The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-31
FIGHTING THE SALOONS.
Ministers Want Them Confined to the
business Section of the City.

business Section of the City
"A meeting, which by its nature was
very interesting one, was held in the
First Presbyterian Church Sunday
school yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The question under discussion and its
final settlement will be watched with
peculiar interest. The meeting was an
nounced from most OF tho pulpits in the
city Sunday. The object OF this meet
ing was to devise ways by which the
encroachments Of the saloons upon the
residence portions of the city can be
prohibited. The appeal taken in the
recent Jones application for license to
sell Intoxicating liquors outside Of the
business sections Of the city was the
main cause OF the meeting being called
so speedily. large number of w. c.
L. U. ladies were present.
AT $3.50 o'clock the meeting was called
to order by Rev. DR.. AGREE, pastor of
the Calvary Baptist Church. Rev. Mr..
Church, was elected secretary. PRAYER
was offered by Rev. DR.. Hammer, of
Grace Methodist Church, after which
the chairman explained the object of
the meeting. which was to keep the
saloons confined to the business Sec
tions OF the city.
Rev. DR.. Campbell, Of the First Pres
byterian Church, took tho floor and
said that it was time something WAS
done. 1t was condition and not q
theory that confronted the Christian
people of the city, and as Christians
they must work together if they hoped
to accomplish any good
Rev. DR.. Hammer introduced the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, l. That license should not
be granted to any person to sell or other
wise dispense intoxicating liquors in the
distinctively residential sections of this
city. that it is due tho women and
children residing outside the business
limits to protect them against the
presence Of the saloon.
'2. That we declare that part of our
city included within the following
limits to be distlnctively the business
sections OF the city: Bounded on the
north by the Norfolk and Western track,
east by Randolph street, south by Camp
bell and on tho west by Roanoke street,
and all the territory outside of this limit
to be distinctly residential.
"3. That we will uniformity oppose
all applications for license to conduct
the liquor traffic in tho residential sec
ton; also in said business section in
snoh cases as we may deem advisable
to do.
"a. That committee be appointed to
raise funds and employ an attorney to
regularly represent us in all cases be-
fore the excise board, the Hastings
Court and the circuit court.
rs. That we, representative citizens
from all sections Of the city, do pledge
ourselves to stand together in carrying
out the DurDOse Of thu reQo,utiopa and
do hereby respectfully request our
excise no ard to deny all applications for
license within the residential sections
of tho city
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted. Tho committee to raise the
funds and employ the attorney was ap-
pointed after the meeting adjourned
and consists OF the following gentlemen:
Thos. Engleby, chairman; r. R. Wat
son, w. w. Workman, j. NJ. Seymore
and S. l. Speigle
meeting with the same end in view
will be held to-day at o'clock at the
same place.