South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-08
PROHIBITION CAUSE IS
LAUDED BY CRUSADERS
Methodist Memorial Church is
Crowded With Audience to
Hear Ex-GOV. Patterson and
Dr.. A. c. Bane.


~ hlled the seating capacity OF the
Methodist Memorial church Sunday
evening Or. A. G. Bane one Of the
lecturers Of the Anti-Saloon league.
and ex-Gov. NJ. Il. Patterson. also "a
crusader for the prohibition cause.
delivered stirring addresses which
eagendered rapt enthusiasm for the
cause.
Or. Bane, wTso was the first speak
CT, told Of the objects the Anti-Sa-
loon league has in view in holding
meetings OF the character of last
night. First he said was TO arouse
public sentiment in the cause and
second was 10 raise fund which
would enable the organization to
carry on the work I'm state and ma
ton. lie spoke Of the liquor traffic
Itself and characterized il as being
TIE greatest medium known for the
waste OF wealth. He pleaded for an
offering from the audience with
which 10 assist in carrying out the
work and also explained 4 system Of
pledge cards which interested ones
were asked 10 sign. These were dis
tributed ard later collected giving
the cause a liberal sum with which
TO propagate its work.
Ex-Gov. Patterson then for over an
hour held the closest attention of the
many present. He contrasted his
traffic as against his former position
when he was one of the advocates Of
the liquor cause. He told the story
OF how he had changed front on the
liquor question and said that while
some folks thought he is insincere in
his purpose he said he knows ne is
sincere He asserted that when he
renowned liquors. cause and her
ways he knelt in prayer to God ask
ing for light and when he arose he
was a changed man.
Mr.. Patterson told of the days
when he was first in congress show
ing that 1900 saloons existed in the
city OF Washington but that later
they were reduced to 500 and still a
later to 800. He predicted that in
seven years or less there would be
no saloons there at all and prohibit
tion would be known from coast to
cOase il this country.
At times during his lecture Mr.
Patterson became extremely eloquent
while at other times he was intense
ly dramatic. He made strong point
with an analogous story. He told of
seeing some birds build a nest in a
tree not far from his home. In the
course Of days some fluffy brides
came. They were fed and watched
over with care but one dark night a
hawk came and the little birds We're
siam lE1Ntllk tic parent bAAu AANell 4
broken With stronger force the
speaker told of a stalWart young man
who welded a beautiful girl Things
AT their home progressed with great
happiness. One day the advent OF
son was heralded but the joy over
this event was lost in a shadow some
months later when the husband and
father took 70 drink and became "A
drunkard. THE wife's heart was
broken. said Mr. Patterson. "The
song OF JOY was choked in the baby's
throat This IS no fanciful tale
There is scarcely a family but has
its scar. due to the ravages Of rum;
scarcely one among whose kin a
loved one does not lie beneath "a
grassy mound in Gods acNa."
Mr.. Patterson closed with an ap-
peal not only for patriotism for ones
country but for q strong support of
the cause espOused by the Ant-Sa-
loon forces.
The meeting was participated i'm by
several OF the protestant churches.
The First Christian church attended
In a body and sat in seats reserved
for them. The Rev. a. c. OrmOnd
Of the Presbyterian church presided
over the gathering and ne was as
sisted in conducting the preliminary
exercises by the Rev. T.. X. Van
Wrinkle OF the First Christian church.