The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-04-10
WANAMAKER ON RUM.
He EXPORTS HIS CHURCH BRETHREN To
VOTE FOR PROHIBITION.

VOTE FOR PROHIBITION.
''It is Your Duty he Said, TO Make i
as Difficult to Get Liquor as to Get Poi
son"-"God's Going to Count the Votes
PHILADELPHIA, March 31.-Postmaste!
General Wanamaker made his first pub
lie utterance o-day on the question o
high. license and prohibition. He de-
clared in favor of the constitutional
amendment, and exhorted the 800 per
sons who listened to his words to work
pray and vote for it.
Mr.. Wanamaker reached Bethany
Sunday school at 2 p. m. Half an hour
later, while the Bethany orchestra played
the opening hymn, Mr.. Wanamakel
was in his place as superintendent OF the
largest Sunday school class in America.
After the usual exercises Mr.. Wana
maker led the way to the church, fol
lowed by 400 members Of his adult Bible
class and 400 visitors. While the visit
ors were being seated Mr.. Wanamakel
announced that it was quarterly meet
ing, and that there was no regular les
son. He said he had been requested tc
talk of temperance. He read a portion
OF the fifth chapter of Ephesians, begin,
ming with the verse. BE not drunk
with wine." He said:
What is the Christian idea OF right:
1t is important that we get the right
thought, because then we will do right
and lead a happy life. The Christian
idea is that we carefully guard our de-
pertinent. We should be temperate In
all things that we do. The Bible says
that he who does not do this is fool.
Now. a man who calls you fool is not
minded much, but when God writes US
down as fools it is a very serious thing.
We should be temperate in everything.
That means the use of tobacco and OF
opium. Il includes profanity and anger
and impurity of life. We are so to talk
that we shall build each other up.
Mr.. Wanamaker then referred to the
wreck of the American men-of-war at
Samoa, and spoke of the broken-hearted
wives and children who were waiting
for the return of their husbands and
fathers who had been dashed to pieces
on the rocks. He continued:
Right here in our city are broken
hearted people, beaten against the rocks
of adversely by this tide of liquor and
of license. The man who will not sign
temperance pledge, though he does
not need it himself, to help weaker
brother. is not as much of a man as he
thinks himself to be. Christ said: Deny
yourselves. Take up your cross and
follow me- THERE'S no need to be drunk
to be under, the influence Of wine. The
nan who takes only !;ttle and will not
give it up is as much controlled by it ss
il he was an habitual drunkard. He is
under the influence because he won't
give it up.
What's the reason you won't stand
out for the amendment! Because you
like glass of beer. You say: 1 want
to be free to take an additional drink if
! feel like it, What influence keeps
YOU from voting against the amend
ment! Isu't it the influence OF glass OF
beer? There are thousands of men in
this city who do not get drunk. They
say: We have the right TO drink 1t It
we want to; to sell it, to buy it, or to
give it away. A man may not drink it
at all, but he may be under the influence
of the liquor spirit. He will say: i am
a temperance man, but am in business
and the liquor people deal with me, so
won't say anything against it. Now,
what influence is he underf
Its the same with many-a politician.
He's afraid he won't get votes, so he IS
silent on the liquor question. When a
minister or teacher refuses to speak
out on this question he is ruled by the
liouor interests. The drunkard who
votes for prohibition is a freer man than
the total abstainer, who carries water on
both shoulders and then votes for liquor,
or to put it in the harness cf high license.
Just as the saloon keeper must an
swer for every glass he sells, 50 we must
answer for voting for liquor. 1t is SIM
ply question of whether or not we are
in favor of the saloon. 1t isn't a ques-
ton of high license. The qulbole that
prohibition does not prohibit has moth
ing TO do with it. The law against steal
ing does not prevent stealing. The same
power that puts the amendment in our
Constitution will attend to the enforce
ment OF the law. It is our dutyto make
it as difficult to get liquor as it is to get
poison.
License means that the city, the
State, and the saloon keeper slal go
into partnership to ruin men, to build
up jails. almshouseS, hospitals and
houses of correction, and to keep up the
taxes. Gods going to count the votes.
Vote for prohibition and you will be
voting for Him, for order, for religion.
and for the highest civilization. He will
see every ballot. When you 60 home to-
night 60 down on your knees, every one
OF you, and pray God to help you to
carry the amendment.
Mr.. Wanamaker then closed with a
prayer. He hurried into the main Sun
day school and made the closing address
TO the children, and then led the usual
twenty-ninute prayer meeting at 3
o'clock.