The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-19
Rum AND ROMANISM.
Subject Of Mrs Leavitt, W. c. 7.
q. Worlds Missionary.
DR.. ALEXANDER ALISON ON HELL
0seusA fer the Nsv First PreshD tssian
CAareh 20 BE BPeksa-Nesss
Of Iatereoe.

The womea's Christian Temperance
Union had . rally as FIRST NJ. Z. church
aud its ..aI round the world missionary"
Mary Clement Leavitt, was the center of
interest and attraction. The services we're
conducted by Mrs. Dr. E. G. johnson. On
the Platform sat Mrs. Leavitt, also Rev.
Clark Davis. pastor Of the First Methodist
Protestant church. Mr.. III. sherman
Sharp presided 1t the organ. beginning the
services With the familiar hymn, ''0nwar
Christian Soldiers" Mrs. Leavitt. then
read the portion Of Isaiah v. from the
eleventh verse. beginning with the words:
"Wos unto them that arise early that they
may follow strong drink" Al she read
Mrs Leavitt made . running comment.
THE eyes of the lofty shall be humbled"
recalled TO her. she said. the cases of men
who had fallen or committed crime in all
lands under drinks influence. Woe 70
them that justify wrong for reward" she
said was an exact description Of the moral
involved in our liquor license laws. The
words. "Tor them shall hell be opened"
Mrs Leavitt used to give point 70 some in.
teressing statements. The commentators
and translatoys Of the revised edition had
decided that the word rendered shell" in
English should Be either death" or
"tns grave; but this she said made
no difference with the facts. It was
equally applicable to drinkers in either
case, since 100 900 Of them died annually
Of drink in England, 10000 in France and
6p,00O in this country. She also recalled
to her hearers > picture Of the four great
est drinkers in Portland. which she had
seen when on the Coast eight years ago.
She since learned that Of these four, all
young men. three were dead and the
fourth Was in the states prison for life.
Rev. Clark Davis followed in prayer and
q solo was sung by Mrs Emma A. Hatha-
way. Mrs. f. g. Johnson then made a
short Introductory address Of Mrs. Leav,tt,
presenting the latter as the honorary
president OF the worlds organization of
the W. c. T. q. Sac prefaced her address
on temperance by short word on Chris
tianity, - she said she had seen the sub
jet from many aspects. She had spent
seven years in travel, visiting Hawaii
Australia. New Zealand, China, India,
Cape Of Good Hope. Central Africa, and
nearly every country Of continental Eu-
rope. She said that Christianity was the
only thing in the world that was uplift-
ing, that nothing could be done with saw
age natures except by Christianity. This
referred to Professionalism, for Romanism
Was not worthy 70 be ranked ~ saliva
ton faith. One step down brought US to
Accommodation and another to
Buddhism. Down to Brahminism was
still lower, and the other religions
meant utter degradation. She paid par.
ticular attention to Theosophy, denounc-
ing il in unmessured terms. The "happy
valleys" in India referred to BY these peo-
pie were myths, their miracles were me-
chan ical trickery.
On the general matter Of religion the
speaker said tAaGit Eas nothing but row.
elation; that an infSnt could no more
write unsaught than man could find out
religion. She drew historical COMPARE
son between England and Spain in the
days Of the crusade and today, and said
that the result was due to direct divine in
terposition In favor of Christian and mis-
sionary England. Referring to the status
OF the temperance reform, she said that
America contained the largest proportion
OF abstainers. In no country were there
so few bottles to be seen at hotel tables.
America was fifty years ahead even of
England. this being due largely to the fact
that the ministry here were about all tee
toIalers. She hoped TO see the time when
no protesting Christian would drink.
raise hops for beer. rent buildings for
hotels or rum shops or draw any sort of
profit from it: that in the Methodist
Episcopal church. the one farthest ahead
In the temperance cause, every member
would be total abstainer.
Speaking Of the prohibition question,
Mrs. Leavitt said that We in the United
states had seven states under prohibition.
yet in no foreign land had any ono even
dared asked the legislature for prohibit.
ton. England was farthest ahead. vet a
large proportion Of the clergy were drink
ers. On the continent of Europe not a
dozen Protestant clergymen could he
found, she believed, who were teetota!ers.
II is said there was no drunkenness in
Europe. but tourists and observers and
others were beginning to see that there
was good deal of drunkenness. II VA,
not % apparent because Of stricter police
regulations. In Germany - 600 we're re-
ported By the authorities TO die from
alcoholism annually, but Of deaths due to
alcohol superinducing paralysis or other
things, il would perhaps make i0o. 900 per
annum. She saw more and worse drunk.
enness abroad than in America. Protest.
ant missionaries cannot hold services on
Sunday afternoon in Italy because Of tho
wine drinking habits of the people. The
same drinking habits existed, she said. in
Spanish America that were to be seen in
continental Europe. In Asia and Africa
drinking was hitherto no, common. but
England was pushing and encouraging il
In the East 10 shocking extent Bad as
this was, however. England had done
more than any other European nation for
good government. equal taxation and
popular RICH. in the East She said she
could always tell IN passing from state TO
state in India which were under native and
which under English rule by reason OF the
greater wretcheoness OF the former. sneak
ing of Central Africa she said ,ha. rum
1as sold there freely despite the regua-
tioas Of the Brussels convention. She adj
socated interference by our government
by force 10 prevent landing of rum, Eng
laad and the Unite. States had stopped
The save trade by force and they would be
justified in stopping the rum traffic in
central Africa by force. Mrs Leaylt.
concluded with . strong appeal TO her
hearers 10 live pure and absi.nent lives
The service concluded With . bened ic,ion
By Rev. Clark Davis.
Mrs Leavitts evening service Vas a.
Plymouth church, which was packed 20
the doors and had rows Of chairs placed
in al the aisles- Mr.. J. w. MarshbanK.
of the Remenyi ooacert troupe, sang as n
ofseEtory by the Waters of Babylon"
AE. Mating in Introducing the speaker OF
the evening said that nothing vas above
criticism, even the Roman church. with
its claim 10 divine origin aad infaliihility.
lie All .hsre xzS unrh rr,aa IL, .h> Pr.