The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-20
CRUSADE DAY 1t
ELIZABETH CITY
Observed BY Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union; For
mer Raleigh Pastor Presided
at The Mass Meeting.
ESPECIAL to The News and Observer

was observed mere THURSDAY ~
the. Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. The exercises were wei at
tended and attracted
throughout the city. There were ser
vices in the First Baptist church IN
the morning. at Blackwell Memorial
church this afternoon, and tonlght an
enthusiastic mass meeting was neio
at the First Methodist church. This
church was beautifully and appro-
priately decorated for h occasion
with white narcissus, n lines,
white ribbons. ferns and trailing ivy.
The Mass Meeting.
Rev. G.. F. Smith, pastor Of the First
Methodist church, presided over the
mass meeting. The meeting was
opened with a song and after a pray
ed by Rev. G. A. Ashby, h entire
congregation joined in singing the
Crusade Hymn" Mr.. Smith then
spoke Of the purpose n scope OF
the meeting and said that he consid-
cred that this, the first day set apar
by the National w. G. 7. z. as a day
Of fasting and prayer, was destined
to be historic-a day hat should
never be forgotten.
Report Of Ninth Triennial Meeting.
He presented Mrs. Clay Foreman,
who read her report of the ninth TIL
ennial meeting Of the Worlds Chris
| tan Temperance Union held in
| Brooklyn October 1928, giving an &C
count Of the founding Of the inter-
national temperance movement by
Frances Willard in 1888. at which
meeting only eleven countries were
represented, whereas at the 1913
meeting thirty-four nations were rep
resented, all reporting increasing in
terest in the cause of temperance and
difficult tasks accomplished by the
earnest efforts OF the w. G. L. U.
Other countries are asking for w.
c. T. u. missionaries and missionary
work Is going forward under the
Union, organizing Unions. n sup
plying che poo with food instead Of
poison. Mrs. Foreman's report clos
ed with the proclamation by the Ma
tional W. c. T. U. for national prohi-
bition in 1920, urging upon all true
workers this aim and ideal.
Mrs. Foreman's report rouse the
interest Of every one present and the
congregation joined in singing the
Crusade Glory Song" with ringing
enthusiasm After this song, Mr..
Will Foreman sang THE Little White
Ribbon" and Rev. L. T.. Reed, of the
First Baptist church. spoke briefly
) but forclbly on the work Of the Union,
referring first to the splendid spirit
!, of unity which unites Christian work
, ers in the cause Of temperance, and
: second to the wonderful progress. OF
the temperance movement in the last
forty-three years since its beginning
in Ohio by a small band Of fragile
women, with doctors. politicians, and
even preachers opposing their efforts
TOday these m by working, anC
: praying, and waiting have won the
! scientists. the physicians. the preach.
u ers, and finally the politicians, ant
= the way is steadily opening for ma,
! tional prohibition in 1920.
Character Building.
Rev. E. B. Craven, of the City Roas
Methodist church. next addressed tn,
meeting, speaking earnestly and Wig
orously upon character building. ant
the necessity for the elimination from
d our country OF the evil forces tina
war against the character buildin,
OF the youth OF our land, closing hi
l. aooresS with the assuring assertion
that these forces for evil are on tn,
run. and that from the little c1on,
no larger than a m hand th}
temperance is reaching to every mar
!. or our nation and even to the ends q
20 earth, and with the fervent nrav
10 er, May God speed it on" to whic,
!. out the church.
Psalm 81 was sung as a trio an,
I'd oeoge ). &. Leigh spoke in behal
Sc u lHt iaymen. urging that so Ion,
as the United States legalizes the n
Suot traffic within it's borders # !
G. ea,ye TO the purpose for which it de
elaleo itself to be established an
Id asking emphatically. Does tho u nna
I'd traIac establish justice, does it insur
- anuulIi.y' does it give equal right
LA an men: to helpless women, and t
u.e'e children for life, liberty. an
ono pursuit of happiness?" So Ion
as n hundred thousand Unite
!. o 81 citizens die annually becaus
ed ~ Inc curse Of liquor. we are Twin
Of sa,Se h'es and deceiving our ow
with National Prohibition in teae
y. win national prohibition in 1e2
- Ne snall give hope to a hundre
nd t hersa n OF U people by givir
IN mem the opportunity for life. libert
~ ana the pursuit Of happiness
ev me Carrying Of Packages en- the
- Streets.
KEY; l, y, Lotion. of Blackwell, N
- n.ullaI CHURCH, was thel asst snea, :,
before the meeting. and yak