Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-10

unity and federation of the churches.
and said In part:
the churches. The time viii &C come
when great moral question presents
itself when we can show Il united front
OF the Protestant Catholic and Hebrew
churches standing against the things
that destroy the nation and the indi-
yidual. That's how broad | am. I am
ings. certainly when a preacher does
all he can to influence a congregation
every SUI SUNDAY Az he ought to be glad
man can come and do more. ] was
converted myselt at an evangelistic
meeting m ct, e This ought to be done to-
l do not think the man who tries to
win souls for hire. ought to be criti-
cized in that regard.
SAYS CHURCHES OUGHT
81 am very much interested in all
things. but there is another thing in
which am very much interested. and
| that Is this: think more ought to be
churches ought to advertise. These
spiritual activities ought to he told
believe that by unite dwS affoft the
churches could secure more space in
the newspapers. and thus reach lots OF
what the church is doing. and we could
| In this way use space that is used with
less advantage to the, reader. We
the matter which liz not very edifying
TELLS HOW HE CAME
TO MAKE USE OF GRAPEFRUIT
But the. thing that is nearest to
or sanitation that brings together
do. something all of them believe in
doing. but which all of them have not
besn nGins up to the im, of their
to the fact that l use grapefruit. That
was purely accidental. Mrs. Bryan and
did not intend to use Intoxicating
tuted purely by accident. We did not
substitute the grape Juice in order to
bring. out the contrast to the use of
intoxicants. However. I am not sorry
, that we did use the grape juice. and
that the contrast was made accident
ally. 1t Is known that l have always
learned II In my home and was taught
1t by my father and mother. j cannot
remember when first signed the
pledge whenever ! had the chance,
and am, ready to sign II until die.
| If by, doing SO. can influence any
one else to do the same.
STOP LIQUOR TRAFFIC
BY Personal ABSTINENCE
ut seems to me that this organi-
cation can recommend TO the churches
that signing, of the pledge of total
OF every preacher.
There may he differences of opin-
ion as to methods of suppressing the
liquor traffic. but it must be agreed
that the man who shuts off the de-
mad for liquor at his own mouth
decreases the traffic in the United
States more directly than In any other
way"
on the platform yesterday after.
noon We're Bishop e. r. HendriX, of
st. Louis: DIR. w. H.. Roberts. Phila-
delphia, Pa; DR.. IL. C. Crosse, Boston,;
Dr. Charles s. mcfarland. New York
City; DIR. Rivington D.. Lord. Brook
lyn: DR.. Rufus w. Miller. Philadel-
phia; DIR. Charles E. Schaeffer. Phil
New York City; Or. Alfred r. KIM
Lawson, New York City; Bishop Lu-
Their b. Wilson, New York City,
The reports read were as follows:
That of the administrative committee;
that of the secretary of the Federal
Council, outlining the entire. scope of
the councils work: that of the as
! sociate secretary. and that of the
commission on evangelism.
Sessions of the council VIII begin
at $3.50 o'clock this morning in the
auditorium of the Central Young Mems
Christian Association Building. To-
days sessions will conclude the meet