The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-23
THE VIC. T.U.
 CELEBRATES Holds Praise Service Sunday Night. IN HONOR OF ALABAMA's LAW Vice President of National Organ
 ization Speaks. High Praise for AIabama's Law and Gevernor cemer-Tribute Paid te
 Late senator carmacAL
 es Tennessee.

Tn celebration of the anniversity of the adoption of the prohibition law in Aia- bauna, members of the local brancn oh the Woman's Christian Temperance Union held praise service in the Dex- ter Avenue Methodist Cnurcn 5unaay night. The service was principally one of song and talks by persons proini-
 Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens of Port land Me- President of the American branch of the union, and vice-Presi- dent of the W. c. T. U. of the Worlo, made the principal address. She was followed by Miss Anna Gordon' Ssn- STon I. B. ChatfieId, President of the Ala barna branch of the Union, introduced the speakers. Among the w. C. IJ. members present were: Mrs. J. B Mell, State Corresponding Secretaryi Mrs. !. D. Steele. Recording Secretafyi Mrs. !. D. Perry. Mrs. E. A. Parker, Mrs. J. G.. Spruel and Mrs. Wesiey Jones.
 Before the speakers were introduced, Mir. and Mrs. D. A. Parker brought tn cir little son, Frank Henry Parker fo the chancel, where he was made recruit in the work of the white rip- boners by Miss Gordon.
 Mrs. Chatfeld introduced Mrs. Stew ena and welcomed her in the name of JAt was also welcomed by pr. w. M. COX of the church. Mrs. Stevens respond- ed with a tribute to the workers m Alabama, and then spoke briefly Of the work throughout the United States:
 q believe" she said. "the spirit Of God Is in this work. would not speak from this pulpit unless I be. lieved that temperance is in entire sympathy with the thou shalt nots' of the Ten Commandments and with the Golden Rule. Three decades ana four years ago women began the WoFk of ridding the world of the curse or drink; the work has been growing in strength and efficiency ever since. Io- day more than half the area Of these United States is under the law. pro- hibiting, in the most part, and drasu- calIy restraining in the rest, the sa1e of intoxicating drinks.
 sToday stood with reverence in your State Capitol, reverentiy before the relics of your Lost Cause; more reyerently in the Senate chamber. where your great Senators passed, al@ most to a man, the law of prohibition. still more eeverently stood beside the desk in the Governors ofice. where the grand man, Governor Conner, signed a few days later the prohibition meas ure. Would there were more men in these United Statea like Governor Co., hlSts @ AhlsAA WAtS A-1r9 ~~-~ ~~Ss--~N V - convictions.
 ..RIght here I wish to pay tribute to the martyr of prohibition, Senator Carunack of Tennessee; a martyr to the cause of God and home. His death will hasten the passing of the prohi- bition law in Tennessee. In his death the cause lost one of It's most able generals, the South has lost states man, and we have all lost a friend who was a noble Christian gentleman.
 Gladstone. the great English states man. said, Drink causes more deaths than war and disease.' could name , hundreds of the worlds great men who have spoken in a similar manner.
 %Those who are fighting against us often make the statement that prohibi- ton depriyes the State of too great a revenue, but in my State, Maine, we have grown far more since the adop- tion of absolute prohibition than in all the previous life of the State. One- third of the people of the State, in- cIudinE women and children, have bank accounts, and for the number of people in the State we have more schools. more teachers, and better paid teachers than any State in the Union. crime has decreased to a minimum, and we are enjoying wonderous prosper
 .To those who advocate segregation of saloons, high license, dispensaries, and other similar plans to tighten the curse of drink. wish to say that there can be no halfway measure. Eradi- cation of the evil is the only hope. know the laws regarding the sale of liquor in prohibition States are broken,