The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-06
DRUNK, YET PATRIOTIC.
NE STOPS IN FRONT WICKHHAM
STATUE BOWfNG REVEKENTLY.
messed in Monroe Park-suggess
tions To Prevent sunday Whisky.

Rev. DR.. Thomas y. Potts preached 10
a large congregation Sunday night at
Park-Place church. He TOOK for his text
Proverbs XII, 10 and IL verses. lie said,
among other things.
a few Sundays ago. after morning
preaching in company with TWO members
OF my congregation. / passed into Monroe
Park and sat down minute or TWO TO
rest. While We were there there came
along a man staggering from one side OF
the avenue to the other. seemingly grow
ing drunken at every step or TWO. Mhen
he came to the statue OF General WICK
ham he bowed and took OF his nat. Go
ing around TO another side. he repeated
the same actions. and again ana again,
until either his patriotism had burned out
or he felt satisfied with his show OF IL.
lie then sat down.
TWO Sunday previous. during morn
ing service, there came by the church
from the direction OF Broad street three
other drunken men. any one OF them just
able TO take care of himself. These are
only two cases of number that could
cite. / know not whether Sunday drunk
cnness is on the increase or not. am
prepared TO say that have seen more OF
10 this year than / saw last As 10 where
the blame rests for this state OF thlhss'
il shall not DO my province To say 10
night. ..,,.. ~.,.,x, 1.>-,,
Let me say / do not believe Richmond.
40 be the worst C!ty in the United states
i'm reference to Sunday drinking. far
from IL. But the state of IL IS enough TO
arouse those that believe that tho time
10 take cOgnizance OF such Things Is not
when. We are tied up to the lheVltdDie'
but when matters can be rlghted AC-
oording TO the statistics at hand. more
than one-tenth of all the liquor licenses
In Virginia are here in Richmond, nor
does the amount OF population or our CITY
justify it, With a population; ACCORDING
10 the statistics OF 1870, OF sl,0on' we nave
$50 liquor licenses here.
am well aware that II Is hard TO keep
all saloons from selling liquor on sunday.
Unprinciplod men will sell II. lheS care
not for public sentiment nor nave they
any religious ties that would prevent
them. and. actuated by gain as they are.
they would Just as leave sell on sunday
as on any other day. Again, men thdt
have come from cities and places WheIe
the continental Sabbath is the custom VIII
try here to live usual and not being
accustomed TO spending the sabbath as
a holy day. they will put their lax meth
DDS into use here. and the result VIII DC
Sunday whisky-sellins.
Il noticed in one of our city papers tnat
a member of the liquor union said that
he knew dozens Of liquor dealers that
would not sell on Sunday, even II there
were no law on the subject but ne ala
not dare say that all would not. lie OBJ
iected TO the assert ions made from GER
tain pulpit last Sunday, on the ground
thar fhov were rnwarranted. Let me say
that as long as there are saloons IN the
city that sell on Sunday the liquor busl-
ness may expect TO hear Such 'unWaf-
ranted assertions If that union Will 90
what il ought TO ii can prevent all such
allegations. Let IL see that the dealers
in WHISTLES etc. do not break the law
and then there will be no unwarranted
assertions.
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE.
Again. il will be an easier matter 10
keep saloons from selling WHISKY now
on Sunday than it will be at later date.
The influence Of those that sell must
grow if not checked. This influence Will
spread around saloon keepers and others
will think that because some can sell
whisky on Sunday they ought TO nave the
same privilege. The number Of saloons
will increase. also. and public opinion viii
continue TO grow less keen on this sub
jcct.
Because New York cannot stop her
saloons from selling on Sunday is no rea-
son why Richmond cannot. Why not say
that because Toronto can Richmond can?
Why point TO "a failure and then settle
down to what seems the inevitable when
"a successful case can be found? Is 1t not
far better? DO men pursue that method
i'm other things?
The instance of New York reform has
been brought up of late. and much com
mented on. II has been said reform IN
New York was a failure. Look at the
case lIblt tiyrtiF anu IL viii ii'N 'N 80
judged
DIR. PARKHURSTS WORK.
"Parkhurst scored - great victory AT
first. and l dare say few If any will be
found 10 deny il. The duties Of a pas
toral nature to a large congregation were
enough for one man. He added 10 this
his reform duties. His health failed
Greater New York came in sight. and in
stead Of having 10 push reform among
one or two millions of people. the problem
had TO deal with BOO. 900. ] am not sur
prised that after he had shown some
steps he. with impaired health, should
leave the matter 10 others.
There are certain reasons why Rich
mond can stop this Sunday lquor-selling
now. She is the capital OF one Of the
most conservative of southern States.
and the conservatism of the South Is
mighty bulwark against Sabbath desc
Grafton, etc.
Her foreign population, taking the
good and the bad is small. Again. as
large as she is. her size is not so great
as 10 be unmanagoable.'
The speaker closed by praising the way
that Richmond when aroused on moral
questions. did. and announced that while
the lateness of the hour prevented him
from entering into the details Of the
question he would discuss that at some
later date.
a very large congregation was in at
tendance
y. ". G. 4. MOONLIGHT.