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Show LEAGUE ENDORSED B' THE BAPTISTS' Northern Convention Closes by Adopting Resolution Upholding Up-holding the Paris Covenant. DENVER. Mav 27. What is Bald to be the most notable meeting of ih northern Baptist convention came to j an end tonicht with an Inspirational service at th municipal auditorium Tomorrow the 17GS deleecats and 49R ! visitors will be guests of the Denvel I .Motor club on a trip through the Denver Den-ver mountain p:n ks. Among the resolutions adopted by, the convention before adjournment to day was one indorsing ihe Paris coven-1 ant of the league of nations The resolution reso-lution says: "Resolved, that we express our gratitude grati-tude to God for the return of peace, . that wc recognize in the Paris coven ant for the league of nations, a sratji siep in the advance of a Christian r Civilisation, and that we urce our po-' plo to use thtir utmost influence to I secure its ratification." Tonight's meeting was addressed by I Rev. W. S. Aberntliy of Mi-ouri. i Rev. Carter Helm Jones of Pennsyl- i vania, and C A. Barbour, president of! Rochester Theological Seminary, New i ork. In the afternoon Rev. James H. li Franklin. D. D. foreign secretary' of( the American Baptist foreign mission J society, delivered an address on the reconstruction work needed anion? the churches of France. He recently re- t turned from an investigation oi needs t aaa -i rr-a i.u'.ir..! . , i , vrf.i in the devastated area of France and Belgium. The league of nations will not enl war, Rev Abernethy to'.d the convexi tlon. "There is but one remedy," he said, "and that is society reconstructed according to God s plan. We have been living together these untold genera tions and do not yet know how to live together peaceably. We never have honesdy tried God's plan Society will he reconstructed only when individuals bere and there and everywhere accept Christ's leadership and obey his Will." oo |