The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-25
DEMAND FOR ACTION.
Suppression of Dives an Issue
With the CITY.
DECLARATION FROM The PULPIT
Mr. Waiting and Hts Church speak Out
rissnly-A Warning TO Church
Members who oun Dives

The action Of the city ccuntsl IA TIE
case e she Mins saioon Termed Tire test
Of a sermon ~ Rev. Wallace Sntting "A
tie Rlyunoafn Congregational chufch CO
snnssay evening, u which IKE preacher
took 3 s1ro1g position IN favor Of the
revocation q the licenses oE al suea
places. his tale ba9Es The Suppression
Of Vice" II Wal 20 remembered that
after a hearing 81 tie council IN joint
sesskon, a renoluti0n introduced ly Dele
cato James MAS adopted. instraet.ng the
committee Of the wlzole 70 report to the
ssparate houses 4 resolution IN fayor
OF the revocation OF the license. This
was adopted By tf1n houses OF delegates.
bat the board Of aldermen failed TO take
Il up.
AEr. Natting dvelt at length on the
parents. Mr. Nutting said. aFhow their
sons TO enter the messenger service. not
knowing that many OF their erransiS
must lea1 them into The abolss Of crime.
IL Is generally agreed that this Is not
wise. Applying this course OF reasoning
- the government Of a city. II is rea-
soaabie 10 say that no saloon ought 10
be connected with worse vices. The
church. Mr.. Nuttng continued 10 say.
sd not believe In saloons at ali. waIv-
Ing the discussion OF that question. II
ought. the speaker said, TO he conpul-
sorry on every saloon 70 eonfne IT'S bust
ness to the sale OF liquor.
Then Mr.. Nuuing spoke OF the facts
In the Mint saloon case. referring TO il
as "a certain saloon" The owners had
been suhpovned BY the council to appear
and snow cause Why their license should
not be revoked. They apaeared. evidence
was introduces ard X was Shown that
the salosa lad been disorieriy. The de-
feIHiants even admitted the charge. They
pleaded weakness He wao undertakes
10 rule in he'll must be strong. AIs NIT
ting said: therefore the weak saloon
keepers shoald be weeled out. The peo-
tie vino own the saloons are more re-
sponsible than the salooa-keepers, be-
cause the forEaer are in most Instances
better educated. He sad:
have more regard fer an ignorant
sal5-oT-keeper, or a man Who has been
fearSd without a sense or moral obhga-
tion than | have fer men no, knowing
the tuTpituda CT SIN. can look their fel-
lows ia the face, ana can dare 10 pray.
While they take month by month. 10
eiothe the.r daughters and wives. the
WAGES Of sin, which IS death. The names
Of serne Of these persons are known. AMI
IL God permits ne / sIII some time brand
them before the eyes OF the community.
This IS the last time that | viii handle
tins subject and consent TO veil their
names. III there is 10 sense q shame
Ia them, 10 hercism TO be poor and right
eous. let them know that they cannot
draw down the churches OF God in this
city by an un.aoly connection with them .
The ease now pending before The conn-
eli - important, MIR. Nutting remarked
because il Is test case. THE house OF
delegates" he said, has passed a resolu-
ton TO the effect that the license ought tn
be revoked The mayor and the chief OF
police take the same position. The iosat
action OF the two houses 50 voted. we
wait with impotence the next meeting Of
the cpuacil 10 see the end, which VIC conf
GENTLY expect VIII be on the side OF right
The board Of aldermen consists. We he
lleve. of four Democrats. four Repubg-
cans and a Mr.. Jordan. Party has moth
irag 10 DO With the matter and we trllst
that there VIII not be an individual con-
nected in any way with the conduct OF
the city's affairs Who shall show himself
advocating the cause o. infaray. There
are several places as bad as that va have
been considering. There arc open sbodcs
OF infamy into which the child, the drunk
ard and the irresponsible can walk and
are invited to walk. 1t does good to strike
iniquity wherever Il manifests itself En-
courage crime in this city: put no curb on
j.; peTsistentIy overlook IL and in five
years 1t would multiply ten-fold.
The influence Of a thousand people OF
weight in the affairs Of this city holds the
balance Of power. They can make known
sentiments which viii lead ten thousand
Let there be a persistent demana that
gambling be hunted. let the officers know
that yog ana others viii sustain them in
arrcsting gamblers, let them understand
that you want and viii assist in the en-
foreemeut OF law ana they VIII enforce
H."
~ the close CT his sermon Mr. Nutting
read The following resolutions and al his
cali for al who favored them 10 stand
almost every person in the church rose
to hls feet:
We. some thousand residents of Seattle.
hereby express by rising vote these senti-
meats:
!. The license OF al saloons permitting
women to frequent their bar rooms ought
10 be revoked.
. Gambling ought 70 be ferret;ed out.
ana discouraged by the strongest means
IN the power OK the law. and persistent
aaa continuous atteat.on ought to be
given TO the suppression OF this form OF
Wise
3 The city's law department IS respect
folly requested 20 ascertain whether the
authority exists or Is The power q the
city government TO close the side doors.
called ladies' entrances % saloons.
4. We highly appreciate aud heartily
thaak the rneru5ers o. the city govern
nent vho have shoA-n themselves inter-
este8 In the suppression q crime
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