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Show BAPIISJLCHIEF-URGES BAPIISJLCHIEF-URGES FIGHT Oil LIQUORjGAMIIiG Drive by Churchmen Advocated by S. L. Parley Chairman s Mors aggressive attack by church leaders upon America's mounting social problems of drinking by women, wo-men, liquor and gambling was urged hero Tuesday by Dr. W. H. Bowler, New York City, executive secretary of tha Northern Baptist convention. Dr. Bowler came to Salt Lake City to preside at a meeting In the Newhouae hotel of Baptist executive secretaries from 10 western state. The Rev, R. P. Douglass waa the Utah representative. Principles Hold Key - "The social and moral problems or the modem world can be met only by application of religious principles, so churchmsa and staunch Christians should war on evil." Dr. Bowler said. "The return of liquor has resulted result-ed in one of the greatest all-round menaces In the United States today. Already, however, public revulsion Is significant, and I predict that prohibition will return to this country. coun-try. How soon this happens depends de-pends upon the attitude of liquor makers and dealers." Use of women bartenders and drinking on the part of women were particularly scored by the church official "The Baptist church opposes all drinking, but there should be particular par-ticular effort made to discourage drinking by women," Dr. Bowler asserted. as-serted. Gambling Grows Gambling, he contended, Is on the uptrend with the passing of the depression. - Returning to the liquor problem, he pointed out that Utah, with Its state store system, escaped some of the worst phases of the problem, which he maintained arose from promiscuous selling of liquor by the drink In department stores, soda fountains, all eating places and corner cor-ner stores. Tuesday morning's conference was devoted to discussion of the 12,900,-000 12,900,-000 missionary work budget plan for the fiscal year that begins by May L This budget, to be met by contributions from the S000 churches in tha convention, represents a 1100,000 increase over thst of the current year. E. H. Rhodes, Jr., Toledo, Ohio, budget adviser of the church, attended at-tended with Dr. Bowler. A meeting meet-ing of lay church leaders from Utah. Idaho and Montana is planned for Wednesday In the Newhouse hotel |