Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-03
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Woodfn's introducing this report of
the committee on resolutions of which
he was chairman, a storm of protest
arose. DR.. George w. Hull, of Mil
lersville, vice president of the Inter-
county and Lancaster County No-Li-
cense campaigns at once arose to say
that the adoption of the resolution
would convert the situation into a
status-quo and that members would
"go back exactly as we came."- The
Rev. Mr.. johnson, pastor of a Phila-
delphia church, urged that a State
wide organization be formed. The
delegate along the same lines evoked
a storm of applause. The Potter
county delegate said he felt that the
meeting had been called to organize
one Statewide body, and that coun-
| ties where the organization Of anti
saloon forces was considerably weaker
| than in others would naturally expect
to look to State body for advice and
counsel.
The Rev. Mr.. Watchhorn, another
Philadelphia pastor, advanced the ar
gument that a new organization was
unnecessary. He said that it's forma-
| ton might breed jealousies among the
other organizations.
! Warm Discussion
| 1t was at this point that r. A.
Hutctison, of Pittsburgh secretary
of the board of home missions of the
| United Presbyterian church, intro
duced substitute resolution endors-
| ing and urging cooperation with the
anti-saloon league. Again the discus
sion ragged, and here one of the wom-
en- delegates present, Mrs. Morris T.
| Wood, of Downingtown, vice-presi-
dent of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Alliance spoke winged words:
II am only a woman" she said, land
| know many think that a woman's
| place is not in the forefront of the
i battle. But it does seem that you
men want to get together by having
each come each others way"
! Mrs. Wood urged that the conven-
| ton should not send the delegates
home with the impression of having
done nothing. Let us unite" she
urged. A Lebanon county delegate
started the former discussion on the
| subject by a plea that the convention
adopt the resolution.
At this juncture Rev. Mr.. Woodfin
! took the bull by the horns by meet
ing certain subterranean accusations
| in the open. He said he knew 1t was
whispered that the resolution aimed at
the Anti-Saloon league, Dut he averred
no animosity whatever against the
Anti saloon league on the contrary
they were the best of friends of that
| league.
Plea From Moore
| Upon the assurance of DIR. T.. j.
Moore, superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League of Pennsylvania, that
Mr.. Woodfin's statements were correct
and that the two organizations were
f,.in n
upon his plea that the convention do
not complicate matters by endorsing
another State organization, the agita-
ton began to subside, and after few
scattered remarks, DR.. Hull withdrew
his substitute resolution which had
been seconded by c. +. Swift. men,
her Of the Legislature from Beaver
county. DR.. Moore said the Anti
Saloon League was already at work on
the formation of a new department
to aid no-licenSe organizations.
Chairman Huston then put the ques-
tion and a volume of ayes rolled
through the church. After the silence
that followed the calling for nays, a
deep-voiced member struck up a
hymn, "Blest Be the Tie That Binds"
and the morning session adjourned.
The precipitation of the vital topic
before the meeting as to whether q
Statewide organization would be
formed, made necessary the postpone
ment 'of symphonetic discussion of
the subject, "The Relation of No
license Campaign to Temperance and
Other Sympathetic Organized Forces"
which, however, was carried out this
afternoon as follows:
Anti-Saloon League. the Rev. J.
Mitchell Bennetts, Darby, Pa. wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union,
DR.. Hannah Nick. Lyons, Lincoln UNI
versity, Pa, Chester county president;
Women's Christian Temperance AL
lance, Mrs. Norris T. Wood. vice.
president, Downingtown, Pa: Young
Mems Christian Association, the Rev.
George Wood Anderson. D. D.. Scran-