The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22

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Rev. Dr. w. +. Crafts, the secretary
Of the National Sabbath Observance
association, gave q brilliant address at
Elm Park church last night. DIR. Crafts
will be remembered as having spoken
in Scranton at the Christian Endeavor
convention. He is famous for his re-
form movements and for the earnest
ness with which he advances his the
ories.
AS preliminary to his remarks he
stated that next Sunday union SER
vice will be held in Young Mems Chris
tian association hall for the considera-
tion of good citizenship. He hoped in
two weeks to give clean streets to the
eye as we'll as TO the feet that no more
the youth may be tempted. He had
never seen so much open liquor selling
anywhere as in this city at the pres
ent time. He remembered on one visit
that he found only one saloon open in
five minutes after he told Mayor Ripple
of the fact an officer was sent to
close it. At the meeting a union COM
mittee will be formed to move against
Sabbath dcsecration.
1t is a fortunate thing that in this
state a saloon against which can be
secured conviction of Sunday liquor
selling once. must be refused license
thereafter. There is no choice. Judg-
es must obey the law. It is deplorable
that in Pittsburg, Philadelphia and
Scranton there is now a lowering of
tone. He had believed heretofore that
these three cities were better in morals
than any in the United States. But
now that there is a lowering all over
the land it also approaches the old
state of Pennsylvania.
Slips were distributed noting the bills
pending in congress. 1t is proposed to
send out topical monthly plans for
hour sessions in preachers meetings,
Epworth and Endeavor societies, Young
Mems Christian association. Women's
Christian Temperance union. Young
Women's Christian association and
similar organizations.
PERSONAL LIBERTY.
Dir. Crafts announced his subject
Personal Liberty from Spiritual and
Spirituous Standpoints." Four hun
dred years ago the cry for religious
liberty was heard in Luther's day.
Later. in Hampdens time, the cry of
civil liberty was uplifted.
There is everything selfish in the
expression personal liberty" in the
sense that prodigals and politicians
use that term. Even in the wilderness
a man realizes that personal liberty
has its limitations. If he SOW an act
he will reap a tendency: SOW tend
ency and reap a habit; SOW habit
and reap a destiny" Nowhere in all
Gods universe is there personal lib
erty to do wrong with impunity.
Liberty is the ample space within a
great circle bounded smoothly on all
sides by law to protect the liberty of
others. Liberty is the right to act
within the law.
You can do what you please, If you
please to do what is fair. The man
that has no will to do i'll is free be-
cause he is held by his character.
Foreigners menace our rights. 4
foreigner is a man who is foreign in
his spirit, though he may be born in
America. He is one who advocates
the foreign saloon and its Siamese
twin, the foreign Sunday--the "Holi-
day Sunday"
The motto, America for Ameri-
cans" is too narrow. Rather should
it be america for American institu-
tions." Canadians are good Ameri.
cans. Toronto has only recently Sun
day street cars, no Sunday liquor sell
ing, no tolerated brothels, no Police
Gazettes in the windows. All of fifty
papers we have in America are not
allowed to cross their border
Over the desk of the mayor OF that
city hangs the text: Except the Lord
keep the city, the watchman watchett
in vain" 1t is we'll to annex all the
Canadians we can, in bulk or severally
ARE GOOD AMERICANS.
The British are good Americans
when they live here. The Norwegians
have law and order leagues and the
Hollanders are of the same stock as
their ancestors. Fully twO-fifths o.
the Germans are on our side. It is
only because we have not made the
effort to have them half understand
our liberty that we cannot claim more
1t is not to these foreigners that
reference is made, but to those, who
emigrate from countries they are glad
to leave. and as soon as they arrive
here begin to destroy the institutions
which has made this one great and
good Egypt was conquered by an
army, every soldier in which carried
a cat as q shield knowing well that
the Egyptians would not kill one OF
these ten thousand bowling gods borne
| by the enemy.
Too often are our arms paralIzed
| our hearts stricken by terror Wher
| the foreigners lift as 4 shield our Sa'
| cred name of liberty, and thus elloW
| them TO invade our rights without G
| protest. Justice Field said that apar
| from all religious considerations the
! Sabbath is needed for physical we'll
| heing and the scholars of Germany
| as we'll as Of our own country nov
| stand for the Sabbath. What is need
! ed in this country now is resolution
individually, followed by determine,
united effort.
In the afternoon Or. Crafts in tn
! Young Mems Christian Association
! building addressed one Of the larges
| gatherings of men end boys that hav
| conGregated there in several months
1t was the regular SUNDAY Afternoon
gospel service. DR.. Crafts topic wa
Before the Lost Arts" Il was
Christian scientific illustrated lecture
the same that was received so favor
ably by the Association members las
year In the course Of his remark
Or. Crafts said: =
1.-THE mind of the creator of the uni
verse is like the mind Of man bu
greater and moIc perfe2t, We are new
ertheless sufficiently like him that W
can say that we are made in his i'm
age. Wonderful and beautiful as al
the works Of tn present age the work
of Gods hands are Infinitely superior.
GAVE ILLUSTRATIONS.
DR.. Crafts here gave several Illus