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DR. Mac AR THUR BIDS A TLANTA GOOD BYE
Famous President of Baptist World Alliance Enters More Fully Into the Duties of His World- Wide Field.
After serving The Baptist Tabernacle in At
lanta as acting pastor for nearly a year, Dr.
Robert Stuart MacArthur has given up the
pulpit made famous by Dr. Len G. Broughton’s
pastorate of fifteen years, to give his entire
time to the leadership of the Baptist World
Alliance, of which he is the honored President.
The scene that was witnessed at the depot
when a large crowd of sorrowing friends as
sembled to bid Dr. MacArthur and his noble
wife good-bye showed how completely this
great man and his “working consort” had won
the hearts of hundreds in Atlanta. Little chil
dren clung about them and strong men wept.
While the daily newspapers have told of
differences in The Tabernacle congregation,
they have been such differences as good peo
ple sometimes have, and this fact does not de
tract from the arduous and effective work ac
complished by Dr. and Mrs. MacArthur in
their many-sided ministry.
In his farewell statement to one of the daily
papers, he had only praise for Atlanta, and
particularly for its women.
“The people of Atlanta,” he said, “are striv
ing after higher ideals of civic betterment.
PROHIBITION A SUCCESS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Ex-Governor Robert B. Glenn Speaks to Large and Enthusiastic Crowd in Raleigh, Calling on Legislature to Strengthen
Laws, so as to Make Prohibition an Even Greater Success.
INE cases out of ten you can count
on a traveling man to be in favor
of prohibition.
They have seen with their own
eyes, and they know the advan
tages of even partial prohibition
over the undisputed reign of bar
rooms.
Mr. J. J. Lyde, who travels out
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of Atlanta, in sending a clipping. from- the
Raleigh News and Observer, containing Gover
nor Glenn’s recent spech on “The Success of
Prohibition in North Carolina” writes the fol
lowing highly interesting letter concerning his
own observations:
Editor Golden Age:
I was born and raised in South Carolina and
as I have a good many people in both North
and South Carolina, I have made frequent trips
to both States recently, and the contrast in the
conditions of the two States, since the enact
ment of the prohibition law in North Carolina,
is enough to make any thinking man a life
time prohibitionist. North Carolina, not long
since, was known far and wide as “the State
of good old corn licker,” and if the question
had been asked fifteen years ago, as to which
State is more noted for “booze,” North or
South Carolina? the answer could have been
made, without hesitating, for “Old N. C. Corn,’
was noted everywhere. But what changed
conditions in the two States today, only those
who have formerly known the two, and who
have left and returned, can tell; and I must
say of South Carolina, my own native State,
that the argument is all in favor of her rival
neighbor. I have never seen, anywhere, the
improvements in the sturdy, fine qualities of
citizenry as is apparent in the yeomanry of the
Old North State, in recent years. . Governor
Glenn was right, and conditions justify his
pride. In South Carolina,! am ashamed to say
things appear sadly different they have dallied
and compromised with the liquor question un
til it seems to have demoralized the whole po
litical and moral atmosphere. I passed through
The Golden Age for February 6,1913.
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DR. ROBERT STUART MacARTHUR.
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the State a few days after the governor’s elec
tion and questioned some of the voters about
Blease. The general opinion seemed to be
that where there was so much smoke there was
sure to be some fire, in relation to his acts as
governor; but they would come back at you
with “I’m a Blease man though.” With the
sentiment, apparently, in North Caro
lina, I don’t believe Blease could
have polled ten thousand votes in
that State. Os course, I have a natural senti
ment for my native State, South Carolina, but
in studying both States, I must admit there is
an atmosphere apparent to the observer, surely,
not disparaging to her neighbor. The liquor
men can lie and buy other States that have not
given prohibition anything like a fair chance,
but my opinion is they will be wasting both
breath and money hereafter in the Old North
State.
J. J. LYDE.
R. F. D., 4, Atlanta, Ga.
GOVERNOR GLENN’S SPEECH.
Urges No Backward Step in Work of Regener
ation.
Ex-Governor Robert B. Glenn’s address Sun
day afternoon to a large number of the Gen
eral Assembly, to the congregation of the First
Baptist Church, in which house he spoke, and
to the people of Raleigh generally, was heard
by all who could gain entrance.
Governor Glenn came here at the invitation
of the Anti-Saloon League, to speak before the
legislative body which now has the option of
standing pat, of making more effective the
present legislation or of retracing its steps
made at this point. Governor Glenn besought
the representatives of the people to hear to no
appeal for reopening the whiskey fight, unless
progressive legislation itself proves the cause
for that course.
There are defects in the administration of its
municipal affairs, but the community as a
whole has set itself a splendid standard and is
making every effort to attain it.
“This tone of progress is evident in every
channel of the city’s life. It means much for
the future of Atlanta, which, I believe, is des
tined to be one of the greatest cities of America.
Women True and Broad-minded, He Says.
“I have found its people courteous, patriotic
and prosperous—their prosperity being the re
ward of praiseworthy efforts. Particularly
pleasing have been my impressions of Atlanta
women. In their clubs, in their widely diversi
fied humanitarian undertakings, in the Church
and everywhere, I have found them to be
broad-minded and true. They are an asset of
which any city may be proud.
“The men, too, are splendid Americans, act
ive in the welfare of the community and work
ing, in many instances, unselfishly for the ad
vancement of the city as a whole. My feelings
for Atlanta are only the kindliest, and I hope
I shall be able to return some day on some
special occasion.”
He was presented by Rev. Robert L. Davis,
State Superintendent of the League, after pray
er by Rev. J. H. McCracken. Near the front
seats were many members of the legislature
who came to hear the man more responsible
than any other single citizen, for the present
State prohibition law.
Governor Glenn opened with a tribute to the
State to which he declared himself great debtor
and to which he pledged again his residue of
life. He could think of nothing in a life of
hard work which he found so full of pleasure
as the recommendation to the General Assem
bly to pass an act authorizing an election on
the question of prohibition. He remembered
nothing that gave him more joy than the re
sponsiveness of the body to the public demand
and the consecration of the men who champion
ed the cause on stump and in school houses,
in court house and in churches.
He congratulated North Carolinians upon the
possession of a people ready to meet the ap
peal of the women and children, those who
suffer most from the debauchery of whiskey.
He asssumed no credit for the good times that
have fallen on North Carolina. They followed
a revival in North Carolina, a period in which
the righteous had grown weary of a brutal mis
handling of so great a question.
New Jersey’s Men.
Then Governor Glenn told the story of New
Jersey’s legislature and how the women and
children lined up on one side and the brewers
on the other. The temperance forces told him
that there was no need of speaking, that the
issues had been settled and prohibition must be
defeated. But he asked to be allowed to
speak. Taking the Bible in his hand and call
ing upon any honest man to come up and sol
emnly swear that whiskey had ever done him
any good, that it had ever made men or wom
en better or that it had been a blessing to those
who drank it, every challenge was disdained,
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