The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

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X p interests OF The. seminary.
THE. soutlern Baptist, Theological
Seminary, located ut louisville, 1Sy
next came up tor consideration. Their
was no. formal report,1but Rev. u
sors lin the institution, in most In
stercst,ng{ ana entertaining address
gave tho figures showing tho status 0
the school OF the Baptlsts. DR.. Eagn
was at ono time the pastor or TIL
/ First BAPTIST Church OF this city, an
the. announcement that Ito was (
speak from his old pulpit was sum
eiont to draw d large congregation
Dr.. s. c. Mitchell. OF Richmond ais
spoke on the. claims pf the seminar.
upon Virginia Bnptists.
The following resolution, offered b.
Or. J. William Jones. was adopted:
Resolved. That we repeat our for
MGR .co111,nsndRtion OF the Southern
! Baptist. Theological Seminary, an,
urge our candidates for the mlnistr
to seek It's great advantages.
Report ON Temperance.
The report on temperance. read b!
Or. Ryland Knight, was q strong In
dorsement OF The methods OF the Anti
Saloon League. and reads as follows:
The essential onmity between
the church and the saloon has long
been recognized. One is the great
saving and the other the great de-
stroying agency OF our modern civ
ilization.. But the method OF war
fare against the saloon. has often
been Ineffective, because y 1t was
either sporadic or fanntical, and
one OF the serious problems OF the
advocates OF temperance has heen
to find the wtsest and most efficient
method of.destroying. q recognized
evil. This problem in recent years
has found most happy, solution
In the establishing OF the Anti
Saloon League. ar, Organization
with neither sectarian nor political
utilization, having for It's purpose
the lessening and the destroying
Of the power OF the saloon by
sane and systematic educational
campaign.
1.-THE success OF the Anti-Saloon
League has been such as to bring
Joy to every advocate OF civic right
eousness and to merit the indorsc-
ment and cooperation OF this as
ISOLATION and OF oil the churches
which 1t represents. Tho record Of
It's triumphs during the past year
has been phenomenal. a partial list
OF the work accomplished is as fol-
lows: Georgia has adopted State
prohibitions; Oklahoma and Indian
Territory have adopted a Constitu-
ton which provides for prohibition:
twenty-eight counties In Kentucky
have voted dry. under the county
local option law. so that In this
maligned State there are to-day but
four wet counties. but twenty
three counties having from one to
three wet towns. while in ninety
two counties no Intoxicating liquor
eighteen counties in Alabama have
voted dry: In these counties are
included four or FIVE cities. Bir-
minghaua among the number: the
progress In Tennessee has been such
that when the law goes into effect
at oil the points where tho vote has
been taken. there will be but three
wet cities and one wet town in
the State: In Missouri sixteen coun-
ties have voted dry, and eight
others Will vote this month: two,
counties In Delaware voted dry at
the last election; IN 1905 Indiana
had $4,000 inhabitants in dry ter
ritory; now there are 10000 IN
addition to this achievement there
has been such an education OF pub.
lie sentiment and creation OF pub.
lie opinion against the saloon that
political leaders and secular papers
that formerly maintained q Judi.
cious silence on the subject have
become open and earnest advocates
OF thA terY1uerante cause
Spreading in the south.
It Is now generally recognized.
and even admitted by the advocates
OF the saloon. that tho South and
West arc rapidly becoming profi.
billion territory. Following is
quotation from recent editoria! In
Golfers Weekly: To drinking.
says Lecky. must be attributed
most of the crime and an immense
portion of the misery OF this mo-
ton. and what Is true OF England
is true OF the United States. CIV
ilization will not be success Until
the saloon is but memory of what
men once endured. West and South
in the United States to-day the
path to temperance is being fol.
lowed with more determination
than ever In the history OF our
county. IN moro territory Is the
saloon made illegal. and IN great.
er part OF this territory IS public
opinion sufficiently strong to make
prohibition. q success. When 1t
is a success life will be brighter
for the wives and children OF hun
dreds Of thousands OF fathers and
husbands
I'm Virginia the work Of the
Anti-saloon League has not Jagged
behind. The cities Of Clifton Forge.
Radford. Bristol and charlottcs-
vile. and the towns OF Covngton.
Woodstock and Berryville, have
voted dry during the past year.
Local option has been reaftlrmed
In Buena Vista. Leesburg. Shenan..
doah. Lee District In Accomac and
Pedlar District in Amherst, Only
two local option elections hive
been lost during the year. There
{ are but thirteen wet cities and
twenty wet towns in the entire
State. and In several of these cleo
ttons will soon be held. Our. high
~ esteemed brother, DR.. w. G. Tay-
lor, OF Petersburg, Is president OF
the Anti-saloon League in Virginia,
4 and the officers of the league are
such as to guarantee a. sane, con-
sentative, well-managed and un-
relenting campaign against the sa-