Women Will Pray for Divine Intervention

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 810, 2 November 1929, Page 1

Women Will Pray for Divine Intervention

“NO BREWERY” CRUSADE FEARS FOR COMMUNITY “We have tried all ordinary constitutional means to prevent the establishment of a brewery at Otahuhu—telegrams to the Government, interviews, everything. Now we are going to try extraordinary means.” In these words Mrs. Bessie Lee Cowie, president of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, explained to The Sun a decision of members of the union to make a great crusade of protest, culminating in prayers at the brewery site next Tuesday morning. “We are inviting all Christian women, whether members of the union or not, to take part in our protest,” said Mrs. Lee Cowie. The plan, it. was explained, contemplated a short prayer meeting in the Otahuhu Baptist Church at 10.30, to be followed immediately by a procession from the church to the brewery, which would be reached about 11 a.m. Many of the participants would be using their motor-cars, and a charabanc would be provided for old people. At the brewery, prayers will be said asking for Divine intervention to prevent what the union feels will be a great menace to the lives and safety of all persons using the main highway to the Waikato. Many branches of the union had forwarded strong protests to the Government, Mrs. Lee Cowie said. Each communication had been acknowledged with the reply: “Your representations will be duly considered.” The union, now of the opinion that it was simply toyed with, decided to make a demonstration as stated. It is claimed that this brewery has been erected on the main highway in order to secure the custom of passing motorists, and as the law requires that a brewery shall sell not less than two gallons of beer to any person, it is contended that this will lead to excc —Ive drinking, with tragic results.