The morning times., 1896-10-05
FOES OF |MTEMPERANcE
Anli-Sal0On League Starts a
Series of Revival Meetings.
"THE SALOON MUST GO'
Motto OF the Organization Used as
II Text by Speakers-MajOr George
Hilton of California Delivers the
Principal Address-GOvernme
Criticised.

The Saloon Must Co.. painted in big
letters on II strip OF white cloth and sus
pended from wire over the platform at
the Foundry NJ. E., Church was the motto
which greeted those who attended the
first OF series of Anti-SaloOn League re-
vIval meetings til at began there last night.
The preparations for tile meetings were
well perfected and the details admirably
carried out.
The cnurch auditorium was tastefully
decorated with flags and bunting, and
from nearly every posi- supporting the gal
ler.es there was suspended banner be
longing to some temperance society, on
which was painted or embroidered a tenn
perance motto.
An addition had beeu built to the pulpit
platform and on this were seated Mr.. p
$. Foster, director, with The presiding Of
ncer and others Interested in the work
or the league. The church was well fiiiei,
even the gallery seats being occupied.
The meeting was interesting throughout
and the interest promises to grow as the
days 20 by.
The exercises were opened with a song
service. led By Mr.. Foster, in which the
large congregation heartily joined. Tie
Invocation was offered by the Rev. Emer-
son W. Bliss, and this was folio WED by tie
prelude, William II. PenDeil presiding.
Mrs. Ala b. Foster, who represented
the FIRST Congregational Church, made a
BRIEF address on the evils of intemperancc,
and showed how 1t had grown during the
last sevent y-five or 100 years. She di-
rected attention to the number OF tein-
peranoe members IN the churches aud spoke
OF the work they were doing
Miss Chnton, who was to have spokenfor
the Christian Teniplars of the lexington
Church, was unavCidably detained, but a
letter sent by her was read by Mr. Pen
uelL
WORKING FOR TEMPERANCE.
Mr.. Edward F. Simpson, organizer OF the
Foundry Sunday School Temperance So
Ciety, made an address describing the society
he had been instrumental in establishing
aud then went on to tell OF the benefits
that could he derived by the work OF these
societies and the ultimate results 10 be
obtained through their efforts.
He said the members OF his society had
pledged themselves TO abstain from the use
of liquor aud to make every effort To
keep Others from usngiJ They are against
the saloon, and not only say the saloon
must 60" but have added To the motto
will go'
Mr. James l.. Ewin, the president Of the
| Anti Saloon League, spoke Of the efforts
OF the league and announced the m-rtingS
| today OF the executive committee II the
kague and the committee or arrangements
| OF the meeting, the first at his office DIT 4 30
O'Clock, and the second in the parlOrs OF
| tue church at IS 80.
| An offering 10 pay the necessary expenses
was made, and after a cornet solo.
Calvary" performed by DIR. Frank A.
SwartoGt, Mr.. Ewin introduced tie speaker
| OF the evening, Major George \. Hilton OF
| California, Whose subject was The Ma
| tiOn'S Wages Of Sin"
Major Hilton's address was against the
| saloon from the start. We have out
| grown tue Temperance question: he said
| and at last have cCme out persiS;ently
| and directly opposed to the saloon.
| Certain banks and great insurance Cum.
| paniCS,'' he said, have forbidden theiI
| employees from going out during the noIT
| hour for the reason that the free lunches
| and the open saloon Were TOO much Of Al
attraction to them and they suffered by it
| In the great central office of Wells. Fargo
| X Co. is a restaurant maintained especially
| for the employees, to keep them from gong
/ out during working hours.
| When man Is employed by this corpo
| ration he is handed paid up membership
ticket to the Y. NJ. c. A. the conpau
| believing that in the end the investment
| pays them.
GOVERNMENT PRACTICE CONDEMNED
The Erie Railroad now refuses 10 cm
| ploy Il man who drinks, aud has poste
| notices that employees must not drink
smoke or play cards. and enphaticaI,
states that dismissal IS the penalty 70
| disobeyiug these cyG-r-
The speaker scored the United State
| government for maintaining in California
near Santa Monica. a becr saloon at the
! soldiers home, and for the saloon ais,
| maintained at Dayton. Ohio. He con
| denued the method OF the government II
| giving to cid soldiers pension money am
| IN taking IL back again. giving beer ii
| exchange Major Hilton was frequentl
interrupted by applause.
Tue services tonight will begin prompt
| at 1:30 O'Clcck. There promises to be ;
| large attendance.