The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-30
WILSON ON R.iINSI Old,
Brother'y Suggestions from Methodist
Clergyman About the EpIscopalian.

| The Rev. John A. y. Wilson D. D.. preached
| yesterday morning in tho Eighteenth street
Methodist Church on tho subject Of doing evil
that good may come. and made this the text
for an attack upon DR.. Rainsford and his
church saloon scheme DR. i'.on holds that
it IS immoral to drink or sell alcohol. From
that point CT view he concludes that DR.. Rains
ford whom hedesignated the reverend sa-
loonist." is undermining tho morals OF tho
Young men in his charge in highly insiious
manner. he read the following ina 6 nary lot
ter from onc OF these imaginary young men:
what cali nv hereditary tendency to alcoholism.
You viii be glad SNOW that our rrrGr desirinS
fDJu an" abe i"on s the n GSnS nShy
and lands dspensing iu'd refreshments, and
III Inv W." wi or What "" ya aH
IT, wsy tn y 80 sEEs SsIsn ns "a
n,.d am tying the rec,.r's way. ne MS much
tina, can hardly unit, NY work is for some
so nSans That aaS
down 9wn 10 ' "a "n Tc n,, le eur s ia
stead Of nntn; ll%S n,t sanr'sd Christian IN
sire sTe WAN 10 1' a f VEN, ant IN WIFI II:
GU Giving = HT'na cyl tn"nyM wanted to very
hnnw tnnt my 1sG T." r. ., ms great ry Is SO
y WMd ' ne s n ns Of Fl .is"D
ing great rsf"rmrr Ike our tea Erector and starting
= b. if can get roaci priest to tend bar for me-
Those are other extracts from Dr. Wilson's
ii wonder if confirmation and ordination
will DO nlado essential conditions OF hartend-
ins in t!Insc saloons. and whether the yendcr
will be allowed to arpcar without his gown
and bands during business hours. and will lie
devoutly repeat as he serves his customers
with li1uid 'hrll, i''iiscrAblcNsnners are We
which ono out Of the line Of apostolic success
sion can Income IL Christian phiAnthropist
for profit surely LIE must become - ieryent
viii hay" him, ii j, sells liquor even for
'moi!ta',lc' rhi!anth"olH.
You will bear lae ,w!}ness,," he says; ,"that
rravity. After delivering himself upon the
saloon, he say-. THIS minister of the Gospel Of
purity: h"!d the same ;2pinion ap"n, these
so a.H % is is so Of
sary condition o! ii'c in such u city rs this IL
] had tn, power would not close up all such
hnse ,b 70" Tcr VA no OF Ely thG r
Kuinsorl mr;lns 10 take the logical sequence
Of his fals' position in providng u remedy.
then. us to remedy III" owls oi tbs saloon he
would OF en- snloous under the euro of Chris
tiau men. so. sGpposc. he woul open broih
under tho care of other Christians. Docs
TO omen n Rainsr,ri rot hei that he had o in.
aI.ilratc the ,'rd saloon? II" must in
CONSISTENCY he rs drsirons Of having tho ono
ns tho other and al Tor the purpose Of rome
dying vice by inrrrasn.; It. and maxim. il obi
ous Ev making II ,rcsi ccai,l" Then. indeed.
will the Maggie Whites lind their occupation
ponc urti rotten "nI rtiin"l the victims Il
,hn e rcVnr,mh house Of slanlc viii driit in.o
tho dives to aie. Docs this seem 10 You aw-
ful? Yet | be-; y'u TO rom"mher that these
SiprostionS coming from an accredited IN in
jstcr of tho ChUrcn o! Christ are a thousand
times more awful than thn exposure OF his
false position ! liui" hoy said, law. when \
nan commits 9Hti Sn g som no' ma he sNIPt
m M, well. this rcvcrcpd gentleman lns
evidently shot "I' tis r.oItil. but II will provo
to l." without tho result OF ecclesiastical dis
t,npt ION