The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-24
LEAGUE BROAD ENOUGH
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them the blessing of God upon their
labors, as they stand out in the fore
front OF the battle.
/ Our regular force must be increased
at once In order that we may press the
work with vigor. Your superintendent
and the executive committee have been
/ active In their efforts TO secure suitable
men. and have had several under con-
! stderation. The position of secretary
/ OF publications has been rendered to
/ DIR. j. II. Light. an honored member
( Of the Baltimore Conference ofthe M.
4 l.. Church. South, and DIR. Light has
/ signified his willingn, ss TO accept the
! position subject to the action Of the
! Conference which met in March. should
he be appointed TO that work by his
1 Conference. the League will have Sc
I cured an able man, especially adapted
/ to the kind OF work, which he has been
! chosen to do.
Offerings Increase.
The offerings TO the work Of the
League during the past year show a
steady increase. But the needs have
increased and will OF necessity be
larger the coming year IL agitation and
! organization arc to be pressed "a they
should be. Our present revenues are
derived alrnost entirely from the Field
Day Offerings of the churches. These
offerings as we know have been lib-
3 tfdl, put LIS9 are 6IIttlcu by II W.
! riety OF circumstances which make
them somewhat uncertain. The con-
dition OF the weather, the presence or
absence of certain individuals at the
service, the condition OF the speaking,
/ and the ability to reach the churches
greatly affect the amounts subscribed.
Your superintendent recommended 10
the executive committee some months
| ago the creation OF a supplementary or
FUN 20 he IN. NH o.
ular field contribution. The committee
decided TO adopt the plan and II is de-
, sired TO obtain ut the opening of our
work for the year 1911 a fund of at
least 10000. The liquor dealer con
tribution an immense sum to perpetu-
ate their horroble traffic. What will we
do to save the sons OF our neighbors
! and of our own hearthstones?
/ In conclusion your superintendent ex-
presses regret that 1t liz necessary for
him TO resign tho position which he
! has held for the past two wears, but
thorough and careful consideration
have convinced him that IL is his duty
| to take up certain work 10 which he
has been called, the acceptance OF
which makes II Impossible for him "a
give ciose attention to the work re-
+! quired by one In the superintendent
II Is not my purpose to sever my con-
nection with the Virginia Conference
or to change my residence from Nir-
Rinis- although ! shall OF necessity be
frequently absent from the State, But
( my interest inthe work of the Anti
Saloon League or Virginia Will be UNI
abated. and / shall gladly continue 70
/ serve the League on the executive anc
| legislative committees as heretofore
and many other ways. CONSTANT witt
my other duties. l am aware that this
statement Ia not In accord with q glar.
ing headline in the News Leader this a
ternoon which states that DIR. Cannon
IL Leaving the Anti Saloon Prey t.
Dlssensson." DIR. Cannon is not leaving
the Anti Saloon League and from the
practical unaminity OF the League to-
day In adopting the Legislative Re-
port entire IL Is evident that ii is not
a prey 10 dissension'. But these two
statements are as accurate as they
usually are.
Essentially q League.
In conclusion speaking as ore wnt
has been with the League from the be-
ginning, who has studied its princi'
PIES, and iabored for it's success. I wish
TO emphasize as strongly as possib!a
the one basal fact. The Anti saiHot
League OF Virginia and OF the United
States is distinctly and essentially Z
League, and wish to write the wore
League In capital letters. It is no
the teueprsnce workers of the Bapts
Church, or OF the Methodist church, o'
of the Episcopal Church. or of any spe'
cial denomination. 1t is a League of al
tbs temperance workers ,of4> al1, tut
churches. II Ia not the Temperance
workers In the Democratic party, or II
the Republican party, nor those WIT
. believe In a distinctive Third Frohi
ton party II is League of the TEN
|, pesnnce workers OF all parties. Il Il
not the temperance workers among tn
men. or the temperance workrs amonI
the women. II In Legtie OF the tenn
, perance workers OF all sexes.
| Strength In unity Of Purpose.
r In short, II Is a body of men ans
, women bound together into league
, the position of which ts declared b!
, The strength Of the league lies II
the singleness and In the unity OF pur
pose--the abolition OF the saloon ant
! IL has grown because OF the Wild
. tolerance OF the members of the view
, and conduct of men and women pro
vided only they are working to tn
same end--the destruction of tn
saloon. No problem has been NOR
dificult to solve than to determine hov
fast the league could go and keep tn,
league intact. At the very first con
, vention there were speeches which
favored an immediate demand TO
Statewide prohibition. The men wh'
made them were sincere, but II tina
position had been taken there woul'
have been no league OF all the force
opposed to the saloon.
There would have been nobody il
the league but Statewide prohibition
lists, and that would not have been
league OF all the temperance workers
Step by step We have moved for
ward. sometimes faster than some ap
proved, sometimes more slowly thai
some demanded. We have been &C
: cused as traitors to the cause OF tenn
J perance because we would not NOV
: upon battalion OF the army befor
. the other was ready to advance. w
: have been goaded by our enemies +
! take radical action which would driv
: from us the conservative element o
the AState. and 30 defeat our ultimat
: aim. We have been misunderstood b.
many good persons who were not &C
quainted with all the vital facts. Blu
we have come to the good hour. to tn
largest and most representative con
vention In our history, with more O
the good people OF Virginia marching
under our banner than ever before
because Of broad tolerance and grea
\ ma t}arra with the vfNvra nj ZACH Othe