The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-30
URGES CONClAvE Of
WHOLE WORLD FOR
TEMPERANCE work
Anti-Saloon League Conven.
ton Adopts Far-Reachins
Resolution
GREAT DEMONSTRATION
FOLLOWS RESOLUTION
Father Curran Again Heads
Catholic Prohibition Work
ers-All Nations Officials
Urged to Practice Abstinence

ers-All Nation Officials
Urged to Practice Abstinence
| Especial to The Richmond xirginian.l
/ SURPRISING even his own previous
oratorical achievements. John G..
wooiIey. of Madison. Wis. tonight
made the closing address of the sew
enteenth convention of the Anu-Sa-
/ loon League of America. He spoke
| on The Fourth Dimension" 1t was
{ a fitting message to send out TO the
nation az a slogan of the purposes
| and plans of thA league to redeem
! the nation Mr;ssWooiley said In part:
! The vision INT John saw was the
apothesis of Christian democracy, pro-
iected on the message of James. to
the old priestly, pictorial temple re-
ligion OF laundering sin.
/ That message was and lis this: I
/ am the normal life of son OF God.
and you have power lift me up and ]
will lift the world.
/ The church organized the MESA ge,
and honored ii. and will honor II, but
embalmed II in a. figure of speech, and
! IL has taken her 1900 wears to get out
of the eddy of an improved and re-
fined idolatry. where she has cir
! cled to the point of exhaustion, with
her power hitched TO the wrong end
/ of the weight straining at the i'm
possible and trying to draw the crowd
up to paiiid exhibition saviour. ses
duestered in a strained glass cage. and
bring to birth q Christian dynasty. In
sort OF twilight sleep. without the
labor pains of settling with Caesar.
! Four Square Democracy In Sight.
The vision of Patmos. takes sub
stantiai form and the representatives
, OF all nations walk in the light of IL
The kings of the earth are spending
millions for publicity In the hope of
having their honor underwritten by
\ the great republic. and the Lord God
! Almighty and the Lamb are the
temple of humanity. A four square
democracy Is in sight today.
| The Anti Saloon League Is the
core OF Christian unity In politics and
Christian unity In politics is the vic
tory that overeometh the world"
! nr. George w. Young, OF Atlanta.
veteran fighter and leader. invoked the
blessing of Almighty God on the work
| OF the league for the new year now
opening and the convention was
closed.
During the evening r. n. Holsapls,
| superintendent of the Anu-Saloon
League. of South Dakota. made an ap-
peal for the aid of E. L. Sem. the
newspaper publisher at Deadwooo, s.
| D.. whose plant was wrecked by van
| dals two weeks ago.
! D. J.. Patterson, more Familiarity
known as Catch My Pal who is max
| ing his fourth tour Of America, spoke
this evening. telling. the wonderful
story of his work.
Erne6f
H. Chsrrington. general manager OF
the publishing interests OF the league:
A. J. Finch superintendent Colorado
League; Grant NJ, Hudson. super,nten-
dent Michigan League. and Mrs Me-
| Clellan Brown, of Cincinnati, promi-
nent In w. C. r. u.
!! Indianapolis, Ind. June 29.-Pos-
sibiy the fArthest-reaching action of
the convention of the Saloon
League Of America, which closed to-
night was the unanimous adoption
this afternoon Of q resolution. offered
WlIkesbarre. Pa. petitioning the
executive committee to arrange for q
great world conclave Of temperance
forces to meet contointly with the
peace conferees at the close OF the
European war. The text Of the reso-
luton 10 ~ follows:
| "Reeolved, tilAt Il u tho sense
Of this convention tl1at tho execu-
| tive committee Of the Anti-Saloon
/ League Of America he requested
to take such action ~ may be
deemed necessary to bring to-
| geelser representatives Of the ma
| ttn,s Of the civilized world, 10
| cunfeR simultaneously In the same
city with tho peace envoys Of the
| countries now ~ war, 1t the
/ close Of the hosttlit1cs with = view
Of bringing about worldwide and
universal sOhricty among the
\ peoples of the earth"
A Great Demonstration.
| When the resolution was read there
was . great demonstration and it,
adoption was occasion OF q mani
hesitation OF brotherly love. Father
Curran. its author and presenter, ID
lprestdent Of the Catholic Prohibition
League. which has been holding its
session ct the same time the sessions
Of the league convention were betng
held. II had the warm endorsement
OF Ben II. spence, secretary Of the
Ontario branch. Of the Dominion AL
nolievs WAahingtnn Peace CITY.
| 4 = the universal opinion Of the
| delegates that the peace conference
Twill 6e held In the city OF Washing
tom. * that b. the casa the temper
anca conference also will b held
theye Tho opinion waa expressed
that the war val not Be Of longer dur
alton than two pears 1fg5
gxe VI ~ Sen1Fsa wall havs sob