The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-21
REPORT FOR NORTHERN (
DISTRICT ENCOURAGING

report AT G1uAEsS StSAAkAA "a N&tG &AsskA-
Saiaon League OF Virginia:
This report covers period OF thir-
teen months. January, 5slS, to Fehru-
sly l. 1878 inclusive
yoiif district superintendent cheer
su1fy recognizes the goodness and
mercy OF God" during these months OF
varied, snd sometimes trying. expert
,sncns ard is especially grateful for The
stead erowth Of sentiment and mark
ed Improvement in organization in the
Tbprc Is iio doubt OF a much greater
demand for an enabling ACT In North
eYn Virginia. Ia district conferences,
associations and other meetings and
services snure tsute WAS given and more
enthusiasm elected for Temperance
than ever before, Many leading mem
preachers and iaytneB-~-were more out
spoken than ever tn thsir dAsap3t oval
81 the refusal %. tha Virginia senate TO
euWeEr with tine house Tia the paSs3t4 g
~ ihe era bling act last year,
A workers conference, called by the
superintendent of the district was held
at Falls Church December 19th 10 was
attended By about forty representative
Ys1en from the seve94 counties in. wAich
the csli was issued TIE most OF THESE
we're }aBrOeR--lnSdiuE bankers, laWS egst
farmers. capitalists and either business
7lcn-thus showing the grip the gem-
ptrancG question has upon the hearts
of Tie good people of Northern VIZ
EsulA. Ia this ueetipE, here praEtt-
cal plans 81 oFsantSat ion apd other llFe
topics were discussed. valuable assist
a1fce waS rendered boy Eevs. F. G Din
AS'Hs $500 2 " 57s. 80 -
fs@pbNrn as6alG have been present but
a." N "a,
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added that mir. WeEtwopd HutchispH.
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= IN gsst - - - )
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The Nntt1era district office. by tHe
Ne@ral3t3 " q few friends, BIAS been
hattar equipped vain q f&fEer printing
press rvs ola ere be3q& SOLO ana ap~
Ihe larger press does better and more
sahsieMtfa} JOB w@Gfc. though 500 #il
lists in tne literature packet fer fF@c
distribution az this invention are the
Trodact ~ this press. Sine s0perinten-
aHnt being editor. compiler foreman
afs0 printers devl% of the establish
sae0t
II may be interesting 10 know that
tha equipment Of the. Northern district
office WIKI writegpTrss, sddressoEraph
sF0abofype. excellent mailing list az
the names ~ voters ia the Eighth con
gr1ssteaa} district. etc, PLAYED no small
III tae Judsc. larry committee Of fhe house
of representatives Of congress NJ the
most crucial stage Of this bill ia Jan
uarF hundreds Of letters upon several
occasions were sent to the Constituents
of the representative Of the Eighth dis
irlet, who was "A neuqb her Of tha COM
utittee ON the judiciary ard chairman
at subcommittee No a. having the
lNsbh bill before II. He &ad advised
us that he was favorable 10 the re-
pert OF the webb bill hut knowing the
Tremendous opposition and influence Of
the liquor traffic against the measure,
The voters in the EiHhth district were
asiyixcd to exnrass r. their renresel,-
tatfxe their appreciation Of his stand
on the bllA and let him know that they
fairly safe TO assume that upwards Of
two or three thousand communications
from TIRE Eignth 6lstrfet were thus
placed before the committee or the 5n-
sffeiarv, ara sUt.sfanfial aid r{ven bv
virginia towards "a favorable report on
1hN webb b43i and its adoption by the
This statistical report at your super
intenaent VIII NOW be presented How
ewer. let II be borne IN mind that a
number al rainy sfsndave last year re.
dueed collections terw materially II
Is also rr4te that his ffn@aeial work al
the past year was confined almost ex-
ciusively to Northern virginia where
there IS no considerable ndmber OF
towns that compare favorahly with
like territory In the lower part of tho
STATE. and where there are nu large
cities from which on one Sunday a
speaker can Frequently procure a. much
money as can be gotten iii the rural
districts in q month Moreover, one
of the fnost productive sections of she
SortherF district financially the North
ern Neck of virginia. was Transferred
to another district the past year. "a
5s also we'll known faet TO preachers
aad mission workers that considerable
sections Of Northern Virginia have not
yet come a}to&e2hte rroxn under the OLD
auti-miNS8om Influences ard training on
former yeafR, nnd hence the spirit ot
liberalnv therein Is not wen developed
AZ IN those sections - 3HG State whict
bave been more fortunate in their mis-
gfnnar& Influences for lie liz Il fact tina
where There is the largest dcyeioPmeui
al thn missionary. spirit there ta GORE.
spending hberaiity towards temper
auce aid Qther departments ng th'
Lords work Perhaps an extreme IL
experience OF the writer Of this rapUrt
L pa,a his drAt HL4l& .aad .lI3s laae5ie.s. u
a church in very wealthy aRricul,
tuFal district, where is was said iha
about Sl75, 09o or SEho coo was repre-
scented ia lac c06urGgatt0n not "a sub
snriptlun card wgs signed and onll
Sise was received in The collection
Ey their sympathetic hearing and from
ffe tear STAINED faces Of some III,
SPEAKER waS iea 10 believe that tri
IMPRESSION was being made Their,
w&A, hat not upon the nerves connect
ing with the peck 81 book
During the tbirteeu months 1873 ser
mons and addresses were delivered apt
ceipts were s2,5s427 III unpaid SUB