The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20
MORAL SENTIMENT
Is BEING STIRRED
Fight Against Pool Selling Will
be Pushed.
ANOTHER MASS MEETING
Speeches Made by DR.. B. D. Gray,
James Bowron, e. J. Smyre, Capt
F. s. White and Others-A
Very Large Gathering

Some very able speeches against book
making and pool selling were delivered at
the First Methodist church yesterday after
noon.
From the earnestness and zeal manifested
by the promoters of this movement it is
.bama and especially here in Birmingham
and Jefferson county against repetition of
this seasons races.
Not great deal of enthusiasm was mani
tested at yesterdays meeting, though the
lack of it was doubtless due to the fact that
it was Sunday and the place of meeting a
church.
The speakers presented their arguments
forcefully and with considerable feeling.
At the close of the meeting DIR. J. w.
Newman, presiding elder of the Birming
ham district, called upon those present to
contribute to a fund for the prosecution of
the work undertaken. Quite good sum
was collected.
1t was $40 p. m. when Chairman F. s.
White called the mass meeting to order,
and there were present at the time perhaps
300 people. This number was augmented a
few minutes later to about AGO. nearly half
of whom were women.
By request Dr. Newman selected the song,
81 Need Thee Every Hour" in the singing
of which the entire congregation joined.
Dr. G. c. Kelley offered prayer in which
he invoked the aid of God in the work I'M
dertaken He asked not for a spirit of
fanaticism a spirit of wild enthusiasm but
S.
secrated devotion for the things good for
man.
Captain White stated that no Presbyter-
ian ministers were present for the reason
they had a special meeting in the city that
required their attendance.
DIR. Gray's Speech
DR.. B. D. Gray, pastor of the First Bap-
tist church, was introduced. Upon taking
the stand he turned to Chairman White
and said:
when I have you with me, Captain
White am not afraid. When l have you,
whether in council, in war or in peace, l
feel safe. There are none braver.'
Addressing the audience, he continued
I'VE have the endorsement of the people of
birmingham in this movement.
.'Three years ago this city was stirred
from center to circumference by horse rae
ing. Men, women and children were car
red off their feet. They went wild. Three
halls were filled with people who assembled
to act against it. They took such an en-
phatic stand that we seemed rid of The
evil, but it has come again. Like the AS
syrian wolf descending upon the fold, it
has taken us unawares.
1.-THE state fair association was only in
cidental, simply method inaugurated to
bring about book making and pool-selling.
] told one of the men connected with the
fair association that had a fear lest horse
racing, pool-selling and the midway would
be the chief attractions.
'If we object to these things at first it is
charged that we cry before the wolf comes,
and if we wait it is charged that we cry
after the wolf came.
"The gentleman assured me that if book
making or pool-selling was carried on at
the races it would be without his knowl-
edge or connivance; that the fair was got
ten up for the purpose of displaying our
products with the hope of attracting immi-
grafton.
1.-THE fair, as 1 have said, is merely Incl
dental Back of it is the worst of all vices,
SamDEHS Oil races, "nlcu ABUSES INC ho-
blest of all animals. Run back through
history and we find the horse has always
been the neblest of animals. He is abused
to crafty the avarice of man.
Judge Feagin's Decision
1--WE are estopped now for a while by
decision of the court and we abide by it.
We make an appeal with the hope the SUI
preme court will declare the law against
bookmaking and pool selling constitutional.
and If it does there will be grave conse-