The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-27
\. CAROLINA READY
FOR FORWARD MOVE
Ail-Day Meeting Planned to Consider
world Prohihition--Bishop
Cannon Makes Inspiring
Address.

tSpc..al u rhe Richmond Nirginiau,)
Greensboro, n c., Nov. 2e,-Pians
were perfected here last night at
headquarters Of the state campaign
for the worldwide prohibition and
law enforcement movement for hold
ing big central all day and night
meeting for executive conference with
public addresses from men Of ma
tional ana international note. setting
forth the detectives of the movement
and stressing the urgent call from
other nations for Americas assist
ance in hanishing their liquor evil,
At the conference nero were lead
ers and friends OF the movement
from many sections of North Caro-
lima and Virginia, who reported ear
nest support in the cause from moral
forces in their section.
The key note Of th- whole thing
declared a prominent delegate who
has recently returned from AN indus
trial business trip In South America.
should 10, W must just remove the
deadly temptation OF the ever present
rum bottle from many ii the natives
before gospel influences may have a
fair snow"
Prominent At ti1r CGUfcrcU5r WIS
bishop James Cannon, DR.. chairman
OF the board of tcmperenre ANA cdu-
cation of the NJ. E. church. South. Il
high official also in the Anti-Saloon
League OF America. having as chair
man OF the national legislative COM
mittoe succeeded III securing from
congress submission OF the prohibition
amendment, and It's adoption by forty
five states
Bishop Cannon has recently return
d
what he saw aud heard there. and
from what he saw aud heard earlier
in the year at the peace conference
in Europe from representatives. there
from all countries. these nations were
urging this enlistment of America 3
aid in combating the strongly IN
trenchod liquor and brewry influence
in their borders. Serious effort was
even made by many outside delegates
, there from the Orient To- have a
check put upon the unbridled license
OF organized rum and liquor in
tluenccs.
State campaign headquarters here
have been comioftabl established al
ia South Elm street in the heart
of the business district aEd tive or
ganization work is now being pros
ecutcd in all parts of the state
State Director Mebane was en-
Z couraged today by receipt of tho Of
fetal report Of the board of temper
nee and social service at the North
( Carolina NJ. E conference at Wilson
last week, adopted by the confer
ence saturday. November 20. in which
the world league against alcoholism
/ WAS unanimously endorsed TO us
: il seems necessary" the resolution
/ saws. that the liquor traffic, which
taHtaR"nizes GIL the work of the church
( will ha"o 10 be destroyed In the mis-
siouary fields before the church can
work to the hest advantage through
1 hospitals schools and churches We
arc glad of the part that our church
! has been ali" To take" continues the
resolutions in this splendid work
and we urge our people to give their
united support in avery possible way
+, T. the League In all its efforts 70 en-
Tforce the law and help estab liSh pro,
h,hition in the other nations Of tht
earth
Announcement of the date Of tht
great state meeting will be made il
IN few days. Bishop Cannon promsct
to arrange his official itinerary. SO a.
to come back for that big gathering