Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-12-11
FOR MORAL IMPROVEMENT.
Union Services Held atthe Opera House Last Night Largely Attended and
 Audience DemonstratiVe.

] iAO uhiOh nCCtlHS hclu Ct bHe opera house last evening, under the auspices of the Women's Christian Temperance union, was we'll attend ed, the opera house being filled to its full capacity. The meeting was pre- sided ovvr by Mrs. J. c. Mather and was opened by singing the Crusade hymn, by choir composed of mem bers of all the choirs in town, under the direction of NJ. B. Hazeltine and in which the audience also joined.
 Rev. Taft of the Baptist church de- livered a very eloquent prayer and Rev. Leon o. Lewis read a chapter of scripture.
 Rev. F. E. Bennett was to have de- livered an address, but on account of illness was unable to be present, and the speakers of the evening were Rev. H. W. Peck of the Methodist church, and Rev. H. B. Long of the Congre- gational church.
 The former spoke on the Morals and Law" of Prescott, and spoke very pointedly and forcefully on the subject, in fact his address was one of the most remarkable ever delivered in Prescott. He complimented Judge Sloan in highest terms for calling the attention of the recent grand jury to the open and fragrant violations of the law by houses of prostitution, and then read the oath administered to the members of that body, and made most scathing arraignment of the grand jury's action in connection with the subject. His language was plain and unmistakable. The dis trict attorney also came in for criticism for alleged neglect in bringing some of their cases, against which complaint had been made, to trial. He also re- ferred to petition presented some time since to the city council asking for the enactment of a high license for saloons, but which he said had been "put on ice" by a member of the council to which 1t was referred. He claimed that by raising the license to higher figure there would be fewer saloons and these would be of the better class and more revenue would be derived than from the present number. At the conclusion of his address there was prolonged applause.
 Rev. Longs address was on the subject of ''The Safe Side for a Boy" It was in the nature of a temperance address and was very eloquent and logical throughout, pointing out the of temperate life, and the resultant misery from life of Among the examples given was the death of once promi- nent public man, in fact one of the most prominent in his day, but who through the use of strong drink died in abject poverty and misery. The audience gave approval to his ad- dress also by demonstrative applause.
 The Catholic choir, composed of Mrs. R. E. Morrison, Misses Agnes Conlon, Etta Dewitt, Inez Morrison and Alice Campbell, and R. E. Nor rison and Jules Baumann and Major Geo. Arthur Allen as organ accom- panist, sang the Gloria Excelsis Deo." from Farmers mass. The Gloria is a most beautiful selection l and the choir gave faultless render ing of it.
 Governor R. c. Powers then pre- sented the following resolution which were unanimously adopted by a rising vote by the audiences:
 Resolved, That the action of the recent grand jury of this county in ignoring the explicit charge of Judge l Sloan, directing it to bring indict- ments against persons found guilty of violating section 275 of the crimi- nal code of Arizona meets our un- qualified condemnation.
 Resolved 2, That we favor the prompt enforcement of all laws placed upon the statute books of Arizona for the improvement of the social and moral conditions of the people of the territory, and we pledge ourselves to uphold all officers who will use their best efforts to accomplish this result.
 Other hymns sang were, Throw Out the Life Line" and Count Your Blessings" The benediction was pronounced by Rev Leon O. Lewis of the South Methodist church.