The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-17


personal matters than those which
tend to make a good government. We
should study and master the problems
which confront us in the conduct
OF public affairs. We are a pr.vi-
legged class and have as conse-
quence heavy responsibility Only
one per cent OF the people go to
college. There are about 5000 men
In college life who may be looked
upon as being possible leaders in the
future. Because Of their wider knowl-
edge. the student should realize that
just cause like this Of prohibition
cannot fail. We should hold up the
banner of prohibition. We do not
need the spectacular leaders. We
need the thinkers. and the college men
should make the real thinkers Of the
Cooperation the Keynote. :.
I'VE must cooperate. And with CO.
operation we will win our fights, Tor
we must carry out to a successful
conclusion what has already been
started. We need men who never
know when to give up. There Is no
end to this work. We are trying to
make schools and churches more eff
fective, and by cooperation among
students, with prohibition as the key
note. We shall succeed"
The sessions will close with todays
exercises. and the oratorical contest
tonight, in which will be engaged the
following speakers:
+ "Our Notional Example"-A, r.
Coffman. Bridgewater.
Constitutional Amendment. the
Next Step. s. Gersham, Randolph
Macon.
National Prohibition"-E w. Mil
Ter. Richmond.
"The Irrepressible Confict"-C. O
Richie, Roanoke. E. A. Fields
Emory and Henry.
Opening Session In Afternoon.
The opening session OF the assoc
clation was held yesterday afternoon
with a good attendance of delegates
from several colleges in the State.
Registration of delegates having been
attended to before the meeting was
called to order. w X Allen. or Rich
mond College, welcomed the delegates
to Richmon the response being made
by A. r. Coffman. of Bridgewater Col
leRe.
DR. A. r Anderson. Of Richmond
College. and Attorney-General John
Garland Pallard were the speakers of
the afternoon Both stressed the i'm
portance Of keeping up the fight for
Statewide prohibition and both warned
their hearers that the victory has not
been Won yet
DR.. Anderson laid emphasis upon the
necessity for electing state. city and
county officers who believe in prohl-
bition and will enforce the laws ana
upon the necessity of eiecting to the
General Assembly men who will work
and vote for proper legislation carry
ing into effect the will OF the people
as expressed at the polls last Septem-
Der.
Afr. Pollard spoke on the duty OF
Christians to take part in politics. re-
pudiating the doctrine that religion
and politics have no connection. He
pointed out that th4 purposes %
government is the welfare OF the cit
liens and that being the great pur-
pose of religion the two are correlated.
Declaring that 1t is as cowardly to
dodge a great public issue as II is to
fee fromNha battlefield in time Of war.
the speaker pointed out that politi-
clans will dodge so long as the people
remain indifferent The fault ia part
" that of those who are too good
to take part In notifies He illustrated
by irstancing the refusal OF the great
majority Of the Virginia delegation in
Congress and State officials to tell
where thew stood on prohibition "un-
til after election"
Though he thought the Governor
wrong in his opposition to prohibition.
! he declared, he could respect him be-
cause he declared that position.