The times., 1897-12-20
Earnest Mass Meeting in SUP
port Of the Cause.
PASTORS AND LAYMEN SPEAK
Bishop Sa.terlee Advocates HOIse
Bill Regulating Marriage and
Divorce Congressman Ellis ID. =
dlares Liquor Responsible for
Domestic Uuhappinsss.

sioner uf the civil service is president and
auditor, believe that local reform ca n
be wisely carried forward without per-
feet knowledge Of causes and relations,
and, TO instruct the public more 'luly IN
the matter, two large mass meetings were
held yesterday. The first was at the
Luther Place Memorial Church, and num-
Der of prominent speakers. including Bishop
Satterlee, OF the Episcopal church, dis
cussed refoims for the District of Co
iumbia and the Territories The night
meeting was at the. Metropolitan ChHch,
where short addresses were made by I'un-
II. NJ. johnson, OF North Dakota, the
pastor of the church, and Rev. DR..
Wilbur +. Crafts.
When T re sidant Lyman called the Meeting
10 order AT the Luther Place Memorial
Churc ch, there was a large gathering
present. The three topics of the session
were suggestions for the passage Cf the
hills now Ecfore Congress, ITO forbid the
sale Of Intoxicating beverages in I'll GOV
ernment buildings Ito raise 5he age
of protection for girls from sixteen 70
81 ighteen years in the District Df Join nLla
aud the Territories and Ito enact
Sabbath law for the National Capital"
Rev. J. G. Butler, the pastor OF the church,
| led the devotional service, which was
snort but Impressive. While aEIiling
the arrival of the fiIst speaker, Bishop
| satterlee, Mr.. Lyman explained 'he or
| and object of the National Reform Bureau
| Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts, The supesin-ea lent
| and tTef slreI OF the society, spoke Of the
| moral interests of family life and the
| observance of the Sabbath day a. pillars
| of strength and beauty which are tie
| only Institutions descended TO US from the
| Garden of Eden
| House bill No. 51G4, introduced by Mr-
tay, Of New York. regulating marriage anC
| divorce, wa the thenIe of Bishop Satterle-'s
| remarks In few choice phrases he cX-
| piained that family life needs to lie pro
| ltcted for the advancement Of civilization
| its.if. and he upheld the biil in every par
| ticular. He paid his respects To the Ir9t-
! ttr OF secret marriages. and id that it mad
| teen from the tine of his Iirst pas.orate
! hts iuyariablt rule never 10 perform a mar
| Rage ceremony except In the presence of
| kiauycs or friends of the contract inE
! parties.
tn- New Testament" he said, Sanctions
at one cause for divorce 1t mag look
| ,ru-i for q wife 20 have 70 staud the
| abuse Of drunken husband, but she must
| s1crifiee her life for the sake of the re
Servaticr OF a high IDEAL of society"
| Congressman Ellis, os Oregon, was the
| next speaker. He devoted himself to tie
cause of temperance, pa wing especial at
| tention t. America partner in the traf-
fic, when it allowed intoXicants To be solt!
IN its public buildings.
a rum shor iIi tie vestibuIe Og q church
is ms more 10 be countenanced than a
,aIoon in the building where tue law
makers asSe mbIe 10 iegislate for his
| beautiful land of ours, and it is Ilwf =
| 4 ma tier Cf shame to me when one OF m.
cunst tituents visits this city and depiore'
the presence ol a saloon in the nationa
Capitol -
At the conclusion of MIR. Ellis remarks
| Rev. DR.. Butter spoke for a short t:u'
upon the necessity Of a law for Saboatl
| observance.
At the night meeting there was an In
| usually large gathering present. The sirS
| speaker was Representative N. n John
i son, Of North Dakota, WHO congratulated
the Congregation on the happy aIspice
under which they met. Too much praise
he said, could not be given to tue off icer
and supporters of the Reform Bureau. II
told of the work done during tte las
year b the bureau and of tue results { {
Cumpisiied. He said that theirs was
secular organization, but they had nc
religious sect. All the churches welcome,
them
He believed that Congress would pass
bill prohibiting the sale OF intoXicants il
public buildings IL the represe ntative
could but know that the Christians IF Cor
gress would hold up theirhands- Hethuugfi
that the American people were beCuIHin
| more religious and temperate, and told %
how by degrees smoking had been pro
hibited in the House of Representative,
| He said that we are becoming a ciea 1e
| people. Our streets are cleaner and ou
conveyahces are cleaner. Cleanliness va
next to godliness, and we We're becOaIin
a more Godfearing people.
Rev Fugh Johnston pastor ofthe church
who was the next speaker. addressed hin
self mainly TO the matter of gaming As
God-defying sin, which affected ever,
| member OF society. Under the head U
aiming, DR.. Johnston placed horse-ra cin
and k-Spoculation with dog nghtin;
and card-plf wing. He strongly reco nnCnt
ed the enactment of d law which woul
| prohibit the interstate transmission o
, lottery messages and other gambling MAJ
ter by telegraph.
p, Dr. Crafts, who followed, said lint III
number Of gallons of liquor drunk in th
countr have increased twice as fast q
the popul3 tiCII. He denounced the pic
+ lures liz the cigar shops, the plays 1f II
5heaters, the illustrations and the new;
matter in the press and ma ga zines ii
said that guessing Contests and other gan
bling devices had crept into the church,
and into the religious press. Immoralit
and law-breaking Were on the increas s.
: and he maintained that the cities =
, America are much more wicked than Il
2 cities of Europe. He charged that lie,
), was the most terrifying OF all drinks an
had led more men to drunkard'S grav,
French novels that were interdicted
Great Britain were allowed in this coIm, r
: Fifty new spa pers that are prohibited
4 anatia are circulated in this country. Wit
e he development OF our country anne Iuxur
i and luxury was always followed by ST
: What We needed in this country W;
both law and gospel. We must bas
Christians together, 50 as to dictate legi
alton which would conform to Sciiptnr
morality. Law would Cooperate wit
Gospel if Congressman knew that the pc
nle OF tl;is country desired these reform