The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-24
bAPT|STS UNITE
IN THE MOVEMENT
AGAINST LIQUOR
Dover Association Devotes
Closing Session To Temper
ance and Adopts Resolutions

Declaring the term local seif-go
eminent to be q missioner, condemn
ing the action Of the State fair direc-
tors in again deciding to sell liquor a,
the fair grounds and endorsing the
work OF the Anti-Saloon League OF
virginia, the Dover baptist association
ended It's sessions AZ West Point yes
terday afternoon. The closing session
OF the association was devoted to the
temperance cause. and an address,
printed below in fail, was delivered on
the occasion of the adoption OF the
temperance report by Isaac piggs, 81
prominent member OF the Richmond
bar.
The days session was opened with
prayer by Rev. w f. Robertson. and
the moderator announced the follow
ing standing committees: Education
board. A. r, Clark, A. r. pugh and
W. II. Turpin denofninationai educa-
ton, w. H. Harris. r, Fl Isbeli and
X; c. Gambler; Sunday schools and col
portage, c. A. Hall + r. John and
X. T. Pull; State missions j. j. Mitchell
w. r. Rroaddus and w H Lawson
nome missions c, O Ally, s. s White
ana l.. NJ Fox; foreign missions. f. W
Billings, W. c. Saunders and ]. b.
Wood; ministerial relief w r Kirk
w. Fl. Bradley and ]. w ptnnfck: or
phanage. A. f, Patterson G. B. Svdnor
and T. r. Marahle; evangelism. w. T..
Hall. r. r. Winfree and W. T.. Car
neal: temperance, Carter Ashton Jen-
ktns, j. T. Tucker and w Y Mahon;
taymen's movement. r. A. Gary, w. p.
Duke and r. M. Gwathmsv.
r C. Garden discussed the chart Of
the eastern section and was followed
by others
address on the subject The Church. Its
development. and conducted an open
rarlimert on this theme The sermon
OF the day was preached by Rev w
T. Bremner. and 4 recess Was taken
The afternoon session opened with
prayer by Rev. G. r. parkey. who then
offered resolution thanking the PEG
pie OF West Point for their hospitality
10 the association.
The convention was invited 10 meat
next year at Sharon. but the selection
Of the meeting place was left to the
executive committee
The report on temperance was read
oy w f. Robertson and discussed bv
isaac biggs and others. Rev Mr. Ruad
Tor thirty years missionary to Porto
Rico. was introduced 10 the convention
which then proceeded to re-elect all us
old officers for another term. IA rem
rVsohtAtiVe TO the southern Baptist
association. A. L. Holiday was elected
with w. F. Robertson as alternate
resolution of respect for the late r. Fl
Elicit. for many years a meuhsr ~
the Dover association was read hv
@. H. Sheriff. and unanimously
adopted.
Test of Resolutions
FoIlowing Is the temperance repnrt
as adopted by the association. fol-
lowed by the speech OF Isaac D,ges
on the subject matter of the report,
Ihe growth ~ the temperance
sentiment IL one of the wonders Of
the age Ne have passed from the
time when few feeble resolutions
were adopted by some religious bodies
at infrequent intervals. to the time
~hen temperance Is vital question
In all great religious gatherings. a
question OF profound interest in legis
lative halls, both State and national.
The time has come when leading
men OF this. and OF other nations
openly declare that the saloon Is a
curse. that drunkenness Is crime,
that intemperance breeds insanity.
pauperlsm. crime. disease. death;
that the saloon is the enemy Of the
home the school and the church.
AS has been said. 1.-THE saloon is
the greatest enemy OF all that is good.
ana the greatest friend of all that is
bad 1t breaks the hearts of wives
and mothers. and not only causes in
nocent children TO go unclothed and
unfed, but brings them into this world
hampered BY inherited disease and
tendencies. which unit them
for lighting successfully the battle of
life; or fulfilling the will Of their
creator In being a blessing to human
lty and clarifying the name of God
The saloon Is the destroyer Of virtue.
the enemy of peace and prosperity,
The curse Of the nome and society, a
blight upon the fair name of State
and nation, IT not only shortens the
life and damns the soul of its patron.
ont brings wreck and ruin to others
md sends unnumbered innocent vic
Inns to untimely graves. Cody wo-
men of this nation have been saying
Tor years: The saloon must go" Let
LII Cody men of this fair Common
wealth. men who would protect in
,ocent women and helpless children,
men who would defend the home
against all that Is vile, and vicious.
md ruinous. men who fear God and
ejoice at the onward march OF right
let all such men, by the
trength of their moral character. by
Ho power u speech ana example,
md by their votes ON September %,
9l4. say; The saloon shall go, and ,
20 forever from the sacred soil of {
his dear old State of ours,'
In conclusion your committee re- !
pectfully submit the following for /
our approval:
l. We observe with profound re-
ret the attitude OF certain news
'apers and well known individuals, {
the Statewide movement /
hese men and papers, however sin
ere. are certainly lending their aid /
o q great and mighty evil in our /,
ntdst. viz: the licensed saloon 8
Z. Tho Local y Self-Government /
eague 10 q nuisance. the men most d
in this movement. are un- /
villing to leave the dry actions OF I