Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-05-07
AHfi-SsIoon League District
Convention.

Auo h"bohooh 6eoboe 0fettNe
Convention. consisting of the coun.
ties Of Madison, BolliOger, Cape
Girarderu, stoddsrd, Mississippi,
New Madrid and Butler, convened
10 Charleston Missouri, April 22,
1902.
The Tuesday evening session was
opened by q song and prayer service
conducted by Rev. R. L. Russell.
Rev. w. A:Jordan delivered the ad.
dress Of welcome; he poiuted out
the growtB'oftemperance sentiment
10 bis town and showed the necessl.
ty Of more Anti.Saloon League
work. Infbehalf of home and vir.
tue; in behalf Of all that Is pure aud
noble; andTn Ahe name of God, The
Father, he'welcomed the delegates
and the oauSe for which they fought.
The State Superintendent, DR. 3.
e. Barclay was introduced as the
speaker OF the evening. He said
IN part. f,Noi ooe is'moteustohISned
than myself at the phonOminaI
growth Of this movement in the past
| fifteen mdhtbs. The number Of
field workers engaged and under
appointment is seven, four more are
engaged In the Office force; the
speakers'Bavc addressed over sixty
thousands'peopie and raised about
eleven th5hsand dollars which has
been expended in organizing, for
literature, and for the enforcement
of law. over two hundred saloons
have beeniput out of business in
this time. three hundred and twenty
seven wine.rooms closed up, and a
much improved tone ofpublic sentI-
ment is setu all oStr the state. The
people OILY need leaders. a good
working plan, and peisistency IN
order to bring victory. The state
work is th6roughly organized. st.
Louis, stlSoe and twenty-fOur coun
ties are ndw in line on Anti-Saloon
League work. There has only been
time to bssing this question to an is
sue at tbsipolls in one county, where
the saloBn was voted out three
weeks agoby three hundred and
twenty majority
DR.. Barclay also stated that future
operations would be conducted
along three lines, /. Agitation BY
pulpit, press and platform. 2. leg
islation through men elected to
office pledgod to reform. 8. Law
enforcement through the officers
legally empowered to enforce the
law, or others would be putin tbelrI
place, as has already been done IN
a number'bf places In Missouri,
The Superintendent took the
chair as Temporary chairman and
sppointed'a b committee on nomina.
tons and>'one to Ie-arrange the
program. 'as some of the speakers
we're abssht,
The adjournment was followed
by prayer.
The prayer aud song service OF
the Wednesday morning, service
was conducted by Rev. A. +. Jones.
Upon report OF the commlttee on
nominations, the following officers
were elected. DR.. e, E. Barclay,
president, "A. s. ]. Baldridge, sec.
rotary; Rev. @. N. Clark, treasurer.
The delegates from the several
eonntias were then enrolled, the
following counties being duly rep
resented: Bollinger, Scott, Stoddard
Mississippi and New Madrid. At
the contiaaation of the Wednesday
session the president stated that
the object Of the day would be to
ascertain the condition of AFFAIRS in
the various counties. A fve'min-
ute report was made by each dele
gate present. very interesting expo.
sitions of tho situations which the
local Leagues had endeavored to
improve, and proving the necessity