Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-25

TEE PASTORS MoyBMENT-A TEMPERANCE MASS
MEETING.
A temperance mass meeting, under the
auspices of the city pastors. was held In the
Memorial church, on 14th street, yesterday
afternoon. The church was comfortably filled
with citizens In sympathy with the present
temperance movement In the city. Rev. ]. G.
Butler, the pastor OF the Memorial churcb
opened The meeting with few brief remarks
and and AFT after singing oy the choir. introduced
OF the scripture as contained In the 10th
chapter OF Luke, which was after wards followed
OF Hamline church.
Rev Or. Rankin was the first speaker and
stated that he was In great sympathy with this
present movement in temperance circles for
great many reasons. He pictured the miseries
OF the drunkard's home; that children were
made worse than fatherleSS; that as a father his
hea[t went out In pity for the wrethedness 81
tne nome circle, and the imminent peril OF the
growing youth as a result of the licensing OF so
many low grog shops He believed that Wash
lngton was the best governed city In the Union,
out that the matter OF licensing the grog shops
was sadly neglected and Shamefully abused
There was he was afraid but little hone when a
Judge OF the court Judge Cox signed appicl
OF Tres ented him. One would Scarcely b.
ieve that for 50 small population there shou d
be over 600 licensed gr0g shops legally iicen ~
or not He spoke Of the power the Conmls-
slOnerS nid 10 see that the law In the matter
was properly and rigidly enforced ana ca 4t f.
was much through the instrumsntality of the
tempeTaI &c people that Commissioner Morg IN
secured his position, whom he hoped ana sin
ceIeIy believed would US his utmost endaay0r,
for the acc M ishment OF the liquor license re.
Lorm He (Ma1or NJ stands 10 need OF prayer
He stated tnaI from the fact that the main - %.
a great many signers OF liquor licenses wera t.
be published had checked the rum sellers some
what He laid The responsibility in great
IL easure at the GoOrS OF the Christian peoni2.
Rev. Dr.. c. r. Ramsdell followed. siyihr that
there + ed been ccI plant tb { the ministers do
rot take interest In the warfare against rum
1t Was his opinion that the best way is for the
pastors and sunday school teachers to instiil
into me minds OF the young the principles of
temperance. There were only three methods of
destroying The curse, viz: First by formation:
second re1oTma'ton; third by abollshng the
places where The deadly poison is dispensed
The special work In view was the abolishing of
the liquor licenses OF the ttppling saloons.
Rev. Dr.. w. l. McKenny said that the facts
and figures show that the law is not as strictly
enforced as it should be, as cases are kuown
where fraudulent means have been used to gain
a license IL would a5tonish the Christian
people IL they knew the names OF some who
signed these applications for licenses Cases
"eIe Known where fines had been imposed for
selling liquor without license. bat they Wera
never collected. and the rum sellers continued
tAelr sales. ALSO, when questions are raised "a
to The legality OF certain licenses the QuestioGer
Is informed that the law Is not violated. For
once the community is aroused, It costs the
government S60U,001 00e and Great Bsitajn
flaO, 0o0 to carry on this terrible, ruiuous
traffic. He pictured the fearful consequences
said that the dynamite to explode this great
eyii IN cur city was Being lad to-day, and that
he hoped All would lend helping hand.
ReT. hr. Butler said that heretofore no attel-
jlon vas Iald 10 government properly In thu
&TaDGDg CT licenses, and that the government
was never consulted; but that it is now decided
that government property has weight In the
matter. All the temperance people want Is TO
have the law rigidly enforced. I5 was terrible
TO think th Il some OF these Tuul-selers sold
their liquors on Sunday. III the Commissioners
do not 90 their duty then an appeal will be
made to tie Executive, where Justice will as
sufedly reward their efforts. He was glad thai
they had Temperance Executive [applauseL
and the next administration would also be q
temperance one. [Applause.I Il should be thu
purpose OF all TO make the rum business SO els
reputable that nc one viii desire 10 engage in it.
He said 1t would require unmtigated labor.
tears AID entreaties 10 abolish the curse. He
was glad to say that the Commissioners wo I'D
respect any protest that might be offered All
that vas wanted was proper obedience 10 the
laws.
During the meeting the choir rendered some
coca singing. After singing '.All Hail the
Power Of Jesus Name" Rev. DR.. S. Do.ner led
IN prayer. The choir then sang hymn and
the tenedictton was pronounced by Rec. e. D.
owens. pastor Of Mount Zion Church.