Evening star., 1934-06-24
LIQUOR EXTINCTION
OBJECT OF MOVE
Congregational and Chris.
tian Seminar Adopts
Resolution.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
.OBERLIN, Ohio, June pa new
movement for the ultimate extinc-
ton" of the liquor traffic was launched
today by the Social Gospel Seminar
of the General Council, Congrega-
tional and Christian Churches of the
United States, now In session here.
Adopted in the city where the Anti
Saloon League was founded back in
1892, a resolution by the seminar
suggested an educational campaign
through church Sunday schools and
similar institutions, as well as a drive
to elect dry officials and to obtain
local option.
The resolution originated in Mid
western group representing confer
ences of churches in 20 States. and
was presented by Mrs. Catherine
Waugh Mccullough of Chicago,
prominent clubwoman and business
leader, as well as a church worker.
Before General Council.
The resolution will be presented
later to the General Council by Rev
Howard H. Russell, veteran Superin-
tendent and one of the founders of
the Anti-Saloon League. 1t says:
The attitude of our church toward
the beverage alcohol industry is not
merely that of restriction. but of ulti-
mate extinction. No city or nation
can prosper on revenue secured from
soul-destroying narcotic poisons. We
recommend the appointment by each
State conference of committee op-
posing beverage alcohol and these
State committees shall secure commit
tees in each local church"
A strategy committee of seven,
which will not include any paid eX-
ecutives, was authorized by the Gen.
eral Council to study church organ
ization. In an advisory capacity. the
committee will function through the
next biennium and will report sug
gestions for basic changes in organ
ization to the next meeting of the
council.
The stand of the church came
prominently to the front again when
it was disclosed that the seminar on
peace problems will advise the Gen
eral Council to indorse unreservedly
investigation among munition manu-
facturers and distributors in the
United States as proposed by Senator
Gerald P. Nye.
Time for Assertion.
Addressing the council on the gen.
eral subject of war, Rev. Theodore A.
Greene, pastor, First Church of
Christ, New Britain Conn, and
chairman of the Commission On In
ternational Relations, said:
Now is the time for congregational
Christians to speak again and louder
reafflrming our opposition to war and
the war system and opposing every
manifestation of the spirit of a mar
row and selfish nationalism in Amer
ica"
Mr.. Greene advocated that the
Council undertake during the next
biennium a peace crusade of educa-
ton through its 1000 churches with
this threefold objective: Systematic
presentation from pulpit and forum
of the real causes of war" a plebi-
scite through the church membership
on the whole question of war, and
organization of a Standing Commit
tee in each church Co be known as
the Committee on Peace and Inter-
national Relations.
Invitations for the next biennial
meeting came from Oberlin, Grand
Rapids, Mich, and Springfield, Mass.
A decision will be made by the coun-
ellis Executive Committee after ad-
journment, probably in several weeks
or months