Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1919

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 125it never ceases to press this fundamental reform. Throughpersonal correspondence with the ministry throughout the landand through the public and religious newspapers it has urgedthe day of prayer for public schools. Inspiration and informationwere furnished which resulted in thousands of sermons beingpreached on the necessity for the use of the Bible in publiceducation. If the Association had no other work its support byevery Christian would be amply justified.The Sabbath.The assault upon the Lord's Day, by the various interests,which for commercial, political or ecclesiastical reasons, desireto destroy the laws and customs which guard the sanctity ofthe day have notably increased during the world war and havecalled forth renewed and enlarged effort on the part of ourAssociation. Through press and platform we have fought theencroachments and have had our representatives present at anumber of public hearings where the repeal of laws or specialpetitions were under consideration. Personal letters werewritten to the members of the Legislatures of the States inwhich the Sabbath laws were attacked. The enemy in each casewas defeated.Temperance.Through the years our Association has fought the liquortraffic and was among the firstto advocate national constitutionalprohibition. The landslide by which forty-five States haveratified the Eighteenth Amendment furnishes an inspiring exampleof the manner in which righteousness can sweep a nationwhen the seed sown through the years comes to its fruitage.It incites hope that in due time there may be a similargroundswell in favor of the more fundamental amendment. Thesuccess gained in the overthrow of this evil has quickenedhope and interest in other reforms and opened nev4 doors forthe presentation of our whole message. The resultant changein the legislatures, freed from rum rule, will open the way forthe introduction and careful consideration by these bodies ofa host of reform measures which have long been waiting ahearing. The Association is now giving practical aid in everypossible way to the enforcement of the prohibition law andpressing the issue in all lands.The Anti- Mormon Crusade.,Our Association, so far as we are aware, is the only nationwideorganization potently committed to the opposition ofMormonism in the political field. By persistent investigationthe Association has uncovered the insidious machinations of theMormon system and held them up to unanswerable reprobation.Heretofore the nation has viewed the system with indifferenceand it has even had its apologists in the Christian Churches.The crusade has revealed an organized fanatical foe of Christand a determined band of traitors to the state. We havestartled the nation with an expose of the manner in which thisAmerican with measurable brand of success Mohammedanism proceeding to is dominate on a large our scale country and