Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
Temperance Meeting at the Jackson Street
II. Il. Church.

Last night, at the Jackson street NJ. 4. church,
the usual services omitted and the time devot-
ed to temperance work. The pastor, Rev. J. F..
Chatee, addressed his congregation upon the SUBJ
lect OF Temperance" "The prohibition of liquor
trafhc-the need OF the State and nation" The
reverend speaker claimed to bring no new thoughts
to the discussion, but mainly aimed to address him.
self to consideration Of his subject from practi-
cal standpoint.
He commended that it was work which claimed
the active attention of the whole church. But luke
warmness in the cause in the church too generally
prevailed, because temperance work was not 'nice
Stunned hard work. engaged only in nice work. In
fact many joined the church for social position
, alone But after all, the speaker saw
his own recollection the cause OF temperance had
advanced ind made notable progress. Formerly
every harvest field,'every log-raising "bee'
supplied with Jug. It was taken to Feep out the
cold, or to protect from the heat Ministers drank
and the sentiment of the day tolerated it. To-day
al this has been altered. Thirty years ago, the
speaker was one of three who voted the abolition
ticket in country village of Illinois. had no ex-
pectaon then of seeing the stain of slavery removed
from our nation but had lived to see it, and he had
full faith that of his hearers would live to see
the traffic Of liquor prohibited throughout the con-
hnes OF our country. The reverend gentleman then
invited attention to the wonderful magnitude of the
evil OF ntemperance. He presented an array of as
founding figures and made application by con-
trast. In Boston, he said, there eight miles of
saloons. Think Of it, crowded with men going
and coming, drinking and spending money.
Eight miles of saloons in one city alone {!
Ia ne" ork city 1t IS calculated that 100000
spent e1 annually for drink. Bar money! In the
United States every year from hundred to eight
hundred millions OF dollars expended for liquor
the church property in the United States is estimated
at 900. In other Words double the amount
OF church property is spent every year for liquor.
Inc speaker thought comment unnecessary. He said
alotting ST. Paul her SHARE that each year goo was
passed over the bars for liquor. If that money we're
passed over to him. he'd pay to erect all the schools
high school included-in the city, take care of the
teachers provide for the city poor and have money
to lend.
Abiding again to the hold that temperance had
taken upon all right-ninded people, he stated that
the Northwestern railroad company required the
great corporation had become an important factor in
the temperance problem. Resuming tho discus
sion OF the evils of intemperance, Mr. Chaffee
claimed that 10000 lives were sacrificed every year
lie then drew an appalling picture Of this so, OOO
backed by another 600 for the next years graves
yet another rank, and still further for the harvest of
approaching years the young men an bows inst
taking their first drink across the bar.
The speaker then addressed himself to the remedy.
Inc Individual drinker could be reached by moral
suasion. But he declined to believe the possibility
OF reaching the evil in this way. It was the traffic in
liquor, which must be stopped. To this end he
favored general State and national prohbtory law.
constitutional and beneficial. It's necessity was
certain for the traffic murderous.. It was con-
stitutlona, because already prohibition existed to
some exteAt. If saloons were closed on Sundays or
election days. they could be on any other day Tor al
time. The sale of liquor prohibited to minors !;
II legal In this case, it could be extended
to adults He denied that temperance people favored
sumptuary laws but they did maintain that what in
nred the people should not be solo, as the sale of
decayed meat or unhealthy vegetables was pro
hibited. r.
In closing, Mr.. chaffee paid high tribute to the
catholic church for their influence in behalf of temper
ance: He particularly alluded to Bishop Ireland,
mentioned the temperance colonies the bishop had
established. and accorded him and his church the
efforts.
AT the conclusion, the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance unions petition to Congress to prohibit the
importation, manufacture or sale of liquor was cir
culated and numerously signed. The congregation
was dismissed with the benediction.