The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-05
INV. rsAAc =. LANsINa

He began BY referring feelingiy TO his
former pleasant relations with this body.
"whils all Of US know full we'll the great
extent Of the drink traffic, yet some Of the
lines Of battle In this great warfare have
been wen. The temperance victory has
been wen frsm an ecclesiastical point e<
view.
''Ths Msthodists are solid against the
curse, 20 with the Presby terians. Congre-
gationalists and other churches, and the
Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches
arc leaning In that direction. No saloon
keeper can become Q member Of those
churches, unless IL be the Episcopal and
Cathelie. The churches, ~ . rule. are
against rum
Coed Results Attained.
"We have won. too. from the hygienio
and physislogic standpoint. Good health
depends upen total abseinsnce. Athletes
agree that they must abstain from bower
ages. Some sf the athletes Of the colleges
in my oity have been expelled from the
varieus teams because they were not
sounA ON this question. Insurance upon
lives depends upon total abstinence, and
many companies now will not take as
risks mon who drink.
saThis subject Affects society, and yet
society needs regenerating. The indus.
trial question is being discussed all over
the land. Labor organizations are quite
xsnerAlly against tho liqusr traffic. be-
cause the workingmsn are asking for bet
tar things, better wages, and they cannot
obtain such with. this terrible curse on
every hand. It's the men whe drink who
lower the wages consequently no indus
trial movement can endorse the rum
shop.
'.rhe economic movement is another
neral question. Is it right for one man
to have q million dollars and another
hardly loaf OF brosdf This question is
intensely religious. Bishop Tsbin once
said that the worst people In the world are
the i41s rich. So why shouldn't men who
have nothing protest
Temperance and Hard Tines.
"ws hsas good deal about hard times.
We are having hard times We put . man
q the asaA Of this ceuAssy Of ours whe is
druAkard. This is pretty plain talk, but
lena very careful not TO make statement
eannst pssvs. We all remember tho
naval pasads en- the Hudson river. when
thousands Of people were obliged to wait
several hours FOR the prssident to sober OF
enough for him 10 review the parade.
I'VE ere deserving Of hard t!Iass Some
cay 10 10 CAUSED By the tinkcring with the
taria, ana tAst free trsds u chs best pes.
stbls thing that We osn havs. IL is really
masssS ef censoienss, but this conscience
usvvs entessd into The ram traf1ic.
''Pslisics and religion are coming to-
gsthss. Tee long We have left God out Of
our pslitaos end halleta There is great
need Of municipal reform. 1t is time
halt wss made In allowing bosses and
buumsrs TO run our cities. This refsrm
strikes the saloon nrst. The area Of pro-
Aibltion " advancing. We must yield
neshing - . matter Of ssmproniss for
any party.
"As fer ths Norwegian system, churches
generally ars against IL. 1t is not sue
cess in Scandinavia; II Il we're IL dses net
prove that IL weuld DO here. Things are
di1sssnt In beth places, and among other
things there. q man has o vote or votes
compared 90 the property he hslds, while
here, every man Is entiled TO but one vote
with she exception Of the ward heelers.
'Ist us have no license; prohibition un-
tii tho fight she'll have been accomplished
and the vun traffic is In hell"
Whes DR.. Lansing had mpleted, every.
bedy sUpiaudcd his efforts.