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“ON TO WASHINGTON IN 1916.”
National Prohibition Conference, at In
dianapolis, Launches “Forward
Movement Four Years’
Program.”
(Special Correspondence.)
Indianapolis, Ind., January 18. —The
most significant Conference in
point of action taken and plans adopt
ed, ever held in the annals of the
Prohibition Movement, completed an
almost, continuous week’s sessions
here today. Delegates and committee
men from forty states were in at
tendance, including many distinguish
ed leaders. The sessions of the Con
ference proper were held on Tuesday,
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday,
while the meeting of the party’s legis
lative body, the national committee
(composed of two representatives from
each State), on'Thursday and Friday
considered the important suggestions
and plans submitted by the Conference
and crystallized them' into comprehen
sive and practical shape for immedi
ate application by the entire rank and
file of the National Movement.
The week’s sessions were a marvel
ous composite of thorough discussion
and serious threshing out of every
phase of Prohibition political propa
ganda in its relations to all phases of
the temperance movement, and to the
other great questions of the day.
The concrete action taken of most
vital importance to the future of the
cause was fivefold:
(1) The emphasis of the National
Prohibition Movement is henceforth
to be placed upon constructive, pro
gressive organization basis.
(2) A “$1,000,000 fund for State and
National work of the Prohibition par
ty,” is to be raised before November
1, 1916.
(3) A Nation-wide voters’ canvass
will be at once instituted, adapted to
each State’s particular legal require
ments, for the purpose of enrolling
5,000,0-00 men and women voters on
behalf of National Prohibition, either
conditionally or unconditionally, by
September 1, 1916.
(4) A policy of concentration of
effort for the election of National Pro
hibitionists to Congress, Senate and
State executive chairs, will be un
dertaken after careful consideration,
in districts and states most favorable
for such a move, the first of these
campaigns to be pushed to the most
successful issue possible in 1914.
(5) An extraordinary campaign of
advertising and publicity, to supple-
INAUGURATION
Washington, D. C., March 4th, 1913.
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Tickets on sale February 28th, March Ist, 2nd and 3rd,
and for trains scheduled to arrive in Washington before noon
of March 4th.
Stop-Overs Will Be Allowed Going and Returning.
Final return limit to reach original starting point not
later than March 10th, 1913.
SOLID STEEL TRAINS —BEST SCHEDULES —EARLY
MORNING ARRIVALS IN WASHINGTON.
Excellent Sleeping and Dining Car Service.
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Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga.
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Atlanta, Ga. Norfolk, Va.
The Golden Age for February 20, 1913.
NEWS FROM THE WORKERS
ment the plans already noted, will be
pushed with the greatest vigor in the
public press, and by means of the
systematic distribution of specially
prepared literature showing the need
of uniting all American patriots for
the complete destruction of the liquor
traffic, and the placing in power of
an administration in harmony there
with.
American Advance for twenty-one
months, published under the direc
tion of the National Committee, will
be continued unofficially, under the
direction and ownership of American
Advance Company, the temporary of
ficers of which are Daniel A. Poling,
president; A. J. Orem, of Massachu
setts, and M. W. Atwood, of Cali
fornia, vice-presidents; Mrs. Frances
E. Beauchamp, secretary; Fred D. L.
Squires, Editor and Treasurer; Eu
gene W. Chafin, Col. Frank J. Sibley,
CGlrTes R. Jones and Alonzo E. Wil
son, directors, pearly $4,000 worth of
stock, shares $25.00 each, payable in
installments, was subscribed at the
initial meeting, Thursday night, Janu
ary 16th. Its address temporarily
will be 106 North La Salle Street,
Chicago, 111.
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STATE CONVENTION OF THE
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
OF FLORIDA.
The Annual State Convention of the
Anti-Saloon League of Florida will be
held in Jacksonville, Thursday, Febru
ary 27th, in the Snyder Memorial M.
E. Church, corner Laura and Monroe
streets, beginning at 10 a. m. Ses
sions will be held in the afternoon and
evening also.
Prominent temperance workers from
all parts of the State will be present,
and deliver twenty-minute addresses.
A resume of the state work will be
given by the State Superintendent,
Rev. C. W. Crooke, Prof. Alvin M.
Thatcher, the finest temperance solo
ist in the United States, will sing sev
eral of his temperance songs.
Friends of temperance all over
Florida, are urged to attend this Con
vention. The program will repay the
effort and cost of attendance. The
Convention is held especially in the
interest of the work the Anti-Saloon
League is now doing in wet and dry
county fights, law enforcement, and
several much needed measures which
must be passed at the next session of
the Legislature.
Remember the date and the place
and arrange to attend.
BOSTON HAS GREAT REVIVAL.
Boston, Ga., February 12, 1913.
Revival fires are burning through
out Southwest Georgia, one here and
there, and the Lord is greatly blessing
His people.
Here in Boston we have just closed
a gracious meeting, and many have
been added to the Lord.
A. C. Shuler, pastor of the Baptist
Church, did the preaching, and A. A.
Logan, of Atlanta, led the music.
