The times., 1898-02-28
AGAINST THE SAIGON.
Speakers at the Mass Meeting at
Calvary Baptist Church.

Representative from many churches and
temperance organizations attended the
mass meeting of the Anti-Saloon League
yesterday afternoon at Calvary Baptist
Church. Mr.. James l.. r,wn, president
of the league was in charge Of the meet
ing, aud, moved by patriotic impulse at
its close, called upon the audience to join
in singing America"
Mr.. Ewin described the Anti-Saloon
League as the business end" of the
great temperance reform movement. 1t
is composed of the workers of the
churches and temperance societies. who
mean business The league, he added
was organized in 1893. and did its most i'm
portant work in 1898 by bringing about
the first meeting of the National Anti
Saloon League which was held in Cal
vary Baptist Church.
Rev. Samuel II. Greene. pastor of the
church, followed President Ewin He ex-
pressed surprise at the attitude OF so
many church members on the temperance
question. and said he could not under
stand how 4 person could be Christian
without being also a friend TO this great
movement. Intemperancc imposes a bur
den of taxation, odum and shame on the
people. The pastor requested all who are
in favor of the work being carried on by
the Anti-Saloon League to send financial
assistance TO the secretary, Jesse c. Su-
ter. No. 463 / street northwest
Rev. Il. b. Tyler. D. D., of New York
City, was next introduced. In his char
acteristic blunt style the speaker said the
motives Of the Anti-Saloon League are
the best. It's methods should commend
it to all men and women who believe the
temperance forces must move on the en-
emy's works with common sense and
compactness.
Mr.. Tyler announced his text as The
Saloon Must Go How? Why? When?"
He said: Il am not in the habit of
preaching total hereditary depravlty. but
the saloon is teetotally hereditarily de-
praved. Now there is Hon. John j. In
gals, who describes himself as a states
man out of job. He is certainly not
known as temperance reformer. No one
ever accused or suspected him Of being
In favor Of prohibition. yet | heard him
say in the presence of a great audience
in New York. In behalf of the liquor
traffic not one word can be spoken -
Rev. Mr.. Tyler urged his hearers not to
go into partnership with the internal
traffic by remaining inactive. and de-
clared that the unity of all the temper
ance forces would be necessary TO up
root, suppress and drive out the monster
evil. In New England, years ago, il was
customary to drink whisky a church or
dinatiOns. funerals. weddings and chris
Jennings. But unity of sentiment and ac-
ton has changed all this. Human slav-
cry was abolished in this country when
such result was considered impossible
and when the American people make up
their minds that the saloon must go il
will go
The speaker concluded by referring to
his visit TO the prohibition city of To-
peka. Kas.
There were no saloons. no gambling
hells, no dives there, and / concluded
that | had landed in the New Jerusalem "
he said.
Mrs. Platt, president of the District W
G. T. l., announced that the memorial
services in honor of the late Miss Frances
T. Willard will be held in the Congrcga-
tional Church at > o'clock next Sunday
afternoon Members Of the union will
assemble in the ante-room at 30 o'clock.
where they viii each be provided with a
white ribbon and carnation and then
march into the church in a body.