The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-25

territory through the Interstate Com
solutely essential for the protection of
that territory which has voted ''dry."
1t Is an outrage that the law permits
the citizens Of Richmond. Danville,
Petersburg. Bristol, etc, TO ship in
toxicants into the State of North
Carolina, when North Carolina has de-
clared by a great majority that she
does not want intoxicants. and the
horrible results which flow from their
use within her bounds.
The passage OF such a national
liquor law Is more important for the
good Of the country than any other
law, State or national. that is under
consideration. There Is to be "A great
conference in the City of Washing
ton on December l2-14th, with this
law as the principal subject for dis
cussion. Let As many OF US as pos
sible attend that conference whether
regularly appointed as delegates or
not. Especially let us inform our
senators and representatives that We
not only expect them to vote for this
legislation when it In presented, but
that We expect them to work actively
to secure the passage Of such legis-
lation through the committees and
then through both Houses OF Con-
greaA With such law upon the
statute books the knell OF the liquor
traffic would be sounded in every
Southern State, and in every part OF
the nation.
Brethren, let US not be weary In
we'll doing. Let us press forward
never wayering in this our holy war,
The stars In their courses fight
against SiserA." Take AS an example
OF the results OF our labors this beau
tiful little city in which we meet to-
day. When the writer lived here
AS a young man, the town was cursed
by the saloon. and many, very many
OF her brightest and fafrest were Of
fered up upon the affairs OF appetite
and coveteousness. But the women
of the town determined that they
would no longer yield their sons for
slaughter. and their daughters to be
the widows OF drunkards, and they
formed a Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union, and day after day.
month after month. year after year.
those noble White Ribboners sowed
the seed. Some smiled. some sneered.
some opposed. but these women loved
their children and their friends. and
love 'endureth ell things" The years
went by and one good day. six or
eight years ago. harvest. time came.
and the saloon was swept out OF Sal
isbury, and who would bring II back
God is with us. The conflict Is
raging. We win lose a battle here
and there, we will be in doubt as TO
methods, and may halt for time as
We plan for future campaign. but Ii
war will never send, until the liquor
traffic Is outiawed, until It is recog-
ntzezd and declared 10 bs acrtmtnaf
by the law OF civilization as 1t has
already been declared by the law OF
God. The God of battle will die.
His people speedily TO bring In thai
glorious day.
10 Your committee presents the FOL
lowing resolutions for adoption.
Resolved 1st We rejoice In every
movement for the destruction OF the
uouor traffic We pledge ourselves
to declare In our own pulpits the
attitude of our church toward the
| licensed liquor traffic as set forth IN
! the Discipline, and in reports adopt
/ ed from time to time by our Cener-
al Conferences. Especially do we en-
dorse and commend the interdenomi
( national non partisan and anti-saloon
league movement, which Is the spirl
| and power OF tho Evangelical Churcr
! Of Jesus Christ In waging such an I'M
compromisinG warfare against the So
loon. Likewise We are in hearty sym
pathy with the work OF our womei