The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-07-03

DN lNt thltbIS' Lodge meets evcry Friday evening at the G. A. R. Hall. o'clock. Visiting members invited to attend
 H. DAVIS. Chief Templar.
 Mss JENNIE MORSE, Secretary. Up to the date of this writing Prof. till has organized eleven new lodges in the territory and increased the membership of the order ny about three hundred. This is certainly grati flying and friends of temperance have good cause to feel encouraged over the result of the lecture work.
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 The local lo,lges will welcome to membership all who wish to assist in temperance work. If you wish to join please make your wishes known to some member of the lodge, as it may chance that no one knows your views on these matters. There are some good,intentionei people who cannot ioin the lodge for what they consider good reasons. To such persons we would say that they should at least let their principles be known and stand by the side of those who are working in the cause of temperance, and Tn this way they can act as reserve force and be in readiness to second any mov sment in which the principles they hold may require their support.
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 Organization is the best means of carrying on any reform, but even un- organized sentiment IS substantial support and will furnish the ground work upon which reforms may be established when the time comes. It is, however, very hard to judge with any degree of accuracy just how much or how far movement can depend upon unexpressed sentiment and pnany reforms are delayed and hindered for that reason. Let your views be known and you will be respected for it if you are faithful to your profession, and you will greatly aid the work.
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 The editorial review of the last lec- ture given by Prof Hill, which ap. peared in the columns of TIE SUN last week, while fair so far as it went, was one-sided, in that it devoted most of the energy of its criticism to the churches and reform organizations and was silent on the other side of the question.
 What is there to be said on the other side of the question IS asked, since the churches profess to lead in work of this kind. (And indeed they do lead il this kind of work, and the extent to which the community is in debted to their labors for the estab- ishment and maintenance of the moral atatus of the community cannot be known and is certainly not appre- ciated
 It is conceded by every earnest Christian that the churches are not doing enough, but while so much is conceded there are several reasons which will in great measure explain the "why."
 As fact which cannot be contro. vertsd, thirty people out of the thousand or twelve hundred inhabi. tants of Flagstatf are doing the active, aggressive Christian work of the town
 Over against this number and a few more who support the work in q half hearted way, may be set at least six for every one who are doing what Is still worse, dragging the other way with all their strength, and by so doin. rendering it strl more difficult fo those who are striving for b tte things to do even the little that the, are doing.
 The plan was discussed, by Prof Hill, of establishing reading loom and other places of resort for stranger and young men and women who ar, without home thtt would satisfy th want which the saloons seem at pres ent to supply, by aIording health, social atmosphere and providing goo, reading matter The difference il methods emp yed by the churche and saloons respectively was illustrate, at some length, with the advantage, S far as successful methods are con cerned, on the side of the saloons Now two things need to be considere in discussing the questions whic arise:
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