The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-12

A. Burch Of the Second Adventist
= Church. and Rev. Roland A. Nichols
Of the Church of Christ
Revs Burch and Nichols mace very
forcible appeals to the voters of Wor-
| cester and begged them to go to the
polls on Tuesday and cast a vote
against the liquor traffic
The congregation was enthusiastic
and at the close Of the address made
by Rev. William A. Burch, they showed
their sentiments by loud and prolonged
applause. The Rev. Mr.. Burch sang
in well modulated baritone voice
three verses of a hymn, the theme OF
which was;
You pray for kingdom come and
stay at home or vote for rum"
Both speakers We're introduced by the
Rev. Mr.. Scott, who said that the serv-
ices We're upon an unusual topic, but at
the same time it was a very pithy
topic. He said that he had not been in
the state Of Massachusetts sufficient
length of time to fully comprehend
Worcester's situation. But he did be-
lieve that this city does not need sa-
LOOM and that the reason that they
We're running in Worcester was be-
cause the Christian people We're not at
tending to their business. He also said
that he believed in moderation, and did
not come into the pulpit to WELD ham
mer and tongs. But he feared the in
difference ~Of the people, and urged
them to remember that they were ca
pable of doing anything that was right
if they would only try.
Rev Roland A Nichols followed. He
said that he could not speak in mod
Grafton; that for the rum traffic he had
nothing but hammer and tongs, and it
was hard for him to speak even one
word in moderation. When" said
the speaker, Il see the wives and chill
dren of the workingmen starving for
the necessities of life l cannot find Ian
guage to express my feelings"
The speaker said that he could not
agree with those who sat still and re-
fused to vote no-license because they
thought their taxes would be raised if
the city did not get the income. He did
not believe that that was a true Chris
tian spirit, as every day we are taking
the bread from the mouths of the work.
ingman's family. He praised the city Of
Brockton for voting no-license and
said: Hurrah for the people of Brock
ton. I spoke there just before election
and I hope l made one vote. Last year
the city went for license because just
Is people remained away from the polls.
He also said that he had every con-
fidence in Chief of Police brennan and
was sure that the chief would be only
too pleased to see that rum was not
sold in Worcester if the people showed
by their vote that they did not want it
sold. He said that if a united voice
arose from the pulpit against the sale
of rum it would not and could not be
sold.
At the close of Rev. Mr.. Nichols re-
marks a collection was taken for the
use of the temperance committee of
the Ministerial League.
Rev. William A. Burch said that
there was little left for him to say
but Amen, but he did not believe that
the encrmity of the rum evil was real
izeG by thinking men. That it was
the crime of c1imes and that il was
a greater evil than the war The
curse of drink ruined both Greece and
Rome, and this country was held tight
~ in its grasp. He asked what were
the tariff the silver or gold question
beside the no-license question: He
said that he feared the indifference of
the voters and begged of them to vote
at Tuesdays election as their con-
science dictated,
He closed his sermon with a song.
The theme was: You pray for king
dom come, then stay at home and IA
vor rum" and said: "You won't do it
Tuesday, will you?"