Evening star., 1947-05-09

sire ito start a new life in nation
where there is freedom of speech,
of worship and of movement" the
resolution said.
Greetings From Russia.
DR.. Louie D. Newton, president of
the Southern Baptist Convention,
read a telegram of greetings sent to
the meeting here by the Union
Evangelical Christian Baptists of
Russia. The telegram was signed by
Jacob zhidkov, president of the
Russian Baptists DR.. Newton sent
greetings from the meeting here in
reply.
DR. Newton was reelected presi-
dent of the convention yesterday.
DR.. Edward H. Pruden, pastor of
First Baptist Church of Washington,
today was elected member of the
Committee on Boards This COM
mittee nominates members of the
different boards of the national
body. The Rev. j. Ray Garrett of
Second Church, Washington, retires
from the committee today.
Washington pastors elected to
posts on boards of the convention
are the Rev. NJ P. German, Bethany
Church, Foreign Mission Board; Dr.
K. o. White, Metropolitan Church,
Home Mission Board: the Rev. j.
Ray Garrett, Second Church. Relief
and Annuity Board: the Rev. A.
Lincoln Smith, Congress Heights,
trustee of New Orleans Theological
Seminary.
Also, the Rev. j. Herrick Hall,
member and former pastor of Fifth
Church, Southern Baptist Hospital,
New Orleans, director, and DR.. C. w.
Crawford, Calvary Baptist Church,
special Committee on Evangelism.
George Fraser. a member of Chevy
Chase Baptist Church, was re-
elected to the Executive Committee
of the national body. He also be-
comes acting head of that commit
tee until the annual election in June
as DR.. John H. Buchanan of Bir-
mingham. Ala, retires today as COM
mlttee president.
Liquor Resolution Dropped.
Another District Baptist layman,
Herbert w. Ludwig of Petworth
Church, was reelected to the Bap-
tist Brotherhood Convention Board.
The convention today first passed
and then deleted resolution offered
by William D. Upshaw, former men,
ber of the House from Georgia, ask
ing Congress to make drunkenness
"a constitutional outlaw, penalizing
the four persons who create this
crime against God and humanity
the maker, the seller, the buyer and
the drinker of Intoxicating liquor.
The resolution. which was offered
as an amendment to the Social Serv-
ice Commissions report condemned
alcoholism and the alcohol traffic
first was passed unanimously by the
convention. Shortly after its pas
sage, DR.. L. E. Barton of Montgom-
cry, Ala, leaped to his feet and told
the gathering you cannot make a
mans drunkenness a matter of leg
islation." He called for a vote to
delete the motion which had just
been passed.
Mr.. Upshaw in reply told the con-
vention that drunkenness is a crime
against the social order" and asked
that his motion be sustained, but the
convention supported DR.. Barton.
Harold E. Stassen, presidential
candidate, will discuss "Baptists ano
World Peace" at the convention ses-
sion session this afternoon.
| Secretary Reelected.
| DR.. G. Oscar Johnson. st. Louis
and DR.. Thomas " McCaul, Gaines
vile, Fla, were chosen vice presi.
dents of the body. Porter w. Routh
Nashville, Tenn, was reelected sec.
retary, and Joe Burton, also o1
Nashville, was reelected associate
secretary.
The convention yesterday author
lied the appointment of commit.
tee of seven to confer with a similar
committee of the Northern Baptis
Convention with regard to terrific.
rial divisions of the two bodies. Ths
two committees will probably NEE
shortly after the Northern Baptist
! Convention holds its annual meet