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Show CHURCH WOULD PURIFY MOVIES Friendly and Symphathetic Talks With Heads of Industry Proposed COLUMBUS, 0 April L'O Creation I of n national commission to hold a series of "friendly and symphathetic" conferences with Will H. Huj.i, head of the newly organized Motion Picture Pic-ture Productors and Distributors League Lea-gue and other leaders t the industr. on the subject of "cleaning up tho i movies," was advocated by the Rev Earl Wllfrey. pastor of the Vermont Avenue Christian church. Washington, Washing-ton, D. C in an address here beffro the annua) congress of the Disciples of Christ, a forum of the Christian ! church. Tho commission, the Rev Wllfrey ' proposed, would consist of lending , ministers, educators, police officials nnd laymen representing defendant religious faJths and moral Ideas HAYS ACTION in 1 "Criticism of what is had In mo-I mo-I tion pictures should be just and constructive con-structive Wholes; condemnation 1 if the industry will tend to defeat i the object for which It is used." he ; said. i Elimination of "evil tendencies." Of the movies, which he characterized as " insidious propaganda, as exemplified exem-plified by 'slams' at prohibition and I obeservance of the lords' Day and ( pandering to the baser elements of men s nature "; must begin with tho motion picture industry l'self. thu j Rev. Wllfrey declared. Thcdr own Interests demand that the leaders of the industrv "clean up" .the films the speaker said, citing the i ai tion of Will Hays in recalling from I distribution the 'Patty' Arburklc dims as an indication that this was re -j cognized by those at the head of the I film companies. Two points in controversy between what arc described as "liberal" and "'conservative" factions of the church were brought out in addresses and I discussion at sessions of the congress : durliiK the day. They were the pro-i pro-i posed abandonment of the Interna- tlonal convention and the question of whether or not persons of approved I Christian character should be admit-! admit-! teil to the church without Immersion. The doctrine of the church requires 1 immersion upon confession of fa it h . J No recommendation was made on I either question. The following officers were elected. Tho Rev. IT. 11 FJeterson. Blooming-ton. Blooming-ton. Illinois, president; the Rev. F. D Kershner DOS Moines Iowa, vice J president, the Rev W. E M. Haekle- man. Indianapolis, secrteary-treaaur-er. no |