The times., 1899-12-11
A Plea FOR TEMPERANCE
Members of the Anti-SalOOn League
Preach in Washington.
Twenty Ministers of the Gospel De-
liver Sermons From Various
Church PuIpits Many of the
Speakers Are Presidents of Col
Icges-WOrk Done in the District.

Twenty ministers. all members of the
American Anti Saloon League. yesterday
discoursed both morning and evening from
various pulpits throughout the city upon
the methods, work, and progress of the
organization. The National Superintend-
ent is the Rev. Howard H. Russell, Ii.
D., of Boston.
Many of the delegates in the city are
presidents and professors of colleges in
Ohio. Pennsylvania, and other States, as
Wen as officers of the League. A fun list
follows:
w F. Whitlock, D. D., dean Of Ohio
Wesleyan University; J. NJ Barker, D.
D.. Phi. D., of Boston University; Rev.
r. F. Stevenson, Phi D., Ohio; J. H Nor
gan, D. D.. Phi. D., dean of Dickinson
College; w. G. Hubbard, d. D., Pennsyl-
vania; R. c. Dodds d. D., Pennsylvania;
Rev. T. Z. Tower New York; Rev. Luther
f. Davis. Pennsylvania; Rev. r. B. Birch,
Pennsylvania; Rev p. A. Baker, Ohio;
j. r. Brittin d. D.. Pennsylvania; Rev. E.
H ROmig. Pennnsylvania; r. NJ. Fresh
water. d. D., Ohio; Rev. Thomas II. Clark,
Ohio: Rev. Norman Plass, Phi. D., New
York; Wayne B. Wheeler, Esq, Ohio; w.
H. Gotwald. d. D.. Pennsylvania; Rev. c.
w Heisler, Pennsylvania, and the Rev.
E. c. Dnwiddie, superintendent of the
legislative department, and future Wash
ington superintendent of the League.
Methodist Lutheran, Presbyterian, and
other sects heard the sermons preached in
the cause OF temperance, for the league,
though promulgated by Ohio Methodists,
is a non -sectarian organization, and its
! officers are chosen from many branches of
/ religious faith, the membership now be-
ing a large factor in a federation Of
! churches throughout thirty-two States and
( Territories.
] In his evening address at the Metro
! politan NJ. E. Church. DR.. Russell sum-
married. the present situation of the league
/ by saying that only by the most thorough
/ organization and allied effort could they
/ hope to successfully combat the saloon
: evil; that the Liquor Dealers Association
/ was the strongest body of organized traffic
! in the world today, and that notwithstand-
/ ing the efforts of the league lack of prop
erly-applied power had resulted in an in
crease during the past year in a single
! State in New England of over 400 saloons.
At the First Congregational Church the
Rev. p. A. Baker, the Ohio Superintendent
of the league spoke of the interest their
efforts had excited among all classes, and
said that noticeable good had already been
accomplished throughout large territory.
more especially in Ohio and in this city.
In 1898 there were in Washington 900 sa-
| looms, a number which, through the work
of the league, had been decreased to 600.
OF New York, he admitted that the
work of DR.. Parkhurst had been mostly
Endone through the power of Tammany,
but that the time for moral suasion had
passed. and the enemy must be met with
a frmer legislation and the enforcement
I of the laws governing the liduor traffic
The trend of all the discourses at the
various churches was OF this general char
acter The Rev. Mr.. Dinwiddla spoke al
Hamline NJ E. Church in the morning, anC
in his eiucidation of the subject gave q
concise history of the movement, explain
ing the manner IN which legislative ant
other bodies are approached, and assured
his congregation that ne was most san
guine of results in this city. where he i!
delegated by the league to permanently tak'
up the work in its behalf.