The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23

declared, have made it one OF the most
heaHhfut,
And there are no saloons In Pan
ANA" amended w. f. Hale, of Nokes-
Vile. who was presiding.
Song Composer Heard.
Following the delivery OF the re-
port Of Secretary OF Publication Ed. j.
Richardson. which is printed in an
other column. and his demonstration
Of charts and other literature sharply
presenting facts relative to the liquor
evil. j q. Daley. composer OF the
sQng, "A Salocnless Nation in 1920,
was presented.
Mr.. Daley explained that the song
was based on Il resolution adopted by
the Christian Endeavor society in ma
tional convention at Atlantic City in
1911. Mr.. Daley sang his song and
before he had concluded the Conven-
ton was joining with him In the
chorus
The convention concluding the song
changed the last verse "A saloonless
nation In nineteen-twenty, this our
land shall be-" to "A saloonless home
land, in nineteen sixteen my Virginia
shall be-
From the Black Belt.
A feature OF the afternoon session
was stirring appeal from the black
belt" of Norfolk. brought into the con-
vention by Rev. Charles S. Morris, d.
u, LII. d.. pastor of the Bank Street
Baptist church, one of the largest col
ored churches In that city.
Though DIR. Morris spoke briefly, he
shot every word to the point and his
hearers were so impressed with his
eloquent appeal that the applause was
probably more marked than any dur
+ IA n ffQrnnnn ~
program as it had been prepared. but
Il. r.. palen, superintendent of the
old Dominion line at Norfolk, was un-
able to be present and DR. Morris
filed in the place. He covered much
of the ground that would have been
covered by Mr.. Fallen had the latter
appeared, telling Of the locating Of
fifty saloons in q ward populated al
most entirely by negroes.
His arraignment of the liquor traf-
tic was IL terrible one. made in such a
manner that its substance sticks In
the minds of those who heard.
Iakened to Army.
He likened the traffic to an army
lining up it's officers, THE saloonmer
are The captains, the brewers are the
colonies. the distillers are the majors
and the devil Is the commander"
Z promotions in this army" he de.
clared. ARE rapid. The drinker, firsi
Is moderate. then he is hard, next he
is rummy, and then sot.'
THE recruiting station is the club
room the driu ground, the bar; this
barracks. the jail: the national Gem
ctery, the Potter's field: the head
quarters, hell"
He declared that the tears that are
shed because Of the liquor traffic will
mako large lake.
. Dr Norris declared the influence OF
' the saloon is making the people of his
race, who but yesterday were freed
of the yoke OF slavery, and who have
not yet learned to govern their appe-
tites." worthless. shiftiess creatures
land has degraded them and made
them into the population of a living
he'll"
Wants Saloons Removed.
He said that the residents of fash
iouahle Client. and of Rrambleton and
Berkeley, had secured the removal oil
: the saloons from these neighborhoods
and that the saloons. nifty of them, had
been packed into the black belt
! placed among the negroes. who OF all
4 the races are least able to resist the
temptations and overcome the saloon
influences,
He told or how some months ago he
had secured the cooperation of sew
/ cral of the more prominent white citi-
{
Mr.. palen, who had met and drawn q
petition, the effect OF which will be
the giving OF relief to the colored resi-,
4 dents. by refusing to grant license &c
many OF these saloons at the end OF
4 the fiscal year. May 1.
But he told the convention that he
undas God there is now on in Nor
folk. possibly in Richmond by now, a
movement to have the Legislature by
4 ma rrn al nm TAXA frpy1l
4 the power to refuse TO renew the
/ licenses of the saloons OF which the
/ ''bleck beltr or Norfolk should be rid
/ Or. Morris closed with an appeal to
! the convention to watch the legislature
and prevent the passage OF such an act
: 10, Eea TIA elk aaoEts la -reIaoSs
I the liquor business from the state.
..-.-- Erana iAe Mountains -
! Rev. w. X. Mason, who IL in charge
4 % the mission home enterprises OF the
/ Episcopal church Of Virginia in the
/ mountains of Greene and Albemarle
counties was scheduled to speak dur =
( Ing the afternoon ON Liquors Curse in
I the Mountains lie was unable TO be
present. however. and his place was
I taken by Rev. j. r. Ellis, also in the
Episcopal mountain mission service.
! Mr.. Ellis, after dra wing a picture of
4 the western Virginia mountaineer
showing him 10 be ordinarily a law
I abiding, home~loving man, rather than
4 the shooter and the outlaw he has
| heen so frequently painted. declared
/ that the bane of the mountaineer is
whiskey, just as II is that of other
/ people.
4 During the course of his address he
| told of visits to homes of mountain
! people in which children OF drinking
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