The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-08
URGE TEMPERANCE
FOLK To REGISTER
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| airy line up little, SO az to put him
hack into the city where he used to
| do business before the lines were
changed.
Following Mrs. Burgess recitation,
Mrs. M. e. Queries arose and stated
that Hoffman called at her home Just
asking that the boundary limits be
altered so as to be near his place Of
| .beezness-" o. course. Mrs. Quaries
/ did not sign the petition, and there
| Ia little likelihood that any OF her
co-workerr will sign II.
Seek Pastors Endorsement
The resolutions adopted at the
meeting Friday night will be pre-
sented to the Ministerial Union of
! Richmond and vicinity asking that
! oody's endorsement when II meets In
/ monthly session Monday at II O. clock
Yin the chapel of the Presbyterian
) Committee building on Sixth street,
near Grace.
Some of those at the meeting seem
10 be imhned with the idea that the
ministers OF Richmond are not az
| sympathetic as they should be with
the temperance movement, and II was
openly stated that the ministers are
going to be shy when IL comes to a
showdown.
Professor J. O. Atwood was among
those who voiced sentiment to this eff
feet. We also said that a large part
of the church membership can't be
relied upon TO run the saloons out of
Richmond. MIR. A. A. Yoder was anoth-
er who spoke along the same line. He
was of the opinion that the pressure
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the preachers silent on the subject of
temperance. And frequently. he said.
the temperance people have to rely On
the drunkards themselves and others
who have felt the evil effects OF liquor
to bear the bruut Of the burden at the
polls, because the church people fail
to shoulder the responsibility.
Eaptists are Criticised.
Another speaker. who desires his
name Withheld, said that the preachers
and members Of his own denomination
tBaptst) were exceptionally marked
In their opposition to agitation OF the
empcrance question in Richmond. He
referred to the fact that several Bap-
tist churches had excluded temperance
held day exercises
The Rev. Charles w. Ray. who to-
getner with the Rev. Tildeu Seherer
comprised the ministerial delegation
present, defended the preachers and
especially esrouscd their cause when
IL was stated that urgent invitations
had been extended TO every minister
in Richmond TO attend the meeting and
yet only two had responded. ~ And
neither Of these two. II was noted, were
actively engaged in ministerial work
Mr.. Ray felt sure that all the absent
ministers had some excuse for not at
tending. Several women IN the as
semblage arose and ventured similar
statements.
Bickers sounds Praise
II remained for Mr.. w. NJ. i3ickers.
however. to sound the loudest praise
for the ministers. IL the temperance
! 1aity. 4ks asserted. would only sup
port the preachers in temperance
work. matters would not be so bad.
The conservative ministry, he said. 10
behind every movement working for
the good Of n community and he de-
fled any one to say him nay. He
went on to rec!te tho instance of the
Rev. L. A. Cutler. one OF his min
isterial friends. who was once in
yited to resign because Of his activity
on behalf Of temperance, That min
lister. Mr.. Bickers asserted. was true
to his colors and gave up his pas
toral position instead OF holding on
and having his efforts against the sa-
loon squelched.
on the far-flung battle line. Mr.
Bickers insisted, the preachers would
be found fighting foremost for the
cause OF temperance and Punishment
of the saloon.
During the closing moments OF the
meeting the Rev. Mr.. Scherer took
occasion to compliment Mrs. Jobson
and her organization on the splendid
work they were doing and the good
showing they made at the meeting.
Mrs. Jobson addressed the meeting
briefly telling of the work she Was
/ doing. especially In the direction OF
arousing young men to the import
ance OF enlisting in the temperance
movement.
Institute CioRs.
| Friday afternoon. an institute.
hcIS at Union Station Methodist
church under auspices of the Wornan's
/ Temperance League OF America. was
! brought to a close with an address
I by the Rev J. r. Johnson. pastor OF
| Verable Street Baptist church. In
which he stressed the fact that men
can accomplish little toward running
! the saloons out OF business without
the assistance of the women who, he
said. are the buiwark of the move.
ment.
Another strong address was that Of
the Rev. .. Clay Lilly. pastor OF Grace
Street Presbyterian church. who dis
cussed the scientific. effect OF alcohol
ON the human System. His talk show
ed study and research, in the opinion
OF those who heard IL.
Individual Drswsrise.
The Rev. Paul 6a1nson. OF Chicago,
medical evangelist. talked on the sub
Ject OF individual breweries. showing
how persons can convert their sys.
TENS into veritable breweries by in
judicious eating and drinking.
4 feature OF the morning meeting
was the conservation OF the fourteen
month old baby boy of Mrs. w. p.
Jores nj Waterbury. Conn, to the
cause OF temperance. Mrs. Jones, who
formerly resided in Richmond, has been
visiting relatives here for several |
| weeks. She delayed her return to
Connecticut in order to have her child |
consecrated 70 temperance. Mrs. J. |