The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-05
Anli-DiV sion Association Has
Called a Mass Meeting.
LAW SHOULD BE ENFORCED
sunday, 5ih Inst. Fixed as Date of
Public Hearing Crusade OF Division
Against The FiHes-C"mmittee Ap-
point ed 10 Select and Invite Spenk k
ers-An Address to BE Issued.

the 10TH inst at the First Congregational
Church 10 TAX" action on the existence
OF the Division aud It's consequent evils
This was determined al meeting OF the
AHti-EivSiJa Association which was ht1d
last evening in the Ad writers room al
The Times building Mr.. Bruen presided.
Among those present were pr. Newman
and Mrs. Newman. Airs. Margaret Il. Flatt
president OF The W. c. T. t.; Mr.. G- L.
Hopkins, Rev, f. u. Iiailcy. chairman or
the directors OF the Central Union; Rev.
Dr. BALDWIN, Miss Z. W. Pratt. Mrs. |.
Brooke, nr. y ray Beaite, MI [. l.. Suthtr-
land ard Others.
The chairman read several letters,
One was from Mrs. Ellen Powell Thompson
suggesting DIR. Kent of the People 5 Church
"A one of the speakers for the meeting ana
commencing the work OF the association
Also one from Mrs. Platt rendering the
rooms or the W. {. r. U. as the place of
meeting for The association. These rooms
were accepted for the next meeting, a week
hence Letters were read from Mr.. Wood
ward and from Hr. Easton stating 'helf
reasons for not consenting TO serve on the
committees of the association. Also one
from MT W. h. Matthews referring let
ter To him TO his successor III oiIlce III tie
EpwoTth League.
TIME AND PLACE.
The time and pace Of the proposed mass
meeting were then take up. There was
discussion as to whether matters of the
nature involved should properly be heard at
SUNDAY meetings. but il was the SENSE oI
the body that rs il WAS primarily mora!
and religious question there could hc no
objection to having the meeting in church.
These views were held by DR.. Newman,
Mr.. Bailey and Dr. Baldwin. The latter
suggested that Ar. Roosevelt be one OF the
speakers, whichsuggeS was received with
favor, and it is Ikely that he VIII he invited
To bc present
First CONGREGATIONAL Church and cal
vary Baptist Church We're mentioned as
places tor the meeting, and ii was de-
cidcd 10 hold it at the former Cn sunday
the I5th instant, at J u. M.
DR. Baldwin said that The Methodist
ministers would be absent from the city
| i'm Baltimore on that day, attending
conference, but they would be IN inh
| sympathy with the objects OF the undcr-
taking.
THE PUBLIC ADDRESS.
| Nr. Bailey ,hcn read the rough draft of
an address which il is proposed 10 present
/ to the mass meeting. Mr.. Bailey does
pat desire the address to be published
until after the meeting. 1t deals With
the whole question, and wac mcdIlied III
! some respects last evening by suggestions
i-lram the body. It was brought cut that
! il was not true, a held by the Commissions
crs, that the houses OF ill-fame were
confined To TIE Division, and that there
/ fore. the argument based on that allega-
! ton would not bear examination.
Dr. Baldwin and DIR. Newman took the
! ground that the true and enlightened sen
timent of the pIblic was in favor OF the
movement.
On motion of pr. Newman the report
! of Mr. Bailey was received by the meeting
60 be read a the mass meeting witt some
| changes.
The program Of the meeting was next
/ consiuered Names OF spea keTS We're
| mentioned. among them being President
| whitman Of Columbian University, Bishop
| Keane Of the Catholic University. Or.
| stafford, MIR. Roosevelt ana Comnls sioncr
/ TrueSicT 1t was thought, however
! that Mr. Traasdcu would not attend rs
1 he was one Of the executors OF the law
a committee consisting or the chairman
/ DR. Newman ana Or. Baldwin, was ap
/ pointed 10 select and invite the speakers
MIR. Bailey CUleh the attention OF the
| meeting 70 tho report that the GenIZcn>
of the Division. sad begun warfare on The
Times for its attacks on that locality; and
| that they had begun 40 use their Iniiuehce
with some Of the business establishmen nj
Of the city to withhold their patronage
Of The Times if the crusade were con
tinued-
TO ATTACK TIE TIMES.
Mrs. Brooke said that there would
not be enough Of these denizens left afte
The movement had succeeded 10 be or any
weight against The Times.
| Subseauently Dir. Eeattie said that this
kind OF opposition was 10 be expected from
the attitude of The Times toward the
| Division. but that il was not likely that
the Influence from that quarter would
be materially felt on a paper like The
Times.
MIR. Hopkins also said that it was
natural that the conduct of the paper
would make such enemies, and that there
would be an attempt TO injure 1t as al
advertising medium. Such efforts, how
ever. he said, could not succeed.
There was q good deal or consideration
as to what delIycrance the mass meeting
should make with respect TO the Com
| missioners and others in power 1t was
proposed 10 have resolutions read dcnounc
| ing the Division and containing reques
| that the Commissioners proceed at once
toward the closing of the houses.
Nr. Hopkins opposed this method of pro
cedure He favored the ratification o
the address by the meeting and that ;
COPY Of il be sent to the Commissioner
and await their action. The meeting
should, he said, simply express its willing
ness and desire to stand by the Com
missioners in whatever steps they nigh
take looking to carry ont the objects o
the association. This idea prevailed.
It is expected that the Moody Choi
will be present at the coming mass meeting
MR.. HOPKINS STATEMENT.
An exceedingly Interesting aud thought
ful paper on the questions now before th'
association was read by the chairman. Th'
paper was prepared by Mr.. g. p. Hopkin
and probably represents the ideas of thou
sands of the people OF Washington. Tn
following extracts will be read with III
tcresr:
Only by a patient, deliberate, intelli
gent investigation without passion or sent'
ment may we expect to overthrow the oh
jections, sophiStry and caSuiStry of thos
pseudo-reformers that are sometimes heart
from, and to ba able 10 unmask the hypo
| Crisy of society ana of governmental an
| thOrities who stand sponsors to praC
tises centuries old which had their brit
/ mthedark ages pleading especious fallac!
| that houses of prostitution and aSsignatiol
are necessary social evils in this Capita
City OF the most enlightened nation of th
| world, AT the closeOf this the ninteenth cen
tury OF Christ endom and require nursing
bv the authorities.
'If this position is correct and sue
places are necessary We may at once ahaI
don our undertaking. because IL VIII b
I | fruitless The authorities of the Distric
} | willing to Justify themselves, resort t
f: such monstrOus sophstry to excuse thel
/ | apathy and inanitiun. However, all sue
: | talk is a fallacy and will not stand analyst
= under the white light of truth, and the
/ VIII the outraged sovereignty oil this con
: munity rise in power and Indignation an
regenerate the District of Columbia, purl
= ing it from those twin sisters. rum and
centiousness, and no longer to be cUnci
lated, even by gold, nor longer to be pc
= tnitted TO continue their satanic carDY;
: of vice by traffickiDg in immortal so uls.
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