The sun., 1893-03-27
RA1NSFORD'S SALOON PLAN.
NOT ACCORDING TO LOGTC OR THE
BIBLE, DIR WILSON SAYS.

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A Picture or the Result f Snnctined and
Uuregenerntc Liquor shops Were Run
In Oppo-ition-Dr. Wilson rs Foe Abso-
lutte Prohibition md No Hair Measures.
The Rev. DIR. John A. b. Wilson OF the
Eighteenth Street Methodist Episcopal
Church. who in st. Chrysostom's Chapel
several nights ago denounced Dr. W. s.
Rainsford's church saloon idea. and who later
challenged DR.. Rainsford TO a public discus
sion Of the liquor question. preached on what
no termed tho Rainsford theory" last night.
Dr. Wilson ls n wel-known Prohibitionst. and
his church was crowded.
I'VE are living the old days over again"
said DIR. Wilson. when ministers OF the
sanctuary, priests at the altar, and prophets OF
God. supposed to be- are stared out OF coun-
tenance by the evils which confront them. and
instead OF uncompromisng faithfuness- in
handling the word OF life. seem to reckon that
God Is dead or Indifferent to the gigantic
crime Of crimes which bars the progress OF
Christian civilization.
"On the evening OF March IA. in the chapel
OF st. Chrysostom's Church. the Rev. DIR. W. s.
Rninsford. rector OF st. Georges. lectured on
his favorite theme, tho improved saloon.
which. according to previous announcement.
was followed by free discussion. In which 1t
was my privilege to bear some humble part.
Having n faithful stenographer with me. l
happen to know just what was said on that
occasion. He thus began:
~ have been asked to speak upon what We
all feel to be a vitally important question to
our community the liquor traffic. 1t Is q
question with which can claim without any
bashfulness to have had good deal OF par
ticular acquaintance years ago. when l never
expected to come to this country aud was liv-
ing in England. / was thrown into Intimate
acquaintance with the eldest son Of the largest
brewer in London. and during the timo lived
in Bethnel Green we spent the most OF our
time in exploring public houses and forming
practical opinions rs to how they could be
worked The result Of our explorations was
this that my friend made up his mind that he
could not, MS Christian man. continue his
business. and he threw up an income OF nearly
SiOO.UOO TO prove true to his conscience.
q" From the same sights and circumstances
a desire to co into the saloon BUSINESS himself.
and while he has abandoned that idea. 1t was.
Ly his own admission not because aus OF It's It's sin, in,
words: I thought once would scrape to-
ideas si here en in New York but came to the con-
clusion that one saloon would not amount to
much against so many bad ones. and gave 1t
- Yet hc NJ axes this admission, Beyond all
Is s SOY sy1
that man who allows himself an occasional
excess it curses his oilsprinE IT, the the best est
Grinker. and he tells w. TINT even the habit Of
Yet with these awful lacts admitted he is only
deferred from going into the good saloon
business because he cannot engage In 1t moro
:" IN tic light Of this minlsters logic what a
simpeton must M naSe , been that brewers fI;s son
dscovere,l T"s ere BY by matiplyine the sal loons% Why
wore the days Of his own evanselical feryor and
spiritual life. before he influence OF luxury
KIN the Of from evil by
the rule OF addition and curtailment by means
Of The mn,ltiplication q, table. BE, ,,,,,,,,s IL,
say that he is optimist enough to, believe
here. and that a thing that had arrived at SO
universal a use could not be altogether bad"
his W system. Are these anti-chureI men who
run the saloon interests now so meek that they
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the Rainsiorl places Of interest Suppose
yoa snpplenment the 1909 Snnregsn,S;rGa,ss
The rivalry, Of attructiveness and decency will
trade. Criers will infest the street. represent
ing the advantages OF their iavorites. one with
and exnherance OF rhetorical finish wi | call:
Pause: gentlemen. in your. wild career.
Gs hs
upon beer light wines. and someth ing strong
or. II you must have it; II: you d. can LecGme re-
Another. in full dress. his hair parted in tho
middle IN Alaska diamond in his shirt front,
Strains Strains Of T. c"ssical music float out Upon the
ambient air. as he thusly delivers himself:
m Es W%sre the the sShfs
rated can step right in and get Gloriously Oh
yious to tine na on On thG hfst wni
carriages and servants in livery to take you
home. and all with, !s,trictest privacy. For
be oxcelied by any Kainsford in this city. Say.
-" The easier YOU make the pnth downward.
The more like the right you can make the
wrong. the more you % will deceive by it: ~
You know every time an alarm OF fire has been
given tht foolish fire Department has had
ire ire With water. @ y DR.. Ia insiord withdrew
his unfortunate Illustration and offered
v3Sser Wnae @e Of
day is to inoculate the bad thing with 2 less
bad thing. and SO XII the hnI thing; This il.
one entities the discover to letters patent rs
the discoyeror Of tho Erinciple Of restoring
on some moro black paint:
Il # EI %o hHh Hss nY ben p nss hs
% Of The Serpent how quickly he would i have sad ad,
justed matters with Just little more snake!
"One OF the saddest ings about the dis
cussion at ST. Chrysostom's Chape! was to soc
thu looks Of satisfaction and approval on the
faces of venerable men. From them not one
word OF dissent was heard during the discus
sion. They seemed TO enjoy it. One OF the
first to get up to endorse the position OF the
speaker was a gentleman who sal he had
Jag on. 1t is more than serious. 1t Is terrible.
when Christian minister. backe ed by the COM
municAnts uf II church. takes such n position
in favor Of alcoholic indulgence ms to excite
the approval Of IL moor drunkard in his cups.
In the very midst OF my expectancy for the
fulfilment Of promise comes the croak OF this
ecclesiastical raven with: You can't pro-
hibit. You must fight fire with fire. You must
inoculate.. It is no harm to drink. 1t is not
sin to sell the most dangerous poison In the
worl! to men for q common beverage. 1t
would be n calamity to close the saloons
Be not overcome with evil. but overcome evil
with good says Jesus Christ You can't
prohibit says Rainsford. The Church will not
promise. but prohibits evil. Away with all
compromise and false prophecy!"