The evening world., 1920-03-05

~ ~Crin-.Eccratt0n. and this Jest was
enhodiad IN the hrst Instructions
aandad % him.
CHAMPION COLLECTOR REFUSES
TO DIVULcE SECRETS.
AfsT days after his experience at
Troy. the Rev. Mr.. Freeman went to
. meeting a. the offices Of william II.
Andersen. After Superintendent An
derson had assuased fears that the
triumph of Prohibition would take
away the occupation Of the architects
of the triumph. an experience meet
ing q agents and canvasssrs Gas
hela me man IN whom the most ad-
mlration was centred. because Of his
great success and larEe earnings. was
called uDon TO explain the secret OF
hls effectiveness. He rsse and said
substantiauy. according to Mr.. Free
man.
-Thls e not fair. You are asking
ne 10 tell you my secrets ! viii not
Do anything OF the kind. No man in
my position would divulgs his
eocretS"
oonference. the Rev. Mr.. Freeman
naid. vas what was known 20 VIII
liam H Anderson ana ms followers
as Mr.. Anderson's meat axe"
methods. Mr.. Anderson was called
upoa. he said. 10 explain how he sue
ceeded. while others failed. in getting
results by violent personal abuse and
By attempting 20 bring scorn and
contempt on recalcitrant legislators
and ministers.
Il use the 1neat-axe method" Mr..
Andsrson Is said 10 have explained.
-FIrst because Il H. effective: second,
because no other method Is effective"
Afr. Anderson. according to the
Rev. Mr.. Freeman. warned his fol-
lowers against attempting to initiate
him. He urged all eanvassers and
exhorters 20 be suave and sweet in
their department and leave the
-meat-axing" exclusively to him.
An speakers for the Anti-SalOon
IeaEue who are to address church
conrregations are especially in
atrueted in the methods TO be fol-
lowCd. explained DR.. Freeman. The
leagues Sunday addresses he referred
20 as "the leagues eonstitutiOn-the
iuRaribla means of its life"
sELF-ENALTATIoN FOR WHICH
HEARERS WILL PAY.
The first five minutes OF the ad-
dress" outlined DR.. Freeman, us in
tended 70 give To hearers a temporary
elf-etaltaaion for which no Is willing
10 pay something.
But the mind Of the audience must
be secured also; and so fifteen min
utes Of the address must be so in
teIligently given that the hearer feels
that II is his duty, because he likes
the speaker. to pay him something
for the SOUND information that ne
has received. Then comes the most
serious situation Of all in connection
with the Sunday address: the ques-
don of inflammation The sRrer
must be wrought up 10 a pitch Of
action. He must be led to call out:
fyha. can / dot Tell me what
can do Seven minutes must be
kiven over TO this burning fame.
ihe address then closes with the
answer TO those questions
DR.. Freeman asserted positively
mat the Anti-Saioon Leagues insist
encs that II speaks for the Protest
Ant churches Of the country. espe-
claIy those Of the Methodist denom-
hoo n II L.
explained:
'Unless this asserted agency is
,redicated upon the mere failure of
the churches to deny such relat m
Ship, the leagues asserted agency is
barren OF every element which con-
6litutes an agency.
contributions to II which flow out
Of its celebrated Sunday service In
the church edifices are simply in
dividuai personal contributions.
"No church is in possession OF a
record OF contributions made by
members or by attendants, unless ii
might be some churches that have
secured such a record as a personal
favor from the leagues records.
'grhe AnuSSaioon League is inde-
pendent Of the churches. Instead OF
being used by the churches. 1t uses
them. II the churches understood
bow they were being made the pawns
Of the Anti-Saloon League they would
be revolted.
~rhe leagues agent AT AlhanJ, for
instance, told me that one of the most
important features Of the work was
ehat of subduing recalcitrant min
taters and keeping them In line. II
ne ministers won't submit TO being
hcld in bondage by the Anti-Salopn
League, they are coerced by about
Che same methods which are used In
Ebercing legislators.
esrhey are threatened with tho
afisnAtion OF important members OF
the congregation. The minister must
a. the will Of the league agents or
have the league undertake "A crusade
tfalnst him among his own fol-
lowers"
ANDERSON SAYS
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