Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-04
RELIGIOUS FORCES
Of CITY PRESENT
UNITED FRONT
All Sects Join Hands in Pa
triotic Demonstration
Held at Auditorium.
WILL BATTLE FOR FREEDOM
UNTIL VICTORY is REACHED
Catholic and Protestant. Jew and
Christian. Pledge Their Ser
vices to Nation.
GREAT AUDIENCE ApPLAuDS
Meeting Follows Parade Of Military
Forces and High School
Cadets.
WILL BATTLE FOR FREEDOM
UNTIL VICTORY is REACHED
GREAT AUDIENCE ArrLAuDs
Meeting Follows Parade Of Military
Forces and High School
Cadets.

Cadets.
Thrilled BY the patriotic words OF
haif-doxnn distinguished speakers. q
crowd Of moro than 1000 people. which
left few vacant seats in the city Audi
torium. sat for two hours ycsterday
afternoon at the mass meeting ar
ranged by The Commission of Religious
Forces OF Virginia Despite the length
Of the program and tie oppressive
warmth OF the weather the people
listened GLADLY. breaking forth often
IN spontaneous roars Of applause. ana
:t the end went to their homes with
hearts consecrated afrcsh 10 the hign
purposes Of America and TO the
IrieNous sacrifices involved in The war
with German dcspottsm
Unity and democracy were exempt
fed both in tho great congregation
and ON the platform. Among the
speakers warc representatives ot
church and state. Of the Catholic.
Protestant and Jewish faiths In the
audience were mon. women and chill
dren drawn from every section OF the
city and every Grade ia the social
scale. The large number OF men in
the audience. men of ages subject to
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and in the mighty cIapriuS of hands
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OF the patriotic addresses
ALI NOMINATIONS <ND
'hEEDs UNITE: IN MEETING
The commission which planned the
mas meeting. which was intended TO
give expression TO the feelings OF the
city aud Commonwealth on the eve OF
the day OF registration for army ser
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and rev / J. ,;rava,t. T. II. rector
Of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. rcad
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