The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02
MtTHOO|STS PRAISE
ANTI-SAL0ON LEAGUE
Richmond District Conference Pledges
support I'm State and National
Temperance Work.
EDUCATIONAL PLANS LAID
Randolph Macon College TO BE Rep
resented by Committees In Every
Charge In Virginia Annual Confer
cnce Is Recommendation.

Resolutions commencing the Anti
Saloon league and the church's work
for education occupied much of tho
attention of the Richmond district
conference of the NJ. r. church, South,
In its sessions yesterday at St. Paufs
|church, near Penola. Plans were laid
for. increasing the scope and effective
! ness of Randolph Macon college at
Ashland. and pastors generally were
urged to impress upon their congre-
cations the importance of promoting
higher education wherever possible
The temperance resolutions adopted
commended the Anti-Saloon League of
Virginia and the Anti-Saloon League
Iof America and their methods; COM
mended also the w. C. T. L. and the
lWoman's Prohibition League of Amer
lea, and pledged support and coop
Grafton to Prohibition Commissioners
~. Sidney Peters IN his work OF law
enforcement
The devotional exercises OF tho
morning session were led by Rev. H
d Moliart. of Highland Springs. Mrs.
w. Il. Newell. district secretary of
the Woman's Missionary society, made
an interesting and inspiring report of
the societys work.
DR.. NJ. r. Porter. of the American
Bible society, was introduced to the
conference and told about the work
OF his organization. DIR. Graham II.
Lambeth, of Monument church de-
iliVered an eloquent sermon on mis-
sons
| After another hountiful dinner fur
nished by the members of st Paul's
congregation, the conference heard the
report on education. Addresses were
made by Or. s. c. Hatcher and DR.,
r, r. Blackwell. of Randolph Macon
college, and George p, Adams, sec
rotary of Blackstone college.
Licenses as local preachers were
granted To Berkeley Miller Adams and
Andrew T., Brewer The following
were recommended to the annual con-
ference for admission on trial to the
travelling connection: Russell w.
Creekmore, Francis Randolph Hol-
land, Grover Lewis Williams. r b.
Proctor. who is president OF the Ep-
worth League union; P. J. Murdoch
and Willard F. Draper. Rev. Newton
G. Rice was recommended by the con-
ference for entrance into the travel
ing connection of the Baltimore an
nual conference.
/ The resolutions on temperance. as
adopted, follow:
| BE It resolved:
/ 1. Tint we rejoice in the great work
done by the Anti-Saloon League Of
Virginia I'm giving to the people,
through hard and persistent labor. a
state free from the legalized liquor
traffic.
2. That we heartily endorse the
Antt-Saioon League of Virginia and
of America In the great work which
IL being done for the advancement OF
temperance and sobriety throughout
the nation through their organizations
nd hoo ,tx,I,
methods we recognize to be the most
potent and effective which has ever
been developed for the purpose of de-
stroying the organized liquor traffic.
| 3. That we pledge to the league,
both state and national, our most
hearty cooperation I'm It's great work
lof unifying, soiidifying and strength
ening the sentiment OF the people of
the state and the nation in favor of
the enforcement OF the liquor laws.
and In Its great work for nation wide
prohibition.
| 4. That we commend our two sena-
tors and all those representatives who
have by their votes and influence in
our national congress contributed to
promote the cause of prohibition in
state and nation.
| s. That we commend the war de-
partment for the stand 1t has taken
! for sober and morally clean army
g. That we commend the commits
sioner Of prohibition of Virginia, Rev
]. Sidney Peters, in the great work
he is doing and pledge him our SYM
pathetic support and cooperation.
T. We most cordially commend the
work or the good women. especially
as carried on by the w. c. T. U. and
W. r. L. A.
3. That We recommend unferment-
ed wine or grape Juice in the sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper
The following resolutions on educa-