The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-20
TEMPERANCE FOLKS
. TO JOIN COMMITTEE
VIII ALIGN ITSELF WITH THE
MOVEMENT TO SUPPRESS
JUVENILE VICE.
WORK AT STATE FAIR
sooTH WILL nE MAINTAINED AND
~.s.sso SOUVENIR PAMPHLETS
WILL NE DIsTRIsUrED
WITH ICE wATER
WORK AT STATE FAIR

The woman's Temperance League
| OF America has given it, endorsement
OF the move to suppress juvenile vice
| and witkco- operate with the minister
| ial union and the Juvenile Protective
society in the campaign to be inausu-
rated.
At the regular quarterly meeting OF
the board OF directors OF the Wo
mans Temperance League Of Ameri-
en-. held on Wednesday IN the neao :
quarters At Is South Third street vI
sided over by Mrs. Georgia May job
son, the president. the following reeo-
tuition. introduced by DR.. Olive IN
rersoil. was unanimously adopted.
Whereas, we recognize a crying oe-
mand in our city for strong, concerted
hetfen on The part-of tnd4YtatiAls anu
orra nizations in the present warfare
against the social evil and Tor the
protection OF our girls. therefore.
Resolved. First. That We nerepy
pledge ourselves to use our influence
In every way possible TO secure more
perfect enforcement OF already exist
ing laws; and
SECOND. That we express our will
, finxness to cooperate with the Min
isterial union. the Juvenile Protective
society and the city mayor In the
campaign which they have inauku-
ra ted with a view to petitfoning the
legislature of 1914 to 30 amend the
present statute that the age OF con-
sent shall be raised from fourtsen TO
eighteen years,
Preparing Fer Fair.
Final preparations made dor
the booth at the State Fair. The
Ieaeue will have 10000 unique SOU
venirs this year. full OF valuable In :
formation. The committee reported
orders having been given for many
thousand pages Of literature for free
distribution. They will maintain
rest room tastefuiiy arranged and
will serve ice water free.
Report from the Field Secretaries
showed eleven new Leagues organized
and over soc pledge sixners secured.
I The League will serve lunch Al
money to push the work. II decided
| by unanimous vote 10 observe We'd
day. Nov. 18th, rs the day for fasting
and PRAYER for the work. Mrs. John
Lindsay presented an encouraging re-
port Of the last day Of fasting and
prayer that was held. which report
was as follows.
Fasting and Prayer
.As the Hast meeting Of the Board
OF Directors the President reported,
after prayfui consideration and ear
meet efforts, to secure Acid secretary.
each effort proved futile.
And she felt we could not afford
| to lcitey In this supreme and press
Ting duty Realizing the conditions
In the great harvest fieid had reached
crisis and 70 miss the opportunity
OF this hour would be fatal The or
ganiRtion must apprise herself Of
| this serious fact or else be found
lawfully delinauent" in supreme and
urgent duty.
, "A suggestion was made TO ask the
ia dies what they thought of appoint
ing day to fast. and pray. asking God
to send the organization a ccnsecrat-
ed man or Woman emfnentiy fitted
for this work Il am sure that was
| just what God wanted1, The vote
was unanimous and 30 like unto the
day Of old. these good women gath
lered together to pray and talk about
things Divine and what had seemed TO
be q calamity was blessing, for Il
led Us into closer walk with God
Such day. such glorious day.
spent In Holy Communion and Fell
! lnMship with our Lord. 9 blessed
Thought. Really that Was what Jesus
wanted us to do. For Iesps clearly
shows that He wants to draw His
/ Disciples into fellowship with Him.
When In his yeaFninE over lost souls
He said. Pray We, therefore. the Lord
of harvest that He send forth more
/ la bourers into His harvest Jesus
WAS grieved and distressed and had
spent the night before ON the mount
Lin prayer. The next day He nnbur-
| dened Hfs soul 70 Hin Disciples t.
! whom He said. The harvest truly Il
/ pierteous but the labcurefe are few.