The evening times., 1895-12-17
LEI6UER II EARNEST
Strong Speeches in Support Of
Temperance Principles.
ANTI-sALooN CONVENTION
Rev DR.. 8. II. Greene Made the Ad-
dress OF welcome-ForcefnlW Words
of DIR. Al. kym.tt-Several cx-C Con-
gressmen Counseled Vigorous
Warfare Along Reform Lines.

The allied forces that are battling against
strong. drink and the agency through which
it is dispensed, the saloon, gathered about
che rostrum In the Calvary Baptist Sunday
school house this morning in the opening
session OF the National Anti-saloon League
Convention.
That the convention is an American in
stitution, and that the delegates are full
OF patriotism in an effort, according To their
beiief, TO save the country their forefathcrs
Dattitd to maze. was shown in the simple
decorations Of the house. Only American
flags, big ones handsomely draped over the
balcony, marked the external appearance
OF the assembly room iu distinction from
Its wonted look.
The audience was not large, nor was 1t
very small, bat it was q representative
one Of the ardent oppOsers or every form
OF vice and advocates Tor the elevation OF
humanity from the District or Columbia
and MANY or the states. Both sexes, with
The ma iority In favor OF the incn, We're repre-
sen,el IN the assembly. A number or 1aces
familiar IN the House OF Representatives
We're TO be seen in the audience.
The hour OF 10 O'Clock was appointed
Tor the opening. and DIt il rev minutes from
that time Mr.. james l.. Erwin, secretary
OF the District Anti-saioon League, took
the platform and read the call Tor the COLI
yention, that has already been repeatedly
given 10 the public. Rev. DR.. l.. b. Wilson
was introduced Dy tne secretary Us Ctldlr-
man OF the assenblage.
OPENING THE SESSION.
The inaugural prayer of the occasion was
made by Rev. DR.. TcUnis S. Hainlin, pastor
of the Church of the Coyenent. who asked
blessings on 1.-The legal and moral efforts
for the suppression OF the great open door
of Temptation, through wnicn nien anu
women are entering and are lost
Dr. WILSON then Isai!itd the cseHnittPe on
credentials, the ncinbers or which were di-
rected to retire to Il church parior Tor con-
suitaiion. AT the same time tbe chair D.
pointed Mr.. Ewin secretary and Mr.. II. B.
WadIy. temporary doorkceper.
The naiacs OF tue committee on credentials
are as follows
Chairman, Col. John F. yinal; Mrs. Fl. 4.
Ginenwater, wiiiram Burdette Matthew'S
Rev. II. A. Thompson, d. D.. LII. D.; Rev.
Rumsey SInithsoi, Rev j. r. Hin Rev.
Tennls 5. Hamlin, u. D.; Rev. Edward d.
BagDy. Rev. ). NJ. Newman, ID. d.; Rev. q.
". Miller, d. D.; Rev. samuel j. Smith,
Rey. Gilbert A. Williams. u, D.; Rev. A.
Tbos. g. Apple, Rev. Rush r. shirpen,. d.
D.; Rev. Edwin &. SweeiZer. u. D.; Mrs.
Ellen j. Phinney, Rev. {. $. Woodruff, E.
J. redmond, Gen. IL r faris, + NJ Brad
Williams. jr., Rev. Albert g. Lar wsoG, u. D.;
Mrs. Clinton Smith, Il. r. Bane, esq, ". II.
Pcnncll, John II. Chapman, csq-, Hosea u.
Mouiton, Rev. :. A. Steel, u. ~; Paul NJ.
StTlycr A. l.. SwartTout and hon . L.
Nicholson
No regular program was followed until
the aIlDuFnrDenI at . o Ilock- HDtli L
o clock. when the committees just ap-
pointed were requested TO report
DR.. GREENE'S ADDRESS.
Rev. Dr. s. IL. Greene, pastor OF Calvary
Baptist Church, was introduced by the
chairman as the able person selected TO
welcome the delegates 10 the convention.
The opening remarks OF the speaker We're
fraugnt with warm and heartfelt words OF
greeting, and presentation OF the latch
IriuS OF the Capital City TO the visiting
delegates.
