The times., 1898-01-24
A PLEA FOR THE DRUAKARD
MIR. WoolIey Says He Should Be
Helped.
The Outspoken Temperance Evdn-
gelist Makes Two Addresses
to Large Audiences.

Mr.. ]. c. WooIIey, the temperance evan
geIist, addressed a large congregation al
the Metropolitan Church last night, in an
earnest plea for freer charity and against
scientific benevolence," and for combina-
tion against the liquor traffic.
The rich do not see the suffering OF the
poor" he said. 1T is not the hearts Of
the people who live in luxury that are
wrong but their lack of knowledge that
prevents the solution OF the great problem
of poverty. 1t is so easy not 10 see, and
/ furthermore, IL is even becoming hard 10
see. If the employers could look straight
into the lives Of all their workmen and their
families once with open eyes and minds,
understand their suffering, there would sosn
! be an end Of it.
There are a million unemployed men
| with families in this country, begging not
| for bread, clothes or shelter. but for WORK.
Their families are starving.
Jesus would have been d disgrace 10
scientific benevolent society. He saw
poverty and suffering, and while his dis
ciples theorized ON the heredity and the
environment and the willfulness and the sin
of it he kneIe down and helped il. He
touched IL aud looked into its eyes,
Scientific benevoIence always looks for
sin. Some people have such noses for
sin that they can smell il when the wind
is the other way. Jesus did not care
whether the blind man was a sinner or
not. He cured him first, and If there was
any investigation that came afterward.
What business is it Of yours If You
have biscuit and the beggar is hungry
Mr.. WOOl1ey said that scientific benev-
olence is in the habit Of turning aside
when it comes TO q drunkard. He said
the drunkards need peoples help more
than any other unfOrtunates, and that pec,-
PIE nave no right to think Of them in any
other way than as men in reed OF it.
He said that organization for the sup
preston OF the sale Of liquor was the
sclentihc benevOlence that the world
needed.
Mr.. Woolley spoke on Christian Citizen
ship on Saturday night at HamIine NJ.
L. Church 20 a large audience
The ocea sion was a gospel mass meet
ing, over which Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis
presided, and which was attended by q
large and enthusiastic audience.
He saidin part; The liquor traffic ought
to die. It 1ught to die without inturing
the Republican party and without en-
dansering t1e possibilities of the Demo-
cratic party 1t ought TO die of home-
sickness.
There has never been a public question
that has been as one-sided as the prohihi-
tion question To every accusation the
liquor traffic pleads guilty. pays it's fines
in taxes, licenses, bribes or votes to the
dominant party and continues at the old
stand with increasing facilities and brisker
business. Why doesn't IL die? II doesn't
have to die and has ScrupIcs ahOut COM
mitting suicide.
''SOue SIX or seven million Christian
voters who dislike the saloon saw they
haven't the power TO carry the stand of
the churches into action. Why haven't
they the power? There is q unanittiitv
of confession that the church has not the
power 10 put its resolutions into action.
The trouble is that the pTohibitionist OF
the day is twisted out OF shane in most
cases By trying 10 ride both the Christian
religion aud prohibition politics at the
same time
You vote for two kinds Of power, one
Of the church and one nf the party. The
main chance of power is "a testify. It's
influence comes far less from what il does
than from what il is. Several years sgo
when the vultures Of Europe were lowering
around the bones Of Brazil 20 pick them to
pieces, you remember how vessel of the
White Squa'iron steamed quietly from New
York harbOr and appeared before the port
Of Rio JaneiTO, it was the harmless flag az
the helm and the workings of the Nom -
doctrine that was a power among the
nations seeking the dismemberment OF the
empire.
The policeman walks his beat for ten
lays without doing a thing but chew to-
jacco and exhibit his form and uniform
tut when there is a runaway horse he must
escue the occupant of the carriage, no
natter II be should not be his friend; lie
must fly towards the mob: he must shoot
he murderer when he sees him fleeing and
lot stop to consider whether he is a friend
f the party In office.
When pYliceInen assemble for dress
larade that means nothing to the intel
igent citizen The policeman Il must not be
fraid 70 face the muzzIe of a revolver in
he hands of a murderer and lie must be Of
~ ii- - I'm o1'N 'A'~9' l-' s''4c ~'4'V-iH'' "
othing. TIE dress parade OF the church
very SUNDAY mOrn ming ut / 1 o'clock is wen
nough 70 impress the vulgar mind 5 70
he vigor and life OF the teaching of Christ.
ut it amounts 10 nothing if the private
ecord of tue individual is not such that
e will strike 4 blow for truth when the
ime comes, and rebuke the boss when he
,oes tO,the BALLOT box.
The liquor traffic VIII never be abolish
i until every citizen honors the prayers
made by himself when he votes.