The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-17
DISTRICT
SPEAKS OUT BOLDLY

YtAkS UUl BulDLI
Declares Temperance Legislation
Must BE In Hands Of Advocates
From Conviction.
WARM PRAISE FOR vIRGINIAN
Stood Squarely For Right Notwith-
standing Business B0ycott-LdquoE
Traffic Busy In Attempt TO Nunifs
Popular VIII.
Especial to The Richmond virsinian.)
Kenbridge, Va. July 16.--The
Farr1vil1e District Conference closed q
most successfui and enjoyable three
days meeting with the election OF
delegates to annual conference and
the adoption OF the reports Of the
various committees. The town OF Ken
q bridge and the surrounding country
furnished delightful entertainment to
the many delegates and visitors
The conference was held In the new
Methodist Church Of Kenbridge, a
handsome and commodious building,
OF which Rev. b. D. Stephens Is the
ef5icsent pastor. Pastors and delegates
were in attendance from Bucking-
ham. Cumberland. Powhatan, Amelia.
Nottoway, Prince Edward, Lunen-
burg. Mecklenburg and Charlotte.
The district is pre-eminently the
Southside District OF Methodism. and
II has been Methodist stronghold
since Asbury's day.
The opening sermon was preached
by that veteran. DR.. II. e. johnson,
who. though now In his seventy
ighth year. breaches with his wonted
slearness and effectiveness. Other
helpful sermons were preached by
fRevs. John T. Payne. Rev. w. A. 3.
Conrad and DIR. g. H. Lambeth.
The lay delegates elected TO rep
resent the district at the approaching
annual conference In Petersburg are:
III. E. Barrow, Lucius Gregory, w. r..
Kennedy and l. III. Boswell. Alter
mates are: C. r. Reekis, George r.
Adams and J. s. Garland.
The discussion following the reports
on temperance and on the spir4tua,
state Of the Church were animated
and instructive. and the report on
temperance Is printed In full below.
vir~anisn Praised.
After the reading OF the temperance
report, q resolution was offered COM
mending the work of the virginian and
others papers supporting its prohibit
tion cause. This resolution is az fol-
lows:
I'VE heartily commend The Rich
mond virginian for the noble stand
that Il took in the Statewide cam
paign. The editorials were outspoken
for the right and without the aid and
help of The virginIan the fight would
have been lost. We earnestly advise
all of the temperance people to sub
scribe 10 The Virginian. and uphold II
in the noble work IL is doing. and give
IL their moral support.
I'VE also commend the other papers
which supported the prohibition cause
SD, A. KELLER,
&C. v. sTEININGER.
wv. q. RATES. JR..
III NJ. WHITE,
III. r., BARLOW"
Rev Henry G. pheiffer, presided over
the body and won the praise OF the
conference for his ability and fair
ness.
Speeches were made on Education
BY Drs. s, G. Hatcher. James Cannon.
1r.. and Professor l. I. Davis. Rev.
H. r. Dadmun. the chairman OF the
SUNDAY school Board OF the Virginia
Conference. was present and addressed
the conference on the Sunday School
work.
The conferences selected Barkeviiie
as the next place of meeting
The report on Temperance follows:
Report on Temperance.
Since our last District Conference
met temperance reform has made the
greatest advance ever recorded in the
history OF the movement.
And this is true as II applies to our
own State. to our own nation and
to the world at large. The most
sweeping claims of prohibition ad-
vocates have been indicated by the
occurrences of the past year. The
great war in Europe has caused
statesmen and generals to investigate
most carefully the conditions which
AFFECT the efficiency or the citizens.
either az soldier or as q worker
in shipyards or factories.
John BaricycOrn on Trial.
John BarIeycorn has been put on
trial before the world. and the
searchiight. has been turned upon
rfie prcsfucts OF ffac siqs0r trafs&c I'm
every nation the verdict has been
Guilty OF high crimes and misde-
sweeping restrictions have been piac-
Cd upon the trafic. In England the
leading statesman OF the nation has
declared that the trafic Ia greater
I enemy than Austria and Germany
comhinsd. and a law has been pass
Cd giving to the government the
power TO close the saloons at certain
hours. md altogether in certain dis
tricts. In Russia. the Gar has abol-
fshed the trafiic entirely. and. al
though the Russian national treas
ury lost $500. c00. goo Of revenue by
this act. the Minister OF Finance de-
clAres that there has been net gain
TO the country In increased sobriety
and consequent savings Of the peo-
pie because of the closing of the drink
shops.
The grape Juice doctrine Of Mr..
Bryan and Mr.. Daniels. which has
been the subject OF ridicule Of the
sswet'' press. has been wonderfully
sustained by the leading statesmen OF
the leading countries Of the world.
United States Advances.
In our own country the advances Of
prohibition in the past twelve months
has been startling. We were IN tho
thrces OF the conflict In Virginia when
our conference met at Chase City
last July. From that time till 6ep-s
tember ~ the struggle continued
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