The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-25
TWO ADDRESSES GIVEN
BY PROMINENT WORKERS
It Was the Prevailing. Opinion
That the Time Is Ripe for a
Concerted Movement in
Richmond and Wayne Coun-
ty- Collection Taken for
The Anti-saIoon Work.

At d monster mass meeting at East
Main Street Friends church Sunday al
fernoon under auspices Of the Sunday
school association campaign was
launched in Richmond and Wayne
county for Il more complete
Iiddance of the liquor traffic.
While none of the direct lines
of attack was outlined at the meeting
by any OF the speakers, yet it is under
stood that sooner Or later the Ministe-
rial association of this city and the va
rious church organizations Of the city
and county will be solicited to partici-
pate ir q general movement for a dry
count
r Jnmodious edifice was taxed TO
its capacity with people not only from
Richmond, but from all sections of the
county, there being several delegations
from neighboring towns. Rev. Con
rad Huber officiated as chairman OF
the meeting. After an opening song.
q scripture lesson was read by the Rev.
r. j. Wade, of the First M. E. church.
the story being that of the prodigal
son. The invocation was offered by
the Rev. T. J. Graham. A chorus
composed of the various choirs of the
city then sang Sousa's Flag of the
Free under the direction of Prof. J.
L. Harris.
Motives Of the Movement.
The Rev. Ennis N. Barney, who IS
superintendent of the Indianapolis dis
trict of the Anti-Saloon league. was the
first speaker of the afternoon, and de-
1ivered very forceful address on the
motives behind the temperance move
ments. AS a basis for his address he
cited three parallels.
/. The parable of the lost sheep.
The speaker pointed out that the mo-
tive that lead the shepherd to forsal1e
oil Of the other sheep that were safely
in the fold and go in search of the
one lost sheep was purely humanita-
rian one. The sheep that were al
ready in the fold were of much mora
value than the one lost weakling. Con
sequently it could not be commercial
motive that lead to the search, for the
lost lamb. The same principle prompt
lost animal that prompts any one to
have compassion for any person or
thing in distress. A humanitarian
element OF the same character is one
of the motives in the anti-saloon move
ment.
>. The parable of the lost coin was
then read, the story being that of the
woman who lost a coin and in order to
recover it she swept the house and
made general search for it. The mo-
tive that was the actuating influence
in this case was that of sense of
1rugality and economy. 1t was then
pointed out that from the standpoint
of economy the saloon is constant
source of loss to the community from
a commercial standpoint and that it
behooves commonwealth to rid itself
and financial interests of the communi-
ty occasioned by the jails, asylums and
hospitals, which are congested with in
mates as a result of the devastations of
the liquor traffic. Statistics We're then
cited to prove that a larger per cent Of
the criminality is produced by the sa.
loon than from any other cause,
owe Was the Motive.
5. The concluding parable read was
that of the prodigal son, who had left
home and dissipated all of his sub
stance in riotous living. and that sub
sequently he returned home and found
his father ready to again accept him
into his family household It was
then pointed out that love was the mo-
tive that actuated the actions of the
father in welcoming his son home
again. The same sentiment prompts
the workers in the anti-saloon move
ment, for as they go about over the
state an opportunity is afforded to see
the misery. want and heart breaks
caused by the drink habit
Talks Of the Methods.
The concluding speaker on the pro-
gram was the Rev. Z. S. Shumaker.
who is state superintendent of the An
ti-Saloon league. He concerned HIM
self with the methods to be pursued N
the campaign. 1t is the belief of the
speaker that the best way to fight the
liquor traffic is to divide the state into
as many small unites as possible and
thus make the movement as specific as
possible. To accomplish this a bill Is
to be introduced at the next session of
the legislature which, it is though
Will more effectually place into the
hands of the people the power to meet
the situation In the counties, townships