The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-06
III FROM A CARTOON
little or Hand Sketching By
Rev. Mr.. Temple.
DISCUSSES MILL AND STILL.
- puGnts . Moea1-DR. -. ~
u UenhIan Preeehes - a. Fer
esters - An1rtea-
= DISCUSSES MILL AND STILL


's-g 1asf night q recent caxscature which
-rnoctes Plymouth church with the
- ~ the city and the pastor Of the
SSuen eurmountinx g. he drew picture
S1nh showed that his own powers a. IN
- ass not to be dsepfsed
IL n N came about IN tho course ok his
q - rixhs's sermon. which was = patriotic
<17scrncs appropriate to the season Of
= noe1on's great birthday anniversary.
- ~ text. ssfie has not dealt 30 with
"a - ion,s presenting forcibiy the pres
ooeditson OF the nation. it's perfls. it,
19uafds and IT. great destiny. He
H<lls6 N the saloon as the greatest evil
- menac1ng the welfare Of America,
u6n4nee. turned his attention to the
Srloct between the saloon and the "an-
4 - NV 10 progress In this city. Tho
a ne6late occasion OF his doing so was
Z eafteon which appeared recently In .
II $500 nooor. His crttiqus Of the cartoon
: - (unnier by far than the cartoon
Z &1uM ard while his comment upon II
- alven sharply and vigorously. II was
- With that good temper and tact
<nmcferfseic 81 the speaker and could
1or1Iy have aneered either the carfcAtpr-
p = ~ men IN whose interest his WORK
{ - done A. Il well known. Mayor
ysod q member Of NJ. Temples church
- euporintendent Of the Sunday school;
& - which have BY no means been ig-
5 1919 ~ those searching for the Influences
oratruDjlnr the present administration.
~. Tunc1s II not q sleepy man. physfcal-
10 enthusiastically. and while he doesn't
fane around saIoons nor make practice
a eoine ~s!ummtng." yet he evidently
- pretty dear understanding % what
a. opponents Of the early closing oriI-
nance have been talking about At the
oama time. he did not utter n single harsh
word coocerning them personally. His
ilttls church paper. the Plymouth Hsralf,
had given I hint yesterday morning of
what was- eemingxn the sermon last night.
ana dsspIts ths fascination Of lakeside
brsssss open alF ooncerts and Sunday
sporfs. large congregation gathered %
hear HIN.
lated to dlsasm n prc5rdfce A. showing
fsIr play 70 al concerned. 81 want 20
make midway cosrse tonight" ne said.
sbetueen the bragEarts and the scriptnr-
~: ard dceIars I am shout ~ much or
Hlile q favor Of one ~ Of the other. Hur-
nh and Hailslu5ah mean very little unless
oeecmpanis1 By an intelligent appreciation
q ne pF1ncipses Of government and rel!x-
isAs He proceeded 10 give . reason for
~ eyersion to both these classes. the pa
Hiotio hypocrfts and the fanatlcal scrip
tur1et. sidlcullng the prophetic fnterprsta-
0oae q the latter and the effort TO dis
eovef ne pope Of Rome. the civil war, ana
ether modern historical personaGes and
exenb n ne books Of Daniel ana REVEAL
ia ~ che same time ne took tbs posi-
no mat God had founded the American
e9serument through the fundamentally
8 qe4 and liherty~ioying men. and that
~ hed ever since presided A the guide
- guardian Of American history. and
would ~ lead Il into grandsr and nobler
aylnation. He spoke Of the rebukes
e1ieA God from time to time had admin
ReFed % this nation. and of the reforms
- naa Followed those rebukss. mention
- the most notable Of these the great
Qevement which led 20 the abolition q
ns.sn slavery. This led him to mention
~ greatest present national enemy.
<sning Al manner OF evils, the ga
&c mao no apology 20 make for his
H Wterances concerning the ga
tnough he said he wouhf not have
tnh part OF his subject so prorni-
~ nor passed over the Introductory
~ 49, q his sermon SO rapidly. had Il
~ 49, Tor certain local Developments
- - the front: and he declared. .As lons
am Pastor Of Plymouth church I a.
- osass to wage an uncompromlslnr war
Qsu the saloon.
~ cont treat the liquor trafflo an we
0ner business interests" n. ~,rt,r-
We Judge factory by IT'S fruif.
=. sovefn ourselves accordingly" This
Illustrated by saying that for n faulty
49,. : piece OF dry goods containing
elas OF disease. or a poisoned loaf
-. ne seller would be held respon-
VA arf4. Il.
ne same objection. the establlshrnsnt
80 g quickly closed by force OF popu-
Nnument. whereas people tamper and
with the saloon question. ara
49, sfrsia 10 put their names on n petit
sehinst the saloons. ''for fear well
- business" he quoted John n
ne saying that n cheese Injured men
= nquor ala he'd be unaiterabiy opposed
= sne MANUFACTURES or sale Of cheese. lie
- OF the liquor traffio as a gigantic
~ ana drew strong contrast between
me MIN and the stin. one having as ,,s
.isnword life and the other death. He
anw told OF the destructive Influences
.1aor on individuals and communities.
~ renuked the public for its iethargy IN
~k with the liquor question He
seexe. ne said. cut of fun heart. for
ssoseh never himself tarupertnx
'sa nouor he had friends who were de-
sPoaed BY 1t. and had known whole cities
y suner from It's blight
wy should speak OF all this specfally
ss'kntr he asked. because some shots
s.se struck because the Liquor Dealers
81 ssss'e,ation has begun to sauirm Gener-
~ .netr light IL stili hunt; they are
n'eFeenary to wage q more oren war
- out II II now reported that their
are reaching the business
~ ~ % the community with a petition pro-
ink against any further restrictive
II ss''on on the part Of the city council.
~ mat when they come 20 a firm whose
sAr.up u tee reputable for them 10 an
zach. they simply pat II on their black
-. and say that they viii see how long
- men can stand boycott"
speaker wanted TO know whether
soiid business men of Seattle were 20
= asEhf with such ehafY. ard suggested
sounter petition a. q support to tho
aacal. ard while not hareorsng any VIM
sss've feelings. minated pretty ciearly
- boycott might be tried on the ether
&c Of the fence.
tasn he humoroussv described the car
eh' saying that while ne could not take
"a That II represented Plymouth churca
- VS. pastor ard Sunday school superin-
seH, he was reasonably certain that
vas is i0sAntioG- re gave the
es1tiss or the picture a gentle raSp IN
1858. ard his descriptions caused a rip
81 laughter In the congregation. Com
1tins on me cartoon. he acknowledge
krstfe1e 10 tAs liquor dealers Ter thus
srsSSHx the force az his ugferancex
- coasdn'f g8ise make cot from fhs
kSsafe he said. whether the pastor
- Ueaesng Gawn the mayor. or the rssav~
seoyins ~ the pastor. Bat the picture
- ose mere serious eetect II had Q
~.@oeS or Mayor Woct's tips Yea can't
paddock On his ltns. lie Is rot that
nd or a uan.s
.sr sFNesaEe ard enormous mouth whsch
- 1rtoon iEr.ctet on Mr.. Temple was
sslV referred ~ hy the speaker ss q
1ntncsh cave. Immediately heneath his
bur he turned sse mouth 30 good
fsseshi BY quotations concerning Moses.