Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-05-22 | Page 4 | Baptists Score President's Act

BflPTi3TS"SG0RE taHITS SET K Will Pass Resolution Con--; clemning Wartime Dry v Repeal Proposal, X. jEXVjr, . Colo., May 21. Unanimous a ction condemning President Wilson for ru recommendation to congress of the repeal of wartime prohibition wa3 taken liite today by the Northern Baptist coii-fefitlon coii-fefitlon In session litre. ','i.m n; at ion from the convention floor, t fi convention voted to prepare resolu -tfo'ns "in strong and vigorous terms, and t-t the same time dignitied," expressing the convention's disapproval of the president's presi-dent's stand. "The church is face to face with one ''A the most trying periods in the liistory of" Christianity," derlared F. W. Ayer of Philadelphia, president, in opening the convention. ""As a result of the war," he continued, "America lias become a world power and Is "expected to have a vuice in the shaping of world pol icies a s never before. The program of the church must match the policy nf the nation if (lie church is to continue to be a world force." :Ur. Ayr outlined some of the plans already al-ready formulated by ihe church for the postwar period, and praised the work of the laymen '.of the church during the war. Following his address, several reports covering . the routine activities of various focieties and branches were read and a dop t ed by the convention. jj.'hief anions these was tha t of the Publication society, with an outline of its five-year program. Under tins report, 2i) ne'yv workers and $U,0(JCi,UO0 to enlarge the work of the Bible distri bu tion- and the religious education branches are provided fdr. The report of the Women's foreign society pointed out that in the near future fu-ture the Baptist women of the country w ere to form and send to south India a hospital unit. A Tied Cross nurse who server) on the battlefields of France will by.: the ti rat one to go, having secured passage for next month. The In j me depart men t reported that nearly every state in the union showed UU'se increases in giving over the previous previ-ous year. ' ST. LOUTS, May The 131st general assembly of the Presbyterian church. U. C'.r'A., today unanimously adopted a resolution reso-lution indorsing that part of President W'Json's message to congress yesterday pertaining to the industrial stiuation and urging that a program be formula ted to bring about closer relations between capital cap-ital and labor. A fter heated deba te as to whether the assembly should indorse the interchurch world movement, which plans the alliance alli-ance of all Protestantism, the matter was turned over to the executive commission w It'll full power' to act within the coming year. A resolution presented by the Rev. Frank 'ilesley of Oakland, Cat., calling on trie governor of Ohio to prevent the Vil-lard Vil-lard -f Jempscy fiht, July -1. failed of adoption. The resolution declared the fight should be opposed because one of i ho' participants failed to answer the call io-iwtrioiic duty.