Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-10-23
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Features of an Address by Rev. Clar
ence Greeley Delivered Yesterday IL

Features of an Address by Rev. CLAIR
ence Greeley Delivered Yesterday In
Thonaston.
Following is an extract from a sermon
delivered in the First Congregational
church at Thomaston, Conn.,, yesterday
by Rev. Clarence Greeley, general agent of
the international Law and Order league.
Mark, l, 8: Prepare ye the way of the Lord"
Law enforcement is not the Messiah of
our age. 1t is only John the Baptist
crying in the wilderness. 1t Is mainly
educative. In an age that looks forward
to billionaires, the league, or even the
school or the church, is not financial suc-
cess. But money is not the only measure
of moral achievement. If heaven is paved
with gold, SO sre some saloons, literally
with golden coins. The speaker was per-
sonally some $500 out of pocket In the
formation of the Connecticut league. That
| society is now in debt. But it is at least
an agitator in Connecticut. DR.. Park
bursts society for tho prevention of crime
permits mono of its officers to draw sal
airy. But 1t educates New York city.
When the Connecticut league was formed
| We had from the start q number of Yale
professors and some of the most prominent
ministers and lawyers In the state, but We
did not ask for any money, not even fol
successful solution of the liquor problem
The 119 different persons arrested during
the past year through the efforts of the
Connecticut league are not the measure Of
its success. A greater number of arrests
has been made outside of the league.
But the league prepares the way fol
| moral reform. It eduoates sentiment.
teaches moral forces the necessity of "tean
play" and of pushing on to national agi
tatior, education and organization. I
prepares the way for liberty.
This is land of civil liberty. We ar
not2here to disparsge the brewer or tn
distiller, or to deity the law and orde
league. But we are here to say that this l
not land Of civil liberty 80 far forth a
pugilists in Brookly or brothel-keepers il
II New York live as outlaws (although
minority themselves, and dictate the law
lat govern the majority, or If the ON
million employees of the liquor power al
more potent in this government than til
votes and prayers of the twenty millio
| Catholic and Protestant church member
In the United States.
Law enforcement would not mean CON
plete national salvation. but 1t is a necei
sary means to the end Moses prepares til
way for the Messiah.
The international league is nine yea,
old. It has to-day such friends as Lyma
= | Abbott and DR.. Parkhurst. But it has NJ
| yet solved the problem of lawleesnes
There are still 100000 persons betwee
Harlem river and the Battery disabled b
strong drink. The international lesg.
] will not prevent the international pri
fight announced for Coney Island In D
cember. q went to Brooklyn last week ar
conferred with some of the leaders oppose
to It. learn that public officers interea
ed In 1t have stopped the preparations
But there is probably not local league
the land that has not been consciously
= unconsciously educated by the intern
tional league. If the 20, 900 communism
in the church gave 1t the financial 81
port to which it Is entitled it wou
a succeed in 80 uniting the friends
II good order that their wishes wou
not be defeated by one-twentieth of the
number organized. The information
league has always appreciated the wor
of Senator Dlngley: tThere is indeed
r. organization so compact and powerful
Z proportion to its numbers as that of t
liquor dealers" The international "
not bring in the millennium. 1t will 4
= even stop the prize fight, If that should
I attempted. It Is not visionary. But
, has moral faith enough to believe that
1t keeps up its work of education and
ganizstion, the time will come when
forces for good will present solid frol
| fighting lawlessness instead of one anoth,
And for this it works, and prays, a.
paves the way. Prepare ys the way
| the Lord.