The morning times., 1896-11-23
ANTI-SALUON LEAGUE.
Mass Meeting Held at First Presby-
terian Church.

mass meeting under the auspices Of the
Anti-SaloOn League was held yesterday
afternoon At the First Presbyterian Church
The attendance was not as large as was
anticipated. The greatly Increased number
of men was very nutiCea BILE and was pleas.
antly commented on as showing growing
Interest among the male population Of
the city IN the prosecution uf the warfare
against the liquor ira fife.
The meeting was presided over by Mr. c
y. Garfield, and was opened with PRAYER
by the Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland. pastor
OF the church, who also made u brief dd-
dress, in which he extended a hearty well
come to the league workers. lie advised
them not tu he discouraged, and reminded
them that the holy cause OF Christ Ia niLy
was started and disseminated by a few
only twelve Apostles II is aIsa true.
he said, that the upper crust OF society
while not active supporters II the Ifaunr
traffic, smiles upon it, hut even this should
not discourage these battling against IT.
There are many of them who are engage,iin
the business from mere force Of Circuul-
stances These are really to De pitied for
there Is no doubt their CunsCicnCes prick
them every hour Of their lives.
concluding Rev. DIR. SunderIaudreferred
To the many prominent men IN the city who
Were engaged in the fight against liquor,
ana mentioned by name the Rev. DR. Kent,
who was In the audience, saying lie would
like TO hear him speak On the subject Later
after the other speakers had finished. Dr
Sunderland gain called on Or. Kent but
the latter declined on the ground that he
Was not Il member of the \ : L nor WAS
his congregation large enough 10 become a
memhcr, whercupon Rev. DR.. Sunderland
remarked that DIR. Ken, is Il whole ur-
saniZatIon in himself.
Mr.. Andrew Wilson handled the subject
In general way. II was the one subject
on which there should he unison Of action
among all Christian people, aS the tight
against the saloon was Il battle for thu.
church. home and school. lie then spok,
of the great good already accomplished
by the Anti-Saloun League. The number "
saloons had already been decreased nv
ninety. and with the help of God and the
perseverance of the good people Of the
District ali Of them would finally he wiped
out
Rev. nr. Walter Brooks made an able
and eloquent appeal i'll behalf of the ccuIurcd
people "f the District. He discussed The.
subject from - matter of fact standpoint
ana Pointed out wherein the cOlOrcd race
We're the greatest sufferers. The white
race, he sud, was also great sufferer.
ana II was only through the cooperation
OF both that the end sought could he ac-
cumplished. He referred to the fact and
named the localities where saloons Were
placed near colored churches ana schools
contrary t. law .andalSo localities whercth,.
residents Were appealing 10 property own
ers in vain for protection from saloons
planted in their midst.
Aside from the crime which resulted from
the full swing the liquor traffic had in this
and other communities, 1T was nothing when
compared with the pauperism it caused
And II was to this phase of its evil results
that the attention of the Christian peopIe
and the law makers of the land should he
turned Let them consider whether the
pItiiul amount of license collected in any
way guarded against crime or defrayed the
expense Of support of the thousands thrown
upon public charity and care.