Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-22
LIQUORS OVERTHROW
IS VITAL QUESTION,
CONVENTION IS TOLD
Says Hundred Million Is Spent on
Arrest of Criminals Made
Vicious by Rum
AGAINST WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Baptists Told That the Vote Makes
Women Masculine and Takes
Away Mems Respect

The overthrow of the liquor traffic
will be the most important question
confronting the voter in 1915. accord
ing to the statements of the Rev. c. d.
Patterson. of Pittsburgh, in an ad-
dress before the Colored Baptist con-
vention to-day.
Facts and figures submitted by DR..
Patterson showed that the liquor prob
lem is the most vital thing in the
United States to-day. He said that
500, 900 is spent annually for the
arrest of criminals and that 80 per
cent. of crimes committed are due to
intoxication. He said the thousands of
strikes that yearly occur in the United
States cost more than $780, 100000
and are in many cases the result OF
liquor.
"Seventy-five thousand drunkards
are buried annually and billion dol
lars is spent on liquor, which drags
people to destruction, impedes the
progress of the nation and breaks up
homes" he declared. A comparison
between a wet" and a dry" state
shows a big difference in every re-
spect, he showed.
"A dry state goes forward because
there is nothing to stop 1t; wet one
goes backward" he said.
Doesn't Favor Suffrage
In his address DIR. Patterson said
that he does not favor womanS suf-
frage He believes that women who
have the vote become masculine and
lose the respect of the men. He
thinks. howver, that the women of the
United States should help to abolish
the sale of liquor, because their help
in this fight is of great Importance.
THE place for women is in the home,
but If the sale of liquor is not stopped
q L.. 1. l., a.ns1 Tnr
Patterson.
The second days session of the con-
Vention opened at $50 o'clock this
morning in st. Paul Baptist Church.
State and Cameron streets. After a
short devotional exercise the secretary
read the minutes of the previous day.
These were adopted with only a few
| corrections.
Report of Mission Work
The Rev. Joseph Spells. state mis-
sionary secretary, read his report of
the state missionary work. The Rev.
Joseph Spells in one year visited 81
churches, Baptist Young Peoples
| Unions and 2S Sunday schools. He
travelled 4.072 miles. preached 144
| sermons and after expenses, etc, were
paid reported balance of $177.79 in
the state missionary treasury.
To Discuss Educational Work
Tonight educational work through
out the state will be discussed by presi-
! dents of various educational insti-
| tutions. Il. X. Hedgeman will preach
a sermon on educational work after
short addresses by other men on the
| schools they represent The Priscilla
! Home will be discussed by the Rev. E.
| w. Moore: the Fairfax Baby Home by
| the Rev. T. II. c. Messer; the Virginia
| Seminary and College by the Rev. r.
C. Woods. of Lynchburg. Va, and the
| Downingtown Industrial Home by w.
| a. Credit.
| At the session late yesterday after
noon reports of the treasurer and cor
responding secretary were read. The
| treasurer, the Rev. S. ]. Jones, an
nounced that there was just $1.49- in
the treasury after the expenses of the
year up to this time were paid.
Big Membership Gains
The Rev. Alexander Childs. corre-
spending secretary, in his report told
| of the Improvement in the schools of
the state and of the good work done
! by the Baptist Young Peoples Union.
He also asked the people to pledge
their support to the missions, both at
| home and abroad. After the reports
were read the president of the conven-
! ton, the Rev. DIR. e. w. Johnson, gave
his annual address to the delegation,
which is the largest in the history of
the convention. He spoke of the i'm
| provement in the convention and of
the increase in the membership of the
churches In the state.
New Officers
The Rev. DR.. johnson was elected
president for the fifteenth consecutive
time at the session yesterday. His
opponent was the Rev. J. Fl. Dwelle,
| of Pittsburgh hut DR. JohnsoIf-Was
elected by AZ big majority. Other off,
GERS elected are:
First vice-president. the Rev. II. w
! IChilds, of Pittsburgh; second vice