Evening journal., 1913-10-18
RALLY FOR
TEMPERANCE
Anti Saloon League Workers
in the City Pulpit on
Sunday
Mr.. POOLE TALKS OF
HAZEL LAW DECISION

At First Presbyterian, Bethany Bap-
tist. Harrison Street NJ E., East Lake
Methodist. and other of the Whining
ton churches. Temperance Field Day
will be appropriately observed on
Sunday, with addresses on the respec-
tive churches. by special speakers.
Nearly all the pastors have promised
to speak on the subject of temperance
at one service on Sunday. in their
churches; and, to add to the interest,
some of them will exchange pulpits
with other pastors.
OF the speakers the interest centers
particularly in the Hon. John c. Wool
ey, who will address mass meetings
at the Majestic Theatre, at 345
o'clock, and in the evening, at the
New Castle NJ. E. Church, at 8 o'clock.
II is claimed by many that Mr..
Wooley is the worlds greatest leader,
writer, and lecturer, in temperance
work. He spoke to large audiences in
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church,
at Georgetown, last Tuesday night,
and at Newark on Friday night.
The Rev. DR.. George Edward Reed
will be the speaker at Harrison Street
Methodist Episcopal Church. While
President of Dickinson College, for
nearly a quarter of a century before
becoming pastor of Grace Methodist
Church, of this city. DR.. Reed was
among the leaders in temperance work
in Pennsylvania, and is we'll known
to Wilmingtonians The Rev. G. T
Anderson, pastor of Harrison Street
| Church. will preach at Grace
The special speaker at the morning
service at First Presbyterian Church
will probably be the Rev. Cyrus p
Keen, of the Eastern Shore district
with headquarters at Salisbury. Nd
Caleb E. Burchenal, of the vii.
mington bar will be the speaker al
Bethany Baptist Church.
The Rev. W. G. Poole will probably
speak at Eastlake Methodist in the
morning. This is not far from the
McCabe Memorial Congregation al
Boulevard and Twenty-second street
where Mr. Poole was pastor for three
years.
( At Eastlake Presbyterian Church
! the speaker at the evening service
will be the Rev Cyrus P. Keen Clay.
mont and other churches will be as
signed
/ Mr.. Poole Comments on Hazel Law
Commenting on the Hazel law, Su
/ perintendent Poole.a of the Anti-Sa
/ loon League, said: Sentiment for it Il
growing stronger every day in Ken
J and Sussex Like any new law, i
took time to get conditions adjuste'
to it's workings. The dry people" o
Kent and Sussex are very happy witt
It. and declare that it has eliminate
the entrance of 75 per cent. of tn
amount of liquor shipped into SUISSE
and Kent, before its passage.
"The recent recommendation b
Judge William H. Adkins. sitting I
the Carolina County Court of Mar,
land that the Grand Jury of that cour
ty should seek to secure a delegatio
to the next Maryland Legislator
pledged to the enactment of a simila
law for the nine Eastern Shore coun
ties OF Maryland Mr.. Poole says tha
the drift Of public opinion is
strengthen and extend the law rathe
than repeal it,"
When asked what would be the pla
of the campaign for the "Drys" in tn
future. Mr.. Poole said 1T would nc
be wise leader who. gave out the OF
der of his battle line TO the foe. More
over / am not the boss or dictator
am only the servant of the "drys
The people of Delaware must settl
;. their own future. and | am willing
trust them TO do IL better than | coul
do IT,"