Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-05-16 | Page 12 | Baptists Deplore Dry Law Opinions

BAPTISTS DEPLORE DRY LAW Southern Convention Ho Holds ds Official Statements Do DoNot Not Tot Qt Express Conditions I i. i Washington May lay The H.-The 16 The report of tho the committee o on temperance rind so- so o cl l service submitted to the Southern speaks of or Baptist convention today what t It terms sorry sorry spectacle lo of or the governor of one state swearing swearing- to up uphold uphold up- up hold holl and enforce the tho constitution of ot the Un United It HI States and In the tho next breath declaring that to the extent of or his power he would make his state tato as wet as the Atlantic We Va do not Dot call his name tho the report continued because we do not wish to add to the tho shame of ot tho r od A A 1 1 f 1 s s t t te who hn loyal go peep VY e o V Americans and deplore such treason The convention adopted resolution resolutions deploring Vice Pre President Marshalls Marshall's recent statement before the Virginia Bar Dar association that had prohibition legislation been considered by the tho Senate Sen- Sen ate executive session not twenty senators sen sen- would have 6 voted t l for it It Tho The resolutions said eald the Baptists keenly deplored tho vice Ice presidents president's poor poor opinion If It correctly quoted of ot the august bod body over oer which he presides presides pret pre pre- t sides ldes and added Wo 0 would reg legard d 1 that hat fact to bo be the tho darkest sign of or national national national na na- na- na decadence and ami coming disaster If It the situation described b by the tho vice Ice president existed