The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-04

practfCal, ConSecrated purpose. Otnef
strong sentences worthy of repro
duction here are:
Being faithful 10 ones family Is
not all of being faithful to ones
country"
mo one is faithful in part. There
is no measure to 1t; nor are there
bounds by which we can measure IT.
and neither is there any way in which
to do 1t In half"
I've come to you to get and give
the big idea--vote to secure iegisla-
ton that will end the liquor traffic.
l represent not only Australia. but
speak for humanity. and appeal for
justice as it holds the right to a sane
world, uncorrupt with drunken men,
undefiled with the tramp in the street.
want you to heed me, not because
come fran a foreign land, nor be-
cause / am a member of the w. C. T.
u, nor yet because l am a woman,
but because you have a conscience
and should heed It: because you have
q home and should be true to it"
Came $4,000 Miles to Convention.
Miss Gladys Cooper. a young girl
Of South Australia, came IL. 900 miles
to attend the convention. In her
admirable talk she said: You have
very hazy ideas of Australia. I have
been asked what language we speak
Do you know that Australia is the
same size of your United States? The
difference is that you have ninety
millions OF people and we have four
millions. This condition makes our
country one of vast distances. but our
temperance ranks are getting over
the ground with gratifying speed"
Miss Mabel Bedow. a missionary
Just from Palestine, referred to the
lamentable conditions in Jerusalem in
which city drunkenness liz on the in
crease and where the priests of the
Greek Church give the communion in
bread dipped In fermented wine to
children who acquire the alcohol
taste
Mrs. Anderson Hughes Drew dele
gate from New Zealand, mad an adj
dress in Flatbush Congregational
church, her text being the humility
gospel (St John $3.50; ut surprises
me to hear that you have laws that
are not enforced. Where / live we
enforce laws. If the offenders are lax
retire them and put in others, some
people fuss up when asked to Join
the w. c. r. L. and say 1t is no fault
OF theirs that some people drink i'm
moderately. and all that sort of thing
But Christ never asked, why should
be inconyenicnced? and what Is their
position. There is no excuse for sober
men and women to stand idly by and
not lend a helping hand while men
and women are being dragged down TO
degradation and death"
1t Is impossible to specifically re-
fer to all the brilliant addresses by
representatives from the nations of
the earth. nor to refer to every
feature" of the great convocation,
But collection Of the striking cpl
grams and 81 pen picture of the pretty
scenes and incidents, would make a
charming and valuable volume.
Dixie, Forever.
No home or foreign speakers more
delighted their audiences than our own
Mary Harris Horuer. Of Gs orgia. to
whose consecrated efforts is so largely
due the success of prohibition in
Georgia and West Virginia. Her whole
soul lis afiame with devotion to the
cause and the newspaper reporters de
scribed her style as SIOUX stirring,
quick, vivid, emphatic and, above all,
strenuous. Her command of Ian
guage is wonderful and she has mas
tered her subject in all It's details and
phases. Mrs. Horner introduced the
resolution against the sale of intoxi-
1saSlt7 oi' O&tdit t4ElGiSs WHICH WAS
adopted She believes
the Titanic would now be ahoat but
for the use OF wine on the Inflated
steamer BY the way. the Richmond
people will have an opportunity to
hear the Georgia Cyclone" next Feb
ruary. as she has an engagement with
the w. C. r. l.. of our capital city
during that month.
The white slave traffic was intelli-
gently discussed, and denounced. The
was unanimous in its OPP
position to any system of segregation
or OF any compromise on the part OF
legislation regarding the
Of vicious resorts. Things
immoral should neither be sanctioned
by legislature nor permitted to exist
under any pretext. 1t is nothing short
Of criminal for officers to keep silent
regarding known places of .nfamy on
the pretext that they are necessary
evils" Ga contradiction in terms) or
that they are being restricted" They
should be prohibited. Every effort
should be pur forth TO guard the young
life Of today against the snares set
for their downfall. This summarizes
the convention.
Jerry McAuley Mission.
One OF the most delightful ex-
periences of this writer was the visit
of several of us 10 the Jerry McAuley
mission. We had long desired to see
he spot made famous by the great
sinner who was so wondrously saved
by grace and whose life's work for
others did not cease with his death
We attended a service in this mission
hall and Mrs, w. l.. Bales, OF Rich
mond. sang a solo with exquisite
sweetness Everything pertaining to
his mission has an air of practical
oility, and 1t is doing a great work in
Is sphere.
The closing scenes of the conven-
ion We're very impressive. Eight
'aiiors from Uncle Sans battleships
zane on the stage In their sailors
yarb. They had signed the w. c. T.
y. pledge and were given an ovation
Is they grouped under an unfurled
old Glory" and the convention sang
All Round the World Our Cause Has
Right of Way" Representatives from
he several nations sang their national
HRS: there were one hundred one
minute talkS and the climax was the
orming OF a complete union of cir
les by the joining of hands. and sing
ng God Be With You Till We Meet
Again.