Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-20

Diocese of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, presided at the night meet
ing and conducted devotional exer-
cises. Before introducing the Ohio
guest the resolutions adopted in the
late afternoon were read by the Rev.
DIR. Robert Bagnell, pastor of Grace
Church, chairman of the commit
tee.
The time is at hand" spoke ex-
Governor Willis, when those in pub
lie life as we'll as those in private
life are called upon to take a def
mite position in relation to the pro-
hibition problem. AS one of expert
ence in politics, l can say that there
is no reason why a member of any
political party should cover away
from this thing. The whisky powers
have been able to dictate to us be-
cause many of the men in public
life have been towards; yet no man
need expect any fair dealing from
the liquor interests. They have no
god-but Gain"
Brewers Are Active
Offering it as his opinion that the
VI Sl lldu BlNGn lIlS I1OSl u pull
tics and describing their present agi-
tation at the prospect of prohibition
being nationwide, he discussed the
| drink evil and it's relations with the
war. IF liquor is bad for the boys
in uniform" said he, "as the gov
| ernment has decreed, then it's bad
for the boys not in uniform" Speak
| ing of the immense saving in grain
| he quoted statistics to show that
enough grain is used by brewers to
make 100000 loaves of bread ev-
cry day. And as for coal, enough is
used by the liquor interests in a sin
! gle day to send an ocean liner across
the Atlantic and back $50 times. In
flaying the German Emperor he por-
trayed the German government as
being designed to build up great
military state, while under our own
form of government the church,
school and all interests are working
together to build a great human
soul"
The committee which will man.
age the campaign includes DIR. J.
b. Markward, chairman; j. w. Ell
lenberger and II. B. Saussaman.
These men will name twelve others
shortly who will complete the or
ganization for getting an over
whelming dry vote from Dauphin
county.
The resolutions were framed b,
the following committee: The Rev
DR.. Robert Bagnell, pastor of Grace
Meth odist Church; the Rev. Harvey
Klaer, pastor of Covenant Presby
terian Church; the Rev. DR.. Henry
w. A. Hanson, Messiah Lutheran
Church: James Stranahan, former
deputy attorney general; o. P. Beck.
ley, one of the teachers of the Mems
Bible Glass of Derry Street United
Brethren Church; j. w. Ellenberger
of this city; II. II. Walburn, Millers.
burg; John Grove, Middletown; the
Rev. George NJ. Lauffer, Steelton
the Rev. DR.. R. r. Butterwick, Her
shey; the Rev. A. w. Warfel, Lykens;
the Rev. A. e. Hangen, pastor oi
Park Street United Evangelical
Church, this city, and A. NJ. Blake
Numerous speakers took the floor
before the afternoon session closed
The support of the w. c. T. U. was
pledged by Mrs. NJ. M. Steese, presi-
dent of the county unit.
DIR. e. V. Claypool, superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon League, urged the
ministers to insist upon church men,
bers turning out to vote. He gave
| statistics compiled in the State OF
Michigan which showed that TWEEN.
ty-two per cent of the qualified vot-
ers of that state did not vote in 1914,
and of that amount twenty per cent
were churchmen. He closed with the
statement, "It is impossible to break
the Penrose and Ware machines il
men will not vote at the primar.
ies."
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