, and that "BaptiSts always have
contended for the principle Of mans
right to worship God in accordance
with his own conscience"
War and industrial problems are
primarily questions on which the church
has a right to speak, he declared
DR.. Turner said he had seen dresses
In shops sold at 81 each and wondered
how many women and girls "are work.
prietors can fill their own Golfers with
gold"
Greetings From Alliance.
] Speaking for the Northern Baptists,
DR. John MacNeill of Hamilton, Ontario,
brought greetings from the Baptist
Worlds Alliance, of which he is presi-
dent.
MY presence here brings the whole
: North American continent into this
meeting" he said, adding that "all
imaginary lines are obliterated here"
He centered his address on the fu-
ture of the church, telling the audience
1t should take hats off to the past and
coats of to the future"
Meanwhile, a separate session Of the
women's Baptist Missionary Union in
which women of the two sections will
attend, will be held this afternoon in
Constitution Hall with a separate seS-
sion for reunion of the men in the
Calvary Baptist Church at $3.50 pm.
Mrs O. E. Howe, president OF the Dis
trict of Columbia Women, will preside.
William Travers Jerome, jr., chair
man Of the National Council Of North
ern Baptist Men, will preside at the
mems reunion meeting.
Tonight at 1880 o'clock in the Wash
ington Auditorium the two conventions
again will come together to hear ad-
dresses by DR.. Clarence A. Barbour OF
!: Providence. r. L., and DR.. George w.
Truett of Dallas, Tex.
The Northern session will open at
:, $50 o'clock, with the address Of well
come to be made by Dr. w. S. Aber-
nethy of Washington. President john
son will deliver the conventions key
note Nearly 5000 Northern Baptists
are registering.
Criticizes Roosevelt.
The Southern Baptist Convention,
which has thrown itself into the van
OF the political fight to block repeal of
the eighteenth amendment, is on record
as feeling that much to the discredit
Of his administration" President Roose-
welt has allowed the White House to
be used to advertise the beer business.
The convention adopted the censure
of the President at its closing general
session last night, approving it over an
opposition plea that it was ''unneces-
sarily disrespectful to the President OF
the United States"
The report of the Social Service Com
mission expressed regret" that Mr.
Roosevelt had used the influence and
= power of his Office for repeal Of the
eighteenth amendment" and for the
legalization of beer, and was presented
for action by its chairman, DR.. A. j
Barton of Wilmington. N. c., with the
assertion that the White House had
been turned into q billboard for beer,
Opposition was led by DR.. Walter P
Binns OF Roanoke, Va. Cries of mo
No, NO. rose as he moved to strike out
the offending sections pertaining tc
the Presidents prohibition views.
Dr.. K. A. Handy Of Baltimore came