The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-20
ACTIVITY OF CHURCHES.
What Some of the Providence Re-
llgious Societies Are Doing.
DR.. HORTON ON THE SALOONS.
The Rector OF 81. stephens's breaches
About the Mean Little Sin Of Detrac-
tion-Notes About Various of the City
Churches and Their Work.

At the Union Congregational Church
yesterday the pastor, the Rev. +. A.
Horton, ID. d., preached another Of the
series of sermons on the saloon which
have attracted special attention. His
text was: "He that is first In his own
cause seemeth just. but his neighbor
cometh and searcheth him." The argu-
ment against the saloons was made
under nine heads, which are skeletonized
below:
I. The saloon is not proper and legit-
innate business. because IL supplies no
proper need of mankind. Blot out every
saloon and the health and morals and
comfort Of the city would be enhanced at
once This cannot be said of any leQiti-
mate and proper business. The essential
idea In commerce Is the interchange of
commodities, for the supplying of lacks
and needs of the people. Ii business
may be plotted out without affecting So
ciety either for good or i'll, that business
is supernumerary. while 1t may be proper
and legitimate.
2. Again. the saloon is an improper
and illegitimate bus ess because it an
tagonizes moral cond tions. The saloon
and the Bible are as far apart as hell Is
from heaven. The saloon and the church
are essentially and irreconcilably mt en-
nifty. The saloon and the home are Bit
teriy opposed to each other.
3. Again, the saloon Is an improper
aud illegitimate business because it de.
preciates property values. When u saloon
locates next door TO a dwelling. decent
tenants move out. Lower priced tenants
move in. Lower interest on investment
means lower valuation for the property.
When "A saloon locates next door to a re-
tail business house it hurts the trade at
n oh, ar l.. hat,
saloons, the day of assignment Is not far
down the calendar.
4. Again, the saloon Is Improper and
illegitimate lbecause it increase the
wastes and burdens of society. The indi-
vidual counts the money spent for drink
as his monthly wasteage., Society does
the same. Husbanded and otherwise ap-
piled it would secure added health and
comfort. Societv's wasteage over the bar
Is 500, COCOON each year. Much of IL is
poverty's last crust. and begging and
aims giving are required to stand off
starvation. Chief Cnild reports that out
OF $3.50 arrests in our city in one year
4,s9S were for drunkenness, while the
larger part OF the remainder were for Of
lenses closely allied to the saloon, such
as disorderly, assault, and the like. The
immense increase in our burden Of ex-
pense thereby is apparent to any mind
5. Again, the saloon is an improper
and illegitimate business, because il is
hand In hand with corruption Of every
kind. IL locks arms with the brothel. Ii
is the meeting place of thieves and burg
Lars, from which they 20 out TO do
nefarious work, TO which they return to
divide the swag. John Wilkes booth
fortified himself at saloon before he
went out TO murder Mr.. Lincoln. Every
gambling den is within easy reach of n
saloon. The bar is twin brother TO the
race track. Pugilism is domiciled In the
saloon. Every saloon is a centre of
bribery and corruption in politics.
refuge. IL will not stand Investigation.
Have the millions OF Christian temper-
ance women consentedp Have the larger
millions of church members consentedP
Have the non-professing tsmperance .ele-
mems in society consented? Have the
millions of Christian Endeavorers con-
senteiP Have the respec able, moral
voters OF all parties consentedp No. ten
TO one, society has not given consent
Rhode Island entered her protest some
years aso at the polls. Her sentiment is
unchanged. She does not consent.
2. Municipal decree is no shelter from
the verdict The same manipulation that
STILES the voice of conviction forges the
name OF society upou the license.
3. The advanced position of America |
is no bar TO the verdict. We NAV he |
called prudisb. We may be sneered at.
IL we We're like the rest they would praise
us. But if we are right we must be- will. |
ing TO walk alone.
9. As to personal rights IL the two
men who wish to drink at certain
point, and the one who wishes to supplv
them were all the people there are VINO
have rights, the argument might be
good. but how about those who own
property that would be damaged? And
those who are trying to yet away from
temptation, and the children and the
general moral tone that is lowered nv
the advent OF a saloon?
"Detraction."
The Rev. George Nc. c. Fiske, preached
at St. Stephens Church yesterday on
'Detraction.' and he charac erized IL no
n contemp tible sin. He said that there |
were people who were unwilling to see |
any good, or recognize any superior quail |
tiles in anybody. and he was unable to see |
what the motive could be in saving un. |
kind things. The best course, he said. was |
entirely to avoid saying unkind things |
OF those around us; TO be generous to ali: |
to rejoice with those who rejoice, and to |
be glad that Others prospered instead of |
ever being on the alert TO expose the frail. |
ties Of human nature.
A Novel Concert.
At the Academy Avenue ConQrega-
tional Church last night novel concert |
was given. Character Building" was
the subject and, after the Introductory |
by the Rev. T.. o. Bartlett. Miss |
Ida Cross read the specifications" of n
true character. Misses Mary Randall |
Mamie Slingsley, Jennis Hunter, Maud
Crossley, Maggie Rock well and Louise
BARTLETT described the buildings by reel.
tations. The plan of the building
was given by the architects Misses
Ethel Brownell, Florence Jack
son, Lizzie Crone, Emma Ray and
Lena Brownell. The foundation. on
which In large gilt letters were the wor Is.
4 sus CHRIST was Laid hu Mina A.. |