The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-01-09
BILLY SUNDAY
MAY SPEAK HERE
Campaign to Gust Booze and the
Devil from Everywhere Plan
' ned for January 1917.

The Rev. Billy Sunday, widely |
knwn evangelist and perhaps the
most original foe that the devil
has ever encountered, may speak
at Elizabeth City within the next
two weeks upon the subject OF
temperance, which by the way IS
one of the slang-spilling parsons
pet themes. He is at present con-
ducting a six-week's campaign
for Hesus and the almighty dollar
at Norfolk, and as usual he IS
making all 4bFandsaof&ssinners.
wake up and take searching
Hook at their besmirched souls
all contributions gratefully re-
ceived. The immediate prospect
| of Sundays coming to this city
lilies in the circumstance that the
City and County workers ap-
pointed to carry across the big
drive for funds for the enforce
ment of the prohibition laws,
(which is scheduled for January
l17th and 18th, have decided to
ask Sunday to speak here either
tbefore or during the drive.
The preliminaries of the campaign fol
the enforcement in Elizabeth City ant
Pasouotank County of the proh1Dltlol
, amendment to the United States constl
tuition, which will go into effect Jan
nary 18th. were taken last Monday
when thoroughly purpOsetul ana coh
: structive meeting of appointed WORKER
was held at the Y. NJ. c.. A. in thl
o CITY undef the leadership of Count
: Director z. S. Vann. At this meetn
! If was announced that Elizabeth Git
9 will be called upon to give $1,000 for tn
fnrtberness of the work, and Pasquotan
q Conntv will be asked to contribute 30
t 600. OF the total OF SS.ooo WHICH
= is MANNED to raise in this city and cour
n ty approximately 60 per cent" or S4.oo
n will be spent locally in an effort
# stamp out the bootlegger; 3O per eel
: will be used for anti=boeze work; an
II tba remaining ten per cent Will De e.
s nanded to bring about World promo
g tion. which the leaders OF the move
mont hone to accomplish within ID
e next ten years.
DIS W. E. Fetch of Columbus, ON
e was present at this meeting OF coun'
&c workers enrolled for the work, ana
20 his ncrtiGent explanations and sugge
,r tions cleared uD many of the appare1
~ 5iefi.u1t;es which will be encountere
DR.. Fetch plans to be candldate IL
Connress from the district in which Il
= .i+v of Columbus is located, large
If ,,,on the basis of the support which
& bas given to the prohibition moveme
- IN his CITY and state, and 1t is a ce
+a;n+v that he will have the well wish
If the people of this city and coun
with whom he came INTO contact Will
born Hc is a man of the forcetul, enc
cetic type. and favored with Just III
degree of practical idealism Whlch
: uallv brings success to the, man VINO =
ssesses it. The afternoon meeting
followed by a thoroughly enJoyapie pa
qrct served at the \. NJ Z. a, pE
! ladies of the local W. @. L. L.
At.lS.15 Dr. Fetch delivered an
l dress at the Court. House to Whlch
= General public was invited, his -thel
being the present conditions which ma
necessary further prohibition work II
that the entire country is legany
s He laid special emphasis upon the
1icit distiller and the bootlegger, III
dentally scoring the general leniency,
nublic sentiment toward unlawful II
;" fic in liquor. He pointed out the
u that while a thief or murderef
hunted down and severely punished WI
Sa p caught, the bootlegger is frequently
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