Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-11
TEMPERANCE TALKS,
Under Auspices of Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union.
Addresses by Rev. Drs. J. j. Hail. w,
]. Young, md ]. =. Barrett, Mt
Park Avenue baptist church.,
Bramblcton ward, Sunday AHor-
noon.
noon.


Avenue Baptist Church. gospel tenn
perance meeting was held under the
auspices of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. A large congrega-
ton showed their deep interest and ap-.
probation Of the three eloquent speak
ers on the program by being present
DR.. j. ]. Hall. pastor of the church,
presided. He made q few remarks be-
fore introducing DR.. w. J. Young, the
principal speaker of the occasion. He
said there was one thing among many
others that he very much admired
about the organization under whose
auspices they held the meeting and that
was its personal work. That the prohi-
bition party and other organizations,
would let a man belong to it whether he
drank or not. All they required was that
he vote right, that is with them but
that no one could belong to the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union and
drink. and that they must live up to the
pledge in their daily lives. He thought
every man put upon the police force
should sign the pledge. AS they were
guardians Of the people they should
pledge themselves to protect their In
terests against the greatest evil that
menaceS the peace of a community. He
thought all men in office, put there by
the will of the people, should be total
| abstainers of alcoholic drink That he
was more determined to fight to the end
the greatest curse of humanity l. e.
the liquor traffic.
DIR. YOUNG'S REMARKS.
DR.. w. j. Young was then introduced
and made one of his most forceful ad-
| dresses, saying that he recognized fully
the great work the w. c. Il. U. was do
ing and thought they were not having
the support and cooperation of the
hric oh,
pie that they should have. He took as
his subject MY Personal Attitude To-
ward the Liquor Traffic AS n Man, AS
a Christian" and said that true
Christian could not be anything but n
total abstainer; not only should he live
life of total abstinence. but he should
carry 1T with him into that most re-
| sponsible of influences, the ballot box.
He had no patience with that kind of
q statement that says you can take
your religion with you everywhere but
into your politics, and at the ballot
box That was sometimes the place
where 1T would tell the most He
thought there should be no compromis-
ing position for Christian to take,
that he would not think of keeping
Gagged lions or any other kind of raw
enous beasts in his home for fear
damage would be done to his own loved
ones or others, and for the same reason
ne would not in any way compromise
WIN aiSoHoliC Every Chris
tan should make glad the earth in
helping others to be bright and happy,
| in dinusinE JOY and gladness every
where. even as did the blessed Christ
whom they pretend TO follow, while the
| liquor traffic carried with It sorrow and
distress. the blackness of dispair follow
ing in its trail, both in this world and
| the one to come.
DR.. Young said IL every protesting
Christian would do this duty at home
mr. n th@ h4I 10 H.
could not exist nor could the liquor
traffic ride redhanded over our land
lie encouraged the workers by telling
them to go right on in their efforts. and
SAID that while we might not live to see
the victory, that Gods cause always
triumphed, and as this great evil was
the greatest barrier to the progress or
the Christian church. we were sure
that He was with us.
DIR. BARRETT.
DR.. J. P. Barrett, of the Christian
Memorial Temple, spoke along the diff
ierent lines OF work done by the w. c.
I. U.-evangelistic. flower mission,
prison and Jail, printing, etc. He ex-
planned to the audience fully their Inn
port and purpose. He alluded in the
most touching manner to their rescue
work. told of the work done by keeping
an open door in the whisl1ey- soa ked
town of Phoebus called the Soldiers
Rest, the one place where an old SOL
der from the Home, or a young one
from the fort, or any other man, can
enter and get n cup of coffee or pure
water without being tempted to sin; a
place where they can find good reading
matter "a missionary and his wife al.
ways there to tell them OF the water of
life freely offered to ALL and point
them to the Lamb of God who taketh
away the sin OF the world.
AN APPEAL.
At the close OF his remarks DR.. Bar
rett asked for a. liberal contribution
from the people to help this noble band
OF Christian women to carry forward to
greater success all these different de-
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