The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-09
Must Have knowledge OF
Houses Scattered All Over
City, Famous Surgeon and
Specialist In Crime Declares
alks on Vice at
St. Paul's Church
Here to Attend Meeting OF
Southern Medical Society
Segregation Of Vice Is
Failure-Chach People Are
Too Apathetic

you have your Mayo Street here
In Richmond / WAS down there to-
day. Don't tell me there isa't graft
In your police force I haven't time
to listen and have heard it too often.
There Il graft where there are streets
like your Mayo Street, with houses
scattered all over tho city that can
be there only by the knowledge OF
the policA No girl starts wrong on
that street. but in these ass. gaation
houses that are sca:tared wherever
there are streets Ike that
Segregation Of vice Is a failure.
F1exaers book is the last word on
that subject. The only Nay 70 down
this evil Is like tho Chicago aommis-
sion stated. by unremitung nsating all
the time with suppression rs the end
and absolute annlhilaloa the goal.
Two Evils Are IAnkrsi.
@Vica and liquor are linked to-
gethar. ! know the situation Ia Bal
timore and we have been drying out
the notorious Hook" there. Drive out
one Of these evils and the other drys
out. In Baltimore We have dried 1t
out al least fifty per cent
Who LIS the criminal? Not the
victim. not the poor woman or the
Eaioonkeeper- The responsibility for
social conditions like these rests with
the Christian Church. The trouble
with the church people LIS to get them
aroused and Interested. The great
est crime Is to be an indifferent Chris
tan"
These are a few extracts from an
address by DIR. Howard 4. Kelly. or
Baitirr ore. at 81. Paurs Episcopal
Church iaAt nixhk. whers y large audi
snce heard him with great interest.
Dx. kealy. recognized as ono of the
greatest specialists on crime and
alcoholism In the world. WAS out
spoken La his opposition to the social
evil and the saloon HIS address was
full OF practical suggestions to church
members as TO the most effective
methods OF organizing for work
against both. especially that of legal
tied vice His address was illustrated
with elaborate charts Of his work in
baltimore, where great deal towards
extermtnAting vice has been accom-
piiahed-
Df KAIly quoted police commission
er OF his city IS having said to him
with interest and entklssiaxm against
both these great evils the matter Of
discriminating them would bo easy.
II was evident that great impress
slon waS made on tho large audience
Speaks NJ u. N. {. 4.
Health Sunday" WAS observed in
mos< OF the churches Of Richmond
yeakarday and most Of them wero
wall attended Physicians here to
sEssnd the mesting Of tn" Southern
Ned3cal Association filled local pull
DEks last night
0p~Aktng from a medical stand
paint out Of his long experience In
hospital work. DIR. Howard A. Kelley.
a1Do spoks II tho Y. n C. A.
Dr.. Kelley declared thai for tho
be<teTment Of tho country 1t is very
nscsasAry for the WAYS OF the old
America TO cease and a now America
Be tnAugurated- He asserted that
ths country u badly in need OF new
terest In tho welfare of rheir com
munity and work for the good Of
humanity. ~
Too Asuch Mat-r1alism.
The trouble IL due TO the faas
that the men. af today ara working
for material things rather those OF
spiritual value" declared DR.. Kali
ley. Ono glance over the borders
Of Texas into Mexico In fair ex-
ample Of this The people OF that
place have devoted themselves TO the
material things rather than the other
The greatest need OF that country to-
day is . n1an--one who can put an
end 10 the hostilities and once more
esta blish peace"
He told the audience Naat he had
travelled over . large portion OF the
United States and that ne mad founo
things in u pretty bad way He de-
e4Ared that immortality. drunkenness
and corruption abounds everywhere.
Or. Kelley said that crimes are
committed in this country which are
never dreamed OF In the heart Of
Africa, where there IL no law and
! the natives do as they please. Re-
/ Gently DR.. Kelley attended q court in
. Baltimore and out OF eleven cases
! which came before Magistrate Smith.
! ten OF them were for drunkenness
Dr. Ke ley told his hearers that
one OF the greatest crimes OF today
. = indifference, not caring about what
. Others do. He said that we we're AL,
put hare for a purpose and all OF us
are at some time during our hives
rendered an opportunity to do Some
. kind deed. He declared that Nne
people in q church should not walt
| Tor ministers to do al towards thu
uplift Of humanity. but they should
get out and do their parts. A mans
first duty Is not to himself but IL
hts State and the country In which
he lives, and the second Is to his
family. he said DR.. Kelley concluded
~ saying that II every man does his
part to put an end to immortality and
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