Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
MASS MEETING
ENCOURAGES
REFORMERS

Men and Religion Forward Move
ment leaders declared Monday that
the truth was seen by the tremen-
dous gathering at the mass meeting
at the Grand Opera House Sunday
afternoon and that they would pursue
their war against brutality, ignorance
and vice with many recruits and re-
newed force.
The meeting was called as q truth
meeting. The past, the cost and the
future OF the Men and Religion For
ward Movement were to be revealed
that the people might understand
A packed house of men responded
to the call-wholesome looking men
with lines Of responsibility in their
faces. And in response to Marion
Jackson's declaration that more bull
ietins would have to be published to
spread the light they cheered Justify,
many rising in their seats and wav-
ing their handkerchiefs. Just before
adjournment a large majority OF those
present signed cards to let the Men
and Religion executive committee
know they were with them.
Forecasts Liquor War.
The most significant note Of the
meeting was when Marion Jackson.
delivering all address on the future
Of the Men and Religion Forward
Movement, declared:
"Gentlemen, our agitation against
the houses in our midst was only a
beginning.
THE liquor traffic is the backbone
Of the social evil, and we are going
to wipe it out.
Men who are willing to. live by
the sin, suffering and death Of others
shall not control our community.
Men who will not pay working
girls living wage are rooted to ter
rlb!e old customs Of the past that
must be broken.
Men and women cry over some
character in fiction who suffered the
terrors Of prison confinement. They
will go TO some old prison and weep
where some fellow was chained hun
dreds of years ago.
DO you know there are about 700
poor devils in Fulton County who
sleep chained to walls every night?
"We're Fighting Brutality"
Now, do you see? We are fighting
men who would live and grow rich on
the blood Of others. We are fighting
brutality. We are fighting ignorance.
Some OF our respectable citizens
don't see it, but there is a world
wide unrest and discomfort against
abuses. The light is breaking all over
the world. Some of these same men
who are opposing this movement
most determinedly, those who are
saying, Let things go on In the good
old way soon will be the loud
est in their praise for the cause.
For, brothers. We are going to keep
Jesus Christ so long as the newspa-
pers will accept cur advertisements.
and they are too good friends OF ours
ever to refuse.
The philosophy is simple:
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself'
Thou shalt do unto others IS you
would have them do unto YOU
Beavers Makes Talk.
One of the most impressive features
of the meeting was its close. While
the men were signing cards, Police
Chief Beavers, who was on the stage,
was asked to stand up. An ovation
for him followed and in response to
calls from the audience Chief Beavers
made a short speech.
In reform circles Monday the gem
eral comment was that if secret plans
were under way to GUST Chief Beavers
they now are blocked by a new and
stronger opposition than ever before
A most representative gathering of
men had declared their support OF
his crusade policy