The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-19

the people who are engaged In the
liquor traffic in the State OF Virginia
and urged his hearers to cooperate
with the Anti Saloon league in their
tixht to abolish this evil
DIR. Hatcher said in part, ''this has
been great day for Richmond and we
have made great showing at the
services which were held throughout
the city today.
1T is great thing TO lift this terri
BILE burden. this awful appetite for
liquor from those who are too weak
to throw ii off themselves.
THE liquor business should he
abolished from the face of thu earth.
II is a business that has wounded and
stripped and left dead and half dead,
a multitude of people in Richmond
and I hope that the people of this
congregation Will unite in their efforts
to wipe II out"
Calls for Christian Aid.
In his sermon at the Centenary
Methodist church yesterday morning,
lpr. T.. FL. Cherrington, of the National
Anti Saloon league, spoke of the
saloon evil and besides tracing the his
tory OF the temperance movement
spoke at length upon the necessity OF
the church aiding in securing the edn-
cation of the people to such an ex-
tent as TO secure the passage OF pro-
hibition laws and a sentiment which
would see that such laws were en-
forced after their passage.
Christ came to this world TO bring
Heaven here and not so much as TO
bring us to heaven WAS the thought
emphasized by the minister. He said
that all temperance movements we're
In the nature of Christ In this respect
and that they needed the support and
aid of the Christian people. Most of
the tenn peTence movements of recent
date, he explained, and then went on
To tell of how, within the last fifty
years, ministers of the gospel were al
lowed to serve wines on their tables
The great majority Of the efforts made
to correct the drink evil proved un-
successful until the antisaloon league
began 10 wage war against the saloons.
The battle has been fought In the
country and the splaller towns of the
State said Dr. Cherrington. and the
great fight remains to be fought and
won In the cities That fight is now
on and all Christians should stand by
the movement and aid in every pos
sible way to secure the passage OF the
law closing the bar rooms and the
enforcement of the law after its
passage"
Other services yesterday were:
II O'CLOCK services
Centenary NJ. E.-E. II. CHEERING
Isroad4street NJ. n--Rs~. r.. r.
Reeves.
Monument M. E,-Rev. J. d. Nc
Ahster.
Union Station NJ E.--Rev. Ed. j.
Richardson.
Clay-Street NJ. E.-~Rev. d. Hep
burn
Central VI E.~~Rev. VI. A. Cooper.
st James M. E.--~Mr. J. w. Neel,
Grare-Street Baptlst---Rev. w AS
bury Christian. =. y.
Nenable-Street Baptist-~Rey. c, A.
Jenkins
Calvary Baptist ~-Rev. s. c. Hatcher.
ID. ID.
Paramount Baptist~-Rev Decatur
Edwards.
Barton Heights Baptist--~Rev. r..
II. Bowden.
4 O'Clock Services.
Erace-Street Baptisf--ReW. n. G.
Hatcher. ID. y.
Bainbridge-Street Baptist--,Rev. r.
A. Baker, ~. y.
Denny. Street M E--Rey. J. d Nc
Alister
Epworth M. E-~Rev. Decatur Ed
wards.
Paramount NJ. E.--Mr J. w. Neel.
st. Paul's NJ. E.--Rev T, r. Reeves,
Broaddus Memorial Baptist REV.
Ed. J. Richardson.
Laurel Street NJ. E.----Rev. ID. Hep
burn.
Highland Park Baptist--Rev. ]. NJ,
Rowland.