The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-04
MRS. vARNEY's LECTURE

Owing to the rain only few peo-
pie were in attendance upon the lee
ture of Mrs. Varney at the Methodist
church last night, but those who
were there were richly rewarded for
Drawing the weather The speaker,
who has on two former occasions
charmed Ocala audiences, spoke last
night with great force on a variety
of topics connected with the war,
such Is war-prohibition, the fourth
liberty loan and French war orphans.
Mrs. Varney is especially forceful in
depicting the evil of the liquor traf-
fee and her plea for its destruction.
She quoted last night number of
German authorities, who gave it as
their opinion that the present Ger
man people were beer-soaked, bru-
talized and degenerating. Certainly
the brutalities with which the Ger.
mars have waged the war may be ex-
plainable on this basis. Quoting the
oath Psalm, the speaker applied it to
the United States, and said that our
nation must have "clean hands and a
pure heart" in order to properly full
| fill the destiny which God in.his prov
idence is opening up before US. All
the people must be solidly behind the
president, providing all the money
needed and resisting all insidious
pro-German propagandism that may
be going about. She told of some OF
the latter which she had encountered
and of the need of every patriotic
American being thoroughly awake
and alive to the situation. The Amer
lean people must be willing to give al
for world freedom If need be.
| The lecture was held under the
Iauspices of the local w. G. T. u.
which organization yesterday decided
to adopt French war. orphan. Las
night the "A Club" composed Of {
number of young women in the city
decided to adopt an orphan also. Al
offering taken last night which
amounted to about $40 will be applied
to supporting war orphan. Since
it requires only 10 cents a day, o.
$3.50 a year, it is thought that {
number of these unfortunate children
might be taken care of by Ocals
people, if they only know what {
great service it is No more effectu
al help can be given to France thar
to help her in her period Of recon
struction by caring for those VIII,
have been cruelty bereaved by war
It is an investment in human lif,
which will pay enormous dividends.
/ Mrs. Varney urged every voter t.
vote for the Florida prohibition
amendment in November, and to sup
port men for the legislature VIII,
would vote for the national prohibi
ton amendment. In the conduct O
the work of world-reconstructio
which will soon be upon us we need tt
have a sober nation for the clea
thinking and heavy labor that it will
require. The action of Congress il
putting the nation on a prohibition
basis during the war and until tn,
Rehabilitation of the army, she de
clared, had made a profound impress
sion upon Great Britain, where tn,
liquor interests have a much deepe
hold upon the life and finances of tn,
kingdom than in the United States
It outlawing forever the liquor traf
fic the United States is not only Sc
curing her own sobriety, but will al,
powerfully in making the whole worl,
Isober.
/ Today we must think. in world
terms. We can never be as we hav
been. We shall be compelled to ge
out of our provincialism and selfish
ness and live for the whole world.
BUY LIBERTY BONDS -
/ LINEN DRIVE FOR FRANCE