Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13
THESAL00N MUST GO.
pR, YOUNG so DECLARES N A
STRONG TEMPER SERMON.
Mr.. rIitc Draws Spiritual Lessons
from the sixth Dny-NtsittnE MIN
,.,crs occuny Many Of Our Puipits.
Rricf Church Notes.

rs n Social and Political Force.
'In order that we may understand the
mighty power exerted by the saloon. y
said the speaker. after a fitting introduc-
ton "it Is necdful for US TO keep in mind
the vast amount Of money involved in
the liquor traffic as a whole. for the
saloon is after all only an arm OF TINS
mighty devil-nsh. 4 thousand millions in
vested as capital: nine hundred millions
the annual drink bill OF the nation; the
profits said to be larger than that of all
the railroads: the immense revenue com
ing thcrefrom TO the naiion-thcse facts
in land where money is king make even
the Christian citizen slow to realize the
enormous and damaging political power OF
the saloon. At the same time. through
this vast wealth the power exists Add
these further facts: The American love OF
liberty: the laisser faire idea Of govern
tnent, which demands as little law as pos
sible: the intense love Tor strong drink
common among great masses. love Lead
ing almost to idolatry; the moral forces
OF the nation aroused just enough to
stir the venom Of this enemy Of men, and
10 ltuN II 10 10 utSH'idA' Ni't''S''
EVILS or THE SALOON.
I'VE have therefore" the speaker con-
tirued, seen everywhere the saloon evdd-
ing and refusing TO obey every law mace
for the restriction of its evil influence;
becoming the headquarters and the rally
lng-cround Of the purchasable vote that
balance Of power in an election; securing
all the men IL could for office. favorable
10 its methods: affecting the election by
bribery using corruption funds in legis-
latures and making the threat That II
would defeat the party in power the next
time IL its voice should not be obeyed;
resisting the Sabbath ordinances and re
sorting TO such tactics as we have seen
used here. 70 the fact that this business
has a special law applying TO Itself. and
this that they may capture the unfortu-
mates on the one day Of leisure and fleece
them Of the remains OF the Saturday
night pay. The logic of all this is that
the saloon must so. Until IL does so
favor the rigid enforcement Of such laws
as we have. the adoption of high license
and every other restrictive measure that
will handicap this monster But | be-
iieve the saloon Will CO. and 10 work for
this end without compromise. / am
pledged until IL is accomplished. There
are hopeful signs. We are hearing now
the mighty tread of the great young
peoples organizations OF the churches
pledged TO good government and TO
the destruction OF the saloon. The pulpit
Is beginning 10 apply the Gospel 10 the
political life of the people. The good peo-
pie OF our cities are at last being made
10 see that they have duty 10 their ma
tive land beyong the payment OF their
taxes The great Methodist Church has
not in any OF its many branches. one
man engaged In the manufacture or
sale OF strong drink. The Roman Catholic
Church has opened Its eyes to - evils
Of q business in which so mae; OF It's
members are engaged.
LESSONS OF THE SIXTH DAY.
Rev. l. 7. Hite preached St tho rooms
OF the New Jerusalem mission Sunday
night last on the Sixth Day Of the Crea-
ton" taking his text from the first chap
ter Of Genesis, verses 26 and "a He said
In part:
The story tells us nothing Of how man
Vas created. except that he was created
n the image and after 'hs likeness Of
Sod. Being created in the image Of God
means that man was so created that God
sould see in him the reflection of His
Tisdom-in other words, created with the
power 10 see truth on all planes Cf life,
and compare truth on one plane with that
en- another. This power is the rational
faculty Man>as a rational being. thCre-
fore. Is an image OF God. because the
light OF Gods own wisdom shines into
such "A being, and is so reflected that his
wisdom Is exhibited there in ITS image.
Being created after the likeness Of God
means that man was 20 created as 10 be
able 20 will OF his own accord what be
should think and do This power to
choose and will Of ones own accord is
the faculty of freedom. 4 free being is
like God in so far as what he thinks and
does Is determined by himself.
The five preceding lectures said some
thing in reference to the spiritual de-
velopment. and the six-day man pos
sossed both rational and spiritual faculties
and they were 50 related that the spirit
ual acted I'm and through the natural. In
this condition man 10 be complete master
OF himself must have the faculty Of
separating them and distinguishing them
from each other and OF seeing clearly
how they are related to each other. and
after seeing this he must have also the
faculty Of choosing between them and
willing OF his own accord the life he pre-
fcrrod. 1t IS through the angels that
those influences came which were neces-
gary 10 give the rational faculty the
two things 10 compare-that Is. the two
sets OF influences wherein the faculties
nationality and freedom found joint eX-
ercise. 1t was the cooperation Of the
angels in supplying the conditions for the
exercise Of these two faculties that Is
meant by the phrase, Let Us make
man" Ut is then said. And God saw
everything that He had made. and be-
hold IL was very good As long as the
conflict lasted the Lord fought for man,
but when love gains the victory and rules
the conflict ceases; the evil spirits who
inspired the natural affections to rebellion
withdrew, and the Lord IL said TO rest.
The beginning OF this stage was compare
lively dark, but IL closed In the full light
81 mans spiritual day. The evening and
morning were the sixth day.
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
The sessions Of the Episcopal Glorious
have not been largely attended since the
real hot Weather began. A great many
OF the ministers Of this denomination
are out ~ the city, and to this may be
attributed the small attendance upon the
ClericuD meetings. only half dozen
clergyDien were present yesterday and
the session was purely informal
Assistant-Bishop John T. Newton Of
this diocese had just returned from St
PETERS church. in New Kent county,
where he attended an ai-days meeting
on Sunday. lie was well pleased with
the gathering.
Rev Mr.. Wingate. Of Wilson. n. c..
was one Of the ministers present That
gentleman is In charge OF Monumental
church while the rector Rev f. S.
Stckney, is filing the pulpit Of the visi-
tor. at Wilson.
Rev. George c. Abbitt WILL for the
next four weeks. hold the regular SER
vices at the Warm Springs. During his
absence only day services will be held at
ST. Marks church.
Rev. Robert s. COPELAND. assistant rec
tor OF ST. Luke's church. at Norfolk. Is
visiting his friend and class-mate. Rev