The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-01-28
v. c. 7. j. WORK


ton reached high tide" in the tenn
perance hour on Thursday morning.
Il Is The first time in the history
OF this convention that the cause o.
temperance was given the best hour
Of the best day Of the convention.
This shows how the cause is gaining
| in strength and Importance II the
minds OF men.
The renor- on temperance was
read by Rev. w D. TURNKEY pastor
at DeFuniak Springs. Mr.. TURNKEY
! has a trained. scholarly mind and
| having been. educated for a lawyer
knew how TO bring into prominence
every phase Of the work. This he
/ aid in his report and the brief
! speech he made TO the report. He
! emphasized the fact of the mass
| ing of the cohorts of evil against
! righteousness in Florida" and laid
! bare the great struggle before Us.
! He urged the Christian voters TO
take care for the next legislature
! We want good men and true 10 sit in
! the seats OF the mighty in our state"
one OF the most urgent needs just
now is the establishment of a great
daily that stands for truth and
righteousness. He paid his respects
10 the Times-CniOn of Jacksonville.
which has degenerated into an organ
for gamblers. boodlers and the IL
quor traffic.
Dr.. w. II. Hobson. pastor of the
First Baptist church in Jacksonville.
stated that he had gone in person
TO the editor of this paper and re-
| auestei, nay demanded, a hearing
| through the columns of the paper
for causes OF morality. Sabbath desc
| Grafton, etc. and had been CURLY
| informed that there was no space
in the Times-Union for that side OF
| the question: Shame. Shame, A
newspa per 60 to deny the moral
| element of a state even a hearing in
| its columns. Will the Christian cit
| iZenShip of our state endure such
outra geous treatment? Cancel your
subscription to such an Infamous
! sheet and put your money into a
| clean, honest newspaper. not into
the organ OF the race track and the
| saloon.
These speeches were received with
/ laundering applause from an au-
| dience of about six hundred persons
The next speaker was the Rev. w
l.. Lambert. an attache of the anti
| saloon league. Mr.. Lambert laid
| stress upon the great advantages OF
| organization. He stated that in one
year IL 900 saloons and 100 brew.
cries were put out of business. In
1908 saloons were closed at the rate
OF 40 day. All of this gives en-
| couragement, but the fight is on and
! every man must stand in his owl
place. touching shoulder with his
| brother for the triumph of tn right
| Mr.. L. is brave fighter and deal
...%, u
satan
The Little Georgia Giant" w
d. Cpshaw. editor of the Colder
Age OF Atlanta. was next called A:
| Mr.. Upshaw came to the platform
he was greeted by the Chautaqus
Salute. 4 fitting white welcome tC
one who speaks and writes and live:
for purity Mr. Upshaw is in very
close and vital touch with Florida
He worked FOR more than month
last year in Hillsborough county
and materially aided in the election
TO the Florida legislature of those
two Spledid statesmen. Hon. Don G
McMullen and Hon. Daniel Pate
shaw. who stood -four square" il
the great amendment contest a
Tallahassee.
Mr.. Jpshaw paid a tribute to tn,
W. G. T. l.. saving They are tn
Vestal virgins who have kept tn
fires burning on the altar. They ar,
pleading for the protection Of thei
homes. their children. their woman
hood. Men OF God. help them. pro
tect them. prove yourselves men in
deed. He urged the Importance o
keeping personalities ami polite
out OF the campaign. stand To
clean. incorruptible. s1alWart Chris
tan citizenship in every man VIII,
seeks office" He further said
there is a great hue and CRY againS
the political larson. and the saloon
slogan is drive the parson back L
his pulpit, but in the name of God
| ask if it is not a preachers duty I,
teach clean Christian citizenship
what should he teach? Brethren
pastors talk. pray. preach and vot
for statewide prohibition, and he'll
the Kingdom come 10 this fair state,
There was a unanimous piedg
from 400 strong, manly. ear-est
Christian men TO fight 10 tie las
ditch looking to God for victory
The cause of temperance has receiI
ed mighty forward Impulse froI
this meeting. Mrs. f. Van Hood.
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