The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-30
ROANOKE VA, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 80 1898
FOR LOCAL OPTION.
Another Strong Club Organized in Bel
mont to Forward the Cause

Another Strong Club Organized In Bel.
mont to Forward the Cause.
The temperance mass meeting held
last night at Miller's hall in the belmont
addition was well attended, about 100
persons being present. The meeting
was presided over by i. NJ. Gambill and
T. T. Davis acted as secretary. After
the opening prayer by Rev. Charles S.
stanton, OF Trinity Methodist Church.
B. Lacy Hoge stated what had been
cone Tor temperance work at the PRAYER
meetings at Greene Memorial Church
by forming central com mittee and at
meetings in the north western and north .
eastern portions of the city, where clubs
had been organized.
The question to be determined was:
Shall we have local option?" I, was
right, and he was for it. He depicted
IN very eloquent manner the woes of
drunkenness, and advocated Immediate
action. He wanted to make the fight
now.
Rev. w. F. Hammer was for an ap.
gressive fight. This WAS no spasmodic
effort. Not denominational move.
ment, out movement of the temper
ance citizens OF Roanoke, and above it
Kew. z. 5. Stanton said hard fight
was before them, but they would win II
the campaign was conducted rightly.
There was danger that the cause might
suffer from the zeal of some of it's adyo.
Gates. In going into the fight they
should be careful not to abuse ANYBODY v.
Rev. DR.. w. 81. Meade said the move.
ment had his full sympathy. A moral
and spiritual force would nave to be
brought into the contest and the best
sign WAC that Christians were at the
back OF it, 1t was battle with sin and
In going into 1t they should get down
on their knees and ask the assistance OF
God.
Mr.. Gambill said the idea that local
option would hurt business was an err.
roneous one. 1t WAS estimated that
S5o,oo0 month was spent in LIQUOR
mere amounting to 100000 a wear,
enough to start three banks. II this
money were thrown into the sewer II
would do more good than TO be spent as
1t was.
Rev. Mr.. Hammer rather differed with
Rev. Mr.. Stanton as to conciliatorv
policy. The devil needed hard blows.
there could be no promise with sim
Those that were not for them were
against them, and for his part he ex-
pected to hammer the iron when it was
hot so that the sparks would fly.
W. A Pattie applauded DR.. Meade's
speech; said this was Christian move
ment. The pastors of the churches
ought to ask all their mem bers to sign
the petition for local option and If they
refused to sign ought to turn them out.
He disagreed with Mr. Hammer for saw.
ing 1T was "a citizens" movement. il
was Christian uprising, he said.
Inc speeches being over temperance
club for Southeast Roanoke was organ
lied by electing the following officers:
President, Charles A. Pillsbury; vice.
president, S. W. Ferguson; secretary,
E0watd Smith. Next Monday nigh I
was selected as the time for the next
meeting OF the club and Mr.. Hammer
announced that the grand central meet.
ing at the courthouse would be held
next Thursday evening ms .ead of on
tuesday as heretofore announced The
meeting then adjourned with the bene.
diction by Rev. Mr.. Stanton