The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-05
WILL BURY THEM IN
POLITICAL CEMETERY
Churches Must Go Into Arena
and Relegate Opponents to
Rear, Speaker Declares.
PROHIBITION LEAGUES AIM.
Expressions Of Approval Greet
This Declaration by Mr.. Hare.
ri
,.as. Convention Begins.

ITO fight the whisky evil by tens
perate, though strenuous, methods. was
1 the first slogan of the seventh annual
convention of the Virginia Auti-Saloon
League, the opening session OF which
was held in the First BAPTIST Church
last night, Exercises began with
prayer and song. In which an attentive
! audience took part. Many of the most
prominent members of the convention
we're present, and during the evening
I bclated arrivals dropped in, many of
them carrying their satchels. showing
that they had come straight from the
4 trains. II is thought that most Of the
Z delegates will b. IN place and Will
make a strong showing before the leg
islatIye committees.
Though the audience seemed small
last night, it was q noticeable fact
R that the great majority of those pres
eat were from out Of the city. Many
who have attended recent conventions
say that this Will. he the largest in the
History OF the league. a tele gram was
received from Governor Robert 3.
Glenn. OF North Carolina, announcing
that he will arrive in the city this eve
s,iing at 6 o'clock. He will address the
convention at $3.50 o'clock.
Welcome to Delegates.
The Rev. ]. B. Hawthorne, .. D., one
of the veteran temperance workers OF
The South. greeted the assemblage and
bade the visitors welcome, as he said.
10 tho capital city OF the Mother
state. He spoke OF the -Anti-Saloon
Il League as the greatest and the only
= Aucce ssfnl temperance organization,
andspredicted that the movement would
!. sweep the entire soutl, as a tidal wave.
.srhe government" he declared. has
( noSright TO legallze such n gigantic
i curse as the licensed saloon.
Responding to the address of well
come, in place Of the REV. G. Fl. Lam
beth, who YES on .,thc program. but
1 who had net .hrrivtd the Rev. j. T..
4, Jordan, Of Stanton. after paying a
I graceful tribute to Virginia and her
SONS in peace and III war, proceeded at
I once to get down to the real discus
sion which will engage the convention.
in abolishinR saloons, he said, the cit-
u liens of Virginia are raising the plane
OF patriotism higher than ever before,
and when this is finally accomplished
/, they will be the heroes OF greater
s Reinforcement than they have ever gain
ed lin war" He emphasized the fact
4 that the League Is partisan: that ii
lis putting honor and Justice over
4 Parry IN Christian clll1cnshtp.
ls5syt Presidents Address.
The presidents address. clear and
well delivered by the Rav. ". c. Tay.
{ Tor, D. D., pastor OF the First Baptist
Church, Of Petersburg. was feature
I 10y said that the Antt-Saloop League
& is not g place for the pessimist. and
II that there is nothing In its makeup
npon which one Of this sort could
4 thrive. In spite OF the fact, he said
n that the Governor In has nlessf 81 5tc
the General Assembly. neglected o,
forgot to mention anti-saloon legisla.
tiOn. the speaker believed that greu
4 things will be accomplished by ths
ss convention. Right and wrong canno
n exist in The same place at the same
n time, he declared, and, therefore. It ha:
IS become necessary for the C. urch t
take up the fight. Journalism was tot
q tmtd and the line of denlarcat.on be
H tween the saloons and other kinds O
" business was not strong enough. No
least among the many things that pro
8sS hibition will accomplish for the South
pr. Taylor claims, will be to solve tn.
s negro problem.
ss sf...rhere Is no bad ne gro" he ex.
sffa2t ola med. but he who was made SO by
SsY liquor. The low down white man ii
" the saloon Is 10 better than the LON
ls$$s noWn negro IN the same place." HI
SSAGlted the fact that the Evansyille, Ind.
n riots had their origin in q brawl be.
sssa tween White man and a negro over
sSS EsElass OF beer.
Islce MSS 70 a bar, he held, robs thu
IL rpnlrnurtty which allows It OF It's lii.
III srty, esides placing the temptation ii
sS ls8 The way OF the children. Following tn,
So slogan which has been used with suct
az Mood effect IN other States, he sa,t
IEg khatst The saloons could noS,sxist without
|ss IA ii aid OF the boys. Keep the boy:
WI away for twenty-five years. and ever,
S4laloon will so tout OF existence" h,
h declared. In conclusion. he quote,
ss..ss4 From, Helen Keller's speech at tn,
sssssS S5 Worlds Fair: .This convention show
81 shat man. IN his triumphant march. ma
" pot hsen forseEfnl Of his weaker bro
; an ther.p q,
F Object ut League.
~ The Tev. n. n. Hare, eiipcrintend4n
~ the yVaslingto ton Anti-saloon League
$ss concluded the meeting With an address
ss Jill The subjert. Tho Past ana lrutur
NJ Sf this An IL Saloon League Thougl
contained az q ths points that tn