The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-10
TELLS ABOUT
THE RUM.
Rev, Aloycius Green Says
the Clerks Room at
Dover Was Filled
With Liquors.


were many visitors. Rev. Aloycius Green
OF Greensboro, Md, preached strcng
temperance sermon and took the last sss-
sion Of the Delaware Legislature as his
subject. ',E.-'-
He declared: IA member Of the Legis-
lature said to me. you ought to have seen
inside OF the clerks room In the Stats
House durisg tho session. 1t was stocked
with all kinds Of wines and liquors sent
by dealers In the State. 1wish you had
beon there with your kodak"
Eyes, in that legislature cork's room
flowed beer and wine sent by rum sellers
to influence legislation and many mem-
bers had access to 1t" added the Rev. Mr..
Green. rs it any wonder that body re-
fused to give the voters right to decide
whether they wanted licensed rum shops
or not"
Pastor Groen's sermon was based on the
text: "Wine is inocker; strong drink IL
raging" He held that only by prayer
and a, proper use Of the ballot can the
liquor traffic DO blottcd from the land.
Abiding to the tendency of Methodist
conferences to draw and adopt resolutions
oondemning the liquor traffic whilo mem-
bers Of the church vote some way other
than for the Prohibition ticket, the Rev.
Mr.. Green said:
1.-The Methodist Church is the greatest
temperance society know Of In the world
especially when /. adopts resolutions. But
l believe we are going to march around
tho border lines good many times, and
got our resolution stronger and stronger
each year. Then we will fiId out that
the resolutions themselves do nothing, and
we'll get aroundand annihilate this liquor
traffic. When the Methodist Church, tho
Presbyterian Church and the great Bnp-
tst Church get together, and We stop
drawing resolutions, the liquor traffic and
tho licensed saloon surely must go.
'The man Is fool who accepts the word
Of the politician who says city or state
cannot be operated without the revenue
derived from licensed rum sellers"
The Rov. Mr.. Green went on TO show
that considerable disorder and lawlessness
Is caused by liquor and rum, aud he claim
cd that the revenue derived from liquor Ii.
csnses must bo used to maintain police
forces to suppress this disorder and to
maintain asylums and jails where many
victims OF tho traffic in tho licensed saloons
are confined.
Surprising was tho attendance at tho
childrcn's meeting in the afternoon. The
tabernacle wa, about filled, as many WIS.,
itor had arrived by the train and the
meeting seemed q special attraction to
them.
A service Of song was held the early
part Of the meeting, and an address was
made by Rev. Mr.. Northrup The chill
dren recitcd Scriptural passages at tho re-
quest of Mr.. North,up
In the afternoon the temperance cause
again was espoused, tho minister occupy
ing the pulpit being the Rev. w. p. Comp
ton of Newark. Old-Mme hymns were
sung prior to the sermon.
Pastor Compton took his text from Exc.
dus, 81, $3.50
Another large assonblage was present
at Tho young peoples service led by Rev.
Mr.. Budd, early in the evening. Tho
choir was in excellent voice, and gave a
delightful service of song, in anticipation
Of the big rally tomorrow afternoon.
Rev Mr.. Green made a few remarks, after
which tho singing again was resumed, as
it is n popular feature.
Equally as large was the congregation
of the evening preaching service, which
was preceded by the usual season of song.
Past or Harris delivered the sermon from
the text found in Revelations 8, 2o:.
Behold, stand at the door and knock;
II any mon hear my voice and will open
the door, will come in to him, and will
sup with him, and he with Me-"
Pastor Harris called he attention of the
congregation to the closer relationshipGod
will assume With any willing to receive
Him, us indicated by the declaration that
He will sup with thcm. He also dwelt on
the fact that God always is knocking at
tho heart of man, and, as the text states 1t
is essential that the heart should be opened
to receive Him. Thon the glorious rela-
tionship is begun.
wExtenslve preparations arc being made
for tho Union Christian Endeavor and
Epworth League rally tomorrow after
noon.
Tho tabernacle will be draped with the
Christian Endeavor and Epworth League
colors and ferns in profusion will be ar
ranged about the platform. they were So
cured by tho decorating committee this
afternoon.
Careful consideration was given by d.
rector Smith to the special programme of
music. The vocal numbers will be CLASH
cal selections, and in addition to solos by
singers OF prominence the trained choir
will give several selections.
ENJOYABLE STRAW RIDE,
Mrs Mary Ilinkson this evening gavo a
straw ride to party Of her friends and