The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-04
HALL JURY HEARS
Of PROHIBITION
RICHMOND MAN ADDRESSES
BODY IN CHURCH AT
LOUISA.
INTERESTING Sc RVI 6 E
THE PRISONER, Liquor LICENSE"
PROSECUTED BEFORE JURY
BY WILLIAM NJ.
BICkERS.
INTERESTING SERVI c E

Louisa. Va. Aug. Sunday night
the Hall jury was taken TO the
Methodist church by the sheriff.
where they heard an address by W, NJ
Bickers, of Richmond, on THE Great
Case Before the Virginia jury" 1t be-
ing a discussion of the prohibition
question There was a representative
audience the regular exercises being
conducted by the Rev. I. T. Thrift,
who presented the speaker in COM
piimentary terms
Mr.. Bickers emphasized the duty
Of Christians TO vote against the legal
sanction Of thing upon, which the
blessings Of Almighty God cannot be
invoked Ralph Waldo Urine has
said in his In the Lure Of the Heart
that the depth Of loneliness In the
hearts experience f. the lack Of the
conscious presence Of God; and how
lonely and apart and awful must be
business. or a social condition or law
upon which Gods blessing cannot ~
asked We pray for our country, for
enterprises that God may smile upon
our fields and farms and make them
fruitful but no prayer ascends for the
liquor traffic.
Even when that strange ship. Local
Self Government league. ran up i: red
ti1g to the masthead, and when from
the deck of this ship that is the arch
enemy Of our cause. an imported
orator, said 10 DO an agent of q brew
ing company, proclaimed that the
ministers OF God who break the Bread
of Life to you. who have married your
children and buried your loved dead.
are wolves In Sleeps clothing, no
prayer of invocation, dedication or
benediction was offered, for it is
prayerieSs cause.
Can't Square With Wet Ballot.
The anomaly of "a Christian State
permitting the legali4ation of thing
that is harmful TO the church, the
home and this school and upon which
the Divine favor cannot be invoked
was elaborated upon. and the speaker
maintained that no Christian could
square his religion with wet bal
lot. In proclaimiug this point the
speaker was not ut all abusive or de-
mandatory. bat argumentative
The greatness Of Virginia consists
not in her commercial prestige. the
v hirl OF her wheels Of industry. the
amount 81 her bank clearings, nor yet
her rich, varied ana ineXhaustihis ma
terial resources All these things are
valuable incidents. hut hack Of them
all is the pure home life OF Cod
tearing people: back OF II all stands
recognition of Jehovah as a personal
God, and not a divine emanence.
Whatever strikes at the true greatness
OF Virginia. In whatever form or shape
or euIse 1t comes, is an arch enemy of
Virginia"
The speaker riddled the specious
revenue" personal liberty, and
focal seif-gcvernment" pleas and in
the course OF his interesting address
paid very high tribute TO the " &.
T T. silver-tongued orator, Mrs S.
Hortense Ropp. who recently had such
IL successful campaign in Richmond.
and told OF conversions to the dry side
by her splendid addresses
An Earnest Plea
The speakers peroration was an
earnest plea for his native county to
poll large dry majority, and the
recitation OF Hollands God Give Us
Men"
Mrs. w. NJ. Bicker.. the president
OF the Richmond w c. T. u. be-
ing in the congregation, was called for
and responded gracefully in Eve
minute talk, which captivated the
audience. Her remark that IF men
had all done their duty It wouldn't
now he necessary for women to be
So active" was greeted with round
of hearty applause. Her plea for men
to vote to protect Virginia homes,
Virginia motherhood and childhood.
was terse and strong, as was her
tribute to the great w. G. T. r. organ
ization Mr. Rickers also paid the w.
G. r L. a glowing tribute In his ad-
dress.
At the conclusion Of the services the
speakers shook hands with all the
/ Jurors.
Mrs Rickers was importuned by
many of those present to arrange for
Mrs Ropp to speak at Louisa one day
or night when she returns to Rich
mond