During the meeting the noble lay
man, Bro. Zach Clark, of Moultrie, a
man on fire for God, addressed a Sun
day afternoon mass meeting, and
greatly stirred the community, as he
plead for the people to give the Lord
their bodies as well as their souls.
The results have been glorious and
the pastor and many of his people
are rejoicing.
Success to The Golden Age.
A. C. S.
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WITH THE MEN WHO WORK.
As we learn the truth about the
men who were found guilty of dyna
miting the Times building at Los An
geles, and a lot of other “jobs,” equal
ly criminal, the question comes to us,
what is the matter with these men?
Those who committed these crimes
were not loyal laboring men. They
were living and carrying on their dev
ilish work with money earned by, and
drafted from, the honest wage earner.
The rank and file of organized labor
repudiate such murderous schemes,
and will most heartily endorse the
government’s determination to justly
punish those proven guilty.
Men who work are usually honest.
They must choose level-headed men of
good character, rather than those with
hot bad blood to represent them. The
writer was once the guest of a friend
in a labor convention. “Hot air” and
some good things were coming from
the speaker. I whispered to my
friend, “Tommy, how many of these
delegates can be bought?” After a
moment of thought he answered, “Ev
ery one of them.”
Then, what can be done for the
cause of union labor? The answer is
easy: The friends of labor can win
a complete victory for better pay and
shorter hours by a united reformation.
The man in sin weighs only sixteen
ounces avoirdupois; the honest man
weighs a ton in strength for justice to
his fellowmen. “The Lord of love
came down from above to live with the
men who work.” If everybody, both
rich and poor, will receive the “Spirit
of God” —love, truth and
labor troubles will be at an end.
There is no other remedy.
Truly,
The Loyal Press Committee.
Norwalk, Ohio.
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AFTER WICHITA WENT DRY.
Wichita, a few years ago, was the
Gibraltar of the saloon in Kansas. Its
saloons were running years after the
Kansas saloon law went into effect.
Deals were made at State Conventions
and nominations secured through
promises of open saloons for Wichita.
The present was long coming, but it
arrived —and, like many other reform
movements of the day, arrived with
momentum.
(1) A “dry mayor was elected.
Heavy penalties for violation of the
law were exacted. The saloons died
hard, but the last vestige of them final
ly passed. Note the result. Before
the saloons closed, the bank clearings
of the Wichita were (2) $1,200,000.
In three years they had increased to
something over (3) $3,000,000. The
city, instead of going backward, as
freely predicted, has steadily grown.
A few years ago there were barely ten
per cent, of the population of Wichita
opposed to the saloon. Probably
there are not now a very large minor
ity of the population who would favor
it. (4) One newspaper changed in a
single day from pro-saloon to anti-sa
loon. In six weeks its circulation had
increased (5) six thousand copies. In
another Kansas community a mer
chant said that his collections increas
ed (6) forty per cent, shortly after pro
hibition went into effect. Workmen
were paying weekly insurance. Be
fore the saloons closed 40 per cent, of
these insured workmen were in ar
rears. Within a short time after the
enforcement of the law these arrear
ages had disappeared, and many were
paying in advance. —Gollier’s Weekly.
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SID WILLIAMS 17 TIMES IN SAN
ANTONIO.
That is a notable announcement in
the religious press, which states that
Sid Williams, the beloved Texas Evan
gelist is conducting his 17th revival
meeting in San Antonio. This fact is
all the more notable because this
fearless evangelist, lived in historic
but wicked San Antonio over twenty
years. It is a glorious every day
sermon for a preacher’s life to preach
like that.
We remember in this connection
that Rev. George H. Crutcher, Home
Board Evangelist, recently conducted
his third consecutive revival at Mt.
Olive, Mississippi, with one hundred
and thirty-one jadditions to the Church
during the three meetings. This is a
remarkable record. Few men can suc
cessively and successfully repeat
themselves, though we believe Dr. J.
D. Chapman, now of Greenville Fe
male College, South Carolina, conduct
ed six successful meetings at Sanders
ville, Ga. And he didn’t stand on
his head to get a crowd. The right
sort of preaching of the old-time gos
pel will produce results and draw the
people as nothing else in all the
world.
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SOLOMON DELIGHTS JESUP.
Feeling sure that your readers are
desirous of being kept posted in re
gard to the spiritual condition in dif
ferent parts of the country, and de
siring for all of these who are inter
ested in the great cause of our Lord,,
to rejoice with us in the days of our
rejoicing, I take this opportunity of
telling you that we are in a season of
good cheer and great hope..
Whereas, we have slumbered in the
darkness of the night so long, now, un
der the clarion call of our Master,
through His servant, the beloved and
eloquent Dr. J. C. Solomon, who has
come to lead us, the morning alarm
has been sounded and a great many
of our people have heard the call and
have arisen from their lethargy.
The day is dawning, the sun is ris
ing, and the laborers are quickening
their steps in the field of labor. The
harvest is ripe, and we are all looking
forward with great expectancy to a
plentiful ingathering of sheaves.
L. M. ROUSE.
Jesup, Ga.
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