The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-13
Rev. Or. Hutson Has Pine
Street Church With Him In
Stand On Liquor
Many Interests
Believe In 1t
Saloon Keeper, City, State and
Nation, Employers. the
Church and Those Who
Weep Among Believers

Rev. DIR. J. r. Hutson, pastor OF
iPine-Street Baptist church, at his
morning service yesterday, made his
first public statement on the prohibi-
ton question before an audience that
was composed largely OF his own
members and that filled the large au-
ditorium. Pine-Street church has a
membership of approximately nine
teen hundred. and 1t was evident from
the expressions freely made by the
members of the congregation. and the
large number who pressed up to con-
gratulate their pastor on his utter
ance. that the church is with its pas
tor on the liquor question.
DR. Hutson took as his text the
verse For our rock is not as their
rock even our enemies themselves be-
ing judges" and for half an hour
spoke clearly and forcihly. using ex-
pressiye language TO convey his mean
ing Enthusiastically to his hearers.
He said in part: II have felt very
glad that the campaign for Statewide
prohibition has been conducted in a
sane and conservative manner. The
cause has sometimes suffered by rea-
son of extremists with ungoverned
tempers / have no unkind word for
any church member. or for ny liquor
seller, who may not agree with me on
the liquor question, for the servants
Of God should not strive, but be gen
tie 10 all men"
why. then. do I believe IN rrohi-
hition? have ten reasons why I do
believe in the principle of Statewide
prohibition.
Liquor Seller Believes In IT.
The FIRST reason why ! believe in
prohibition IS because the liquor seller
himself believes in II, Is that a fact,
do you ask ? Yes he does not believe
in Statewide prohibition because ,hat
will injure his business But ne be-
lieves in the principle Of prohibition
because he will not employ those who
drink liquor-he believes in prohibi-
lion, We hear great deal ,oout
personal liberty now. but II a liquor
employe were 10 say to the saioon-
keeper II believe In personal liberty
and therefore I have the right to
drink liquor" the saloonkeeper would
doubtless reply This little room
where I conduct liquor business is
big enough for you and me and my
business. but not for the elephant Of
your personal liberty. SO you get ont, ="
Then I believe in prohibition be-
cause Richmond believes In Il Yes
this wet city believes in prohibition
because several years ago. when the
city was much smaller than 1t is now.
there were three or four hundred
saloons. but now. with all the m
creased territory, there are only a
hundred and fifty saloons. So Rich
mond believes in prohibition, and pro-
hibition prohibits here, for there Is
not a man who will open a bar above
the number Of that $50. Why Is there
not aonther opened? Because the
city says no more, and prohibition
prohibits lin Richmond nor, The
Judges OF the Hastings court recently
refused to grant fourteen licenses,
and not one of them viii open again
because Richmond's prohibition pro-
hibts.
State Believes In IT.
THE third reason I believe in pro-
hibition is because the State of Nir-
ginia believes In ii. Is that a fact2
Yes, for the State prohibits the bar
rooms from opening on election days,
and at the coming election in Sep
tember the har-rooms will be siosed
and prohibition Will prohibit because
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