Evening star., 1900-10-16
ANNOUNCES THE PROGRAM
ANTI-sALOON LEAGUE TO HOLD ITS
ANNUAL RALLY.
Importance of Temperance Sunday
ings of Meeting Last Evening.

Perseverance Lodge. Independent Order
| Of Good Templars was admitted to the
Anti-SaloOn League of the District OF Co
| lumbia last evening at the semi-monthly
meeting of the league, held in its hall at
623 Louisiana avenue. The lodge named as
it's representatives John Bryson, Mr.. Nc
Donald, Allen Gray, Miss Ivy Jost and MISS
Blanche Neff. Messrs. Bryson and Gray
and Miss Neff were present and were intro
duced to the league.
Other affiliated bodies represented at the
meeting last evening were Calvary Baptist
Church and Christian Endeavor Society.
Vermont Avenue Christian G. r. Society
First Congregational Church Temperance
Society, the Lutheran Young Peoples Union.
Douglas Memorial Methodist Sunday school
and EpWOrth League. Foundry 5. 5. Tenn
perance Society. Grace Methodist Epworth
League, Tenleytown NJ. T.. Church; the
Grand Lodge. Columbia, independence,
Minnehaha Silver Star and Takoma lodges
and the juvenile temples of the District of
Columbia, l. q. q. T.: the Grand Division,
Sons of Temperance; the District Union,
Capitol Hill, Chaplin. Frances h. Willard.
Northwest and West End unions, Vermont
Avenue "Y' and Wesley Chapel Band OF
Hope. w. c. T. T.: the District of Column
hia c. f. Union, the Federation of Young
Peoples Societies of the Liberal Churches,
the Junior c. E. Union and Washington
District Epworth League.
The credentials Were presented from sew
eral of the affiliated bodies, most of them
reappointng their experienced representa-
tvcs. Those that included new names
were: From e street Baptist c. e Society,
Mr.. James T.. billiard: Douglas Memorial
(MethodisD Epworth League, Mr.. W. H.
Shlpe. Mr.. r. r. Carr, Mr.. A. NJ. Riley.
Mr.. John Mitchell, Mr.. H. L. Jenkins: Min
nchaha Lodge. |. o. G. T. Mr. r. A.
Dinsmore, Mr.. c. N. Phelps. Wilber F.
Mcdaniel Mr.. Clark Ford. Mrs Mary
Lewis; West End w. C. T. T., Mrs. Mary
V. Noerr Mrs, f. Berry, Mrs. A. S. Taylor,
Mrs. Bollnger and Mr. David Eker.
Attorney Shoemaker reported as to his
work before the excise board and other de-
partments of the District government. and
also as TO the doingS and plans of the COM
mittee on protests. of which he is chair
man.
President Ewin was in the chair, except
when relieved by Vice President Garfield
to report as chairman for the executive
committee of the league its standing COM
mittee on cooperation and its special COM
mittee on temperance Sunday.
The special committees circular letter.
mailed individually to pastors, was pre-
sCnted.
In this the committee says on behalf of
the league:
The annual observance throughout this
District of one and the same day as tenn
pcrance Sunday has been promoted by the
league for several years. and the effort on
its part, far know, has been gen
orally approved.
"A year ago we had reports from quite
number of churches Of different denomina-
tions in which temperance sermons were
preached and other appropriate exercises
held at the appointed time, some pastors de-
voting the entire day to the subject, and
there was a tWo-column symposium in Ine
Evening Star of the day following. The er-
fort was doubtless participated in by many
other ministers and the effect on the peo
Pile of the District cannot but have been
hi iy1tiu ia1 III
ing sentiment against the saloon.
You are requested to observe as temper
ance Sunday this year the fourth Sunday in
October October 2s). This day has been
named by one of the largest denominations
and ii Immediately precedes the expiration
with the month of October of existing IL
censes to sell intoxicating liquors in the
District of Columbia. Will you not preach
on that day. at one at least OF your services
on some theme appropriate to the temper
ance reform, and specially remember the
cause in your public prayers?
You are also requested to announce to
your people or to bring to their attention
In your usual way that the fifth annual
anti-saloon revival. under the auspices OF
our league. will be held the evenings OF the
week beginning Monday, October ~ in
Hamline Church. 9th and = northwest with
one or more appropriate addresses eacn
evening. and anti-saloOn music, led by
Percy s. Foster, and a chorus choir organ
lzed for the occasion, and to urge that con-
fiicting engagements be avoided and that
the revival meetings be attended,
Will Comply With Request.
Communications We're read from pastors
who have already accepted the invitation
of the league. Among those who have sig
nifed an intention to preach on the subject
the day appointed are Rev. T. Chalmers
Easton. DID, pastor of the Eastern Pres
byterian Church; Rev. George p Wilson of
the Assemblys Presbyterian Church; Rev
j. II. Steele. associate pastor of HamIine
Methodist Episcopal Church: Rev John Van
Schaick, jr., Of the Church of Our Father
tCniversalisO. and Rev. Sylvester H. Nor
wood of AsbuTy Methodist Mission
It was announced that Mr.. A. N Can
field Will by request present the work of
the Anti-SaloOn League and what it expects
of its affiliated bodies at the North Caro-
lint Avenue Methodist Protestant Church
North Carolina avenue and Il street south
east at the evening service, Sunday, Octo-
ber 21. and members of the league were in
vited to attend.
Mr.. Hermon c. Metcalf. chairman of the
committee of arrangements reported the
plans for the anti-saIoOn revival, already
announced in The Star, together with the
following PARTICULARS
The Program Prepared.
AT the opening meeting Mr.. II. B. Moul-
ton will deliver an address of welcome on
behalf of the church. which will be re-
Mr.. Andrew Wilson
Following this the Rev. Asa s. Fiske
DID, pastor of Gunton Temple Church, will
speak the subject, THE Saloon from the
Standpoint of Pastor
TUESDAY evening will be devoted to the
presentation of the liquor traffic of Wash
ington by means of the stereopticon. This
will be under the direction of Rev. E. L.
Watson, pastor of Grace NJ f. Church.
The views have been specially taken by Mr..
Grant Leet. The mechanical arrangements
will be in charge Of Mr. E. c. Hough. This,
il is believed. Will be one of the most unique
and impressive object lessons the subject
ever given in Washington.
"On Wednesday evening President Ed
ward M Galaudet of the Columbia Insti-
tuition for the Deaf and Dumb will discuss
the question from the standpoint OF an
educator, and DR.. ID. S. Lamb Will give
some of the views of physician.
THE influence Of the saloon upon the
members of the District militia will be pre-.
sented on Thursday evening by Captain
William S. Hodges of the District National
Guard.
ION Friday evening Judge Stanton J.
Peele Of the Court of Claims will speak on
The Legal Phase of the Saloon Question
ION Saturday evening the practical work
ings of the Anti-Saloon League will be pre-
scented, and on Sunday evening the acting
pastor of Hamline Church. Rev J. w.
Steele, will occupy his pulpit with a ser
in conformity n he of he