New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-13
THE CHURCH LIQUOR STORE.
RIDICULE FROM THE REV. MR. DIXOE
DR. TRANSFORMS IDEA OF THE DRINKING
HAB.T SAID TO BE TOO ENGLISH
FOR AMERICA


The Rev Thomas Dixon. jr. preceded his sermon
Yesterday morning at Association Han by NNit" VI
Dr. Ransfords proposition. that the Church es'apSh
uonor stores or give them moral support. lie said III
part ,,.,..,uo,
The distinguished rector OF ST. Georges Episcopal
Church has recently declared thst the time Is coie
when the Church Of Jesus Chris, must take eu'
license and enter upon the business Of sene aicoo'o
drinks am glad he sad il. am glad the plopo
s,tion came from so high source. am eau IL LIN
-ocs,ed the amount and kind Of ndore neR that has
greeted it, Nothing has been said on mis- subject III
twenty wears that has % reused the soul OF INC "
of Christ with the righteous wrath Of ""l' ~ '''o
Nations finger tip the Church 9uivers with
INV only fear IL that interest III the sup'e" WIN
to sbat.d by the well nigh universal CONCLUSION INA"
DR. Ransford is inssre. | wish 10 correct inns I'M
,r.ss,on Tie doctor Is not insane mentally tholeh
his nroposition is the essence OF moral insanity. TIC
&c IN dead earnest. lie is lover oi his IeiIo"-hau
md tries with the best light he has 10 heip 10 wv
him But this is his crotchet II Is simply the one
t,,o defect in his education. And there are great
many &emeaniug people who are hnic'c" "o'e VI
Lss with the same species Of moral mania
DIR. Rainsford says The saloon has come 10 stay
7, &c not a sin 10 drink II Is not sin t. Keep
saloon Yon cannot convince a German or an Ehsnsn
man that II is wrong 10 drink beer on sunday rei
haps that is what is the matter with me- f'e'HeN 80
His difficulty Is purely provincial IL Is Psn'i's
English England. with 3I,Vo0.oW p'opie ianh N''
wear more alcoholic liquors than America with he1
90 100000 peoplel The iallacies. sophshs s'e
Authorizations of alcoho ethics run IN English b'od'
pr. Rain ford is simply belated traveller nom 'he
old World afflicted with the Old Worlds enroin'
disease. ,,
As England lags yet one hundred years Oeiinu
MS in the progress of free government so f-"ei"iiu
and the English mind lag more than huhorN years
behind the Christian conscience Of America on 'ne
temperance problem There Is more drunkenness III
France and Belgium than In any other countries III 'he
world. =,
Or Ramsford wvud have alcoholic drinks lhstean
n, soft drinks He would advise the moderate use
of alcohol But The trouble Is. Doctor. that druNheh
ness is criminal disease. and the moderate Iee OF
alcohol Is the only road to drunkenness All drnnkhrs
first use il moderately Can the Church afford 10
cultivate this appetite and form habits ulit MIL '"o
majority Of those Who form them =, ~
But the Doctor saws: 600 mace alfohVi' -
IN the same wax Goa made SHY chhne nId hisen'
- tho same way Ccd made william NJ Tweed aho
Iammany Hall! He further save You canhN
4, with a candle Yes: hut. Doctor. you propose -
sxeep ont alcohol with alcohol How can Won sweep
ONT darkness BY turning hose pipe chaTpeo WIN
ink Can weeds be rooted out b. SOWING "eeaS J
I do not SEE how yOr can improve tne ooG OF
.Nnnk nv inrnersing him OF sprinklnr him WIN te
extract Of skunk do not see for the ne, % me
how Won car sweep out he'll by flooding II with lloud
Somnation II seems to me. therefore. for Christian
nrople 10 take cut a license and set up a saloon 20
sen alcoholic drinks would simply be ior me tnurcs
OF jesus Christ to make Al assignment to nell ana
20 out Of business"