The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-18
SHAPE PLANS FOR
GREAT ASSEMBLY
DIR. CANNON RIGHTEOUSNESS OTHER
RESPONSIBILITIES TO DEVOTE
ENERGIES TO THIS.
NOT ABLE TO DO ALL
EXPRESSES REGRET AT RETIRING
FROM BLACKSTONE INsTITU-
TloN AND ArTT-sALooN
sUPERINTESDENC1
NOT ABLE TO DO ALL

Rev. DIR. James Cannon. Jr., in or
der To give much OF his time and
thought to shaping plans and getting
into operation the Southern Assembly
to be established at Waynesvilie. n.
G., has resigned both the position Of
associate principal OF the Blackstone
Female Institute and that of superln-
tendent OF the Anti-Saioon League OF
Virginia. He relinquishes both of
these positions with great reluctance.
but feelsi mpelied to 90 so by the I'M
portance of the great work which.
by the unanimous vote of the exec
utfve committee Of the laymen's
movement. he was asked TO assume
as general superintendent of the as
sembly. An ideal location for the
assembly Is afforded by the property
acquired at Waynesvile. as told in
The Virgtnian several days ago. IL
Is proposed TO make th.. assembly to
the South what Ocean Grove and
Winona Lake are to their sections.
There VIII he parks, hotels. great
auditorium and upliftin Creatures.
such as Bible conference, a training
school for Christian workers. mission
airy. Sunday school and educational
conferences
In an editorial for this weeks
Christian Advocate, announcing that
he has resigned the positions referred
10 and also that OF conference secre-
tary of education. DIR. Cannon says.
/ have resigned the position OF as
scciate principal of Blackstone Fe-
male Institute, to which I was ap-
pointed at the last annual conference.
Rev. Thomas II. Reeves will in the
future be the sole principal OF the In
stitute. His work. since his appoint
rfAsa nfx,fa rarfNN .4ivR Afnr
1910. gives evidence that he is COM
petent to carry on that great work
successfully. ! shall continue to he
one of the trustees of the institute.
and shall ever retain great in
terest in the institution. for which
1t was my privilege 10 labor for six
teen years, and where ! made many,
very many. strong. delightful and en-
during friendsships. In severing my
connection with II I rejoice to know
that it In filed to OVERLOOKING with
girls who are receiving thorough in
struction under positively Christian
1t ia the lowest priced high grade
school in Virginia, If not in the entire
country. to-day. giving as IT does fun
board laundry and full itinerary tu-
ition for $3.50 per year.
l have also resigned my position of
superintendent of the Anti Saloon
League Of Virginia 1t Is hardly neces-
sary to say that my interest in the
temperance work in the State OF vir-
ginia and In the country at large Is un-
abated. but the position of Superin-
fendent of the Anti Saloon league of
Virginia requires more of mans
time and thought than 1t will be pos
sible for me to give it in connection
with this new work. shall remain for
a time at least on the Executive, Leg
islative and Headquarters Committee
of the League. and shall give such as :
sistance In the work Of those commit
tees as opportunity will permit. Moth
ing but a strong conviction OF the great
Importance OF the new work to which
| have been called would cause me to
resign the SUPPLEMENTARY OF the An
ti-Saloon League OF Virginia, an or
ganization which. under the blessing
OF God, has assisted TO Danish the
curse OF strong drink from hundreds
OF communities and thousands Of
hearthstones In our State. The licen-
sed liquor traffic 10 doomed In Virginia.
The stars IN their courses fight
against Sisera." A conscienceless hu-
uor press. which fattens upon high
priced liquor advertisements. may for
time deceive the people by it's mis-
representations In defense OF strict
~ regulated" traffic (which Is an alb
surd contradiction, when applied to
the drunkard- making husinesa)4 but
the cup OF iniauity OF the drunkard-
makers II full. and the educated sentt-
ment of the State VIII Inevitably out
law the trafiic. and declare the seller
of fntoxicants to be as great a criminal
as the seller of cocaine or any other
kind OF poison. 1t has been one Of the
greatest privileges OF my life to help
TO destroy the works OF the devil" as
manifested In the liquor traffic, and
while l cannot continue AZ State Su-
perintendent. yet ! expect to continue