~ trust that in our deliberations" said
he, there snail come a touch OF the Di-
vine tnat shall brand our sessi0iis with
an influence and result that snail reverberate
| inrouga the halls or the future trust
that our deliberations VIII tnuca the coun-
try at large, and The slumbering HEARTS OF
our fc!Iow-fncn TO an acton that shall be
remembered forever"
Dr. Wilson announced that the first one
With whom he had consulted when the pres
cnt convention was contemplated was Dr.
A. } kynctl OF / Fh!laaeiPiiid and therefore
1t was appropriate that ne should make the
opeEing address in toe movement III which
he was a pioneer.
THE Quaker City divine is s,alwart
PITY sicai as We'll as gigantic spiritual uan
OF five and tbreescore years or mere. whose
winters have whitened well his scant. curly
locks. He Is Il TorclDie ana inspiring talker.
WHOSE. keen eye lends emphasis To his re-
| marks
what we need is an alliance of all the
forces Tor temperance. sdin ne, and when
we will raise the banner OF victory over
it aud wave it irrespectiveof denomination,
creed or party.
DR.. Waisn, Lue superintendent of the tenn
pera nee department OF The Massachusetts
Christian Endeavor Society, said, when
presented TO the meeting, that he was an
Ear ;I,.Sr advocate against anything that was
WORKING, against uods will, and that he
was Willing, to do anything To ennobc young
pcopir He said he believed that the liquor
traITi,. was the worst besetting sin in the
n. tfttsx
ue, to set. every sa,oou bdnisied from the
land and to behold a church overlooking
every town
SECRET OF SUCCESS.
Ex-Representative P rice OF Iowa, with the
breath OF eighty-two winters frosted on his
face and with the blue insignia OF the Anti
Saloon League on his coat, said he would
have staycd away from the meeting had
lie known he woatl have been called on to
speak. But lie spoke ana upbraioed the
s:,Iools and the li.,uer traffic viii. the vim
ana lire tnat has characterized every effort
of his long life.
..Tne secret of the success of the enemy"
said lie, lis their unificaticn. II we would
nave success we MUST soiiuiry our forces
too. We must bury all our petty, personal
theories and fight, Tight, tight IN unison Tor
tii,. one cauSe-
we have great cause to rejoice" said
the next speaker, Hon. Edward Higgins.
OF Maryland; THE world Is growing better
| day by DAY. Theseearnest and devoted men
and woruen are giving their time, anu Tue
! day will come whea this great liquor evil
wEl GOODWIN. Let stanilrue to ourcolors
and the children living today Will live to
see thu. time when King Alcohol Is no more
! nearly round oil applause WAS given
! when Rev. Walter IL. brooks, the coiored
| diyin. stepped upon the platform. He iaid
| stress on the efforts of the saloons friends
30 secure the names o { his people on the peti-
lions for the grog shops Incense. He urged
assistance in the conversion and education
of his race to the temperance cause.
OLD-FA ASHIONED LOVE FEAST.
At this point the question OF adjourn
| mrut uiuil the time fur the crpuential
| committee's report again came up. wnen
Rev DR.. Edwards of Virginia proposed tnat
| no time should be lost. and that an old
| fashioned love feast would be iscaiihfui:
\ Ht. urged the non-political unIifcatlon or
ali An,cricans against he liquor traffic.
| Rev. Dr. Whitlock, president OF the ONO
! Anti-SalcOn League was enthusiastically
| called for. MY devotion to this work and
| to my religious creed are TIE same, Dr.
| Whitiuck said, .'for the two institutions
are identical. The saloon is the keystone
| of th,. worlds arch of sin, and when that
stone is pulled out the structure VIII ran.
| The church and the league should be alike
enlisted in this effort
| Another ohio man was heard from. He
| was Mr. White, president OF the GIand
| Lodge of Good Templars in the Buckeye
| state, who told Of the glorious WORK done
| nv his lodge and Of the flattering results
| that have followed. Like the previous
| speakers, he urged persistence and ml1i-
| cation 10 accomplish the hest results
| REPRESENTATIVE Morse OF Massachusett:
| SAID ne thought the saloon was the Creates
\ soul-tipstroyIng institution the devil hai
! eyer invented. He thought the opponent:
| of th,. saloon had been divided aftIouS Them
| selves long enough, and told his hearers IL
| tak,. q long strong pull together.
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