The morning times., 1895-07-22
GOOD CITIZENS ALERT
DegisIO6 Means to COunteraCt
the Growth of Public Evils.
ASSERTION OF ENDEAVORERS
Interesting Services Held ut Gunton
Temple Memorial ChuPch-"Good
Christian and Anti-Saloon League
Observation-Disclosures of Women.

Interesting services were held last even
ing, under the auspices OF the Christian
Endeavorers, ut Gunton Temple Memorial
PreSb yterian Church, on the corner of
Fourteenth and K streets northwest
The subject was Good Citizenship" and
it was discussed by Mr. H. c. Metcalf
secretary Of the District Christian Ed
deavor Unions Mrs. H. A. Giuenwater.
secretary of thP Anu-saloon League, Judge
Auson S Taylor and Rev. George b. Patch,
pastor Of the church.
Some OF the causes which reuderei it
necessary for people To assemble in behalf
of good citizenship Were cited by Mr..
Metcalf. He said that corrupt citizenship
has caused the people to awaken to the
necessity of deyiSing means 10 counteraCt IL.
There have beeu thefts and misa ppropri-
alton of public funds" he said public
office has become q meauS of political re-
ward, aud immoral men have been elected
to office by reason of their ability to
distribute lesser offices.
SUCCESS OF ORGANIZATION
when these evils have been pointed
out those WHO talked against them have
been called calamity howlcrs Organi
zation, notably in New York, Philadelphia,
and other large centcrs. has, however,
done much fer the purfication OF the po-
litical conditions, and much more is des-
tined to be accomplished by the two
million Christian Endeayorers through
out the country"
The saloon, he thought, is the greatest
of all evils
Mrs Gillenwa'er spoke of the influence
woman eau have in the cause OF good cit :
iZeGship. She made au eloquent appeal for
the co operation of the wives, mothers, and
daughters against the saloon.
Referring TO a remark made last March
/ by Prof James in the midst of a lecture
/ 10 the effect that the men should elect
! their best representatives to office as a
means OF reforming affairs Mrs GiIen-
| water said she would like to answer Prof
| James by showing him that instead of
| elccting good men. there have been sent to
! Congress meu who feared not Coo. and
who violate every one Of the Teu Com
mandments every day in the week.
Mrs. GIllinwateT presented a plea for
| the influence of woman as an aid to the
! Commissioners and the members OF the eX-
else board, who are good men, she said.
1 and are daily overwhelmed and worried
| by the numberless perpleXities with which
1 they have to deal.
| CoNV VENTION'S LEADING THOUGHT
! Judge Taylor expressed the be-
lief that the leading thought of
which the recent Boston convention left
an impress was for education, patriotism
! and one country.
| No one can attend such a convention,
| he added without feeling this great in
fluence Great good would result, not by
! taking politics into religion, but by taking
/ religion into politics.
the concluding remarks were by DR..
! George B. Patch, who referred to the fear
! that had been expressed, that the Christian
| Endeavor Society would eventually be
| switched off upon political lines, but this
| fear, he believed, is now dispelled
1t is entirely a non-partisan movement
and in his opinion will labor successfully
! for Sabbath observance, to promote tenn
perance and the purity and freedom of the
! ballot, for placing the best men in office,
! and against gambling and the social evil
To these topics he thought there would
! be much greater attention paid in future
by the pulpits Of the land, and he predicted
! a great reformation.
The exercises were closed with prayer
! and the benedictjon by Dr.. Patch.
The singing, was under the direction OF
| Mr.. George a. Provost