The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-15
G. BREHM, OBJ CHI
CAGO.
HER HANDS WEAR NO GLOVES,
SO TO SPEAK, WHEN SHE TAKES
UP THE DISCUSSION OF
LIQUOR.
SHE WILL SPEND A FULL MONTH
On the Temperance Stump in Minne-
sota-Two Meetings In ST. Paul
Yesterday.

Yesterday
Despite the weather q large audience
attended the meeting held at the Cen
trail Park Methodist church last even
ing under the auspices Of the central
branch of the w. C. T. u, of this city.
Those present had the pleasure Of lis
tening to Miss Marie G. Brehm, Of Chi
cago, who delivered a pointed and in
teresting address on the temperance
question. Miss Brehm is connected
with the national w. c. T. U. organi-
zation and is also superintendent of the
school of methods for the state of IL
linois She is to deliver thirty lectures
in the interests of the organization
throughout the state during the next
six weeks. Mrs. S. V. Root, Miss Het-
tie Walker, Mrs. M. Seymour, Mrs. A.
w. Morrison and Mrs. M. A. Luley
occupied seats on the pulpit, and at the
close Of the services enrolled the names
of a number of new members.
Miss Brehm said that when the laws
of the country were framed in accord
ance with Gods laws, there would be
less saloons, brothels and divorces. It
had been stated that prohibition was
ahead of public sentiment, but the time
was coming when public sentiment
would catch up with the prohibition
idea. The nation did not seem to rec
ogniZe that the source Of nearly all the
crime was the saloon. This was the
record Of the courts and the prison
boards. When the laws were made to
harmonic with Gods laws, then the
nation would have reached a place
where there would be peace. When
Columbus set foot on the shore of
America, his first act was one Of re-
ligious devotion. 1t was well that this
was SO and should remind the people
Of the beginning. The Pilgrim Fathers
came here to worship God according to
the dictates of their own conscience.
Many of the states were settled by per-
sons seeking to escape religious perse-
cution, and the more the history Of
the country was studied, the more
clearly was it demonstrated that the
beginning of the country arose from
the desire for religious devotion. What
the nation needed at the present time
was a faith like our forefathers and
devotion to God. The greatest iniquity
in the land was rum. If the sale, manu-
facture and importation Of liquors was
put away, there would be plenty Of
prosperity, and those voting for pros
perity should remember this. In 1896,
900 in gold was sent to England
to an English brewing syndicate as
dividends. One of the greatest items
Of expense to the country was the
maintenance Of the police. These Of
fcials were needed to keep communal
ties in order, because the saloons Gre
ated so much disorder. If the LIQUOR
traffic was stopped, 80 per cent of the
police officers could go to work, and
the expense would be saved. In GER
tain parts of Chicago the sale of in
toxicatfng liquors was prohibited, and
In this section there was no need of
police officers. In other parts of the
city two could be found in every block,
and usually one of these under the in
f1uence of liquor.
One billion two hundred million dol
lars was spent yearly in this country
for liquors, and besides this hundreds
of thousands of men were ruined. Men
who believed in voting for financial
questions should consider these figures
There was spent in the liquor traffic
in this country last year $2S7 for every
letter in the Bible.
Some of the ministers of the gospel
did not get their salaries because they
preached about the rum traffic. and
others did not preach about 1t for fear
they would not get their salaries. The
great question before the people was
the prohibition of the LIQUOR traffic.
The state of Illinois spent annually
$2OOO,O0O in caring for it's prisoners,
and the statistics showed that 81 per
cent OF them were brought there by
reason of drink. What was needed was
Christian energy applied to the prob
lem. People called prohibitionists ideal
lists. The same could be said Of Col
umbus, Luther and Others The time
had come in this country when the
demand was for stalwart Christianity
Not to fight the battle with bullets,
but with reason and the ballot. What
was needed was for men to put aside
party idolatry. Party should not be
the great thing. If a question was
right stand on it and use money, in
fiuence and votes to carry it through.
There was a need to lift up Christ in
social, political, business and church
life. Some ministers of the gospel
voted the same party ticket that sa-
loonkeepers did. What the saloons and
the brewers wanted the Christian man
did not want
The Central w c. T u. was in
charge Of yesterdays service at the
First Norwegian-Danish M E. church.
Mrs. S. V. Root presided. Mrs A. l..
Morrison offered prayer, and an excel
lent musical programme was rendered
by the church choir. The speaker was
Miss Marie c. Brehm, Of Chicago, ma
tional w. c. T. U. superintendent of
franchise. She took as her text the
words. '1nasmuch as ye did it unto
one of the least of these, my brethren,
we did it unto Me" She made a plea
for purity in personal and government
al life, and pictured the sins of the
drinker, the saloonkeeper, the license
voter and the Indifferent as they will
appear in the light Of the judgment.
Miss Brehm is under engagement for
a months work in Minnesota.