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

Last night, at the Jackson street NJ. E. church,
the usual services were omitted, and the time devot
ed to temperance work. The pastor, Rev. J. F.
Chatfee, addressed his congregation uron the sub
ject of Temperance" ''The prohibition of LIQUOR
traffic-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
work" There were too many church members who
Stunned hard work, engaged only in nice work. In
fact many Joined the church for social position
a.one. But after all, the speaker saw
m h;a nun rs 10 encourage th MN: Within
advanced and made notable progress. Formerly
every harvest field every log-raising or 'bee' was
supplied with jug. TWAS taken to Keep out the
cold, or to protect from the heat. Ministers drank
and the sentiment of the day tolerated it. To-day
all this has been altered. Thirty years ago, the
speaker was one of three who voted the abolition
ticket Ill country village of Illinois. He had ex-
pectaton then of seeing the stain of slavery removed
from our nation, but had lived to it, and he had
full faith that some of his hearers would live to
the traffic Of liquor prohibited throughout the con-
tines of our country. The reverend gentleman then
invited attention to the wonderful magnitude of the
evil of lntemperance. He presented array of as
trast. In Boston, he said, there were eight miles of
saloons. Think of it, crowded with men going
and coming, drinking and spending money.
In New York city 1t is calculated that $50 100000 are
spent annually for drink. Bar money! In the
United States every year from hundred to eight
hundred millions of dollars expended for liuor-
the church property in the United States is estimated
at 200. In other words, double the amount
OF church property is spent every year for liquor.
line speaser thought comment He sad
passed over the bars for liquor If that money were
passed over to him. he'd to erect all the schools
high school included-n 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-minded people, he stated that
the northwestern railroad company required the
total abstinence pledge of all its employees Thus
great corporation had become an important factor in
the temperance problem. Resuming the discus
sion Of the evils of intemperance, Mr.. Chaffee
claimed that GO 600 lives were sacrificed every year
he then drew an appalling picture of this 10000,
backed by another $4,000 for the next years graves
approaching years the young men and boys lust
taking their first drink across the bar.
Inc speaker then addressed himself to the remedy
The individual drinker could be reached by moral
suasion. But he declined to believe the possibility
of reaching the evil in this way 1t was the traffic in
liquor, which must be stopped. To this end he
He argued at length for it's necessity claimed it was
constitutional and beneficial It's necessity was
ceran' Tor the traffic was murderous. It was con-
sttutonal, because already prohibition existed to
some extent. If saloons were closed on Sundays or
election days, they could be any other day, for all
time The sale of liquor was 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
Jured the people should not be sold, as the sale of
hibited. 0 f
In closing Mr.. Chaffee paid high tribute to the
Catholic church for heirinuencein 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
highest praise for their noble zeal and persistent
efforts.
perance unions petition to Congress to prohibit the
importation, manufacture sale Of liquor was cir
culated and numerously signed. The Congregation
was dismissed with the benediction