The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-12
First AddresS~to Ladies at First
 Baptist
HAS PLEASING DELIVERY
Does Not Enter Into Local Personal ities, But Fights Liquor Traffic on Broad Plane-Speaks
 Again Today.


 launched their campaign against open sa- looms at the First Baptist church yes terday morning when they were addressed by Bishop Warren A. Candler of At lanta.
 Mrs. N. H. Jeffries called the meeting to order and the bishop was introduced to a large audience by Mrs. W. c. Sb- ley, chairman of the central committee.
 Bishop Candler preluded his remarks by referring to the argument that pro hibition does not prohibit. Twenty years ago the cry was raised that prohibition did not prohibit" he said. Now they tell you that prohibition only prohibits in rural districts. But in ten years it will be admitted that prohibition will prohibit everywhere-and it will"
 Touching the effects of the saloons, melting as they do the passions of the negro race to crime, he said: "Go into the saloons, whether the gilded dens or the low dives. and see the nude pictures that adorn the walls and say if it is not natural output of crime that results.
 ''To see that son on whom a woman has lavished her care and affection brutal ized by the saloon is more than wom- an can bear he exclaimed.
 'I would like to ask the question what kind of a crowd women l would get to hear men and what kind of a place l would have to speak in if I wished to address the women who favor the other sid of this question. Why don't believe that my wife would let me speak in the place where such a crowd of women would congregate. And I want to say to you men, stop and consider. would you rather be on the side of these women here today or on the side of the women who are for the sale of whlsky?"
 The speaker related instances in which some of his college chums, friends, he declared, very dear to his heart, who had been led astray by the social glass held in the hands of some lady friend. This he declared had been done with the sanction of propriety
 But suppose those women had a finan- cial profit, would tho wrong be any greater?"
 Reviews Prohibition Movement. Bishop Candler reviewed the prohibition wave that has swept the south in recent years. He pictured the sale of intoxicants prohibited by law from the Potomac to Mexico, and added: With the inspiring example set us by so many southern states we have~the assurance that every lick hit In Birmingham counts more than | any lick hit in Maine.
 Mississippi has been for prohibition | longer than l can remember. Well, at | any rate it has been in effect so long that nobody in Jackson will dare to re- peal it." he said.
 The highest type of religion is the old fashioned religion of the south." said the speaker. "The highest type of civilization that the world has ever produced is the old fashioned civiliZa- tion of the south. We want to keep our religion and our civilization so. But it is difficult to do so. It's greatest en- emy is the barroom. The uarroom ir- ritates the foreigners who come here. It irrtates us with them. The saloon is one of the chief foes of the south's great mission"
 In conclusion Bishop Candler pie tured the saloon the agent of evil, blasting southern industries, pauperlz- ing southern workingmen, hindering southern religion and representing our God. He was literally cheered as he took his seat
 44rs. Jeffries announced that the wom- ems central committee would meet ev- cry Tuesday morning and that prayer meeting would be held every Tuesday evening. She called upon all the ladies present to pray and work for the cause of prohibition, saying that woman had been first at the sepulchre, first at the cross, and should be first in this move ment which means so much for human ity and religion.
 Mrs Jeffries announced that all wom- en were requested to pray for the cause of prohibition at 12 o'clock each day and to wear the white bow of the w. C. T. 1.-the white flag of prohibition At the First Church Tonight. Bishop Candler will address the peo- ple of Birmingham tonight at the First Methodist church. The pews will not be empty.
 Two speeches in Jefferson on the pro hibition question have already impress ed the thinking men with his fairness and the strength of his argument. He does not enter into local personalities but deals with the general issue and uses many amusing but appropriate il- lustrations.
 The bishop has varying voice which never tires. and keeps his listeners eager to catch every word. He reached his typical style last night, when, read ing from a liquor dealers journal an article on What Must We Do to Be loud stage voice, and gave his criti- cisms between, keeping the audience in convulsions with laughter.