The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-03-08
CHRISTIAN LEAGUE
EMPLOYS LAWYER
SUNDAY CLOSING
ORGANIZATION uNsWERvlNeLy
BEHIND LAW ENFORCEMENT
MovEMENTflN COLUMBIA.
COMMEND CITY GOVERNMENT

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To Push the Matter Before Grand
Jury and Help Attorney-oeneral--
Praise for Herald--Mcet Again on
March II.
Unswerving determination to carry
to a successful conclusion the law
enforcement Sunday closing move
nent started by the Mems Christian
League several months ago was man
Tested Sunday afternoon at a meet
ing Of tho league In the Sunday school
room OF the First Methodist church
Resolutions commencing the city gov
ornmont for Its effort to enforce the
law and The Herald for its stand for
law enforcement were adopted and
the league pledged its continued sup
port to the movement, committed
being appointed to employ an attor
ney to assist the Encouragement and
the city attorney In the prosecution
Of vl0lators The league also adopted
q resolution requesting the attorney
general to present the matter to the
grand jury and offering their assist,
snce to him in securing witnesses and
evidence. Several earnest talks were
made on law enforcement In which
It was declared that the law abiding
people OF Columbia could not without
casting reflection upon the good
name or tho city permit open viola
tiDns OF the law to continue.
n had rather be shot dead on the
streets Of Columbia by law break
or, than to permit the laws Of the
land to be flagrantly violated without
q protest from me- said DR.. w. b.
Kicks. in q short talk in which he de-
clared that the greatest coward In the
world Is the moral coward who is
afraid to come out in the open and
take a stand for the right In a fight
for law enforcement Another meet
ing Of the league will be held Sunday,
March IL. rs sytq
In the absence Of the president, ri.
q. Fulton, Judge j. w. Fry presided.
Fred Latta acted 81 temporary secre-
tary, Dr ]. g. Mol1oy said the invo4
cation. IL W sssss
III. Molloy presented the resigna-
tion of Mr. Fulton as president, saying
that Mr. Fulton IA the director IN
Maury county 81 the War Savings
Stamp campaign together with his
other business duties has found it
Impossible to give to the league the
attention that the office Of president
should require, and therefore asked
that he be relieved Of this office.
After some discussion the league de-
clined to accept Mr., Fulton's resigna-
tfon yesterday, but pledging him the
support and assistance Of each indi-
vidual member asked him to recon
slider his action before the next
monthly meeting Of the organization.
Following statement by ]. HI. Din
ming In review OF the action taken at
the last meeting general discussion
o. the Sunday closing law enforce
ment movement was opened.
Judge 3. Il. Erwin was asked to in
form the league what had been done
by the. city authorities. He stated
that number OF arrests had been
made by the police and that he had
rendered an opinion on one test case
in which he declared the city ordi-
nance constitutional and valid. n
have done what | considered was my
duty and believe the higher courts
will sustain my opinion. But unless
the moral forces OF the city are go.
ing to support the city government in
this movement there is no use in go
Ing any further with It" Judge Erwin
SAPfcnoSA HtuioSit 40 bSiuS PCPoAOu
to go as far as his .,ower would per-
init in bringing about complete en-
forcement of the Sunday closing ordi-
nance. He said that he had bound
over to the grand jury two cases on
the charge Of violating the state law
against operating business on Sunday
and that 1t was now up to the grand
jury and the encouragement to do
what Is right and proper for them to
do.
Rev. w. b. Kicks. who has been abb
sent much of the time since the move
ment started, serving as a Y. M. G.
A. army camp worker at TT. ogle-
thorpe. said that he was sorry that
he had not been present during the
entire time, but that he wanted to
do all ne could now. He said that 1t
was no time for the Christian citizen
ship Of Columbia to falter. that tho
greatest coward In, the world is the
protested Christian who would take
cold feet and falter in a movement
for law enforcement whenever 1t ap-