The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-18
A NAUTICAL PRoHIBITIONIST.
The Maine Law Finds IA Champion IN the
Late Master OF che william Phillips.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir To quote
from the letter of the Rev. Sillymnn Blagden
(the slight change of one letter in the spelling Of
his Christian name is an idea got from the bril-
liant Sun editorials. in your issue Of Nov. Is. |
wish to ask you to please be so kind as to pub
lish this. my letter, that this subject may have
full and free ventilation" on both sides. / am a
sailor by profession, and We are well known to
be anything rather than good judges Of cold
water as a beverage; but when a man becomes
too silly in the discussion of this subject | fee!
constrained to put in a slight protest, even
though II take the form OF a Temperance lecture
and ruin my chance OF ever again putting a
splice into the main brace. A lack OF capacity
or inclination to attack this anti-nautical sub
ject prevented me from attempting a reply to
the letter OF Bishop Nicely. previously published.
though IL appeared TO me TO indicate that his
Reverence has not travelled much, TO enable
him TO make a happy comparison between tho
prevalence OF drunkenness here in Marie. where
It ruins ones social position. and in many other
parts OF the world, where 1t is regarded as a kind
OF n harmless eccentricity.
But when there is danger of Missionaries be-
ing sent down among us from Boston. +" once
more TO introduce the Gospel in its entirety.
in the State OF Maine, and wherever else the
false doctrine OF prohibition now holds sway"
in order that drunkenness, the drink curse, and
all other kinds OF vice. sin and unrighteousness
and deyiltry" may both diminish. and grow
less and less" It is about time To call a halt. Is
the Rev. Mr.. Blagden go grossly ignorant OF his
subject that he confounds the prohibition which
honestly and grRyely tries to suppress the curse
OF drunkenness IN our state, with the party
nAme OF the little knot Of disgruntled politicians
who strive 50 hard to defeat good government
and who nring ~discredit on the cause OF temper
seem to Indicate that he thinks missionaries have
been among us in the faded past, but the phrase,
" in It's entirety" the sound OF which he likes so
well that he repeats II often, shows that in his
opinion we even then only got ,htful glimpses OF
ssn rsv lEst q ch shs GEs ~ and ann hnaneia 1iAI pTospePity q
reflects the opinion that a few sermons would
reimburse us for the loss OF the duty ON lumber.
He Is mistaken. We have churches. and a
full stAtf Of clergymen, the most OF whom go
arm In arm with the cause Of temperance, aud
do not, like Bishop Nicely and Judge GaynOr,
sigh for some other sphere where wicksdness
Will not face them on every tack; We even have
the heather OF the far East; and one sweet
voiced member OF the band is just now deliver
Ing lectures To ms fellow to"nspeople which
than that by which the Rev. Mr.. Blagden strives
financially. and he is free 10 throw his whole
city OF which he appears TO be a somewhat
characteristic resident and try 10 dlspcl the
free raw materials. and results "a the establish
ment % kneeland street free soup houses.
The Rev. Mr., Blagden and Bishop Nicely are
Maine IL Is 70 he had" and 50 will determined
persistence succeed In breaking any law or any
Of lie Ten COMMANDMENTS, even IN the immAc-
ulate city OF Boston; but IL does not follow that
the laws aud commandments aTe void or only
productive OF "hypocHtes and confusion worse
COMPOUNDED" because green goods steerers and
h0usebTeakers exist. As for his fulsome argu-
ment that open dram shops are necessary TO
carry out the Biblical" plan, IL Is unworthy Of
discussion. We believe down here that Abel's
flock found as much favor la the sight Of the
lord as did Nnah's vineyard; aud We believe
the ark would have been built just the same
had Noah taken 20 the former industry. Is
not Interfere with good spiritual standing, and
another u k0ld that ths former u necessary 70