The morning times., 1896-11-23
BACKED BY IHE PEOPLE.
DIR. Newman Holds That Temper
ance (anse Is Calming

Oneof congregations ssembled
last night at the First Congregational
Church where the special services Were con
Quoted by the Rev. ; NJ. Newman, ID. d =,
pastor oil the church, and the Rev. Adolos
Allen, formerly co-pastor at the First
Presbyterian Church.
SympatheticaHy, Dr. Newman said, the
First Congr egatio nal Church stood Tor
this work as i Gid for all things That made
for the welfare of humanity. The move
ment, he said, was Ike all other move
ments which usually mad one of three
..t..-,-i-- .i,n s4, =lt--lo author,
the inspiration Of Il group of reformcrs OF
tie Impulse Of whole people. ReiOrma
tions some times passed through all of these
stages. He believed that the temperance
agitation had reached TINS third stage. The
business and other directive forces OF the
world paid unconscious tribute to the move
ment when they had at last found IL to
their advantage and credit 10 employ men
Of temperate habits. He would not dis
Cuss methods, because these Were mat
ters on which rBen might diner honestly.
The purpose of the meeting was merely
TO express sympathy with the cause as
recommended by the Anti-SaiOOn LrasfIe,
and TO go forward with the practical work
IL was substantial intelligent work that
was needed in these days when there Wds
such tendency to do too much talking OF
an inconsequentiai character. DR.. Newman
closed his remarks by speaking encoIrIy-
lhgiy or the auspices under which the
temperance cause was being forwarded in
the world, paying passing tribute ~ the
present archbishop Of Westminster who,
as the head of the Anglican church, would
have, as temperance advocate, great m
fluence with the English people ON this
question.
Rev. Mr.. Allen devoted his Remarks To
showing That the mistake OF the early ;lgi-
tatiOn was in dealing with the effects
rather than the cause. The reform is large.
ly the work of the church, yet not only of
it, hut of that multitude OF honest men
and women who are outside of anv church
and who stand for morality. The ;hurcnin
it, capacity of advancing the kingdom Of
God should take a front place in the a.i-
tation because the saloon was the foremost
opponent to the advance OF that kingdom.
He admitted that an end could not be- put
TO all the evils of the age in one genera
ton, but there was chance by uni.ed
work Jf removing To great extent the .;purse
of the saloon, which he said was an az
stitution peculiar to America.
ii GId not rNIS- ~ t-ttr.r--. where there
We're cafes but no closed Institutions.
screened doors ani u-He- oie IcnS iuf nakIng
them peculiarly obnoxious to men and
morals. He explained the objects and work
OF the Anti-SaloOn League and its present
m-rnJi"n 10 na.c III, tIal.t Tc-Gs-tt-I
by a bll now in the hands OF the Com
missiUners. II was the duty of all good
citizens 10 use their combined and III
dlvidual influence to nave this bill receive
favorable consideration. Reforms mad al
ready been brought about III Washington
by individual worS. ami many things had
been done for the public benefit by the
influence OF n single man. mentioning
among some OF the go"t Lnings tn, iuDii.
library, The guarding of railway crossings
etc. Tor whiCn ne gave cTeGiJ 10 Gen.
A. w Greciy.
The excellent musicofthc occasion was by
Dr. Bischpfi's choir.