The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-27
Saloon Denounced.

The speaker denounced the saloon |
and the grog shop, and said it was a |
shame upon American civilization
that the sale of liquor was legalized
in any civilized country The solu-
ton of this problem also depended
upon the unit, the originating of re-
form, the individual who alone could,
by uniting his efforts with other
units, furnish the proper solution of
the problem.
He spoke of the great necessity for
early training of children and the
care which parents should exercise in
instilling into the young minds the
units of religion, morality and good
citizenship, and the great good result
ing to the nation, to the church and TO
society as consequence of these
teachings.
Our forefathers who, by their in
trepidity and forbearance laid the
foundation for an excellent citizen
ship and blazed the way for the at
tainment of moral and religious free
dom, had furnished a most striking
example of the principle of units as
applied to governments, as they had
planted the seeds of reforms which
had grown and prospered and result
ed in a nation of the highest type of
citizenship.
Mr.. Alexander paid splendid
tribute to Hattiesburg and Forrest
county and expressed great pleasure
at being permitted to address such a
large gathering of intelligent people.
His remarks were listened to with
marked respect and attention, and at
the conclusion of his address the
speaker was loudly applauded.
Mr.. Alexander's address concluded
the morning program, and the throngs
then repaired to the temporary tables
which had been prepared and partook
of bountiful repast, consisting of all
that the human appetite could crave.
After dinner Hon. W. S. Pierce of
this city, delivered an address on the
subject of "Woodcraft" Mr.. Pierce's
speech was both logical and eloquent,
and brief sketch of the organiza-
TONS work, its objects and purposes
and the relief which it had furnished
to thousands of widows and orphans
was given.
Mr.. Pierce said that this is an age
of fraternalism; an age when, if
man does not belong to some fra
ternal order he is not doing justice to
his family or himself an age when
the men and a great many of the
women of almost every vocation of
life have Joined themselves together
for mutual relief in one way or anoth-
err
Many of the problems of the work
ing classes had been solved by the
fraternal orders and these orders
would continue to improve their scope
of usefulness along these lines as
they grow older. The order of Wood
men of the World had taken a leading
part in giving assistance, by furnish
ing insurance at reduced cost, to the
poorer classes. Speaking of the So
cial features of the order, Mr.. Pierce
said:
"Comradeship is not essential to
the happiness of the beast of the
field or the fowls of the air, but man
is radically different. He demands
companionship. Alone, the highest
and best in his life cannot be attained.
1t is only in mingling with his kind
that the most beautiful of all ele-
ments of character and soul is posi-
BILE.
THE clear sky of his own peace
and contentment may be over him,
but that sky becomes clearer when
forgetful of SELF he lives and acts for
his fellows. When he can give and
receive, then he is great but when he
can give the most and receive the
most then is he the greatest.
mo man can shut himself up within
himself and refuse the good offices of
his brother. None liveth unto him
self. No human being can be abso-
lutely independent. 1t is a self-evi-
dent fact that
Exsnalt
God never made an Independent man;