The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-28
TAKE TEMPTATION
OUT 0F,NAN'S !Wi|
MRS. cooDNO. PHEsIDEST -
NORTH CAROLINA w. c. +. u
MAKES PLEA. q
AT FOREST HILL PARk
IN SPITE OF DRIzzLING RAIN PR0s ~
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HIBITIoN FORCES HAVE GOOD s1uvd
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MEETING--REy. c. o.
FUTILE SPEAKS.

The rain did not daunt the PROFIT
hitionists at the Forest Hill meeting
last night. under the auspices Of the
w. G. r. l.. Probably two hui.jred
people from first to last attended the
meeting
The exercises were opened with
prayer. led by Rev Mr. Mclaughlin.
after which Mrs. Gordon. president OF
the w. c. T. Y. of North Carolina. was
presented and made very strong ana
entertaining address on the effects OF
prohibition in her State. She con-
clusively proved the great advantage
prohibition has been to the State IN
every way She strongly presented
the point that II is the duty Of voters
to take temptation out of the way Of
men. She proved how that alleged
statistical tables were juggied by the
vets TO make 1t appear that prohini-7
ton is failure. and quoted eminent
authorities in support OF her contsn-
ton that prohibition does prohiplt ID
the Old North State.
She quoted a letter from q saloons
keeper of Hull street, South Rich
mond, to w. c. r. II. mother. OF
North Carolina in reply to a letter he
had received from her protesting
against his sending her two sons
liquor literature. This letter demand
ed that the lady apologize for her let.
ter, which he said was not pleasing 10
him, or he would turn over the letter
to the postoffice department and have
her prosecuted.
She closed with an earnest plea ~
prohibition In Virginia for the Old
Dominion's good and for North caro-
lnas good
What wolves" Will Do.
Rev. C. o. Tuttle, pastor of High
land Park Methodist church, was In
troduced as representative OF
class OF men on the prohibition firinE
line that is not popular with the Local
Enforcement league, whose repre-
sentative publicly called them 'wvivea
in Sleeps clothing We are glad we
have such a pack of wolves, and wo
serve notice that the pack viii con-
tinue to pursue the enemy up to the
22nd OF September. and then some.
The minister was receive with APP
plause, and proceeded TO deliver
strong argument for Statewide. He
would not say that every one who dlS-s
agreed with him not honest pnt
some things are plain and among
them is that self-interest Is cuttia.s a
figure with the Local Self-Goyernmenc
league incidentally, the speaker re-
~ferred to the fact that the son ~of
! the president OF the Local Seif-Gov-
eminent association Is interested In
the liquor trade.
The indignatlsh of the spatrUttql
band Christian pebptE ate'tne curse OF
the saloon, so long hsfd sn abeyance,
has now reached the limit and the sa-
loon is going to be destroyed"
/ The speaker calmly but logically
and forcefuiiy presented the basic
! principles OF prohibition. and SUSTAIN
ed the proposition that the saloon can
offer TO single good reason for us
existence.
personal liberty is limited by our
conduct to others. The plea of the
lady from North Carolina that we not
send Richmond liquor there to de-
bauch the boys OF that State should
be needed"
The women--the mothers and wive1l
Of N.rginia-have right to protest
against this commer~ialized form or
temptation and 1t is up to the manly
men of Virginia TO march up to the
ballot-box and vote to make Virginia
free from the saloon curse and they
are going to do it, sss4
Rev. Mr.. futile was loudly applaud-
ed .ss
Great Issue Involved.
W. NJ. B'ckefs, who introduced the
speakers briefly called attention TO
what he termed serious matter
that OF the nailgnment of prohibition
workers by the allies of the liquer.
Z N6leES- ne &oHAlfiGasltr VI tA0
licensed traffic would be calamity,
but 1t VIII be a double calamity il an
element among the masses Is taught
/ to regard the church and her ministry
as hypocrites. 1T is up to the patriotic
and Christian people TO resent and res
huke these efforts of the alliance TO
belittle the highest and most sacred
institutions of our State. It's no time
for quihhiing over abstractives and
hair-splitting distinctions over per-
sonal liberty, community interest and
all that sort of thins. when the basic
institutions OF cur State are attacked
in desperate efforts to save the liquor
traffic"
1t was announced that Mrs. Amy G,
Weech. national organizer of the w.
c. r L. would begin her Richmond
itinerary next Sunday morning with
an address in the Third Christian
church, speaking in the afternoon at
Byrd Park for the Salvation Army.
and at East End Baptist church ~