The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-05-06

hands of the enemies of our pstional
Constitution as far as this question
is concerned. Under our cumulative
voting system this will continue TO
be the situation and unless we fight
hard enough to overcome the indif-
ference oil our own forces and the
determination OF the enemy, Illinois
will fail to hold the great place she
has thus far honored the state by
keeping in the movement.
Vets of World Against Dry America
Prohibition must be extended We
must not fail to appreciate that the
vets of the world are now co-operat-
ing in desperate effort to break
down Prohibition in America. Liq-
nor is being sent into the United
States from England, France, Spain,
Mexico and nearby islands. French
wine interests have announced that
they will carry on an educational
campaign in America in favor OF wine
as a beverage. They fully appreciate
that if Prohibition is permitted TO
make good in America it will soon be
adopted everywhere.
The Dry World Movement
In view of the importance of taking
care of the fight all along the line
our Illinois League is cooperating
with the National and World move
ments. We are giving a net sum
amounting to about IS per cent of
our gross receipts to the National
League, and are permitting the
World League Against Alcoholism,
in answer to their request, to hold
o,c hundred meetings within the
bounds of our state, the entire re-
ceipts to go to this new movement.
1t is not and never has been our in
tention to go into other countries
and make them dry, but on the other
hand it is our intention to prove to
the world the effectiveness of Prohi-
bitlon and to cooperate with the
other counties in giving the benefit
OF our experiences. plans and facts as
to the Prohibition movement. We
are not unmindful of the fundamental
truth that the best way to extend
Prohibition is to make good.
Worlds Greatest Missionary Move
ment
The far-reaching effects of this
movement is just beginning to un-
fold. We must rigidly enforce Pro-
hibiton. Thousands of human souls
are dying because of violation of law.
but with all this the results of Prohi-
bition have been marvellous. | sim
cerely believe that this movement is
the greatest evangelical and mission
airy movement i'll the world TODAY.
We are already seeing the results OF
Prohibition. A statement of the Chi
cago Church Federation says that
$4,000 souls have been converted in
the city of Chicago in the first three
months of the year 1921. Statistics
proved that when the saloons began
to go and breweries ceased to be
built the churches began to spend
larger amounts on church enterprises
Tho booo of n D,,ecau H.. - -.
revival would follow the coming OF
Prohibition seems about to be real
lied. Dir. Carroll, National Church
statistician shows that there were
during the year 1920, 6o7007 gains to
the church as against 1886 in 1910.
Dry U. S. A. Must Blaze the Way
If the United States will make
good i'll her task to carry the gospel
of Prohibition around the world
there will surely follow in such a
blazing OF the way the carrying of
the gospel to the ends of the world
No pastor who is member Of this
Board fails to realize that the chief
handicap he has carried in his field
has been the liquor traffic. 1t has
kept fathers, mothers and children
out of church activities. With the
dying of the liquor traffic there is
sure to be reviving of church activ-
tiles as has never been seen. Already
we are entering upon the new era, but
we must fight on until we completely
make good or all may be lost.
The man who will not fight now to
make Prohibition effective has not