New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-06

A JUBILEE MEETING HELD AT CALVARY
BAPTIST CHURCH.

BAPTIST CHURCH.
There was a jubilee Of praise and thanksgiving
at Calvary Baptist Church. West Fifty-seyenth-
ST.. last night over the passage Of the Canieen
hill at Washington. The Rev DR.. Macarthur pre-
sided at the meeting and conducted the religious
part Of the service The speakers were the Rev.
James =. Dunn. OF Boston. Of the National Tenn
perance Society and Congressman johnson. Of
North Dakota.
Dr. Dunn was the first speaker. and said the
passage Of the bin was great victory for hu-
manity and the soldiers. DR. Dunn gave history
Of the workings Of Congress on the canteen meas
ure. and said
Ten years ago the canteen was established IN
regiments or In posts for the sale OF beer. tobacco
and stationery. There two classes of can
the vote Of the ocers Soldiers were detailed as
bartenders. and the young men going from our
homes made 10 act I'm this capacity. under
fear Of penalty for disobeying orders. Another
cass was that established by the brewers There
manga. The average daily sales amounted 10 SlCV'
OF this stuff All this permitted by the Gov
eminent These facts were laid before President
Mckinley but nothing was done The sale OF
liquor at Chickamauga was violation OF the state
law. There were also canteens at Lakeland, Fla,
and 1T Mobile. There redress
Because nothing done the society published
two months ago what the canteens had done. les
iimony was submitted. and he appeal was sent to
rejoicing over the rumor that the VIII would prom
ably not be reached hy the recent Congress. They
did not suppose that there were shrewd Christian
legislators In that body. hut there were. II was a
fight between the temperance forces and the forces
Of whiskey and beer.
Congressman Johnson declared that the passage
OF the bill IS peaceful victory. 1t was noticeable
fact that not one word spoken in defence OF
the canteen He said that the honor for the pass
age Of the bill is distributed. and that the women
are entitled to a good deal Of credit for the work
they have done. More than half Of tho members OF
Congress he said are actually members OF some
church in good standing.
Congressman Johnson then told of the la" on the
sale Of liquors in his State. He said. in part;
Ten wears ago the question was voted on ana
o. rred The laws are strict that IL some lhles
seems strange that YOU can get a Judge 10 enforce
! them We do however. ana we get cOuNCtlolls
right along The minimum for SELLING glass o.
beer is "a fine Of 500 and ninety days IN me penn
| fontiarv \ second conviction means year: Al
! first the capitalists were against the proPostio
INT after the law went into effect the stores lor-
u.rly occuncd bv saloons were turned mo Shoe
stores az an increase In the rent. There are more
pianos sold now I'm Dakota than In any other STATE
Of ts size in the United States. The inhabitants
now spt nd their money for pianos and silk dresses
and parasOls and shoes II Is a good law. We nave
seen b.
pr Macarthur closed the meeting. and read a
/ ust 4 Army officers who had been opposed 20 tho
c3nteeu The list comprises nearly all OF the gen
erals. - -, ,,, s,le
| Of The list Who do You think it is? EaGan. Ic
rcd the letter ne wrote. one would thinK ne unl
approved the canteeu just before ne Wrote II. ~
| letter was vulgar and the worst ever heaIu VI
! Leave him alone in his dishonor.