Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-26
WILL THEY MIX?
TIE CHURCHES AND TEE SALOONS As OUT
LINED BY REV. RAlNSFORD.
4 ygn5sr Of Local Opinions on the Novel Project
Feasible Plan as Looked al BY Soma
and lmpracGca5ls by Others
Some Remarks.

REGISTER, has created considerable
eminent about town by clergy aud
,,i,y alike, and the widespread interest
r,s the reporter to look up few OpIn-
ions on the subject.
Rev. W. Cooke, ID. d., pastor Of the
second Presbyterian Church was found
%. his apartments at the Mcclure. NO.
,srro, say that have given the mat
,s- much consideration as yet" said
,1s rastor. 'as l have been unusually
,r.v to-day. but from what I under
sand of the case, and as far as II Is
made Ineligible from the meager out
ia given. ! should most unheSitatingly
s.v rbrt such plan would be thorough
rg .rr-acticable. l note by the article
,sq- MIR. RauSfOrd has not fully
ERECTED his ideas yet, and
think be makes great
,-fs-aks in subjecting his plan tn
-le rough 20 publicity. This loose
,-.-bad of conducting things has too
often characterized radical reform
..avaueuts. While the regulation
.-5ar tbe auspices OF the Church may
..-t % elevate the standard of the
rrr-1nare. / do not think 10 would one
b., lesson the evil. IL the selling Of
taa- was participated in Uy the mem
rs-sr mp the Church, then those IN the
church. especially the people who had
t.-.a-ro never darkeucd the door Of a
Salmon would be Induced 20 drink, and
o. new and increased thirst would be
created instead of ieSseuiug the evil.
lam firmly OF the opinion that 10 would
spread TO-. Then 1 do not think 1t Is
r-luer matter 20 be taken hold
NJ bv the Church In this
particular sense. The idea should not
81 last sight of that ,he Church was
made for the man and not the man for
rfs Church The object of the Church
3. two-fold: 90 lead men 20 full reaIlza-
ZION OF the gospel TO q point where be
accepts Christ, aud secondly, 70 edlty
him through the continuance or the
doctrines aad by religious ILLUSTRATIONS.
The members of the Church outside the
confines Of the sanctuary are, orShould
be-. at least, able 10 take care OF them
selves. III not 10 certainly reflects on
rte manhood of the convert aud the
mower of the Church. For q Church 20
Undertake 90 control the appetiteS
or ircIinatious of the people would tend,
tr my mind. 90 abridge that freedom 20
which the citizen under the laws Of the
government is entitled. While l have
most heartily been in favor OF suppress
ing tle LIQUOR traffic, i cannot possibly
Ca. af
t.r3 10 that end. The Church might
Just as reasonable expect 20 Superlntend
and dole out the theatricalS 20 thepeo-
r.eIustitute dancing classes, give assem-
bte,. and then after all this is system
rsl what is % become OF those other
uncomfortable forms OF evil now so fla
grant In every large c,ty2 Is the Church
ID take these under It's wing? The
-.urch at present has a well defined
-r.rsa of action, and, beyond this, it's
powers would be taxed 70 a point be-
7gli efficiency.
COUNCILMAN HAPPY'S VIEWS.
Councilman Fred. Happy, representa-
t.e of the Reymlu Brewing Company,
was seen iu reference 90 the plan. Il
believe" SAID Mr.. Happy, chat this
reverend gentleman has struck a plan
that will eventually solve the question
oiutcmperence There is and always
ll, been q miScOnception Of temper
llee. Tic does not necessarily imply
t1ta. refrain from drinking, but 10 does
mean freedom from excess. have
never myself advocated, neither do
c1lutenance. excessive drinking, and
dluJt allow any wJrkmen on my prem
ises 10 become intoxicated and that
RULES strictly enforced. This business
can Dee conducted on the principal OF
morality Ike any other business. One
cause of much OF the prejudice that has
existed over the liquor traffic is IN the
class of people engaged in it. think
.le plan OF Mr. RauSt0rd will have q
tendency 20 upbui.d the standard In
that more of the prominent and truly
reputable people will be- engaged In the
business. This, of course, has refer
eUce more particularly 20 the larger
cities where more of the SO-called
drinking dives exist. 10 Is little wonder
cha, communities rebel against the way
some OF these places are conducted. The
0.t-ume prejudice about beer drinking
is gradually fading away. 1t is fast be-
coming recognized custom through
QUO -he land. Even Sunday liquor sell
Ing, about which there has been
grea, hue and cry, is less productive
OF drunkenness than Secularly selling If
rightly conducted. I believe II the
saloons We're allowed 10 keep open here
sundays, or at least 40 certain hours,
you would see no more drunkenness
,1-u you DO now. / remember when /
was Zoo Milwaukee, where there is no
Jaw against Sunday selling, l asked
a1lmoer OF saloon keepers about their
business, aud they told me that on
sunday 10 was the dulleSt day of the
week When people can get beer any
.ne they want 10, there is not SO much
, drinking, bat If the saloons are preSum-
a1.y closed, and the people have TO do
50 much Scheming and calculating,
whenever they DO happen 20
gam access 20 saloon, they drink TO
access Tor fear they can't get any more
TOT some time. Another cause OF
el-LNeuuess here in this country is the
--o.t Of treating. which prevails so eX-
elsFe.y People are made 10 almoS;
-'-te beer down through courtesy 70
o,1erS. This habit Of treating prevails
Io"lere Ia Germany, and each person
10 q saloon, public garden or elsewhere
y'oers one, TWO or three glasses just as
-s desires aud pays for them. il is
-.uost considered an insult 70 order up
o''nAs for others who happen TO be
sealed oy you. Dr. RaiLSiord, l be-
re'e. has got an admirable scheme.
Likely enough the reason 70 has never
SoAe Out before is because preachers
nave lacked the courage 70 publicly ex-
press themselves on this point. But
-..er any plan or system works well the