The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14

During the Revolutionary war Gea-
eral Washington requested the minis
tiers OF the colonies 10 preach on the
burning question of the day in a
manner appropriate to the times. and
the Provisional Congress OF Massa@
chusetts passed resolution whereby
the ministers were requested to ex-
plain and enforce the duties OF the
hour. History tells us how well thosa
men performed that duty. Hendey.
speaking of those sermons tells us
they We're considered the political
platform of that great struggle for
freedom. John Adams. in a letter
written 10 hts wife from Philadel-
phia in 1776. said. The ministers
here thunder and lightning every Sab
bath" He called DIR. Mayhews' adj
dress on the Stamp Act the morning
dawn of the Revolution. :, Charles
Francis Adams says that the minis
tiers seemed like prophets Of cd.
Master spirits raised up 10 mold the
| destinies OF mankind. DIR. Young
tells the ministers of this State that
the raughters OF Virginia request
them to preach In every city. town and
hamlet on the burning question OF
the day. in a manner appropriate TO
these times. Explain and enforce the
light Of the Holy Word upon afTairs
OF every town In the State; open the
eyes OF the people and show them the
millions Impoverished that the few
might be made rich, show them the
thousand Of degraded homes. ruined
boys. abandoned children, crimes of
all kind diseases, pauperism and
death Snow them the fountain head
of all these Kings. the legaiized saloon.
The W. CT II. may be able TO reach
its thousands BY constant agitation
in years time. but the ministers
could slay tens OK thousands every
Sunday.
And Mr.. W-heatly has paused in his
staaI1 at haEaEter hNllding to welcome
us. We hank you for your weIcomE.
and also. for the effort You are put
ting forth to give TO the State youths
with strong bodies. clean, quick minds
With strongly developed. self-controI-
led win power Youths with faith In
themselves and a perseverance, and
strength that will make them dare TO
do right For every educator worthy
of the narme realizes that To-day the
chief function of the school is the
DEVELOPMENT or character All honor
TO our nobie school teachers, May
the time soon come when the law Of
the State win place every child from
the time they are seven years old until
they are sixteen In his cares
Nearly thirty years age there came
TO the old Domination little girl. and
they called her w. c. I. u She was
an orphan child and had hard time
at first TO earn q livelihood and edu
cate hedself, but she had a sweet
disposition, ana was fair TO look upon.
and as she grew older tho people be~
came Interested in her welfare When
she was 9 years old. just budding into
wpmanhood. she was happily welded
TO MIR. Public 0pinion. TO this hap
py couple was born little boy. and
they called HIN Anti Saloon League.
Nv son. your mother is proud Of you.
and she thanks you for your royal
welcome.
When We launched our boat on the
ocean or time at the close OF our
Roanoke convention in 1903, we
pledged Ourselves We wonld gain the
harbor OF state wide prohibition ~ /
january, 1910. Whether We SHOULD /
fseave anehor or not was 10 be deter
mined by State legislation The Leg
islatpre refused ~ Il landing, ana fha
llanor traffic Skus IN the ern that the
VT q, r. ~ waB discouraged ana the
Anti-Saloon Tseagsia had retreSfed. /
kut they did not know what they (